The lowest legal cost of a worker, state by state
Minimum wage, PF, ESIC, professional tax and labour welfare fund for 37 states and union territories, in one statement. Price a CTC, work back from a take-home, or test a vendor's quote.
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Try it: one worker, one state
Three questions it answers
CTC calculator
I have a budget for each worker. What salary structure does it buy?
Delhi, skilled, ₹28,000 CTC gives a gross of ₹25,310 and a take-home of ₹22,621.
Open the calculatorIn-hand calculator
The worker should take home a fixed amount. What does that cost me?
Delhi, skilled, ₹24,000 take-home costs ₹29,378 a month.
Open the calculatorQuote checker
A vendor sent a rate. Is it compliant, and what is left out?
Basic ₹18,000 plus DA ₹2,000 in Delhi falls ₹2,411 short of the minimum wage.
Check a quoteWhat it catches
These are the places where a quote or a salary structure most often goes wrong.
Basic + DA below the state minimum
A quote can show a healthy gross and still put too little in Basic + DA. The shortfall is a wage default, and as principal employer it can come back to you.
The 50% wage rule
Under the Code on Wages, allowances above 50% of remuneration count as wages. PF, gratuity and bonus are then worked on the higher base.
ESIC runs on wages, not gross
ESIC is worked on Basic + DA plus any allowances above 50% of pay. While that base is ₹21,000 or less the employer pays 3.25% and the employee 0.75%. Above it, ESIC disappears.
The PF ceiling moved to ₹25,000
From 17 September 2026 the wage ceiling for PF, EPS and EDLI is ₹25,000, up from ₹15,000. Every calculation here uses the new ceiling.
Costs left out of the monthly rate
Gratuity, bonus, leave cover and EDLI are real. Quotes that leave them out look cheaper. The full-load line puts them back so quotes compare like for like.
Where the rates come from
Minimum wages change every April and October in most states, and in January and July in some. Each rate carries a status, so you can see how much to trust it.
| Status | States and UTs | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Verified – current | 20 | Latest notification found, issued in 2026. |
| Verified – old notification | 11 | Latest notification found, but it is old. Confirm nothing newer exists. |
| Derived / mapped – check | 6 | The state notifies by designation, or a category was mapped. Check the mapping. |
Last checked 7 October 2026. Read the methodology.
Get an email when minimum wages change in your state
Most states revise in April and October, some in January and July. We email you once per revision, with the new rates and the effect on a typical CTC.