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Hire in India
Structured payroll, employer-cost, employment and compliance data for hiring in India.
Employer cost calculator
What does a hire in India actually cost?
Start with salary and a few basic hiring details. Ivvora converts USD to INR, applies local payroll rules, and converts the result back to USD.
Your estimate
$100,000
Annual base salary
Your hiring estimate, made clear.
Use the options on the left to choose your employment scenario. Your calculated annual employer cost will appear here.
Employer contributionsMandatory benefits
We show calculated amounts separately from costs that need more information. No hidden zero-cost assumptions.
Hiring essentials
Six practical signals to understand before modeling payroll.
Salary convention
Annual CTC widely used
Standard workweek
Generally 48 Hours; State/Establishment-Specific
Annual leave
Worker National Framework 1/20 After Qualification; Substantial State Variation
Maternity leave
26 Weeks Standard
Probation
Contractual; No One National Universal Duration
Employer cost
Statutory employer contributions
Cannot be represented honestly as one universal percentage
EPF/EPS employer contribution
Social Security
12% of Statutory Wages up to ₹25,000
Formula modeled
Employees' Deposit Linked Insurance contribution
Insurance
0.5% of Statutory Wages up to ₹25,000
Formula modeled
EPF administration charge
Administration
0.5% of Scheme Wage Basis
Formula modeled
Employees' State Insurance employer contribution
Health Social Insurance
3.25% of ESI Wages
Formula modeled
Labour Welfare Fund employer contribution
Welfare Fund
Lookup based on State Rule
Check applicability
Payroll
Employee deductions
Statutory deductions and withholding rules that may reduce gross pay.
EPF employee contribution
Social Security
12% of Statutory Wages up to ₹25,000
Formula modeled
Employees' State Insurance employee contribution
Health Social Insurance
0.75% of ESI Wages
Formula modeled
Professional Tax
Tax
Lookup based on State Or Local Rule
Check applicability
Labour Welfare Fund employee contribution
Welfare Fund
Lookup based on State Rule
Check applicability
Salary income-tax withholding (TDS)
Income Tax
Tiered calculation based on Annual Taxable Salary
Formula modeled
Compensation
Mandatory compensation
Separate statutory compensation obligations are modeled individually rather than as a single employer-tax percentage.
Statutory Bonus
Statutory bonus
8.33–20
Applicability: Conditional
Gratuity
Gratuity
15/26 × last-drawn statutory wages × qualifying completed years; final partial year >6 months counts.
Applicability: Conditional
Leave
Annual leave
Annual leave can vary by location, employee category and applicable employment framework.
Primary leave framework1 day per 20 days worked
Eligibility180 days worked
Local legal variationConditions depend on jurisdiction and employee category
Regional overlays modeled5
Working time
Hours & overtime
National baselines are combined with state and establishment-specific rules.
Normal daily hours8 hours
Normal weekly hours48 hours
State overlay requiredDepends on location and employment category
OvertimeScenario and classification dependent
Employment
Contracts, notice & termination
Employment outcomes depend on worker status, contract terms, state law and establishment characteristics.
Probation
Yes
Notice
Contract-dependent
Contract, employee category and termination reason can change notice.
Final wages
2 working days
Separate statutory payment rules may apply.
Severance & retrenchment rules
Worker retrenchment compensation
15 days average pay per completed year plus qualifying part-year >6 months.
Formula modeled
Worker reskilling fund contribution
Salary-day formula based on Last Drawn Wages
Formula modeled
Worker layoff compensation
50% of Basic Wages Plus DA
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Local variation
State-specific rules
5 major hiring states are explicitly modeled in the current dataset.
Karnataka
Working Time · Leave · Appointment Order · Professional Tax · Labour Welfare Fund
Maharashtra
Working Time · Leave · Holidays · Registration · Professional Tax
Delhi
Working Time · Leave · Labour Welfare Fund · Professional Tax · Shops Establishments Registration
Telangana
Working Time · Leave · Professional Tax · Labour Welfare Fund
Tamil Nadu
Working Time · Leave · Registration · Professional Tax Chennai · Labour Welfare Fund
Payroll compliance
Recurring filings & payments
Recurring payroll obligations are stored as rules so future payroll calendars can be generated programmatically.
EPF ECR and payment
EPFO
15th of the following month
ESI contribution payment
ESIC
15th of the following month
Salary TDS deposit April–February
Income Tax Department
7th of the following month
Salary TDS deposit for March
Income Tax Department
April 30
Quarterly salary TDS statement Q1
Income Tax Department
July 31
Quarterly salary TDS statement Q2
Income Tax Department
October 31
Quarterly salary TDS statement Q3
Income Tax Department
January 31
Quarterly salary TDS statement Q4
Income Tax Department
May 31
Professional Tax filing/payment
state_or_local
Lookup
Labour Welfare Fund filing/payment
state_welfare_board
Lookup
Contractors
Classification-risk indicators
Ivvora surfaces risk indicators rather than giving a legal employee/contractor verdict.
Company controls how work is performed
Higher RiskHigh significance
Detailed supervision
Higher RiskHigh significance
Fixed hours
Higher RiskMedium significance
Mandatory company workplace
Higher RiskMedium significance
Full integration into normal business
Higher RiskHigh significance
Exclusive service
Higher RiskMedium significance
Company equipment only
Higher RiskLow significance
Right of substitution
Lower RiskMedium significance
Ability to subcontract
Lower RiskMedium significance
Multiple clients
Lower RiskMedium significance
Economic dependence
Higher RiskMedium significance
Fixed monthly salary-like payment
Higher RiskMedium significance
Paid leave
Higher RiskMedium significance
Employee-like benefits
Higher RiskMedium significance
Internal title/org chart or company email
Higher RiskLow significance
Long indefinite engagement
Higher RiskMedium significance
Own business risk
Lower RiskHigh significance
Ability to profit from efficiency
Lower RiskMedium significance
Own tools/resources
Lower RiskLow significance
Invoice/project pricing
Lower RiskMedium significance
Data coverage
Sources44
Known gaps15
Contradictions tracked5
Research statusVerified
Important limitation
Employment rules can vary by location, establishment and employee classification. Values that cannot safely be represented as a country-wide constant remain conditional instead of being estimated.
Research
Primary sources
44 sources are attached to the current structured country dataset.
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Labour Codes commencement effective 21 November 2025
Ministry of Labour & Employment / Press Information Bureau
View official source ↗Labour compliance handbook / wage-payment guidance
Ministry of Labour & Employment
View official source ↗Code on Wages Central Rules 2026
Ministry of Labour & Employment
Social Security Central Rules 2026
Ministry of Labour & Employment
Industrial Relations Central Rules 2026
Ministry of Labour & Employment
OSH Central Rules 2026
Ministry of Labour & Employment
Employer Information Booklet / contribution rates
Employees' Provident Fund Organisation
View official source ↗Membership, wage ceiling and international worker guidance
Employees' Provident Fund Organisation
View official source ↗Budget 2026 FAQs and current individual tax rates
Income Tax Department / Government of India
View official source ↗Maharashtra Shops and Establishments Act
Government of Maharashtra / India Code
View official source ↗Profession Tax notification 28 February 2026
Maharashtra Goods and Services Tax Department
View official source ↗Minimum wage order effective 1 April 2025
Government of NCT of Delhi, Labour Department
View official source ↗Tamil Nadu Shops and Establishments Act
Government of Tamil Nadu, Labour Department
View official source ↗Shops and Establishments registration
Government of Tamil Nadu, Labour Department
View official source ↗Policy Note 2025–26 — Labour Welfare Fund
Government of Tamil Nadu, Labour Department
View official source ↗Digital Personal Data Protection Rules 2025
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
View official source ↗Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
View official source ↗Copyright Act — first ownership and assignment
Copyright Office, Government of India
View official source ↗GST concepts / registration threshold
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs
View official source ↗EPFO WAGE CEILING ENHANCED FROM ₹15,000 TO ₹25,000 PER MONTH
Ministry of Labour & Employment (Government of India), via Press Information Bureau
View official source ↗Known research gaps (15)
Minimum Wage
Complete current minimum-wage tables for all states/UTs, occupations, skill categories, zones and VDA periods are not loaded.
State Shops And Establishments
All states/UT Shops & Establishments leave/hour rules are not complete; major hiring states are mapped.
Statutory Bonus
Current statutory-bonus salary eligibility/calculation notification needs exact post-Code notification resolution before calculator activation.
Professional Tax
All state/local Professional Tax tables are not loaded.
Labour Welfare Fund
All Labour Welfare Fund states and current remittance dates are not loaded.
Public Holidays
Annual state public/festival holiday notifications are not loaded for every year.
Income Tax Forms
Post-Income-tax-Act-2025 form-number crosswalk for payroll withholding certificates/declarations is not fully loaded.
Final Settlement
Every state-specific final-settlement deadline beyond the national wage rule is not loaded.
Night Work
Every IT/ITES night-work exemption/notification by state and validity period is not loaded.
Apprentices
Current apprentice stipend matrix by trade/qualification/year is not loaded.
Welfare Facilities
Canteen/welfare-facility threshold matrix by establishment type/state is not loaded.
Equipment Import
Exact customs-duty engine for laptop/equipment imports is not modeled.
Eor
Provider-specific EOR fees/deposits/onboarding/offboarding terms are not loaded.
Fx
Vendor/provider FX spreads are not loaded.
Notice
Contractual notice periods are employer/employee-specific and cannot be a country constant.
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