Hiring budget in India
Model salary, required employer costs and recurring payroll obligations before committing to a hire.
What does a hire in India actually cost?
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Employer contribution rules
IN EPF ER
EPF/EPS employer contribution
Social security
conditional
Capped percentage
12
Statutory wages
15,000
No structured items in the current dataset.
monthly
INR
Yes
high
Yes
No
No
Employer 12% is normally allocated 8.33% EPS and 3.67% EPF; ordinary ceiling ₹15,000/month. International-worker and membership rules can change treatment.
Employee EPFO member status
Statutory wages
International worker
SSA COC
Establishment coverage
current
national
Covered employee
No structured items in the current dataset.
No structured items in the current dataset.
No structured items in the current dataset.
EPF establishment coverage generally applies at 20 employees, subject to statutory rules
Existing member rules continue even if salary later exceeds ceiling
First-time employee above statutory ceiling may be excluded under scheme conditions
International-worker special rules may remove ordinary ₹15,000 ceiling
SSA/Certificate of Coverage may alter treatment
2026 09 20
high
IN EDLI ER
Employees' Deposit Linked Insurance contribution
insurance
conditional
Capped percentage
0.5
Statutory wages
15,000
75
No structured items in the current dataset.
monthly
INR
Yes
high
Yes
No
No
current
national
No structured items in the current dataset.
No structured items in the current dataset.
No structured items in the current dataset.
No structured items in the current dataset.
No structured items in the current dataset.
Applies with relevant EPF coverage
No structured items in the current dataset.
2026 09 20
high
IN EPF ADMIN
EPF administration charge
administration
conditional
percentage
0.5
Scheme wage basis
No structured items in the current dataset.
monthly
INR
Yes
high
Yes
No
No
current
national
No structured items in the current dataset.
No structured items in the current dataset.
No structured items in the current dataset.
No structured items in the current dataset.
No structured items in the current dataset.
Applies with relevant EPF coverage
No structured items in the current dataset.
2026 09 20
high
IN ESI ER
Employees' State Insurance employer contribution
Health social insurance
conditional
percentage
3.25
ESI wages
21,000
No structured items in the current dataset.
monthly
INR
Yes
high
Yes
No
No
Employee wage ceiling ₹21,000/month; establishment coverage also required.
Establishment ESI coverage
ESI wages
Employee wage level
current
national
No structured items in the current dataset.
No structured items in the current dataset.
No structured items in the current dataset.
No structured items in the current dataset.
No structured items in the current dataset.
Employee within ESI wage ceiling and establishment covered
No structured items in the current dataset.
2026 09 20
high
IN STATE LWF ER
Labour Welfare Fund employer contribution
Welfare fund
conditional
lookup
State rule
No structured items in the current dataset.
INR
No
medium
Yes
No
No
State-specific; use state overlay rules.
current
state
No structured items in the current dataset.
No structured items in the current dataset.
No structured items in the current dataset.
No structured items in the current dataset.
No structured items in the current dataset.
No structured items in the current dataset.
No structured items in the current dataset.
2026 09 20
medium
Required compensation
IN STATUTORY BONUS
Statutory bonus
Statutory bonus
conditional
percentage
Notified bonus calculation wage
8.33
20
No structured items in the current dataset.
annual
INR
No
high
Yes
No
Yes
Current eligibility/calculation salary ceilings depend on applicable notifications; old ₹21,000/₹7,000 figures must not be assumed current.
30
Yes
No
No
current
national
No structured items in the current dataset.
No structured items in the current dataset.
No structured items in the current dataset.
No structured items in the current dataset.
No structured items in the current dataset.
Statutory eligibility applies
Applicable notified wage ceilings resolved
No structured items in the current dataset.
2026 09 20
high
IN GRATUITY
Gratuity
gratuity
conditional
Days of salary
Last drawn statutory wages
2,000,000
No structured items in the current dataset.
In gratuity 15 over 26
Termination or qualifying event
INR
Yes
high
Yes
No
Yes
15/26 × last-drawn statutory wages × qualifying completed years; final partial year >6 months counts.
5
death
disablement
Fixed term contract expiry
Other statutory cases
1
Yes
Yes
30
4.808
No
current
national
No structured items in the current dataset.
No structured items in the current dataset.
No structured items in the current dataset.
No structured items in the current dataset.
No structured items in the current dataset.
No structured items in the current dataset.
No structured items in the current dataset.
2026 09 20
high
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