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Payroll Cost Estimator
A ₹1,00,000 salary offer actually costs you ₹1,01,800. See the real monthly cost - gross salary plus employer PF, ESI, and LWF. Because PF is capped at the statutory ₹15,000 wage ceiling, costs stay flat as salaries grow.
Employee bands
True monthly payroll cost
₹10,09,650
20 employees · ₹9,75,000 gross + ₹34,650 employer contributions
≈ ₹1,21,15,800 per year
Employer PF is capped at ₹1,800/employee/month - 12% of the ₹15,000 statutory wage ceiling - regardless of how much above that an employee earns. This is why contributions stay flat as salaries grow.
By band (monthly)
Managers (3)₹1,25,000 gross + ₹1,800 PF = ₹1,26,800/head₹3,80,400
Senior staff (7)₹60,000 gross + ₹1,800 PF = ₹61,800/head₹4,32,600
Support staff (10)₹18,000 gross + ₹1,080 PF + ₹585 ESI = ₹19,665/head₹1,96,650
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