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ESIC contribution calculator
Check whether an employee is covered by ESI and what the monthly contribution is — the employee’s share deducted from pay, and the employer’s share on top.
Rules checked 17 October 2026. Wage ceiling ₹21,000 (₹25,000 for persons with disability).
Your figures
Monthly ESI
- Employee ESI (0.75%)Deducted from salary, rounded up
- ₹135
- Employer ESI (3.25%)Rounded up to the next rupee
- ₹585
- Total to pay ESIC
- ₹720
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How it’s calculated
- Coverage
- Employees earning up to the wage ceiling in a month are covered. Once covered at the start of a contribution period (April–September or October–March), contributions continue for that period even if pay rises above the ceiling.
- Rates
- Employee 0.75% and employer 3.25% of gross wages for the month.
- Low-wage exemption
- Employees whose average daily wage is at or below the exemption limit pay nothing themselves; the employer still pays its share.
- Rounding
- Each share is rounded up to the next rupee.
Questions
What is the ESI wage ceiling?
₹21,000 a month of gross wages, or ₹25,000 for a person with disability. There has been talk of raising it, but no change had been notified when this page was checked.
What happens when an employee’s salary goes above ₹21,000?
If they were covered at the start of the contribution period, contributions continue until that period ends. From the next period they are no longer covered.
When is ESI paid?
By the 15th of the month after the wage month, on the ESIC portal.