ESI contribution calculator
Enter one employee's ESI wages. See how much ESI (Employees' State Insurance) the employee pays and how much you pay.
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How ESI is calculated
ESI is 4% of ESI wages each month. The employee pays 0.75%, which you take from their salary. You pay 3.25%.
ESI is paid for employees whose ESI wages are ₹21,000 a month or less (₹25,000 for a person with a disability).
ESI wages are the month's pay minus HRA (house rent allowance), overtime, commission, conveyance (travel) allowance and statutory bonus (bonus paid under the bonus law). A bonus that is part of the agreed pay stays in ESI wages. But ESI wages must be at least half the total pay. If they come to less, the difference is added to ESI wages.
Staff on very low daily pay don't pay their own 0.75% share. You still pay your 3.25%. Call us to check if this applies.
ESI is due by the 15th of the next month.
Note: This calculator gives an estimate. The final figure can differ slightly because of rounding. Checked against the rules as of 27 September 2026.
Common questions
The month's pay without some items: HRA (house rent allowance), overtime, commission, conveyance (travel) allowance and statutory bonus (bonus paid under the bonus law). A bonus that is part of the agreed pay stays in ESI wages. But ESI wages must be at least half the total pay. If they come to less, the difference is added to ESI wages. This is the wages rule in the Code on Social Security, 2020.
They don't pay their own 0.75% share. You still pay your 3.25%. Call us to check if this applies to your staff.
4% of ESI wages: 3.25% from you and 0.75% from the employee.
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