ESI Contribution Calculator

Monthly employee and employer contribution under the ESI scheme
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Enter monthly wages that are treated as ESI wages by your employer.
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Optional. Add only allowances or components included in ESI wages by your payroll. Do not guess excluded components.
Select the higher ceiling only where the person with disability provision applies.
Use only if the employee was already covered at the start of the current contribution period and wages have risen above the selected ceiling. Contributions continue on actual ESI wages until that period ends.
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Total monthly ESI contribution
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ESI wages used
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Employee (0.75%)
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Employer (3.25%)
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Coverage / calculation

Enter ESI wage components accurately

The calculator applies the stated contribution rates to the full monthly ESI wages. The wage ceiling is an eligibility test; it is not a cap on the wage amount used for contributions when coverage applies.

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How this ESI contribution calculator works

ItemFormulaRate
Contributory ESI wagesFixed ESI wages + included allowance / wage component—
Employee contributionContributory ESI wages × 0.00750.75%
Employer contributionContributory ESI wages × 0.03253.25%
Total monthly contributionEmployee + employer contribution4.00%

For a person ordinarily assessed at the ceiling, coverage is indicated when monthly ESI wages are at or below ₹21,000 (₹25,000 for a qualifying person with disability). If an employee is already covered and earnings cross the ceiling during a contribution period, ESI contributions generally continue through the end of that period; select the continuation control only for that situation.

Payroll caveat: “Wages” under the ESI Act and payroll treatment of allowances can be fact-specific. This estimator does not decide which components your employer must include, and it does not replace the ESIC record, wage register, or professional payroll advice.

Eligibility versus contribution calculation

Eligibility: the selected ₹21,000 or ₹25,000 ceiling helps assess whether an employee falls within ESI coverage on wages. Calculation: once coverage applies, the current rates are calculated on the actual contributory ESI wages entered here, not merely on the ceiling amount. This page therefore shows ₹0 when wages are above the applicable ceiling and no continuation is selected; it does not treat that as a wage cap.

Contribution periods are generally 1 April–30 September and 1 October–31 March. Whether a particular salary change, joining date, wage component, exemption, or establishment is covered should be verified with ESIC or the employer’s payroll team.

Frequently asked questions