Employer of record in India
22 sourced figures on hiring in India, drawn from 11 sources and normalized for comparison: statutory rules, employer cost and exactly what an EOR covers locally. Every figure is dated.
Hiring here: moderately complex, mid-range on cost, and fast to hire via EOR.
Employer of record in India: the statutory snapshot
The headline employer costs, pay floor and worker protections for hiring in India through an employer of record, each figure sourced and dated. 52 EOR providers cover India.
| Employer social security | 19.75% | ISSA Country Profiles, 2024-01-01 |
|---|---|---|
| Corporate tax | 25.17% | OECD, 2026-01-01 |
| Notice period | 4.3 weeks | National government, 2026-09-12 |
| Severance | 11.4 weeks | World Bank Employing Workers / B-READY, 2019-05-01 |
| Annual leave (minimum, once eligible) | 12 | National government, 2026-09-13 |
| Public holidays | 17 days | National government, 2026-01-01 |
| Maternity leave | 26 weeks | National government, 2026-09-12 |
As of 2026-10-04. Each value is the winning figure from primary and harmonized sources, resolved by a documented priority chain. Full record with provenance below.
Reading the data
What the figures say about India
The average monthly wage in India is INR 22220, against which employers add a social security rate of 19.75% while employees contribute 12.75%. A 13th salary is mandatory, and payroll runs on a monthly cycle. The statutory working week is capped at 48 hours, though actual hours worked average 56 per week. Employees are owed 12 days of statutory annual leave plus 17 public holidays, and paternity leave is not provided. Exiting an employee involves statutory severance of 11.4 weeks and a notice period of 4.3 weeks. Corporate tax stands at 25.17%, with a top personal income tax rate of 39%, and the retirement age is set at 58 years.
Where to start
Three ways to hire in India
You are the employer. Lowest per head cost at scale, months to establish.
You direct the work, the provider's local entity is the employer on paper. Compliant in days.
See the 52 providers below ↓Not your employee. Fastest and cheapest, with misclassification exposure.
The full record
Every figure behind the snapshot
Not a guide, a record: 22 figures for India from 11 sources, last refreshed 2026-10-04. Each value carries its source and the date it was pulled. Hover any provenance tag for the full chain.
Average monthly earnings in India by occupation (2025)
Gross monthly earnings of employees per ISCO-08 major occupation group, in INR — the official ILOSTAT survey figures, not estimates. Use them to sanity-check an offer before an EOR quote turns it into total employer cost.
| Occupation group | Monthly (INR) | ≈ USD |
|---|---|---|
| All occupations | 22,220 | $255 |
| Managers · ISCO 1 | 50,473 | $579 |
| Professionals · ISCO 2 | 38,298 | $439 |
| Technicians and associate professionals · ISCO 3 | 26,152 | $300 |
| Clerical support workers · ISCO 4 | 24,252 | $278 |
| Service and sales workers · ISCO 5 | 15,575 | $179 |
| Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers · ISCO 6 | 13,145 | $151 |
| Craft and related trades workers · ISCO 7 | 16,825 | $193 |
| Plant and machine operators and assemblers · ISCO 8 | 17,329 | $199 |
| Elementary occupations · ISCO 9 | 11,530 | $132 |
Source: ILOSTAT (EAR_EMTA, employees, both sexes), reference year 2025. Survey earnings differ from statutory minimums above.
What the average salary takes home in India
The employee keeps an estimated 87% of gross at the average wage. For an employer, this is the gap between the offer you quote and what your hire actually receives.
Illustration at the ILOSTAT average wage using statutory rates (ISSA Country Profiles; OECD) applied to gross pay. Individual allowances, deductions and regional rates vary — not tax advice.
The differentiator
What an EOR handles in India
An EOR removes the entity and the payroll machinery. It does not remove your obligations as the people manager.
Provider × country
Who can employ in India
52 providers operate an EOR in India, ranked by Select Score.
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