Verify employee wage compliance against the Nepal Government Gazette minimum salary (NPR 17,300/mo, NPR 668/day, NPR 89/hr). Audit mandatory Basic Salary vs Dearness Allowance splits to ensure full SSF and labor audit readiness.

Official Gazette Floors (राजपत्र तोकिएको न्यूनतम पारिश्रमिक)

Wage Audit Inputs

Gazette Standards

Industry / Enterprise Category

Pay Payment Basis

Rs.

Offered Basic Pay (आधारभूत तलब अंश)

Rs.

Minimum legal basic salary is Rs. 10,820/mo (Rs. 8,934/mo for tea estates).

Offered: Statutory Floor:

Statutory Split Audit (तलब र महँगी भत्ता अनुपात)

Statutory Minimum Basic

Statutory Dearness Allowance

Basic Pay Compression Alert

Your offered basic salary (Rs. ) is below the statutory minimum basic of Rs. . Employers cannot compress basic pay to lower SSF or gratuity contributions.

Nepal Labor Act 2074 Penalties for Sub-Minimum Wages (दफा १६७)

Under Labor Act 2074 Section 167, paying remuneration below the government gazette minimum wage is an illegal statutory violation subject to strict enforcement:

1. Mandatory Backpay

Full Arrears + Interest

The Labor Office will order full retrospective backpay reimbursement of the shortfall with statutory interest.

2. Financial Penalties

Fine Up to Rs. 1,00,000

Employers are liable to fines up to NPR 1,00,000 per violation under Section 167(1).

3. Universal Application

Interns & Probationers

Under Sections 11 & 18, minimum wage applies unconditionally to all contract, probationary, and trainee staff.

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Frequently Asked Questions on Minimum Wage in Nepal

By Nepal Government Gazette notification effective from Shrawan 1, 2080 (July 17, 2023) and continuing through FY 2081/82, the monthly minimum wage for regular enterprise workers is NPR 17,300. The daily rate is NPR 668, and the hourly rate is NPR 89.

The gazetted NPR 17,300 monthly wage consists of: Basic Salary: NPR 10,820 (62.54%) and Dearness Allowance (महँगी भत्ता): NPR 6,480 (37.46%). Employers cannot compress basic pay below NPR 10,820 to reduce their SSF (20%) or Gratuity (8.33%) obligations.

For workers in tea estates, the official gazetted minimum wage is NPR 13,893 per month (Basic: NPR 8,934 + Dearness: NPR 4,959), NPR 500 per day, and NPR 66 per hour.

Under Section 167 of the Nepal Labor Act 2074, paying remuneration below the gazetted floor is an illegal offense. The Labor Office (श्रम कार्यालय) can order full backpay reimbursement with statutory interest, plus impose fines up to NPR 1,00,000 per violation.

Yes. Under Section 11 and Section 18 of the Labor Act 2074, probationary employees, apprentice trainees, and interns must receive at least the gazetted minimum remuneration.

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