Minimum Wages in Andhra Pradesh

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What is the Minimum Wages of Andhra Pradesh?

The minimum wage rates of the state were last revised by the Andhra Pradesh Government on 1st April 2025, which will be effective till 30th September 2025.
Before delving into the minimum wage rates, it’s important to note that Andhra Pradesh divides its employment categories under two prominent zones:

Zone I:Includes all the urban and developed areas, usually with a higher cost-of-living.
Zone II: Includes semi-urban and rural areas, usually with a lower cost-of-living.

The current minimum wage rates are discussed below:

Minimum Wages in Andhra Pradesh, effective from April 01.04.25:

CLASS OF EMPLOYMENT	ZONES	BASIC (PER MONTH)	VDA (PER MONTH)	TOTAL (PER MONTH)
Shops (Manager, sales manager, security officer, computer programmer)	Zone 1	Rs. 5,557.00	Rs. 7,705.60	Rs. 13,262.60
	Zone 2	Rs. 5,357.00	Rs. 7,705.60	Rs. 13,062.60
Shops (Kolagari, weighman, milk vendor in milk booth)	Zone 1	Rs. 3,886.00	Rs. 7,705.60	Rs. 11,591.60
Shops (Kolagari, weighman, milk vendor in milk booth)	Zone 2	Rs. 3,757.00	Rs. 7,705.60	Rs. 11,462.60
Shops (Computer operator)	Zone 1	Rs. 3,886.00	Rs. 7,705.60	Rs. 11,591.60
Shops (Computer operator)	Zone 2	Rs. 3,757.00	Rs. 7,705.60	Rs. 11,462.60
Shops (Clerk, Godown in charge, accounts assistant, typist, receptionist, lineman, stenographer, clerk-cum-typist, xerox machine operator, clerks in STDs, ISDs, and FAX, Assistant salesman)	Zone 1	Rs. 4,102.00	Rs. 7,705.60	Rs. 11,807.60
	Zone 2	Rs. 3,886.00	Rs. 7,705.60	Rs. 11,591.60
Shops (Bicycle fitter, attender, peon, water boy, shop boy, messenger, gas cylinder carrier)	Zone 1	Rs. 3,700.00	Rs. 7,705.60	Rs. 11,405.60
	Zone 2	Rs. 3,370.00	Rs. 7,705.60	Rs. 11,075.60
Shops (Assistant manager, accountant supervisor, purchaser)	Zone 1	Rs. 4,722.00	Rs. 7,705.60	Rs. 12,427.60
Shops (Assistant manager, accountant supervisor, purchaser)	Zone 2	Rs. 4,302.00	Rs. 7,705.60	Rs. 12,007.60
Others (Photo frame worker)	Zone 1	Rs. 3,757.00	Rs. 7,705.60	Rs. 11,462.60
Others (Photo frame worker)	Zone 2	Rs. 3,370.00	Rs. 7,705.60	Rs. 11,075.00
Others (Pharmacist, air conditioner, plant operator)	Zone 1	Rs. 4,722.00	Rs. 7,705.60	Rs. 12,427.60
Others (Pharmacist, air conditioner, plant operator)	Zone 2	Rs. 4,520.00	Rs. 7,705.60	Rs. 12,225.60
Others (Goldsmith)	Zone 1	Rs. 4,520.00	Rs. 7,705.60	Rs. 12.225.60
Others (Goldsmith)	Zone 2	Rs. 4,302.00	Rs. 7,705.60	Rs. 12,007.60
Others (AC plant operator)	Zone 1	Rs. 4,102.00	Rs. 7,705.60	Rs. 11,807.60
Others (AC plant operator)	Zone 2	Rs. 4,062.00	Rs. 7,705.60	Rs. 11,767.60
Laundries/Dry cleaners (Washerman)	Zone 1	Rs. 4,520.00	Rs. 7,705.60	Rs. 12,225.60
Laundries/Dry cleaners (Washerman)	Zone 2	Rs. 4,302.00	Rs. 7,705.60	Rs. 12,007.60
Laundries/Dry cleaners (Manager, shop in charge)	Zone 1	Rs. 4,722.00	Rs. 7,705.60	Rs. 12,427.60
Laundries/Dry cleaners (Manager, shop in charge)	Zone 2	Rs. 4,520.00	Rs. 7,705.60	Rs. 12,225.60
Laundries/Dry cleaners (Helper, pressman)	Zone 1	Rs. 3,700.00	Rs. 7,705.60	Rs. 11,405.60
Laundries/Dry cleaners (Helper, pressman)	Zone 2	Rs. 3,370.00	Rs. 7,705.60	Rs. 11,075.60
Laundries/Dry cleaners (Clerk, bill writer)	Zone 1	Rs. 4,102.00	Rs. 7,705.60	Rs. 11,807.60
Laundries/Dry cleaners (Clerk, bill writer)	Zone 2	Rs. 3,886.00	Rs. 7,705.60	Rs. 11,591.60
Hair cutting/Hair dressing saloon/ Beauty parlors (Manager, shop in charge)	Zone 1	Rs. 4,722.00	Rs. 7,705.60	Rs. 12,427.60
	Zone 2	Rs. 4,520.00	Rs. 7,705.60	Rs. 12,225.60
Hair cutting/Hair dressing saloon/ Beauty parlors (Helper)	Zone 1	Rs. 3,700.00	Rs. 7,705.60	Rs. 11,405.60
Hair cutting/Hair dressing saloon/ Beauty parlors (Helper)	Zone 2	Rs. 3,370.00	Rs. 7,705.60	Rs. 11,075.60
Hair cutting/Hair dressing saloon/ Beauty parlors (Hairdresser, hair cutter, beautician)	Zone 1	Rs. 4,520.00	Rs. 7,705.60	Rs. 12,225.60
	Zone 2	Rs. 4,302.00	Rs. 7,705.60	Rs. 12,007.60
Commercial establishments (Weighman, kolagari)	Zone 1	Rs. 3,886.00	Rs. 7,705.60	Rs. 11,591.60
Commercial establishments (Weighman, kolagari)	Zone 2	Rs. 3,757.00	Rs. 7,705.60	Rs. 11,462.60
Commercial establishments (Salesman, stenographer, receptionist, auction bidder, tradesman, typewriter instructor)	Zone 1	Rs. 4,520.00	Rs. 7,705.60	Rs. 12,225.60
	Zone 2	Rs. 4,302.00	Rs. 7,705.60	Rs. 12,007.60
Commercial establishments (Peon, attender, watchman, water boy, helper, messenger, security guard)	Zone 1	Rs. 3,700.00	Rs. 7,705.60	Rs. 11,405.60
	Zone 2	Rs. 3,370.00	Rs. 7,705.60	Rs. 11,075.60
Commercial establishments (Manager, field officer, development officer, security officer, office in charge, computer programmer)	Zone 1	Rs. 5,557.00	Rs. 7,705.60	Rs. 13,262.60
	Zone 2	Rs. 5,138.00	Rs. 7,705.60	Rs. 12,843.60
Commercial establishments (Computer operator)	Zone 1	Rs. 3,886.00	Rs. 7,705.60	Rs. 11,591.60
Commercial establishments (Computer operator)	Zone 2	Rs. 3,757.00	Rs. 7,705.60	Rs. 11,462.60
Commercial establishments (Clerk, typist, clerk-cum-typist, Godown in charge, lineman, assistant salesman, assistant accountant, xerox machine operator)	Zone 1	Rs. 4,102.00	Rs. 7,705.60	Rs. 11,807.60
	Zone 2	Rs. 3,886.00	Rs. 7,705.60	Rs. 11,591.60
Commercial establishments (Accountant, assistant manager, sales executive, supervisor, purchaser, storekeeper, agent, sales promotion employees)	Zone 1	Rs. 4,722.00	Rs. 7,705.60	Rs. 12,427.60
	Zone 2	Rs. 4,520.00	Rs. 7,705.60	Rs. 12,225.60
Tailoring establishments (Helper, pressman)	Zone 1	Rs. 3,757.00	Rs. 7,705.60	Rs. 11,462.60
Tailoring establishments (Helper, pressman)	Zone 2	Rs. 3,370.00	Rs. 7,705.60	Rs. 11,075.60
Tailoring establishments (Cutter master)	Zone 1	Rs. 4,722.00	Rs. 7,705.60	Rs. 12,427.60
Tailoring establishments (Cutter master)	Zone 2	Rs. 4,302.00	Rs. 7,705.60	Rs. 12,007.60
Tailoring establishments (Assistant cutter, tailor, stitcher)	Zone 1	Rs. 4,520.00	Rs. 7,705.60	Rs. 12,225.60
	Zone 2	Rs. 4,302.00	Rs. 7,705.60	Rs. 12,007.60
Shops (Typewriting instructor)	Zone 1	Rs. 4,520.00	Rs. 7,705.60	Rs. 12,225.60
Shops (Typewriting instructor)	Zone 2	Rs. 4,302.00	Rs. 7,705.60	Rs. 12,007.60
Shops (Security Guard)	Zone 1	Rs. 3,700.00	Rs. 7,705.60	Rs. 11,405.60
Shops (Security Guard)	Zone 2	Rs. 3,370.00	Rs. 7,705.60	Rs. 11,075.60
Shops (Salesman, sales representative, bill writer, cashier, tradesman)	Zone 1	Rs. 4,520.00	Rs. 7,705.60	Rs. 12,225.60
	Zone 2	Rs. 4,302.00	Rs. 7,705.60	Rs. 12,007.60
Highly skilled (Security supervisor Employment in security services)	Zone 1	Rs. 7,500.00	Rs. 7,688.25	Rs. 15,188.25
	Zone 2	Rs. 6,500.00	Rs. 7,688.25	Rs. 14,188.25
	Zone 3	Rs. 5,000.00	Rs. 7,688.25	Rs. 12,688.25
Highly skilled (Security officer Employment in security services)	Zone 1	Rs. 7,500.00	Rs. 7,688.25	Rs. 15,188.25
	Zone 2	Rs. 6,500.00	Rs. 7,688.25	Rs. 14,188.25
	Zone 3	Rs. 5,000.00	Rs. 7,688.25	Rs. 12,688.25
Highly skilled (Field officer Employment in security services)	Zone 1	Rs. 7,500.00	Rs. 7,688.25	Rs. 15,188.25
	Zone 2	Rs. 6,500.00	Rs. 7,688.25	Rs. 14,188.25
	Zone 3	Rs. 5,000.00	Rs. 7,688.25	Rs. 12,688.25
Skilled (Security inspector Employment in security services)	Zone 1	Rs. 7,000.00	Rs. 7,688.25	Rs. 14,688.25
	Zone 2	Rs. 6,000.00	Rs. 7,688.25	Rs. 13,688.25
	Zone 3	Rs. 4,500.00	Rs. 7,688.25	Rs. 12,188.25
Skilled (Assistant Security inspector Employment in security services)	Zone 1	Rs. 7,000.00	Rs. 7,688.25	Rs. 14,688.25
	Zone 2	Rs. 6,000.00	Rs. 7,688.25	Rs. 13,688.25
	Zone 3	Rs. 4,500.00	Rs. 7,688.25	Rs. 12,188.25
Skilled (Intelligence and Firefighting personnel Employment in security services)	Zone 1	Rs. 7,000.00	Rs. 7,688.25	Rs. 14,688.25
	Zone 2	Rs. 6,000.00	Rs. 7,688.25	Rs. 13,688.25
	Zone 3	Rs. 4,500.00	Rs. 7,688.25	Rs. 12,188.25
Skilled (Head guard Employment in security services)	Zone 1	Rs. 7,000.00	Rs. 7,688.25	Rs. 14,688.25
	Zone 2	Rs. 6,000.00	Rs. 7,688.25	Rs. 13,688.25
	Zone 3	Rs. 4,500.00	Rs. 7,688.25	Rs. 12,188.25
Semi-skilled (Assistant Security inspector Employment in security services)	Zone 1	Rs. 6,500.00	Rs. 7,688.25	Rs. 14,188.25
	Zone 2	Rs. 5,500.00	Rs. 7,688.25	Rs. 13,188.25
	Zone 3	Rs. 4,250.00	Rs. 7,688.25	Rs. 11,938.25
Semi-skilled (Security guard with arms Employment in security services)	Zone 1	Rs. 6,500.00	Rs. 7,688.25	Rs. 14,188.25
	Zone 2	Rs. 5,500.00	Rs. 7,688.25	Rs. 13,188.25
	Zone 3	Rs. 4,250.00	Rs. 7,688.25	Rs. 11,938.25
Unskilled (Security guard without arms Employment in security services)	Zone 1	Rs. 5,000.00	Rs. 7,688.25	Rs. 12,688.25
	Zone 2	Rs. 4,250.00	Rs. 7,688.25	Rs. 11,938.25
	Zone 3	Rs. 4,000.00	Rs. 7,688.25	Rs. 11,688.25

Salary Structure For Minimum Wage Workers in Andhra Pradesh

Designing comprehensive wage structures for minimum wage workers sounds tedious for every HR professional.
So, our customized templates are here to assist you in creating compensation plans that cater to the needs of every type and class of workers, i.e., Unskilled, Semi-skilled, and Skilled.

S. NO	COMPONENT	FORMULA	DESCRIPTION
01	Basic + DA	If Max (CTC 50%, MW 12)	If this is less than half of the CTC but falls below the minimum wage, it should be increased to the state's minimum wage and multiplied by 12.
02	HRA	Basic*50%	Half of (Basic+DA)
03	LTA	BASIC*5%	5% of Basic
04	SP	Gross Salary-Allowances	Subtraction of Allowances from the Gross Salary
05	Gross Salary	SUM ([Basic+DA];[HRA];[LTA];[SP])	Addition of (Basic Pay, HRA, LTA, and SP)
06	Monthly Bonus	0.083* Basic	8.35% of Basic
07	PF Employee	12% *Basic Salary	If Basic pay is greater than or equal to 15000, then the PF for employee is 1800. Else it is 0.12% of Basic Salary Earned
08	ESI Employee	0.75%* Gross Salary	If the Gross Salary is equal to or greater than 21000, then it should calculated as 0.075% of Gross Salary Earned
09	PF Employer	12% of Basic Salary	If Basic pay is greater than or equal to 15000, then the PF for employee is 1800, else 0.12% of Basic Salary Earned
10	ESI Employer	3.25% of Gross Salary	If the Gross Salary is equal to or greater than 21000, then it should calculated as a 0.325% of Gross Salary Earned
11	LWF	As per the state, LWF differs	For both the Employee & Employer LWF
12	PF Admin Charge	0.01*Basic Pay	If Admin charge of 10% is greater than or equal to 150, then PF Admin charge is 150, else it is 0.01 of basic received
13	PT	As per the state, PF differs	Conditional

Salary Structure for Unskilled Labour: Under Minimum Wage in Andhra Pradesh

CTC	600000
Minimum Wages	5000

Basic Salary Structure
	Components	Formula
Allowance	BASIC + DA	25000
	HRA	12500.00
	LTA	1250.00
	SP	11250.00
	Gross Salary	50000.00
Ad-hoc Allowance	Monthly Bonus	4150.00
Contribution	Employee PF	1800
	Employee ESI	0
	LWF Employee	3
Deduction	Employee PF	1800
	Employee ESI	0
	LWF Employee	15
	PF Admin Charge	150
	PT	150
	Salary on Hand	46082
Note: Copy this BASIC + DA value to perform the Salary Structure Calculation
Calculated Basic + DA		25000

Salary Structure for Semi-skilled Labour: Under Minimum Wage in Andhra Pradesh

CTC	600000
Minimum Wages	6000

Basic Salary Structure
	Components	Formula
Allowance	BASIC + DA	25000
	HRA	12500.00
	LTA	1250.00
	SP	11250.00
	Gross Salary	50000.00
Ad-hoc Allowance	Monthly Bonus	4150.00
Contribution	Employee PF	1800
	Employee ESI	0
	LWF Employee	3
Deduction	Employee PF	1800
	Employee ESI	0
	LWF Employee	15
	PF Admin Charge	150
	PT	150
	Salary on Hand	46082
Note: Copy this BASIC + DA value to perform the Salary Structure Calculation
Calculated Basic + DA		25000

Salary Structure for Skilled Labour: Under Minimum Wage in Andhra Pradesh

CTC	600000
Minimum Wages	7000

Basic Salary Structure
	Components	Formula
Allowance	BASIC + DA	25000
	HRA	12500.00
	LTA	1250.00
	SP	11250.00
	Gross Salary	50000.00
Ad-hoc Allowance	Monthly Bonus	4150.00
Contribution	Employee PF	1800
	Employee ESI	0
	LWF Employee	3
Deduction	Employee PF	1800
	Employee ESI	0
	LWF Employee	15
	PF Admin Charge	150
	PT	150
	Salary on Hand	46082
Note: Copy this BASIC + DA value to perform the Salary Structure Calculation
Calculated Basic + DA		25000

Salary Structure for Highly Skilled Labour: Under Minimum Wage in Andhra Pradesh

CTC	600000
Minimum Wages	7500

Basic Salary Structure
	Components	Formula
Allowance	BASIC + DA	25000
	HRA	12500.00
	LTA	1250.00
	SP	11250.00
	Gross Salary	50000.00
Ad-hoc Allowance	Monthly Bonus	4150.00
Contribution	Employee PF	1800
	Employee ESI	0
	LWF Employee	3
Deduction	Employee PF	1800
	Employee ESI	0
	LWF Employee	15
	PF Admin Charge	150
	PT	150
	Salary on Hand	46082
Note: Copy this BASIC + DA value to perform the Salary Structure Calculation
Calculated Basic + DA		25000

Source: https://labourlawreporter.com/minimum-wages-andhra-pradesh/

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Got questions?

What are the current minimum wage rates for different categories of workers in Andhra Pradesh?

The minimum wages in Andhra Pradesh are divided among two zones: Zone I and Zone II. The current minimum wage rates of Zone II are Rs. 3,370 a month for unskilled workers, and Rs. 4,520 a month for skilled workers.

How frequently are minimum wages revised in Andhra Pradesh, and what factors influence these revisions?

Minimum wages in Andhra Pradesh are revised every year considering socio-economic conditions, changes in the cost-of-living and patterns of growth in different industries. Another crucial metric to determine minimum wage adjustments is the Consumer Price Index (CPI).

Are there specific minimum wage rates for different industries in Andhra Pradesh?

Andhra Pradesh sets minimum wages depending on skill levels and geographic zones instead of industry-specific rates. But wages may differ in practice among key sectors related to textiles, pharmaceuticals, and IT depending on the local economic context.

How does the Variable Dearness Allowance (VDA) affect minimum wages in Andhra Pradesh?

The VDA links payments to fluctuations in the Consumer Price Index, which allows the adjustment of wages to combat inflation. The mechanism keeps workers’ purchasing power by adjusting for cost-of-living adjustments throughout the year.

What penalties do employers face for non-compliance with minimum wage laws in Andhra Pradesh?

Employers in violation face the prospect of up to six months’ imprisonment and a fine of up to Rs. 5,000 in case of a first-time offence. While the repeat offenders will be subjected to a one-year imprisonment and fines of up to Rs. 5,000 to 10,000.