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Minimum wages · Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh minimum wage for security and facility staff

Andhra Pradesh's notified minimum wage from 1 October 2026 — zone-wise guard and shops rates, the department source, and how guards are classified.

Notified rates

Minimum wage for Security services and shops and establishments in Andhra Pradesh

The figure below applies from 1 October 2026. It is the floor for the employment shown — an employer pays at least this, plus the statutory load in the next section.

Skill levelZoneMonthly
Guard without armsZone I₹14,171.2
Unskilled (peon)Zone I₹12,871.2
Unskilled (peon)Zone II₹12,541.2
Effective from

1 October 2026

Fixing authority

Government of Andhra Pradesh, Department of Labour

Notification

Variable dearness allowance revision effective 1 October 2026

Official source

https://labour.ap.gov.in/documents

How this was checked

Reported figure — confirm against the state notification

Reviewed

16 October 2026

What it costs on top

The all-in cost of a ₹14,171.2 monthly wage

The notified wage is the floor, not the cost. The statutory contributions an employer pays on top, using the calculator's dated national defaults:

ComponentBasisMonthly
Basic wageNotified rate₹14,171.2
Statutory bonus accrualOn ₹14,171 × 8.33%₹583
Employer PF (EPF)On ₹14,171 × 12%₹1,701
Employer ESIOn ₹14,171 × 3.25%₹461
Gratuity accrualOn ₹14,171 × 4.81%₹682
Labour Welfare FundFixed₹20
Professional TaxFixed₹200
Labour costWage + statutory₹17,817
Figures are for a 26-day month and a 9-hour day — 8 hours of work plus a 1-hour break. Statutory figures are indicative national defaults — the exact load varies by state and wage structure and is confirmed in the contract.Run your own wage through the calculator
Your staff

Where a security guard sits in this state

Andhra Pradesh notifies security services separately, and a guard without arms is treated as unskilled in that schedule.

Wage zones / categories

  • Zone I — municipal corporation areas.
  • Zone II — other municipal areas.
  • Zone III — the rest of the state.
Before you budget

What to watch with this state's rate

  • The security-services dearness allowance has historically differed slightly from the shops schedule, so the guard rate and the shops rate are not the same figure.
  • The revision effective 1 October 2026 is a dearness-allowance update on the basic wage, so the total moves while the basic stays fixed.
  • Confirm the current security-services table and the zone for the site before pricing a deployment.
Questions

Andhra Pradesh minimum wage — common questions

Does Andhra Pradesh set a separate rate for security guards?

Yes. Andhra Pradesh notifies security services separately, and a guard without arms sits in that schedule as unskilled, with its own dearness allowance that can differ from the shops schedule.

What are Andhra Pradesh's wage zones?

Three: Zone I for municipal corporation areas, Zone II for other municipal areas, and Zone III for the rest of the state. Zone I carries the highest rate.

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