Minimum Wage – Leather goods and footwear, Grade 5
- Valid on March 2026
- The amounts are in Bangladeshi Taka.
- The amounts are before tax.
Labor classification
| Basic Wage | House Rent Allowance (50% of basic wage in divisional cities, 40% in other areas) | Medical Allowance | Transport + Food Allowance | Monthly Total Wage | |
| 1. General Operator (For all types of machines) | BDT3,950.00 | BDT1,975.00 | BDT600.00 | BDT1,250.00 | BDT7,775.00 |
| 2. General Dispatch man | BDT3,950.00 | BDT1,975.00 | BDT600.00 | BDT1,250.00 | BDT7,775.00 |
| 3. General Supply Lining (Synthetic) | BDT3,950.00 | BDT1,975.00 | BDT600.00 | BDT1,250.00 | BDT7,775.00 |
| 4. General Screen Printer Man | BDT3,950.00 | BDT1,975.00 | BDT600.00 | BDT1,250.00 | BDT7,775.00 |
| 5. General Seam Rubbing Man | BDT3,950.00 | BDT1,975.00 | BDT600.00 | BDT1,250.00 | BDT7,775.00 |
| 6. General Packing Man | BDT3,950.00 | BDT1,975.00 | BDT600.00 | BDT1,250.00 | BDT7,775.00 |
| 7. General Assembly Man | BDT3,950.00 | BDT1,975.00 | BDT600.00 | BDT1,250.00 | BDT7,775.00 |
| 8. General Glue Applier | BDT3,950.00 | BDT1,975.00 | BDT600.00 | BDT1,250.00 | BDT7,775.00 |
| 9. General Hammering Man | BDT3,950.00 | BDT1,975.00 | BDT600.00 | BDT1,250.00 | BDT7,775.00 |
| 10. General Operator - Topaff Attaching | BDT3,950.00 | BDT1,975.00 | BDT600.00 | BDT1,250.00 | BDT7,775.00 |
| 11. Sticker Putting Man | BDT3,950.00 | BDT1,975.00 | BDT600.00 | BDT1,250.00 | BDT7,775.00 |
| 12. General Operator - Punching | BDT3,950.00 | BDT1,975.00 | BDT600.00 | BDT1,250.00 | BDT7,775.00 |
| 13. General Operator - Insole Attaching | BDT3,950.00 | BDT1,975.00 | BDT600.00 | BDT1,250.00 | BDT7,775.00 |
| 14. General Heel Color Man | BDT3,950.00 | BDT1,975.00 | BDT600.00 | BDT1,250.00 | BDT7,775.00 |
| 15. General Operator - Heel Beating (Insole) | BDT3,950.00 | BDT1,975.00 | BDT600.00 | BDT1,250.00 | BDT7,775.00 |
| 16. General Operator - Cleaning | BDT3,950.00 | BDT1,975.00 | BDT600.00 | BDT1,250.00 | BDT7,775.00 |
| 17. General Operator - Outsole Packing / Checking | BDT3,950.00 | BDT1,975.00 | BDT600.00 | BDT1,250.00 | BDT7,775.00 |
| 18. General Edge Color Applier | BDT3,950.00 | BDT1,975.00 | BDT600.00 | BDT1,250.00 | BDT7,775.00 |
| 19. General Operator - Charging Man (Finish) | BDT3,950.00 | BDT1,975.00 | BDT600.00 | BDT1,250.00 | BDT7,775.00 |
| 20. General Preparation Man | BDT3,950.00 | BDT1,975.00 | BDT600.00 | BDT1,250.00 | BDT7,775.00 |
| 21. General Man - Hand Stitching / Hand Cutting | BDT3,950.00 | BDT1,975.00 | BDT600.00 | BDT1,250.00 | BDT7,775.00 |
| 22. General Input / Output / Accessories Issue man | BDT3,950.00 | BDT1,975.00 | BDT600.00 | BDT1,250.00 | BDT7,775.00 |
| 23. General Quality Inspector / Checker | BDT3,950.00 | BDT1,975.00 | BDT600.00 | BDT1,250.00 | BDT7,775.00 |
| 24. General Operator - Leather Cutting (Hand) | BDT3,950.00 | BDT1,975.00 | BDT600.00 | BDT1,250.00 | BDT7,775.00 |
| 25. General Machine Operator (EVA, PVC, TPR, Strap, Cold Mold, DIP, PU, Foiling, Scan, Grinding, Cutting, Dreaming, Leather, Two-Roll Mill, Two-Roll Calenda, Hydraulic Press, Mash, Lamination) | BDT3,950.00 | BDT1,975.00 | BDT600.00 | BDT1,250.00 | BDT7,775.00 |
Working hours
The minimum monthly wage is determined on the basis of daily and weekly working hours which are 8 hours daily and 48 hours per week. Overtime remuneration is paid at the rate of one and a half times or double the daily rate of wages.
Definitions
EPZ: Adamjee EPZ, Chattogram EPZ, Cumilla EPZ, Dhaka EPZ, Ishwardi EPZ, Karnaphuli EPZ, Mongla EPZ, Uttara EPZ, BEPZA EZ
Source
According to the Labour Act 2006, the monthly minimum wage is determined based on the working hours per week.
More information is available at
- Overview Minimum Wages in Bangladesh
- Overview Minimum Wages in Leather goods and footwear
- Minimum Wages around the World (English)
- Minimum Wages News
- Minimum Wage and Labour Law
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- About the Minimum Wages Database (English)
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