Minimum Wage – Leather goods and footwear, Grade 2
- 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. Senior Operator (all machines) | BDT5,780.00 | BDT2,890.00 | BDT600.00 | BDT1,250.00 | BDT10,520.00 |
| 2. Senior Dispatch Man | BDT5,780.00 | BDT2,890.00 | BDT600.00 | BDT1,250.00 | BDT10,520.00 |
| 3. Senior Knife Supplier | BDT5,780.00 | BDT2,890.00 | BDT600.00 | BDT1,250.00 | BDT10,520.00 |
| 4. Senior Marking Man | BDT5,780.00 | BDT2,890.00 | BDT600.00 | BDT1,250.00 | BDT10,520.00 |
| 5. Senior Packing Man | BDT5,780.00 | BDT2,890.00 | BDT600.00 | BDT1,250.00 | BDT10,520.00 |
| 6. Senior Assembly Man | BDT5,780.00 | BDT2,890.00 | BDT600.00 | BDT1,250.00 | BDT10,520.00 |
| 7. Senior Preparation Man | BDT5,780.00 | BDT2,890.00 | BDT600.00 | BDT1,250.00 | BDT10,520.00 |
| 8. Senior Primer Applier | BDT5,780.00 | BDT2,890.00 | BDT600.00 | BDT1,250.00 | BDT10,520.00 |
| 9. Senior Hot-Air Blower Man | BDT5,780.00 | BDT2,890.00 | BDT600.00 | BDT1,250.00 | BDT10,520.00 |
| 10. Senior Iron Man / Fitting Man | BDT5,780.00 | BDT2,890.00 | BDT600.00 | BDT1,250.00 | BDT10,520.00 |
| 11. Senior Operator- De-lasting | BDT5,780.00 | BDT2,890.00 | BDT600.00 | BDT1,250.00 | BDT10,520.00 |
| 12. Senior Edge Color Applier | BDT5,780.00 | BDT2,890.00 | BDT600.00 | BDT1,250.00 | BDT10,520.00 |
| 13. Senior Cream Applier | BDT5,780.00 | BDT2,890.00 | BDT600.00 | BDT1,250.00 | BDT10,520.00 |
| 14. Senior Mold Changer | BDT5,780.00 | BDT2,890.00 | BDT600.00 | BDT1,250.00 | BDT10,520.00 |
| 15. Senior Man Hand Stitching / Hand Cutting | BDT5,780.00 | BDT2,890.00 | BDT600.00 | BDT1,250.00 | BDT10,520.00 |
| 16. Senior Input / Output / Accessories Issue man | BDT5,780.00 | BDT2,890.00 | BDT600.00 | BDT1,250.00 | BDT10,520.00 |
| 17. Senior Quality Inspector / Checker | BDT5,780.00 | BDT2,890.00 | BDT600.00 | BDT1,250.00 | BDT10,520.00 |
| 18. Senior Operator Leather Cutting (Hand) | BDT5,780.00 | BDT2,890.00 | BDT600.00 | BDT1,250.00 | BDT10,520.00 |
| 19. Senior 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) | BDT5,780.00 | BDT2,890.00 | BDT600.00 | BDT1,250.00 | BDT10,520.00 |
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
- Minimum Wage Regulations
- About the Minimum Wages Database (English)
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