Minimum wage in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

1,538.46 PKR per day1

per dayGeneral rate since July 1, 2025

Also stated as 40,000.00 PKR / month

Next change

No scheduled increase on record.

2 questions

Frequently asked questions

What is the minimum wage in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa?

1,538.46 PKR per day since July 1, 2025.

Is the minimum wage in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa increasing?

No increase is scheduled on record as of October 1, 2026. Inflation-indexed jurisdictions announce the next figure a few months before it takes effect.

2 levels of law

How this rate is resolved

The highest minimum that covers the work location applies.

Employers must pay the highest minimum that covers the work location. WageTable checks each level in turn:

  1. Pakistan
  2. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa sets 2 rules of its own.

Notes on this jurisdiction's rules and sources

Minimum wages for adult unskilled, juvenile and adolescent workers declared under s.6(1)(a) of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minimum Wages Act, 2013 (per day for eight hours, per month for 26 working days). The FY 2026-27 rate had not been notified as of 2026-09-26 as far as we could find.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Enforcement