Apprenticeship Stipend Calculator (Pakistan)
Under the Apprenticeship Ordinance, an apprentice must be paid a stipend of at least 50% of the notified minimum wage. Enter the minimum wage and the apprenticeship year to calculate the monthly stipend, yearly total and the employer monthly cost.
Legal minimum: 50% of the notified minimum wage. The default below (Rs 40,000) reflects the federal minimum wage announced in the 2025-26 budget — update it to the wage notified by your province if it differs.
Stipend calculator
Many programs raise the stipend each year; the multipliers are adjustable convention, not a statutory rate.
Enter the wage above to see the stipend.
How to use
- Enter the notified minimum wage for your province (the federal default is Rs 40,000).
- Select the apprenticeship year — the stipend multiplier adjusts the result.
- Tick or untick the optional 5% employer overhead.
- The calculator shows the monthly stipend, the yearly total and the total monthly employer cost instantly.
Frequently asked questions
Industrial establishments covered by the Apprenticeship Ordinance, 1962 are required to engage apprentices in designated trades. Factories and companies above the prescribed workforce size must maintain an apprentice quota and register their apprentices with the provincial apprenticeship authority.
The stipend must not be less than 50% of the minimum wage notified for the relevant industry or area. With the federal Rs 40,000 minimum wage, the floor is Rs 20,000 per month in the first year.
In practice many programs and employers raise the stipend in the second and third year as the apprentice becomes more skilled. This calculator uses 100%, 110% and 120% multipliers as a common convention; your employer or program rules set the actual figure.
Use the wage notified for your province or industry, since provinces can notify their own rates. The Rs 40,000 default is the federal figure from the 2025-26 budget.
The stipend itself plus optional overhead such as training material and administration. The 5% overhead here is illustrative only — tick it off if you want the pure stipend figure.