HR & Payroll

Monthly Payroll Template

A monthly payroll template helps businesses calculate employee salaries consistently — accounting for working days, absences, deductions, bonuses, and applicable statutory contributions. For Indian businesses, this includes PF, ESI, professional tax, and TDS where applicable. DeskPanda automates this calculation from attendance data, eliminating the manual spreadsheet work.

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Who uses this template

  • Processing monthly salary for office and field staff
  • Calculating wages for shift-based manufacturing or retail workers
  • Managing payroll for mixed teams with different pay structures
  • Generating payslips for all employees in one batch

Key fields in this template

Employee Name & ID

Unique identifier for each employee to avoid confusion across payroll runs

Working Days

Total days worked in the month, calculated from attendance records

Gross Salary

Total salary before deductions — typically includes basic, HRA, and allowances

PF Deduction

Employee Provident Fund contribution (12% of basic salary for applicable employees)

Other Deductions

ESI, professional tax, loan repayments, or other applicable deductions

Net Pay

Final amount to be paid to the employee after all deductions

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