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Payroll & HR · Mumbai, India

Payroll & HR software built for Mumbai.

Built for Mumbai's fintech HQs and media houses — handles complex PT slabs, multi-state spread, and 100+ city-allowance line items.

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Top sectors in Mumbai
  • Fintech
  • Media & entertainment
  • Banking
  • Logistics
Professional Tax · Maharashtra

Maharashtra PT — ₹200/month above ₹10,000 gross; ₹300 in February; auto-deducted on every payslip.

Why HR teams in Mumbai pick StafFixHR

No setup fee. No long contracts. Real humans on WhatsApp when you need help.

India compliance built-in

Professional Tax — every filing template kept current. Maharashtra PT — ₹200/month above ₹10,000 gross; ₹300 in February; auto-deducted on every payslip.

Scale from 5 to 5,000

Same software, transparent per-employee pricing. No 'enterprise' upcharge when you grow.

Region-aware data residency

Mumbai region (AWS ap-south-1). SOC 2-aligned. India DPDP-2023 compliant.

AI HR Assistant

Employees ask 'how much leave do I have?' / 'what's our WFH policy?' — answered live with RAG over your docs.

Multi-bank disbursement

ICICI · HDFC · SBI · Axis · Kotak · Yes · RBL · Razorpay X — one-click salary file.

Free until you have 10 employees

Start free, no card. Upgrade only when you're sure. Hidden-fee free for life.

Specialised for Mumbai's sectors

We've watched payroll quirks for Fintech and Media & entertainment businesses for years — the system handles them by default.

For Fintech
Industry-specific salary structures, shift patterns, and compliance items pre-configured. Onboard a 50-person team in under a day.
For Media & entertainment
Industry-specific salary structures, shift patterns, and compliance items pre-configured. Onboard a 50-person team in under a day.
For Banking
Industry-specific salary structures, shift patterns, and compliance items pre-configured. Onboard a 50-person team in under a day.
For Logistics
Industry-specific salary structures, shift patterns, and compliance items pre-configured. Onboard a 50-person team in under a day.
Local payroll primer

What's actually different about running payroll in Mumbai

Mumbai's payroll quirk is geographic spread, not numbers. A typical 80-person SMB on our platform has employees split across BKC (corporate registered office), Andheri (sales team), Lower Parel (creative), and remote in Thane — Maharashtra PT applies uniformly, but city-allowance, transport-allowance, and HRA need to track each employee's actual posting. We pre-configure the HRA rate at 50% of basic for Mumbai (vs 40% for non-metros), so the Form 16 narrative reads correctly at year end.

India statutory calendar

Every recurring filing for India employers. StafFixHR tracks these automatically — we'll alert you 5 days before each due date.

TDS deposit (Section 192)
7th of next month
EPF contribution (Form ECR)
15th of next month
ESI contribution
15th of next month
Maharashtra Professional Tax
Last day of the same month
TDS quarterly return (24Q)
31 Jul / 31 Oct / 31 Jan / 31 May
Form 16 issue to employees
15 June (for prior FY)

What it costs in Mumbai

Realistic monthly cost brackets based on actual customer mix in Mumbai. Exact number depends on plan tier + employee count.

10–25 employees
₹3,500 – ₹8,000 / month
Self-serve plan, includes payslips + statutory + leave
25–75 employees
₹8,000 – ₹22,000 / month
Adds approval chains, multi-location attendance, GIS payouts
75–200 employees
₹22,000 – ₹60,000 / month
Managed-service tier available if you'd rather we run payroll for you

All prices software-only. Managed-service tier (we run payroll for you) priced separately.

Mumbai payroll — common questions

Answers HR ops folks actually search for.

How do you handle Maharashtra Professional Tax for split-month joiners?▾
PT is deducted in full only if gross for the month crosses ₹10,000. For mid-month joiners we pro-rate the gross check, so a joiner on the 20th of the month with ₹6,000 actual earned doesn't get hit. Reconciled in February (when the ₹300 slab kicks in to make the annual total ₹2,500).
Mumbai HRA rate — 40% or 50% of basic?▾
50%. Mumbai is one of the four metros (along with Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai) where the 50% cap on HRA exemption applies under Section 10(13A). We pre-fill 50% for any employee whose posting we know is Mumbai.
Does the system handle Shops & Establishments Act registration?▾
Yes for record-keeping — we maintain digital Form C (employee register), Form D (leave register), and Form E (wages register) as the Maharashtra S&E Act requires. Print-ready PDFs available for inspection.
Can I run payroll for Mumbai + Pune branches from one tenant?▾
Yes. Both are Maharashtra so the same PT rules apply, but per-employee allowance rates (HRA, city allowance) follow posting. Inter-branch transfers don't break the salary history.
What about Labour Welfare Fund deductions?▾
Maharashtra LWF: ₹25 (employee) + ₹75 (employer) deducted twice a year (June + December). Automated; shows on the June + December payslip as a separate line.
How do you handle Mumbai's monsoon work-from-home days?▾
Configure Mumbai-specific holidays (Mahalakshmi puja, Gudi Padwa) + add ad-hoc 'red flag day' WFH overrides without breaking attendance regularisation flow.

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