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Per-day salary and loss of pay calculator.
Per-day salary is the monthly salary divided by the days in that month; loss of pay (LOP) is that day rate times the days not paid. Enter a salary and the days missed to see the day rate, the LOP and the month’s salary, worked out the way Stafrix pays it.
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Weekly offs and holidays are paid days.
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Paid in full; it isn’t cut for days missed.
November 2026 · 30 daysStafrix
- Per-day salary₹26,000 ÷ 30
- ₹866.67
- Unpaid days2 + 1 half
- 2.5
- Loss of pay
- −₹2,166.67
- Salary after LOP
- ₹23,833.33
Other ways of counting · loss of pay
Days in month₹2,16730-day month₹2,16726-day month₹2,500
Month’s pay before deductions₹23,833.33
Stafrix works this out every day, from real check-ins.Try it free
How it’s worked out.
The same arithmetic the Stafrix payroll engine uses for every payslip.
Example
₹26,000 a month in October 2026, 2 absences and 1 half day
- Days in October
- 31
- Per-day salary
- ₹26,000 ÷ 31 = ₹838.71
- Unpaid days
- 2 absences + ½ a half day = 2.5
- Loss of pay
- ₹838.71 × 2.5 = ₹2,096.77
- Salary for the month
- ₹26,000 − ₹2,096.77 = ₹23,903.23
Common questions.
How is per-day salary calculated?
Divide the monthly salary by the number of days in that month. A ₹26,000 salary in October (31 days) is ₹838.71 a day. Stafrix pays weekly offs and holidays, so they count as paid days and only absences and unpaid leave reduce the month.
Should I divide by 26, 30 or the days in the month?
All three are used in India. Whichever you choose, apply it the same way every month and to everyone. Stafrix divides by the calendar days of the month with weekly offs paid; the calculator shows the 30-day and 26-day results next to it so you can compare.
What is loss of pay (LOP)?
Loss of pay is the part of the monthly salary not paid for days an employee was absent without paid leave. It is the per-day salary multiplied by the unpaid days, including half of each half day.
Is a half day counted as half a day’s pay?
In this calculator, yes: a half day loses half a day’s pay. In Stafrix, a short day is paid for the share of the shift actually worked, so a 6-hour day on a 9-hour shift is paid two-thirds of a day.
Is the allowance cut for absent days?
Not in Stafrix: a fixed monthly allowance is paid in full for any month the person was employed. Only the salary is paid by the day.
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