Caregiver Salary in Nepal 2026: Domestic Pay Scale & Minimum Wage

Nepal does not publish an official, government-fixed wage specifically for the "caregiver" occupation — unlike the general minimum wage (below) or a G2G overseas contract, domestic caregiver pay is set by individual employers and varies by role. The most reliable independent data available is from salary-survey aggregators, not a government source, so treat the following as market estimates rather than verified fact: per Paylab.com's Nepal salary survey, 80% of people in caregiver-type roles earn between roughly NPR 19,859 and NPR 62,677 gross per month. Separately, worldsalaries.com estimates an average annual caregiver salary in Nepal of about NPR 492,700/year (≈ NPR 41,000/month), with a typical range of NPR 258,400–757,600/year depending on experience, employer, and location.

In practical terms, most job postings and training-center placement data point to beginner caregivers earning around NPR 20,000–25,000/month, rising to NPR 40,000–60,000+/month for experienced, CTEVT-certified caregivers working in Kathmandu hospitals, private care homes, or with families that can pay a premium for qualified live-in care.

While there is no caregiver-specific wage rate, every employer in Nepal is legally bound by the national minimum wage. As of the most recent revision, Nepal's official minimum wage is NPR 19,550/month — made up of a basic salary of NPR 12,170 plus a dearness allowance of NPR 7,380 — effective from 1 Shrawan 2082 (17 July 2025), per a notice from the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security, published in the Nepal Gazette on 5 Shrawan 2082 (21 July 2025). This structure applies to all sectors except tea estates and is mandatory nationwide — no legally operating employer, including care homes and hospitals, may pay below it.

In practice, the market survey data above shows most caregiver roles — especially anything requiring CTEVT certification — already pay meaningfully above this legal floor, since demand for trained, certified caregivers in Kathmandu outstrips supply.

Several factors move a caregiver's actual pay within Nepal's market range: CTEVT certification (certified caregivers command a clear premium over untrained help), city (Kathmandu pay is typically higher than smaller cities or rural districts, reflecting cost of living and hospital/care-home density), employer type (private hospitals and organised care homes generally pay more consistently than informal individual/family hiring), live-in vs. live-out arrangements (live-in roles sometimes trade a lower cash wage for free food and housing), and years of hands-on experience.

This is the same certification and skills foundation our diploma courses build — see our CTEVT Caregiver Certification guide (linked below) for how certification is structured and why it matters for domestic hiring, not just overseas placement.