Background: The present study was conducted for assessing prevalence of chronic low back pain among daily wages workers. Materials & methods: A total of 200 daily wages workers were enrolled. Complete demographic details of all the patients were obtained. A questionnaire was prepared for assessing the prevalence of chronic low back pain. The Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) was assessed in all the patients with chronic low pain. Patients with history of systemic illness or any known drug allergy were excluded. All the results were recorded in Microsoft excel sheet and were analysed by SPSS software. Results: Out of 200 daily wages worker, chronic low back pain was seen in 82.5 percent of the patients. Mean duration of symptoms was 7 to 9 months seen in 46 subjects while it was between 10 to 12 months in 44 subjects. Conclusion: Daily wages workers are significantly affected by chronic low back pain.