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Salaries in India

The salary range of employees working in India is, by default, in the range of 234,096 INR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 1,005,708 INR (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total annual salary including bonuses. Salaries can vary significantly within individual job positions. If you are interested in salaries for a specific position, participate in the survey.
Gross salary in India is
80% of people earn:
234K - 1.0M INR
10% earn less lthan 234K INR
10% earns more than 1.0M INR
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Salary ranges

Distribution of employees in India into salary brackets in INR.

Salaries by age group

Average salary and range in India by age in INR.

<24
 
 
Average 366K
median 322K
10% 156K
25% 222K
75% 460K
90% 628K
25-34
 
 
Average 577K
median 480K
10% 185K
25% 299K
75% 744K
90% 1.1M
35-44
 
 
Average 708K
median 607K
10% 264K
25% 399K
75% 902K
90% 1.3M
45-54
 
 
Average 617K
median 523K
10% 217K
25% 336K
75% 790K
90% 1.1M
55+
 
 
Average 552K
median 480K
10% 220K
25% 323K
75% 700K
90% 972K

Salaries by gender

Comparison of the average salary of men and women in India (INR).

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Men
576,684 INR
545,004 INR
Woman icon
Women
In general, in India, men earn 5.8% more than women.

The best paid positions in India

List of the best paid positions and their average monthly salary in India (INR).

1. IT Director Top Management
41,591,088 INR
2. IT Architect Information Technology
38,439,072 INR
3. Product Manager - Specialist Banking
32,370,192 INR
4. Software consultant Information Technology
29,305,296 INR
5. Team leader Management
29,075,472 INR
6. IT Product Manager Information Technology
27,670,032 INR
7. Data scientist Information Technology
26,713,152 INR
8. IT Project Manager Information Technology
26,375,184 INR
9. Lead developer Information Technology
26,195,760 INR
10. Sales Manager Management
25,851,456 INR
11. IT Consultant Information Technology
25,699,536 INR
12. Senior Project Manager Management
24,394,032 INR
13. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
22,093,776 INR
14. Software Engineer Information Technology
22,041,648 INR
15. IT Security Specialist Information Technology
22,013,136 INR
16. Regional / Area Manager Management
21,925,728 INR
17. Business Development Manager Management
21,405,600 INR
18. Finance Manager Management
21,151,584 INR
19. IT Manager Management
20,918,592 INR
20. Country Manager/Director Top Management
20,585,808 INR

The worst paid positions in India

List of the worst-paid positions and their average monthly salary in India (INR)

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
2,888,798 INR
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
3,206,088 INR
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
3,276,590 INR
4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care
3,302,179 INR
5. Porter, Information Staff General labour
3,311,856 INR
6. Housekeeper Service Industries
3,393,965 INR
7. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
3,427,978 INR
8. Pre-school/School/ Kindergarder nurse Medicine & Social Care
3,440,074 INR
9. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
3,494,347 INR
10. Cleaner General labour
3,517,301 INR
11. Packer Production
3,590,438 INR
12. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
3,609,792 INR
13. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
3,612,557 INR
14. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
3,630,528 INR
15. General Labourer General labour
3,643,661 INR
16. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
3,649,190 INR
17. Machine Operator Mechanical Engineering
3,655,872 INR
18. Clothing/textile technologist Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
3,665,779 INR
19. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
3,681,821 INR
20. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
3,688,589 INR

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
1,095,191 INR (net)
Slovak RepublicSlovak Republic
2,278,908 INR (gross)
BulgariaBulgaria
1,686,050 INR (net)
MacedoniaMacedonia
848,164 INR (net)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

List of the latest respondents whose data are used in further salary survey calculations.

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Graphic Designer
Marketing, Advertising, PR
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
India
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
877 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
75,000 INR
Anually salary
10,524 USD
Anually salary
900,000 INR
ClockPosted: 2025-06-09 09:22:10
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Chemical Engineer
Chemical Industry
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
India
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
234 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
20,000 INR
Anually salary
2,808 USD
Anually salary
240,000 INR
ClockPosted: 2025-06-06 07:43:55
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IT tester - automated tests
Information Technology
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
India
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
1,437 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
122,917 INR
Anually salary
17,244 USD
Anually salary
1,475,004 INR
ClockPosted: 2025-06-05 22:15:26
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IT System Administrator
Information Technology
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
India
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
175 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
15,000 INR
Anually salary
2,100 USD
Anually salary
180,000 INR
ClockPosted: 2025-06-01 20:49:01
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IT Security Specialist
Information Technology
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
India
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,987 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
170,000 INR
Anually salary
23,844 USD
Anually salary
2,040,000 INR
ClockPosted: 2025-05-29 18:03:58
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Regional Manager
Top Management
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
India
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,558 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
133,300 INR
Anually salary
18,696 USD
Anually salary
1,599,600 INR
ClockPosted: 2025-05-24 16:13:20
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Regional / Area Manager
Management
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
India
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
779 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
66,667 INR
Anually salary
9,348 USD
Anually salary
800,004 INR
ClockPosted: 2025-05-18 20:03:35
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Data entry operator
Administration
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
India
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
408 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
34,867 INR
Anually salary
4,896 USD
Anually salary
418,404 INR
ClockPosted: 2025-05-17 22:02:07
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IT Business Analyst
Information Technology
Age group
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
India
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
974 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
83,333 INR
Anually salary
11,688 USD
Anually salary
999,996 INR
ClockPosted: 2025-05-08 16:57:28
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Systems Administrator
Information Technology
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
India
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
904 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
77,333 INR
Anually salary
10,848 USD
Anually salary
927,996 INR
ClockPosted: 2025-05-03 14:21:57
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