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Salaries in India - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in India is, by default, in the range of 240,576 INR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 1,081,224 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:
241K - 1.1M INR
10% earn less lthan 241K INR
10% earns more than 1.1M INR
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Distribution of employees in India into salary brackets in INR.

Average salary and range in India by age in INR.

<24
 
 
Average 415K
Median 367K
10% 180K
25% 255K
75% 521K
90% 707K
25-34
 
 
Average 601K
Median 497K
10% 188K
25% 308K
75% 775K
90% 1.1M
35-44
 
 
Average 702K
Median 602K
10% 261K
25% 394K
75% 895K
90% 1.3M
45-54
 
 
Average 642K
Median 545K
10% 229K
25% 353K
75% 821K
90% 1.2M
55+
 
 
Average 603K
Median 522K
10% 236K
25% 349K
75% 765K
90% 1.1M

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

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Men
612,924 INR
577,404 INR
Woman icon
Women
In general, in India, men earn 6.2% 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
42,284,448 INR
2. IT Architect Information Technology
35,551,152 INR
3. Product Manager - Specialist Banking
32,228,496 INR
4. Senior Project Manager Management
28,643,760 INR
5. Technical Director Top Management
26,720,928 INR
6. Software consultant Information Technology
25,388,928 INR
7. IT Product Manager Information Technology
25,295,616 INR
8. Lead developer Information Technology
23,855,328 INR
9. IT Security Specialist Information Technology
23,538,672 INR
10. Business Development Manager Management
23,406,192 INR
11. Data scientist Information Technology
23,312,448 INR
12. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
23,250,528 INR
13. IT Project Manager Information Technology
23,110,992 INR
14. Sales Manager Management
22,079,376 INR
15. Country Manager/Director Top Management
21,940,128 INR
16. IT Consultant Information Technology
21,892,464 INR
17. Managing Director Top Management
20,598,048 INR
18. Project Manager Construction & Real Estate
20,556,288 INR
19. Sales Director Top Management
20,514,960 INR
20. Team leader Management
20,470,320 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
3,070,224 INR
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
3,407,472 INR
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
3,482,352 INR
4. Porter, Information Staff General labour
3,519,936 INR
5. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
3,643,344 INR
6. Cleaner General labour
3,679,056 INR
7. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
3,713,904 INR
8. Packer Production
3,816,000 INR
9. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
3,836,592 INR
10. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
3,839,472 INR
11. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
3,858,624 INR
12. Machine Operator Mechanical Engineering
3,862,512 INR
13. General Labourer General labour
3,872,592 INR
14. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
3,878,352 INR
15. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
3,913,056 INR
16. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
3,920,256 INR
17. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
3,935,664 INR
18. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
3,962,880 INR
19. Data Entry Operator Administration
3,965,760 INR
20. Florist Service Industries
3,969,504 INR

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

CroatiaCroatia
2,139,747 INR (net)
PolandPoland
3,405,059 INR (gross)
HungaryHungary
2,803,039 INR (gross)
Slovak RepublicSlovak Republic
2,577,518 INR (gross)

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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Software Engineer
Information Technology
Age group
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
India
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
2,977 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
275,000 INR
Anually salary
35,724 USD
Anually salary
3,300,000 INR
ClockPosted: 2026-03-11 12:08:54
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Procurement specialist
Administration
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
India
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,353 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
125,000 INR
Anually salary
16,236 USD
Anually salary
1,500,000 INR
ClockPosted: 2026-03-09 05:03:38
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Designer
Arts & Culture
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
India
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
379 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
35,000 INR
Anually salary
4,548 USD
Anually salary
420,000 INR
ClockPosted: 2026-03-04 10:44:24
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HR Coordinator
Human Resources
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
India
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
367 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
33,917 INR
Anually salary
4,404 USD
Anually salary
407,004 INR
ClockPosted: 2026-02-25 11:23:45
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Process Manager
Management
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
India
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
1,082 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
100,000 INR
Anually salary
12,984 USD
Anually salary
1,200,000 INR
ClockPosted: 2026-02-25 02:33:48
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IT Security Specialist
Information Technology
Age group
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
India
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
5,412 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
500,000 INR
Anually salary
64,944 USD
Anually salary
6,000,000 INR
ClockPosted: 2026-02-21 10:00:52
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Consultant
Economy, Finance, Accountancy
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
India
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,714 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
158,333 INR
Anually salary
20,568 USD
Anually salary
1,899,996 INR
ClockPosted: 2026-02-17 20:36:46
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DevOps Engineer
Information Technology
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
India
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
455 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
42,000 INR
Anually salary
5,460 USD
Anually salary
504,000 INR
ClockPosted: 2026-02-17 12:28:26
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Cloud Engineer
Information Technology
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
India
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
2,345 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
216,667 INR
Anually salary
28,140 USD
Anually salary
2,600,004 INR
ClockPosted: 2026-02-16 14:28:38
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Service Engineer
Electrical & Power Engineering
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
India
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
357 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
33,000 INR
Anually salary
4,284 USD
Anually salary
396,000 INR
ClockPosted: 2026-02-15 10:25:08
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Frequently asked Questions

Frequently asked questions and answers about the salary level in $country.

The total gross average salary for job positions in the country based on Paylab.com data in India is 51,021 INR.

The best-paid positions in the country India are IT Director, IT Architect, Product Manager - Specialist, Senior Project Manager, Technical Director.

The worst-paid positions in the country India are Nursery School Teacher Assistant, Social counselor, Tailor, Porter, Information Staff, Seamstress.

When we add up the average salary of all women and the average salary of all men in the country India, regardless of the work they do, women earn 5.80% less than men.

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