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Salaries in India - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in India is, by default, in the range of 221.00 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 994.00 USD (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in India is
80% of people earn:
221 - 994 USD
10% earn less lthan 221 USD
10% earns more than 994 USD
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Distribution of employees in India into salary brackets in USD.

Average salary and range in India by age in USD.

<24
 
 
Average 382
Median 338
10% 166
25% 234
75% 479
90% 650
25-34
 
 
Average 552
Median 457
10% 173
25% 283
75% 713
90% 1,042
35-44
 
 
Average 646
Median 553
10% 240
25% 363
75% 823
90% 1,163
45-54
 
 
Average 590
Median 502
10% 211
25% 324
75% 755
90% 1,074
55+
 
 
Average 555
Median 480
10% 217
25% 321
75% 703
90% 981

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

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Men
564 USD
531 USD
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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 (USD).

1. IT Director Top Management
3,240.00 USD
2. IT Architect Information Technology
2,758.00 USD
3. Product Manager - Specialist Banking
2,470.00 USD
4. Senior Project Manager Management
2,238.00 USD
5. Technical Director Top Management
2,047.00 USD
6. Software consultant Information Technology
1,970.00 USD
7. IT Product Manager Information Technology
1,963.00 USD
8. Lead developer Information Technology
1,851.00 USD
9. Business Development Manager Management
1,828.00 USD
10. IT Security Specialist Information Technology
1,826.00 USD
11. Data scientist Information Technology
1,809.00 USD
12. IT Project Manager Information Technology
1,793.00 USD
13. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
1,781.00 USD
14. Sales Manager Management
1,725.00 USD
15. IT Consultant Information Technology
1,698.00 USD
16. Country Manager/Director Top Management
1,681.00 USD
17. Team leader Management
1,599.00 USD
18. Managing Director Top Management
1,578.00 USD
19. Project Manager Construction & Real Estate
1,575.00 USD
20. Sales Director Top Management
1,572.00 USD

The worst paid positions in India

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

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
235.00 USD
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
261.00 USD
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
266.00 USD
4. Porter, Information Staff General labour
269.00 USD
5. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
279.00 USD
6. Cleaner General labour
281.00 USD
7. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
284.00 USD
8. Packer Production
292.00 USD
9. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
294.00 USD
10. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
294.00 USD
11. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
295.00 USD
12. Machine Operator Mechanical Engineering
296.00 USD
13. General Labourer General labour
296.00 USD
14. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
297.00 USD
15. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
299.00 USD
16. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
300.00 USD
17. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
301.00 USD
18. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
303.00 USD
19. Data Entry Operator Administration
303.00 USD
20. Florist Service Industries
304.00 USD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Slovak RepublicSlovak Republic
2,381 USD (gross)
SloveniaSlovenia
2,881 USD (gross)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
1,138 USD (net)
EstoniaEstonia
2,354 USD (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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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
364 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
33,000 INR
Anually salary
4,368 USD
Anually salary
396,000 INR
ClockPosted: 2026-02-15 10:25:08
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Operations Supervisor
Mechanical Engineering
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
India
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
177 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
16,000 INR
Anually salary
2,124 USD
Anually salary
192,000 INR
ClockPosted: 2026-02-08 20:21:33
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Automation engineer
Mechanical Engineering
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
India
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
552 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
50,000 INR
Anually salary
6,624 USD
Anually salary
600,000 INR
ClockPosted: 2026-02-07 18:01:38
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University Teacher
Education, Science & Research
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
India
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
1,104 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
100,012 INR
Anually salary
13,248 USD
Anually salary
1,200,144 INR
ClockPosted: 2026-01-29 13:31:09
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Cashier
Commerce
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
India
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
188 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
17,000 INR
Anually salary
2,256 USD
Anually salary
204,000 INR
ClockPosted: 2026-01-25 10:16:07
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IT Consultant
Information Technology
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
India
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
497 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
45,000 INR
Anually salary
5,964 USD
Anually salary
540,000 INR
ClockPosted: 2026-01-24 09:36:42
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IT Consultant
Information Technology
Age group
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
India
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
3,293 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
298,334 INR
Anually salary
39,516 USD
Anually salary
3,580,008 INR
ClockPosted: 2026-01-22 19:03:40
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Health and Safety Officer
Security & Protection
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
India
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
607 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
55,000 INR
Anually salary
7,284 USD
Anually salary
660,000 INR
ClockPosted: 2026-01-21 19:31:41
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Import/Export Officer
Transport, Haulage, Logistics
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
India
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
491 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
44,500 INR
Anually salary
5,892 USD
Anually salary
534,000 INR
ClockPosted: 2026-01-19 20:52:11
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Software Engineer
Information Technology
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
India
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,104 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
100,000 INR
Anually salary
13,248 USD
Anually salary
1,200,000 INR
ClockPosted: 2026-01-19 18:59:58
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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 563 USD.

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 5.85% less than men.

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