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Salaries in India - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in India is, by default, in the range of 220.00 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 991.00 USD (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in India is
80% of people earn:
220 - 991 USD
10% earn less lthan 220 USD
10% earns more than 991 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 380
Median 336
10% 165
25% 234
75% 477
90% 648
25-34
 
 
Average 550
Median 455
10% 173
25% 282
75% 710
90% 1,038
35-44
 
 
Average 643
Median 551
10% 239
25% 361
75% 820
90% 1,158
45-54
 
 
Average 588
Median 500
10% 210
25% 323
75% 752
90% 1,070
55+
 
 
Average 553
Median 478
10% 216
25% 320
75% 701
90% 977

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

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Men
562 USD
529 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
3,228.00 USD
2. IT Architect Information Technology
2,782.00 USD
3. Product Manager - Specialist Banking
2,460.00 USD
4. Senior Project Manager Management
2,270.00 USD
5. Technical Director Top Management
2,040.00 USD
6. Software consultant Information Technology
1,987.00 USD
7. IT Product Manager Information Technology
1,980.00 USD
8. Lead developer Information Technology
1,867.00 USD
9. Business Development Manager Management
1,855.00 USD
10. IT Security Specialist Information Technology
1,842.00 USD
11. Data scientist Information Technology
1,824.00 USD
12. IT Project Manager Information Technology
1,809.00 USD
13. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
1,775.00 USD
14. Sales Manager Management
1,749.00 USD
15. IT Consultant Information Technology
1,713.00 USD
16. Country Manager/Director Top Management
1,675.00 USD
17. Team leader Management
1,622.00 USD
18. Managing Director Top Management
1,572.00 USD
19. Project Manager Construction & Real Estate
1,569.00 USD
20. Finance Manager Management
1,568.00 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
234.00 USD
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
260.00 USD
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
265.00 USD
4. Porter, Information Staff General labour
268.00 USD
5. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
278.00 USD
6. Cleaner General labour
280.00 USD
7. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
283.00 USD
8. Packer Production
291.00 USD
9. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
292.00 USD
10. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
293.00 USD
11. Machine Operator Mechanical Engineering
294.00 USD
12. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
294.00 USD
13. General Labourer General labour
295.00 USD
14. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
296.00 USD
15. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
298.00 USD
16. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
299.00 USD
17. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
300.00 USD
18. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
302.00 USD
19. Data Entry Operator Administration
302.00 USD
20. Florist Service Industries
303.00 USD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

CroatiaCroatia
1,926 USD (net)
RomaniaRomania
1,695 USD (net)
BulgariaBulgaria
1,787 USD (net)
LithuaniaLithuania
2,394 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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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
605 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
55,000 INR
Anually salary
7,260 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
489 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
44,500 INR
Anually salary
5,868 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
1,099 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
100,000 INR
Anually salary
13,188 USD
Anually salary
1,200,000 INR
ClockPosted: 2026-01-19 18:59:58
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Junior Accountant
Economy, Finance, Accountancy
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
India
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
198 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
18,000 INR
Anually salary
2,376 USD
Anually salary
216,000 INR
ClockPosted: 2026-01-18 17:33:28
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Interior Designer
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
India
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
394 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
35,833 INR
Anually salary
4,728 USD
Anually salary
429,996 INR
ClockPosted: 2026-01-12 17:25:42
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Digital marketing specialist
Marketing, Advertising, PR
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
India
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
770 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
70,000 INR
Anually salary
9,240 USD
Anually salary
840,000 INR
ClockPosted: 2026-01-12 13:30:17
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Retail Store Manager
Commerce
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
India
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
550 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
50,000 INR
Anually salary
6,600 USD
Anually salary
600,000 INR
ClockPosted: 2026-01-11 21:30:20
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Toolmaker
Production
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
India
Education:
Primary education
Basic gross monthly salary
550 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
50,000 INR
Anually salary
6,600 USD
Anually salary
600,000 INR
ClockPosted: 2026-01-10 04:19:02
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Software 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
1,557 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
141,667 INR
Anually salary
18,684 USD
Anually salary
1,700,004 INR
ClockPosted: 2026-01-06 07:21:01
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Managing Director
Top Management
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
India
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
3,481 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
316,667 INR
Anually salary
41,772 USD
Anually salary
3,800,004 INR
ClockPosted: 2026-01-05 08:46:20
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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 561 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 5.87% less than men.

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