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Salaries in India - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in India is, by default, in the range of 240,012 INR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 1,019,940 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:
240K - 1.0M INR
10% earn less lthan 240K INR
10% earns more than 1.0M 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 372K
Median 331K
10% 167K
25% 233K
75% 465K
90% 625K
25-34
 
 
Average 587K
Median 492K
10% 196K
25% 311K
75% 753K
90% 1.1M
35-44
 
 
Average 726K
Median 626K
10% 279K
25% 416K
75% 923K
90% 1.3M
45-54
 
 
Average 628K
Median 535K
10% 227K
25% 347K
75% 801K
90% 1.1M
55+
 
 
Average 580K
Median 501K
10% 224K
25% 333K
75% 736K
90% 1.0M

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

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Men
586,500 INR
561,900 INR
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Women
In general, in India, men earn 4.4% 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 Architect Information Technology
35,807,760 INR
2. IT Director Top Management
34,019,712 INR
3. Product Manager - Specialist Banking
32,161,680 INR
4. Senior Project Manager Management
30,200,544 INR
5. Software consultant Information Technology
26,921,088 INR
6. IT Product Manager Information Technology
26,460,864 INR
7. Managing Director Top Management
24,595,920 INR
8. Data scientist Information Technology
24,440,544 INR
9. IT Security Specialist Information Technology
24,412,320 INR
10. IT Project Manager Information Technology
24,229,440 INR
11. Lead developer Information Technology
24,111,648 INR
12. IT Consultant Information Technology
23,678,352 INR
13. Sales Manager Management
23,509,152 INR
14. Team leader Management
23,349,168 INR
15. Business Development Manager Management
23,212,944 INR
16. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
22,322,160 INR
17. Country Manager/Director Top Management
21,246,336 INR
18. Marketing Manager Management
20,669,472 INR
19. Project Manager Construction & Real Estate
20,370,960 INR
20. IT Manager Management
20,030,976 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
2,937,888 INR
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
3,260,592 INR
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
3,332,304 INR
4. Porter, Information Staff General labour
3,368,160 INR
5. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
3,486,240 INR
6. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
3,553,776 INR
7. Cleaner General labour
3,573,360 INR
8. Packer Production
3,651,552 INR
9. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
3,671,136 INR
10. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
3,674,016 INR
11. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
3,692,304 INR
12. General Labourer General labour
3,705,552 INR
13. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
3,711,312 INR
14. Machine Operator Mechanical Engineering
3,726,576 INR
15. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
3,744,432 INR
16. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
3,749,616 INR
17. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
3,751,344 INR
18. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
3,766,032 INR
19. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
3,792,096 INR
20. Florist Service Industries
3,798,432 INR

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

BulgariaBulgaria
1,910,167 INR (net)
RomaniaRomania
1,837,536 INR (net)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
1,207,894 INR (net)
MacedoniaMacedonia
923,294 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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Consultant
Economy, Finance, Accountancy
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
India
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
423 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
38,000 INR
Anually salary
5,076 USD
Anually salary
456,000 INR
ClockPosted: 2025-12-05 06:07:17
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Secondary School Teacher
Education, Science & Research
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
India
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
478 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
43,000 INR
Anually salary
5,736 USD
Anually salary
516,000 INR
ClockPosted: 2025-11-16 11:00:23
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IT Business Analyst
Information Technology
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
India
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,718 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
154,500 INR
Anually salary
20,616 USD
Anually salary
1,854,000 INR
ClockPosted: 2025-11-15 15:22:47
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Office Manager
Administration
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
India
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
945 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
85,000 INR
Anually salary
11,340 USD
Anually salary
1,020,000 INR
ClockPosted: 2025-11-13 16:09:44
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Database Administrator
Information Technology
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
India
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,112 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
100,000 INR
Anually salary
13,344 USD
Anually salary
1,200,000 INR
ClockPosted: 2025-11-13 12:05:23
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DevOps Engineer
Information Technology
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
India
Education:
Primary education
Basic gross monthly salary
371 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
33,333 INR
Anually salary
4,452 USD
Anually salary
399,996 INR
ClockPosted: 2025-11-10 22:17:30
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Key Account Manager
Commerce
Age group
55+
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
India
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
2,713 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
244,000 INR
Anually salary
32,556 USD
Anually salary
2,928,000 INR
ClockPosted: 2025-10-31 14:49:38
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Software Engineer
Information Technology
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
India
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
756 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
68,000 INR
Anually salary
9,072 USD
Anually salary
816,000 INR
ClockPosted: 2025-10-30 21:53:26
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Automation engineer
Mechanical Engineering
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
India
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
445 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
40,000 INR
Anually salary
5,340 USD
Anually salary
480,000 INR
ClockPosted: 2025-10-29 14:23:18
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Design Engineer
Mechanical Engineering
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
India
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,190 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
107,000 INR
Anually salary
14,280 USD
Anually salary
1,284,000 INR
ClockPosted: 2025-10-27 17:59:17
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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 48,822 INR.

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

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 4.19% less than men.

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