What jobs actually pay in India
Median monthly salary and typical range for 61 job categories, drawn from 5,78,356 live listings where the employer published a figure. No surveys, no estimates — if we do not have enough disclosed salaries for a role, there is no page for it.
Salary by job category
Categories with the most published salaries first — those are the figures with the most behind them.
| Category | Median / month | Typical range | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delivery salary | ₹35,000 | ₹30,000 – ₹45,000 | 92,097 |
| Telecalling salary | ₹15,000 | ₹12,000 – ₹18,000 | 62,545 |
| Back Office salary | ₹16,000 | ₹14,000 – ₹20,000 | 52,593 |
| Field Sales salary | ₹18,000 | ₹15,000 – ₹22,000 | 34,226 |
| Accounts salary | ₹15,600 | ₹15,000 – ₹20,000 | 27,389 |
| Driver salary | ₹25,000 | ₹18,200 – ₹35,000 | 24,350 |
| Retail salary | ₹14,000 | ₹10,000 – ₹18,000 | 23,695 |
| Technician salary | ₹15,000 | ₹12,000 – ₹20,000 | 19,857 |
| Labourer salary | ₹15,000 | ₹13,000 – ₹17,000 | 18,896 |
| Business Development salary | ₹18,000 | ₹15,000 – ₹25,000 | 17,616 |
| Hotel salary | ₹14,000 | ₹10,000 – ₹16,900 | 15,466 |
| Maid salary | ₹15,000 | ₹12,000 – ₹20,000 | 14,073 |
| Cook salary | ₹15,000 | ₹12,000 – ₹20,000 | 13,888 |
| Engineer salary | ₹20,000 | ₹15,000 – ₹25,000 | 13,003 |
| Human Resource salary | ₹17,100 | ₹14,500 – ₹22,000 | 11,845 |
| Digital Marketing salary | ₹18,000 | ₹15,000 – ₹30,000 | 9,042 |
| Teacher salary | ₹12,000 | ₹10,000 – ₹18,000 | 8,528 |
| Receptionist salary | ₹15,000 | ₹10,000 – ₹17,000 | 7,916 |
| Beautician salary | ₹12,000 | ₹10,000 – ₹16,000 | 7,808 |
| Housekeeping salary | ₹14,000 | ₹10,000 – ₹16,500 | 7,205 |
| Marketing salary | ₹20,000 | ₹15,000 – ₹42,000 | 6,935 |
| Machine Operator salary | ₹18,000 | ₹15,000 – ₹21,000 | 5,973 |
| Vehicle Service salary | ₹12,000 | ₹10,000 – ₹15,000 | 5,842 |
| Office Boy/ Peon salary | ₹12,000 | ₹10,000 – ₹14,000 | 5,483 |
| Security Guard salary | ₹17,000 | ₹14,000 – ₹20,000 | 5,084 |
| Graphic Designer salary | ₹15,000 | ₹12,000 – ₹20,000 | 4,478 |
| Architect/Interiors salary | ₹20,000 | ₹15,000 – ₹25,000 | 3,115 |
| Tailor salary | ₹15,000 | ₹10,000 – ₹20,000 | 2,788 |
| Medical salary | ₹15,000 | ₹11,000 – ₹22,000 | 2,574 |
| Hospitality salary | ₹18,000 | ₹15,000 – ₹25,000 | 2,404 |
| Civil Engineer salary | ₹67,000 | ₹41,000 – ₹94,000 | 2,385 |
| CA salary | ₹68,000 | ₹41,000 – ₹93,000 | 2,374 |
| Nurse salary | ₹15,000 | ₹10,000 – ₹18,000 | 2,364 |
| CS salary | ₹67,000 | ₹41,000 – ₹94,000 | 2,354 |
| Teaching salary | ₹66,000 | ₹40,000 – ₹93,000 | 2,326 |
| Banking salary | ₹68,000 | ₹40,000 – ₹94,000 | 2,320 |
| Data Entry salary | ₹69,000 | ₹41,000 – ₹94,000 | 2,316 |
| Customer Support salary | ₹68,000 | ₹42,000 – ₹95,000 | 2,310 |
| Nursing salary | ₹68,000 | ₹41,000 – ₹94,000 | 2,306 |
| Mechanical Engineer salary | ₹67,000 | ₹40,000 – ₹93,000 | 2,301 |
| Freshers salary | ₹66,000 | ₹41,000 – ₹93,000 | 2,282 |
| Human Resources salary | ₹66,000 | ₹39,000 – ₹94,000 | 2,278 |
| Accounting salary | ₹66,000 | ₹40,000 – ₹93,000 | 2,278 |
| AI Engineer salary | ₹68,000 | ₹41,000 – ₹93,000 | 2,274 |
| Software Developer salary | ₹67,000 | ₹42,000 – ₹94,000 | 2,273 |
| Graphic Design salary | ₹69,000 | ₹43,000 – ₹96,000 | 2,257 |
| Sales salary | ₹68,000 | ₹40,000 – ₹94,000 | 2,208 |
| Programmer salary | ₹20,000 | ₹15,000 – ₹25,000 | 1,822 |
| Other salary | ₹16,000 | ₹14,000 – ₹19,000 | 1,618 |
| Hardware Engineer salary | ₹16,000 | ₹15,000 – ₹20,000 | 1,582 |
| Chemist salary | ₹14,000 | ₹10,000 – ₹15,000 | 1,356 |
| Lab Technician salary | ₹14,000 | ₹10,000 – ₹15,000 | 1,182 |
| Counsellor salary | ₹18,000 | ₹15,000 – ₹20,000 | 999 |
| Trainer salary | ₹14,000 | ₹10,000 – ₹15,000 | 868 |
| Photographer salary | ₹15,000 | ₹10,000 – ₹18,500 | 722 |
| Fashion Designer salary | ₹20,000 | ₹15,000 – ₹25,000 | 579 |
| Event Management salary | ₹15,000 | ₹10,000 – ₹20,000 | 564 |
| Legal salary | ₹20,000 | ₹15,000 – ₹25,000 | 385 |
| Content Writing salary | ₹15,000 | ₹13,000 – ₹20,000 | 375 |
| Ward Boy salary | ₹13,500 | ₹10,000 – ₹15,000 | 281 |
| DTP salary | ₹15,000 | ₹12,000 – ₹18,000 | 103 |
Highest median pay
Pay by city
Salary varies more between cities than most candidates expect. Open a category above to see its city-by-city breakdown, or start from a city listing.
Frequently asked questions
Where does MyWork get its salary data?
Entirely from live job listings where the employer published a salary — 5,78,356 of them across 61 categories. Nothing is self-reported, surveyed or projected. Listings with an undisclosed salary are excluded rather than estimated, and the figures are recalculated daily as postings come and go.
Why does MyWork show a median instead of an average?
Because an average lies here. A handful of listings quoting an annual package in a monthly field is enough to drag an average thousands of rupees above anything a real job pays. A median is unmoved by extremes, so it describes what a typical employer is actually offering.
Are these monthly or annual salaries?
Monthly, which is how the overwhelming majority of Indian employers quote pay for these roles. Listings published as an annual figure are not mixed into these distributions.
Do these figures include incentives and allowances?
No. They are the fixed monthly salary the employer advertised. Incentives, overtime, travel allowance and bonuses are usually described separately in the job description — worth reading, because a lower fixed salary with incentives can pay more overall.