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Average Biophysicist Salary in India for 2026

A biophysicist in India earns about 794,900 INR a year. That's 107% above the national average of 384,200 INR.

Pay ranges widely from country to country and from role to role. The lowest reported salaries in India sit around 366,200 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 1,259,300 INR. Everything on this page is in Indian rupee (INR, symbol ₹), which lets you compare numbers like-for-like without worrying about exchange rates.

The numbers here are pulled together from official government wage data, large independent salary surveys, and aggregated worker-reported pay. Most reported salaries include the benefits that are common in India, such as housing or transport allowances, which is worth keeping in mind if you're comparing against a country where those are usually paid on top.

How much does a biophysicist make in India?

Average salary
794,900 INR
66,241 INR per month
Lowest reported
366,200 INR
30,516 INR per month
Highest reported
1,259,300 INR
104,941 INR per month

A typical biophysicist working in India brings home around 66,241 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 366,200 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 1,259,300 INR for the most experienced and specialised people in the role.

The wide gap between low end and top end reflects how much pay can vary inside the same job title. A junior biophysicist working at a small local employer earns very different money from a senior at a multinational. Skills, employer, city and years in the seat all push the number around.

How biophysicist pay ranges in India

A good way to think about salary in India is to look at the distribution rather than the headline average. Half of all biophysicists in India earn less than 860,300 INR a year, and the other half earn more. That middle number is the median, and it is usually more useful than the average for answering "is my pay normal here".

Looking at the quartiles fills in the picture. A quarter of earners take home less than 551,200 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 1,144,400 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of biophysicists sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 366,200 INR. The highest stretch to 1,259,300 INR, though only a small fraction of earners ever reach that level. If you are deciding whether your own offer or current pay is reasonable, work out which of those four bands you would fall into and use that as your reference point.

366,200
Low
860,300
Median
1,259,300
High
551,200
25th
1,144,400
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Biophysicist pay by experience in India

Years of experience is the single biggest lever on pay for a biophysicist in India, ahead of education and almost any other single factor. The longer you have been in the role, the more your employer can trust you to handle complexity, mentor others and act independently, all of which command higher pay. The chart below shows how the typical biophysicist salary changes as you move through the career ladder.

  • 0-2 Years
    415,900 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +33% from previous
    553,400 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +48% from previous
    818,100 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +22% from previous
    998,400 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +9% from previous
    1,088,600 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +8% from previous
    1,179,800 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 48%. That is the point at which a biophysicist typically goes from "competent in the role" to "the person other people in the team learn from", and the market pays well for that step.

Biophysicist pay by education in India

Education sits alongside experience as one of the biggest factors driving biophysicist pay in India. Higher qualifications consistently pull higher salaries, but the size of the gap tends to be smallest at junior levels and widens as people move up. Two people in the same role with the same years of experience but different degrees can end up earning very different money once they reach mid-career.

Below is the average biophysicist salary in India broken down by the highest level of education a worker has completed.

  • Bachelor's Degree
    472,100 INR
  • Master's Degree
    +57% from previous
    743,100 INR
  • PhD
    +68% from previous
    1,249,900 INR

Biophysicist gender pay gap in India

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and India is no exception. Male biophysicists in India earn an average of 866,900 INR a year, while female biophysicists earn around 722,100 INR. That works out to a 20% gap in favour of men, even when comparing people doing the same work.

A pay gap of this size has a real long-term cost. Over a typical thirty-year career it can add up to several years of pay, and it compounds through pensions, retirement contributions and bonus-linked stock. Some of the gap is explained by women being more likely to work part-time, take career breaks, or be steered toward lower-paying specialisations. Some of it is straightforward unequal pay for the same job, which is harder to defend.

Biophysicist gender pay gap

17%

Men earn this much more than women on average in India.

Men 866,900 INR
Women 722,100 INR

Pay raises for a biophysicist in India

Most countries hand out at least some kind of pay raise every year, typically when an employee's contract is reviewed or as a cost-of-living adjustment to keep wages roughly in step with inflation. The rhythm and size of those raises varies hugely between industries.

A typical worker doing this role in India sees a raise of about 13% every 17 months, which works out to roughly 9% on an annual basis. That figure is the typical underlying rate; in years where inflation runs high you can usually expect a bit more, and in flat-economy years a bit less.

Across all jobs in India, the national average raise is around 9% every 16 months.

By industry

Industries with the highest pay raises in India:

  • Banking
    1%
  • Energy
    2%
  • Information Technology
  • Healthcare
  • Travel
  • Construction
  • Education

By experience level

Experienced workers tend to see larger raises. Retaining a senior is cheaper than replacing them, so employers fight harder for them.

  • Junior Level
    3% - 5%
  • Mid-Career
  • Senior Level
  • Top Management

Biophysicist bonus rates in India

Bonuses are the other half of total compensation, and they vary a lot between jobs and industries. Some roles are paid almost entirely in base salary; others lean heavily on bonus structures tied to revenue, project completion or company performance. Whether a job pays a bonus, how big it is, and how often it lands all factor into whether the headline salary is actually a good offer.

62%

62% of biophysicists in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a biophysicist a moderate-bonus role overall, which is useful context when you're weighing up a job offer where the base is below market.

Among those who did receive a bonus, the size of the payment varied substantially. Reported bonuses ranged from 2% to 7% of base salary. The remaining 38% of biophysicists reported no bonus at all over the same period.

Which careers pay bonuses in India

Revenue-facing roles tend to pay the biggest bonuses. Operational and support roles tend toward smaller, more predictable ones.

  • Finance
  • Architecture
  • Sales
  • Business Development
  • Marketing / Advertising
  • Information Technology
  • Healthcare
  • Insurance
  • Customer Service
  • Human Resources
  • Construction
  • Transport
  • Hospitality

Biophysicist: public vs private sector pay

Public-sector pay in India is about 6% more than private-sector pay for similar work. The private sector typically offers stronger upside and bigger bonuses; the public sector typically offers better benefits and stability.

Public vs private pay gap

5%

Public-sector workers earn this much more than private-sector workers in India on average.

Public sector 392,300 INR
Private sector 371,100 INR

Biophysicist salary by city and region in India

Biophysicist pay is not even across India. The chart below shows the highest-paying cities and regions in the dataset, followed by the full location table.

  • Bihar
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Rajasthan
  • Maharashtra
  • Bangalore
  • Karnataka
  • Gujarat
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Mumbai
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
BiharRegion988,600 INR1,065,800 INR455,400-1,570,900 INR
Uttar PradeshRegion986,700 INR1,065,400 INR454,300-1,570,900 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion975,700 INR1,053,900 INR447,700-1,547,500 INR
RajasthanRegion938,700 INR1,012,100 INR430,500-1,487,200 INR
MaharashtraRegion938,100 INR1,011,500 INR430,000-1,487,200 INR
BangaloreCity932,800 INR1,006,300 INR431,100-1,487,200 INR
KarnatakaRegion929,700 INR1,004,400 INR428,400-1,476,700 INR
GujaratRegion917,200 INR987,200 INR420,100-1,450,700 INR
Tamil NaduRegion915,100 INR986,700 INR421,400-1,450,700 INR
MumbaiCity913,400 INR985,700 INR417,100-1,450,700 INR
ChennaiCity909,300 INR985,700 INR417,100-1,450,700 INR
KolkataCity906,500 INR979,300 INR417,200-1,440,700 INR
Delhi (city)City906,000 INR978,900 INR419,400-1,440,700 INR
West BengalRegion903,500 INR976,300 INR417,200-1,440,700 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion899,200 INR970,600 INR414,000-1,428,800 INR
AhmadabadCity896,700 INR966,100 INR414,000-1,428,800 INR
HyderabadCity893,500 INR965,800 INR412,000-1,428,800 INR
PuneCity879,800 INR949,600 INR406,300-1,405,700 INR
OrissaRegion874,900 INR946,800 INR403,100-1,391,600 INR
JharkhandRegion860,300 INR927,000 INR394,300-1,369,700 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion852,900 INR918,600 INR392,300-1,357,900 INR
AssamRegion851,200 INR917,700 INR390,000-1,357,900 INR
JaipurCity847,000 INR917,700 INR388,100-1,345,400 INR
Delhi (region)Region846,500 INR915,100 INR389,200-1,345,400 INR
LucknowCity840,800 INR906,000 INR385,300-1,333,900 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion840,100 INR907,100 INR385,300-1,333,900 INR
KeralaRegion836,800 INR902,100 INR382,600-1,333,900 INR
BhopalCity836,800 INR902,100 INR382,600-1,333,900 INR
PunjabRegion825,900 INR895,900 INR381,800-1,320,500 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity821,500 INR890,700 INR378,800-1,306,100 INR
SuratCity818,100 INR887,100 INR377,200-1,306,100 INR
TripuraRegion814,100 INR877,300 INR375,200-1,296,900 INR
IndoreCity810,200 INR874,500 INR372,600-1,283,600 INR
KanpurCity795,700 INR861,300 INR367,900-1,273,300 INR
ManipurRegion795,700 INR861,300 INR366,200-1,273,300 INR
NagpurCity795,700 INR862,100 INR367,900-1,273,300 INR
NagalandRegion795,700 INR861,300 INR366,200-1,273,300 INR
HaryanaRegion791,200 INR852,600 INR365,400-1,259,300 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion791,200 INR855,200 INR365,400-1,259,300 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion785,400 INR851,200 INR362,200-1,249,900 INR
UttaranchalRegion781,200 INR844,600 INR361,600-1,249,900 INR
GhaziabadCity778,200 INR838,100 INR357,700-1,235,600 INR
agraCity768,900 INR832,100 INR353,600-1,224,800 INR
VisakhapatnamCity767,000 INR825,900 INR351,900-1,212,800 INR
PatnaCity761,400 INR823,900 INR352,000-1,212,800 INR
CoimbatoreCity759,300 INR823,900 INR352,000-1,212,800 INR
PondicherryRegion757,600 INR816,000 INR349,300-1,198,300 INR
MaduraiCity743,300 INR800,200 INR340,400-1,181,200 INR
MeghalayaRegion743,100 INR800,200 INR341,400-1,180,700 INR
VadodaraCity739,500 INR798,900 INR340,400-1,175,700 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion737,000 INR795,700 INR340,400-1,172,800 INR
MizoramRegion731,700 INR791,200 INR339,100-1,162,300 INR
LudhianaCity727,400 INR782,500 INR332,100-1,153,300 INR
GoaRegion724,300 INR781,200 INR332,100-1,149,200 INR
ChandigarhRegion694,700 INR751,100 INR319,600-1,105,600 INR
Daman & DiuRegion680,100 INR735,500 INR311,700-1,080,400 INR
LakshadweepRegion679,200 INR731,700 INR311,700-1,077,700 INR
SikkimRegion677,100 INR732,400 INR312,400-1,074,200 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion669,100 INR721,600 INR308,900-1,064,100 INR

Biophysicist in India: FAQs

  • How much does a biophysicist make per month in India?

    A biophysicist in India earns about 66,241 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 794,900 INR.

  • What's the salary range for a biophysicist in India?

    Entry-level biophysicists in India start near 366,200 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 1,259,300 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 551,200 and 1,144,400 INR.

  • Is the median biophysicist salary in India higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 860,300 INR, higher than the average of 794,900 INR. Half of biophysicists in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for biophysicists in India?

    Men working as a biophysicist in India earn around 20% more than women on average (866,900 vs 722,100 INR a year).

  • Do biophysicists in India get bonuses?

    About 62% of biophysicists in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 2% to 7% of base salary.

  • Do biophysicists earn more in the public or private sector in India?

    In India, the public sector pays a biophysicist about 6% more on average. Public-sector pay tends to be steadier; private-sector pay tends to offer bigger upside.

  • How often do biophysicists in India get a pay raise?

    A biophysicist in India sees a raise of around 13% every 17 months, equivalent to roughly 9% a year.