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Average Clinical Molecular Geneticist Salary in India for 2026

A clinical molecular geneticist in India earns about 615,000 INR a year. That's 60% 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 294,300 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 962,900 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 clinical molecular geneticist make in India?

Average salary
615,000 INR
51,250 INR per month
Lowest reported
294,300 INR
24,525 INR per month
Highest reported
962,900 INR
80,241 INR per month

A typical clinical molecular geneticist working in India brings home around 51,250 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 294,300 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 962,900 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 clinical molecular geneticist 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 clinical molecular geneticist 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 clinical molecular geneticists in India earn less than 638,700 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 417,100 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 830,500 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of clinical molecular geneticists sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 294,300 INR. The highest stretch to 962,900 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.

294,300
Low
638,700
Median
962,900
High
417,100
25th
830,500
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Clinical molecular geneticist pay by experience in India

Years of experience is the single biggest lever on pay for a clinical molecular geneticist 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 clinical molecular geneticist salary changes as you move through the career ladder.

  • 0-2 Years
    345,100 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +42% from previous
    489,600 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +31% from previous
    643,400 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +22% from previous
    786,600 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +7% from previous
    838,100 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +10% from previous
    918,500 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 0 - 2 Years to 2 - 5 Years, where pay rises by about 42%. That is the point at which a clinical molecular geneticist 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.

Clinical molecular geneticist pay by education in India

Education lifts pay across almost every role, but the size of the lift varies enormously. The biggest premiums show up in licensed professions like medicine, law and accounting, where extra years of formal study open up seniority that isn't available without the qualification. The smallest premiums show up in skilled trades and creative work, where practical experience often beats academic credentials.

As a rough cross-industry guide for India: a post-secondary certificate or diploma adds around 17% over a high-school-only baseline. A bachelor's degree typically adds another 25% on top of that. A master's lifts pay a further 30%, and a PhD adds about 22% more in fields that value research-level qualifications. These are averages across many different professions, so the real number for your specific job could easily be twice as high or close to zero. The per-job pages below have the real numbers for individual roles.

Clinical molecular geneticist gender pay gap in India

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and India is no exception. Male clinical molecular geneticists in India earn an average of 650,800 INR a year, while female clinical molecular geneticists earn around 596,100 INR. That works out to a 9% 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.

Clinical Molecular Geneticist gender pay gap

8%

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

Men 650,800 INR
Women 596,100 INR

Pay raises for a clinical molecular geneticist 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 11% every 17 months, which works out to roughly 8% 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

Clinical molecular geneticist 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.

84%

84% of clinical molecular geneticists in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a clinical molecular geneticist a high-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 5% to 9% of base salary. The remaining 16% of clinical molecular geneticists 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

Clinical molecular geneticist: 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

Clinical molecular geneticist salary by city and region in India

Clinical molecular geneticist 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.

  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Bihar
  • Maharashtra
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • West Bengal
  • Gujarat
  • Rajasthan
  • Delhi (city)
  • Bangalore
  • Mumbai
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Uttar PradeshRegion778,500 INR778,500 INR389,200-1,212,800 INR
BiharRegion778,200 INR839,500 INR357,300-1,235,600 INR
MaharashtraRegion751,100 INR735,200 INR384,200-1,157,300 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion747,400 INR762,400 INR367,900-1,166,500 INR
West BengalRegion746,600 INR717,900 INR389,200-1,142,900 INR
GujaratRegion728,500 INR713,900 INR371,100-1,122,500 INR
RajasthanRegion724,300 INR737,000 INR353,600-1,129,700 INR
Delhi (city)City717,900 INR704,300 INR366,200-1,102,100 INR
BangaloreCity712,100 INR741,500 INR341,400-1,116,700 INR
MumbaiCity702,800 INR675,100 INR363,000-1,074,200 INR
Tamil NaduRegion696,700 INR656,800 INR369,900-1,057,700 INR
KolkataCity695,400 INR709,600 INR340,400-1,084,200 INR
HyderabadCity693,100 INR735,500 INR325,600-1,094,000 INR
AhmadabadCity691,200 INR633,300 INR372,600-1,041,900 INR
KarnatakaRegion688,900 INR659,200 INR357,700-1,051,400 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion681,500 INR694,700 INR332,100-1,064,100 INR
PunjabRegion674,100 INR714,300 INR315,900-1,065,400 INR
JaipurCity674,100 INR648,200 INR352,000-1,032,400 INR
JharkhandRegion671,000 INR671,000 INR335,800-1,041,900 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion663,100 INR663,100 INR330,900-1,028,300 INR
SuratCity660,500 INR702,800 INR312,400-1,043,600 INR
HaryanaRegion659,200 INR620,300 INR352,000-1,004,400 INR
OrissaRegion649,700 INR625,000 INR340,000-995,200 INR
BhopalCity648,200 INR671,000 INR312,400-1,015,500 INR
KeralaRegion648,200 INR596,100 INR348,300-976,300 INR
ChennaiCity643,800 INR631,200 INR327,300-991,100 INR
PuneCity643,400 INR590,200 INR345,700-970,600 INR
KanpurCity639,900 INR679,200 INR301,300-1,009,200 INR
AssamRegion638,700 INR598,600 INR340,000-970,600 INR
LucknowCity638,700 INR649,700 INR311,700-995,000 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion629,800 INR653,200 INR301,600-988,600 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion625,000 INR675,200 INR286,400-995,000 INR
CoimbatoreCity623,200 INR585,900 INR330,700-946,000 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity615,300 INR667,400 INR282,300-978,900 INR
Delhi (region)Region615,300 INR653,200 INR288,700-973,800 INR
VisakhapatnamCity612,500 INR637,500 INR294,700-960,900 INR
NagpurCity607,400 INR643,800 INR283,700-962,300 INR
ManipurRegion605,700 INR566,900 INR319,600-918,500 INR
GhaziabadCity603,400 INR603,400 INR301,600-934,900 INR
IndoreCity597,800 INR648,200 INR275,800-953,200 INR
UttaranchalRegion590,200 INR614,600 INR282,300-927,000 INR
MeghalayaRegion590,200 INR638,700 INR272,800-938,700 INR
PondicherryRegion589,400 INR541,700 INR318,800-890,700 INR
TripuraRegion588,500 INR632,400 INR271,300-932,000 INR
LudhianaCity581,300 INR603,400 INR277,400-909,300 INR
MaduraiCity575,100 INR620,300 INR263,900-915,100 INR
ChandigarhRegion571,300 INR596,100 INR273,000-899,200 INR
NagalandRegion565,100 INR565,100 INR282,300-878,900 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion563,300 INR553,400 INR286,400-870,700 INR
VadodaraCity562,600 INR575,100 INR275,800-879,700 INR
agraCity553,800 INR539,700 INR283,400-849,200 INR
PatnaCity553,400 INR576,500 INR266,000-870,700 INR
GoaRegion552,400 INR563,000 INR272,800-862,100 INR
MizoramRegion547,800 INR571,300 INR263,900-862,200 INR
SikkimRegion545,300 INR535,800 INR277,400-840,100 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion544,800 INR520,900 INR282,300-832,000 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion537,300 INR566,900 INR253,400-848,200 INR
Daman & DiuRegion524,400 INR480,300 INR282,300-791,200 INR
LakshadweepRegion498,500 INR524,300 INR232,400-783,800 INR

Clinical Molecular Geneticist in India: FAQs

  • How much does a clinical molecular geneticist make per month in India?

    A clinical molecular geneticist in India earns about 51,250 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 615,000 INR.

  • What's the salary range for a clinical molecular geneticist in India?

    Entry-level clinical molecular geneticists in India start near 294,300 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 962,900 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 417,100 and 830,500 INR.

  • Is the median clinical molecular geneticist salary in India higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 638,700 INR, higher than the average of 615,000 INR. Half of clinical molecular geneticists in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for clinical molecular geneticists in India?

    Men working as a clinical molecular geneticist in India earn around 9% more than women on average (650,800 vs 596,100 INR a year).

  • Do clinical molecular geneticists in India get bonuses?

    About 84% of clinical molecular geneticists in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 5% to 9% of base salary.

  • Do clinical molecular geneticists earn more in the public or private sector in India?

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

  • How often do clinical molecular geneticists in India get a pay raise?

    A clinical molecular geneticist in India sees a raise of around 11% every 17 months, equivalent to roughly 8% a year.