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Average Color Matcher Salary in India for 2026

A color matcher in India earns about 190,500 INR a year. That's 50% below 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 92,720 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 296,000 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 color matcher make in India?

Average salary
190,500 INR
15,875 INR per month
Lowest reported
92,720 INR
7,726 INR per month
Highest reported
296,000 INR
24,666 INR per month

A typical color matcher working in India brings home around 15,875 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 92,720 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 296,000 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 color matcher 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 color matcher 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 color matchers in India earn less than 191,600 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 128,500 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 251,500 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of color matchers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 92,720 INR. The highest stretch to 296,000 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.

92,720
Low
191,600
Median
296,000
High
128,500
25th
251,500
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Color matcher pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    111,900 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +27% from previous
    142,300 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +38% from previous
    196,800 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +22% from previous
    240,500 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +8% from previous
    259,100 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +6% from previous
    275,500 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 38%. That is the point at which a color matcher 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.

Color matcher pay by education in India

Education sits alongside experience as one of the biggest factors driving color matcher 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 color matcher salary in India broken down by the highest level of education a worker has completed.

  • High School
    157,600 INR
  • Certificate or Diploma
    +64% from previous
    257,700 INR

Color matcher gender pay gap in India

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and India is no exception. Male color matchers in India earn an average of 197,600 INR a year, while female color matchers earn around 175,900 INR. That works out to a 12% 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.

Color Matcher gender pay gap

11%

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

Men 197,600 INR
Women 175,900 INR

Pay raises for a color matcher 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 10% every 16 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

Color matcher 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.

30%

30% of color matchers in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a color matcher a low-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 0% to 4% of base salary. The remaining 70% of color matchers 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

Color matcher: 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

Color matcher salary by city and region in India

Color matcher 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
  • West Bengal
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Bangalore
  • Maharashtra
  • Karnataka
  • Gujarat
  • Bihar
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Delhi (city)
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Uttar PradeshRegion239,000 INR227,600 INR125,100-365,400 INR
West BengalRegion231,000 INR247,800 INR107,680-366,200 INR
Tamil NaduRegion228,000 INR221,500 INR119,020-352,000 INR
BangaloreCity225,700 INR228,000 INR108,340-352,000 INR
MaharashtraRegion225,300 INR231,000 INR111,240-351,900 INR
KarnatakaRegion221,500 INR239,000 INR102,380-352,000 INR
GujaratRegion221,500 INR227,600 INR111,460-348,300 INR
BiharRegion221,500 INR239,300 INR103,900-354,000 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion221,500 INR239,300 INR104,080-353,600 INR
Delhi (city)City221,500 INR227,600 INR111,240-349,300 INR
HyderabadCity214,000 INR207,800 INR110,340-327,300 INR
SuratCity214,000 INR207,800 INR112,560-327,300 INR
PuneCity212,500 INR216,800 INR104,900-332,500 INR
ChennaiCity212,500 INR216,800 INR104,900-332,500 INR
JharkhandRegion212,500 INR204,000 INR110,380-325,900 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion209,500 INR227,600 INR97,760-335,100 INR
RajasthanRegion209,500 INR227,600 INR97,760-335,100 INR
MumbaiCity208,600 INR225,300 INR95,420-332,500 INR
KeralaRegion208,600 INR212,500 INR104,080-325,900 INR
KolkataCity207,800 INR221,500 INR96,160-327,300 INR
NagpurCity205,700 INR196,800 INR106,160-311,700 INR
HaryanaRegion205,700 INR196,800 INR107,680-311,700 INR
OrissaRegion205,700 INR218,900 INR92,680-325,600 INR
Delhi (region)Region204,000 INR195,200 INR106,760-314,500 INR
AhmadabadCity201,100 INR204,000 INR99,340-315,700 INR
AssamRegion200,000 INR191,600 INR104,900-308,900 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion197,600 INR201,100 INR97,760-309,800 INR
UttaranchalRegion197,600 INR201,100 INR98,140-309,800 INR
JaipurCity197,600 INR212,500 INR91,580-315,700 INR
KanpurCity196,800 INR189,300 INR102,380-301,800 INR
IndoreCity196,800 INR209,500 INR89,120-311,700 INR
LucknowCity195,200 INR210,500 INR92,300-314,500 INR
TripuraRegion194,600 INR209,700 INR91,320-308,300 INR
PunjabRegion194,600 INR187,300 INR102,380-299,500 INR
VisakhapatnamCity194,600 INR197,600 INR94,400-301,700 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion194,600 INR209,700 INR87,940-308,300 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion194,600 INR187,500 INR101,900-296,000 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity191,600 INR208,600 INR87,760-309,800 INR
BhopalCity191,600 INR195,200 INR95,860-301,300 INR
CoimbatoreCity189,300 INR180,500 INR95,980-286,400 INR
LudhianaCity189,300 INR192,600 INR92,880-294,300 INR
PatnaCity189,300 INR192,600 INR93,660-294,300 INR
VadodaraCity185,100 INR200,000 INR84,800-294,300 INR
GoaRegion185,100 INR200,000 INR84,800-294,300 INR
ManipurRegion183,700 INR176,800 INR96,980-281,500 INR
MeghalayaRegion180,500 INR194,600 INR83,420-288,100 INR
NagalandRegion176,800 INR169,000 INR92,900-271,300 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion176,800 INR180,500 INR87,000-273,000 INR
GhaziabadCity176,800 INR169,000 INR92,900-271,300 INR
SikkimRegion175,900 INR181,600 INR85,700-275,500 INR
MaduraiCity174,000 INR189,300 INR80,800-277,400 INR
agraCity172,400 INR176,800 INR85,880-268,900 INR
PondicherryRegion169,000 INR172,400 INR83,400-263,900 INR
MizoramRegion169,000 INR172,400 INR83,760-265,000 INR
ChandigarhRegion164,200 INR169,000 INR80,760-259,100 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion163,800 INR158,700 INR84,740-253,400 INR
LakshadweepRegion161,300 INR157,600 INR85,940-247,800 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion159,500 INR172,400 INR73,100-254,800 INR
Daman & DiuRegion157,600 INR159,100 INR77,620-243,000 INR

Color Matcher in India: FAQs

  • How much does a color matcher make per month in India?

    A color matcher in India earns about 15,875 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 190,500 INR.

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

    Entry-level color matchers in India start near 92,720 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 296,000 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 128,500 and 251,500 INR.

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

    The median is 191,600 INR, higher than the average of 190,500 INR. Half of color matchers in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

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

    Men working as a color matcher in India earn around 12% more than women on average (197,600 vs 175,900 INR a year).

  • Do color matchers in India get bonuses?

    About 30% of color matchers in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 0% to 4% of base salary.

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

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

  • How often do color matchers in India get a pay raise?

    A color matcher in India sees a raise of around 10% every 16 months, equivalent to roughly 8% a year.