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Average Customs Controller Salary in India for 2026

A customs controller in India earns about 245,300 INR a year. That's 36% 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 117,100 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 386,400 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 customs controller make in India?

Average salary
245,300 INR
20,441 INR per month
Lowest reported
117,100 INR
9,758 INR per month
Highest reported
386,400 INR
32,200 INR per month

A typical customs controller working in India brings home around 20,441 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 117,100 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 386,400 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 customs controller 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 customs controller 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 customs controllers in India earn less than 261,300 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 169,000 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 341,900 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of customs controllers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 117,100 INR. The highest stretch to 386,400 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.

117,100
Low
261,300
Median
386,400
High
169,000
25th
341,900
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Customs controller pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    134,600 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +36% from previous
    183,700 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +42% from previous
    261,300 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +22% from previous
    318,800 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +5% from previous
    335,800 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +9% from previous
    366,200 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 42%. That is the point at which a customs controller 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.

Customs controller pay by education in India

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

  • High School
    159,100 INR
  • Certificate or Diploma
    +50% from previous
    239,000 INR
  • Bachelor's Degree
    +51% from previous
    361,600 INR

Customs controller gender pay gap in India

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and India is no exception. Male customs controllers in India earn an average of 263,900 INR a year, while female customs controllers earn around 231,000 INR. That works out to a 14% 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.

Customs Controller gender pay gap

12%

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

Men 263,900 INR
Women 231,000 INR

Pay raises for a customs controller 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 17 months, which works out to roughly 7% 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

Customs controller 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.

32%

32% of customs controllers in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a customs controller 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 68% of customs controllers 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

Customs controller: 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

Customs controller salary by city and region in India

Customs controller 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
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Mumbai
  • Bihar
  • West Bengal
  • Maharashtra
  • Karnataka
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Bangalore
  • Andhra Pradesh
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Uttar PradeshRegion301,300 INR314,500 INR142,300-472,000 INR
Tamil NaduRegion296,000 INR273,300 INR159,400-448,500 INR
MumbaiCity294,700 INR299,500 INR143,200-454,900 INR
BiharRegion292,000 INR315,700 INR136,100-464,400 INR
West BengalRegion290,800 INR294,700 INR142,300-450,300 INR
MaharashtraRegion288,100 INR268,900 INR152,000-433,800 INR
KarnatakaRegion286,400 INR294,300 INR142,300-451,000 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion283,700 INR275,200 INR150,000-437,300 INR
BangaloreCity283,700 INR301,600 INR136,100-450,300 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion283,400 INR271,300 INR148,300-430,000 INR
JharkhandRegion283,400 INR294,700 INR136,200-440,200 INR
OrissaRegion275,800 INR283,400 INR136,200-430,000 INR
GujaratRegion275,800 INR259,100 INR148,300-421,400 INR
RajasthanRegion275,500 INR266,000 INR142,300-424,900 INR
HyderabadCity275,200 INR268,900 INR138,800-420,800 INR
KeralaRegion273,300 INR273,300 INR136,200-420,100 INR
Delhi (city)City272,800 INR254,800 INR142,300-414,000 INR
PuneCity267,100 INR267,100 INR136,100-415,900 INR
JaipurCity267,100 INR275,200 INR128,900-419,400 INR
KolkataCity265,000 INR254,700 INR139,100-404,600 INR
AhmadabadCity265,000 INR265,000 INR134,600-412,000 INR
KanpurCity263,900 INR259,100 INR136,100-407,100 INR
LucknowCity263,900 INR252,300 INR137,400-403,100 INR
AssamRegion263,900 INR243,000 INR143,200-397,900 INR
PunjabRegion259,100 INR252,300 INR130,400-398,300 INR
ChennaiCity259,100 INR245,300 INR139,100-394,300 INR
Delhi (region)Region258,400 INR253,400 INR128,900-394,500 INR
SuratCity254,700 INR251,500 INR128,500-390,000 INR
NagpurCity254,700 INR247,800 INR128,500-390,000 INR
UttaranchalRegion253,400 INR267,100 INR118,060-398,300 INR
HaryanaRegion251,500 INR231,000 INR136,100-377,200 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion251,500 INR259,100 INR120,040-390,000 INR
TripuraRegion251,500 INR271,300 INR115,380-396,300 INR
CoimbatoreCity249,600 INR231,000 INR136,200-378,800 INR
MeghalayaRegion247,800 INR268,900 INR115,080-394,500 INR
IndoreCity246,500 INR266,000 INR114,820-392,300 INR
VisakhapatnamCity245,300 INR261,300 INR117,100-386,400 INR
BhopalCity239,300 INR254,800 INR114,380-381,800 INR
VadodaraCity239,000 INR231,000 INR124,400-367,900 INR
NagalandRegion239,000 INR251,500 INR117,100-377,200 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion238,900 INR253,400 INR112,560-377,200 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion237,400 INR254,800 INR110,340-376,800 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion233,600 INR221,500 INR125,100-354,000 INR
MaduraiCity232,900 INR249,600 INR106,780-367,200 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity232,400 INR253,400 INR109,000-369,300 INR
MizoramRegion232,400 INR246,200 INR108,300-367,900 INR
ManipurRegion231,000 INR210,500 INR124,400-349,300 INR
GoaRegion231,000 INR218,900 INR120,880-351,200 INR
PatnaCity228,500 INR239,000 INR106,780-359,900 INR
GhaziabadCity228,500 INR237,400 INR107,860-357,300 INR
agraCity228,000 INR214,000 INR119,900-349,300 INR
LudhianaCity227,600 INR239,300 INR106,360-361,600 INR
PondicherryRegion225,300 INR225,300 INR114,940-352,000 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion225,300 INR231,000 INR111,860-351,200 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion222,300 INR216,800 INR113,220-340,400 INR
Daman & DiuRegion217,900 INR217,900 INR107,860-339,100 INR
ChandigarhRegion214,000 INR227,600 INR100,140-340,400 INR
SikkimRegion209,700 INR195,200 INR109,340-317,700 INR
LakshadweepRegion208,600 INR204,000 INR106,760-320,500 INR

Customs Controller in India: FAQs

  • How much does a customs controller make per month in India?

    A customs controller in India earns about 20,441 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 245,300 INR.

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

    Entry-level customs controllers in India start near 117,100 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 386,400 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 169,000 and 341,900 INR.

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

    The median is 261,300 INR, higher than the average of 245,300 INR. Half of customs controllers in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

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

    Men working as a customs controller in India earn around 14% more than women on average (263,900 vs 231,000 INR a year).

  • Do customs controllers in India get bonuses?

    About 32% of customs controllers in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 0% to 4% of base salary.

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

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

  • How often do customs controllers in India get a pay raise?

    A customs controller in India sees a raise of around 10% every 17 months, equivalent to roughly 7% a year.