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Average Drywall Installer Salary in India for 2026

A drywall installer in India earns about 128,900 INR a year. That's 66% 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 59,660 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 208,600 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 drywall installer make in India?

Average salary
128,900 INR
10,741 INR per month
Lowest reported
59,660 INR
4,971 INR per month
Highest reported
208,600 INR
17,383 INR per month

A typical drywall installer working in India brings home around 10,741 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 59,660 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 208,600 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 drywall installer 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 drywall installer 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 drywall installers in India earn less than 142,300 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 89,340 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 190,500 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of drywall installers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 59,660 INR. The highest stretch to 208,600 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.

59,660
Low
142,300
Median
208,600
High
89,340
25th
190,500
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Drywall installer pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    67,120 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +37% from previous
    92,240 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +48% from previous
    136,200 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +20% from previous
    163,800 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +10% from previous
    180,500 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +8% from previous
    194,600 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 drywall installer 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.

Drywall installer pay by education in India

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

  • High School
    77,120 INR
  • Certificate or Diploma
    +60% from previous
    123,400 INR
  • Bachelor's Degree
    +65% from previous
    204,000 INR

Drywall installer gender pay gap in India

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and India is no exception. Male drywall installers in India earn an average of 143,200 INR a year, while female drywall installers earn around 117,440 INR. That works out to a 22% 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.

Drywall Installer gender pay gap

18%

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

Men 143,200 INR
Women 117,440 INR

Pay raises for a drywall installer 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 9% every 17 months, which works out to roughly 6% 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

Drywall installer 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.

33%

33% of drywall installers in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a drywall installer 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 67% of drywall installers 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

Drywall installer: 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

Drywall installer salary by city and region in India

Drywall installer 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.

  • Maharashtra
  • Rajasthan
  • West Bengal
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Orissa
  • Hyderabad
  • Chennai
  • Ahmadabad
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Delhi (city)
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
MaharashtraRegion159,100 INR172,200 INR74,540-253,400 INR
RajasthanRegion158,700 INR172,200 INR72,700-249,600 INR
West BengalRegion157,600 INR167,100 INR73,040-246,500 INR
Uttar PradeshRegion154,700 INR167,100 INR70,700-246,500 INR
OrissaRegion152,300 INR164,200 INR69,040-243,000 INR
HyderabadCity152,300 INR164,200 INR69,400-245,300 INR
ChennaiCity152,100 INR161,600 INR68,320-239,300 INR
AhmadabadCity152,100 INR161,600 INR70,260-239,000 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion152,100 INR161,600 INR69,780-239,000 INR
Delhi (city)City152,000 INR163,800 INR69,540-239,300 INR
BiharRegion152,000 INR163,800 INR69,060-239,300 INR
BangaloreCity151,800 INR161,300 INR68,400-238,900 INR
Tamil NaduRegion151,800 INR161,300 INR69,580-239,000 INR
KarnatakaRegion151,800 INR161,300 INR66,960-239,000 INR
MumbaiCity148,300 INR159,400 INR66,180-233,600 INR
AssamRegion148,300 INR159,100 INR65,920-232,400 INR
KeralaRegion148,300 INR159,100 INR69,240-232,400 INR
KanpurCity143,200 INR154,700 INR67,560-228,500 INR
PunjabRegion142,300 INR152,000 INR66,820-225,700 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion142,300 INR154,700 INR64,620-228,000 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion142,300 INR152,000 INR65,940-225,700 INR
GujaratRegion142,300 INR152,300 INR64,200-225,300 INR
IndoreCity139,100 INR151,800 INR64,720-221,500 INR
UttaranchalRegion139,100 INR150,000 INR61,680-221,500 INR
KolkataCity138,800 INR152,100 INR62,860-221,500 INR
JharkhandRegion138,800 INR152,100 INR63,040-222,300 INR
PuneCity138,800 INR152,100 INR64,180-221,500 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion138,200 INR151,800 INR64,560-218,900 INR
NagpurCity138,200 INR151,800 INR64,640-218,900 INR
JaipurCity137,400 INR148,300 INR63,500-216,800 INR
SuratCity136,200 INR148,300 INR64,040-215,100 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity136,200 INR148,300 INR64,040-215,100 INR
HaryanaRegion136,100 INR146,200 INR63,380-212,500 INR
VisakhapatnamCity136,100 INR146,200 INR63,380-212,500 INR
LucknowCity136,100 INR146,200 INR60,600-212,500 INR
Delhi (region)Region136,100 INR146,200 INR61,840-214,000 INR
ManipurRegion134,600 INR143,200 INR60,880-209,500 INR
TripuraRegion130,400 INR142,300 INR60,180-208,600 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion130,400 INR143,200 INR60,160-209,700 INR
PatnaCity129,000 INR138,200 INR58,280-204,000 INR
NagalandRegion129,000 INR139,100 INR60,400-204,700 INR
GhaziabadCity129,000 INR138,200 INR58,280-204,000 INR
GoaRegion127,700 INR136,200 INR57,360-200,000 INR
BhopalCity125,700 INR139,100 INR60,480-204,700 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion124,400 INR136,100 INR56,640-197,600 INR
CoimbatoreCity124,400 INR136,200 INR59,380-197,600 INR
MeghalayaRegion123,400 INR130,400 INR54,560-194,600 INR
LudhianaCity123,400 INR130,400 INR55,580-194,600 INR
VadodaraCity119,900 INR128,900 INR54,280-192,600 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion119,900 INR128,900 INR57,360-192,600 INR
agraCity119,900 INR130,400 INR55,840-191,600 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion119,860 INR128,500 INR56,880-192,000 INR
MaduraiCity119,700 INR128,500 INR55,020-192,000 INR
MizoramRegion118,200 INR129,000 INR53,320-189,300 INR
PondicherryRegion117,520 INR125,700 INR53,160-189,300 INR
ChandigarhRegion115,600 INR127,700 INR54,180-187,500 INR
SikkimRegion112,620 INR119,900 INR53,120-180,300 INR
Daman & DiuRegion107,900 INR118,060 INR49,020-172,200 INR
LakshadweepRegion106,500 INR115,520 INR48,640-169,000 INR

Drywall Installer in India: FAQs

  • How much does a drywall installer make per month in India?

    A drywall installer in India earns about 10,741 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 128,900 INR.

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

    Entry-level drywall installers in India start near 59,660 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 208,600 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 89,340 and 190,500 INR.

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

    The median is 142,300 INR, higher than the average of 128,900 INR. Half of drywall installers in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

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

    Men working as a drywall installer in India earn around 22% more than women on average (143,200 vs 117,440 INR a year).

  • Do drywall installers in India get bonuses?

    About 33% of drywall installers in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 0% to 4% of base salary.

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

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

  • How often do drywall installers in India get a pay raise?

    A drywall installer in India sees a raise of around 9% every 17 months, equivalent to roughly 6% a year.