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Average Environmental and Agricultural Scientist Salary in India for 2026

An environmental and agricultural scientist in India earns about 608,500 INR a year. That's 58% 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 327,300 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 918,600 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 an environmental and agricultural scientist make in India?

Average salary
608,500 INR
50,708 INR per month
Lowest reported
327,300 INR
27,275 INR per month
Highest reported
918,600 INR
76,550 INR per month

A typical environmental and agricultural scientist working in India brings home around 50,708 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 327,300 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 918,600 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 environmental and agricultural scientist 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 environmental and agricultural scientist 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 environmental and agricultural scientists in India earn less than 562,200 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 399,900 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 681,500 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of environmental and agricultural scientists sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 327,300 INR. The highest stretch to 918,600 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.

327,300
Low
562,200
Median
918,600
High
399,900
25th
681,500
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Environmental and agricultural scientist pay by experience in India

Years of experience is the single biggest lever on pay for an environmental and agricultural scientist 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 environmental and agricultural scientist salary changes as you move through the career ladder.

  • 0-2 Years
    384,200 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +26% from previous
    483,800 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +32% from previous
    638,700 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +17% from previous
    747,400 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +11% from previous
    829,000 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +7% from previous
    883,500 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 32%. That is the point at which a environmental and agricultural scientist 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.

Environmental and agricultural scientist pay by education in India

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

  • Bachelor's Degree
    459,300 INR
  • Master's Degree
    +34% from previous
    615,000 INR
  • PhD
    +42% from previous
    875,000 INR

Environmental and agricultural scientist gender pay gap in India

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and India is no exception. Male environmental and agricultural scientists in India earn an average of 631,200 INR a year, while female environmental and agricultural scientists earn around 578,500 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.

Environmental and Agricultural Scientist gender pay gap

8%

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

Men 631,200 INR
Women 578,500 INR

Pay raises for an environmental and agricultural scientist 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 12% every 18 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

Environmental and agricultural scientist 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.

53%

53% of environmental and agricultural scientists in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes an environmental and agricultural scientist 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 4% to 5% of base salary. The remaining 47% of environmental and agricultural scientists 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

Environmental and agricultural scientist: 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

Environmental and agricultural scientist salary by city and region in India

Environmental and agricultural scientist 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
  • Mumbai
  • Bangalore
  • Maharashtra
  • Karnataka
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Rajasthan
  • Bihar
  • Jharkhand
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Uttar PradeshRegion769,500 INR724,000 INR407,300-1,172,900 INR
West BengalRegion743,100 INR714,600 INR385,300-1,134,800 INR
MumbaiCity714,600 INR683,800 INR369,300-1,089,400 INR
BangaloreCity714,600 INR656,800 INR384,500-1,078,200 INR
MaharashtraRegion713,900 INR744,700 INR341,900-1,124,200 INR
KarnatakaRegion713,900 INR687,100 INR371,100-1,094,000 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion712,100 INR724,000 INR349,300-1,109,600 INR
RajasthanRegion706,200 INR721,600 INR344,600-1,099,200 INR
BiharRegion705,500 INR759,300 INR325,800-1,120,700 INR
JharkhandRegion694,700 INR653,200 INR369,900-1,058,300 INR
OrissaRegion694,700 INR669,100 INR361,500-1,067,300 INR
Tamil NaduRegion684,900 INR724,000 INR320,500-1,080,400 INR
GujaratRegion679,200 INR705,500 INR325,600-1,064,100 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion679,200 INR692,500 INR332,500-1,058,800 INR
KeralaRegion675,200 INR660,500 INR345,100-1,037,600 INR
AhmadabadCity674,100 INR659,200 INR341,900-1,038,700 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion670,600 INR627,900 INR354,000-1,016,300 INR
Delhi (city)City669,100 INR695,400 INR319,600-1,048,600 INR
HyderabadCity665,300 INR665,300 INR332,100-1,035,500 INR
KolkataCity659,200 INR674,100 INR325,800-1,030,200 INR
ChennaiCity658,300 INR681,500 INR315,700-1,030,200 INR
JaipurCity658,300 INR631,200 INR341,400-1,006,300 INR
PunjabRegion656,800 INR656,800 INR327,800-1,014,700 INR
PuneCity653,200 INR641,900 INR332,100-1,006,300 INR
IndoreCity650,800 INR701,400 INR297,000-1,031,200 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion649,700 INR596,800 INR351,900-983,100 INR
SuratCity648,200 INR648,200 INR325,800-1,004,400 INR
UttaranchalRegion643,800 INR592,200 INR349,300-974,600 INR
AssamRegion639,100 INR677,100 INR301,800-1,006,300 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity638,700 INR688,900 INR294,700-1,011,300 INR
BhopalCity637,500 INR583,000 INR341,900-960,900 INR
KanpurCity633,300 INR633,300 INR315,900-983,700 INR
LucknowCity632,400 INR648,200 INR312,400-987,200 INR
Delhi (region)Region627,900 INR627,900 INR315,700-973,800 INR
NagpurCity619,800 INR619,800 INR312,400-965,000 INR
VisakhapatnamCity615,000 INR563,300 INR330,900-926,000 INR
HaryanaRegion614,600 INR649,700 INR286,400-970,600 INR
GhaziabadCity608,500 INR571,300 INR322,600-926,000 INR
LudhianaCity605,700 INR556,000 INR327,800-913,400 INR
NagalandRegion603,400 INR566,900 INR319,600-919,700 INR
PatnaCity589,400 INR539,700 INR318,800-890,700 INR
MizoramRegion582,700 INR537,300 INR313,700-879,800 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion581,000 INR627,900 INR267,100-926,000 INR
TripuraRegion576,500 INR623,700 INR265,000-919,700 INR
ManipurRegion576,500 INR610,100 INR272,800-913,400 INR
CoimbatoreCity575,100 INR607,400 INR271,300-906,000 INR
ChandigarhRegion574,200 INR528,600 INR312,400-869,400 INR
PondicherryRegion572,200 INR559,000 INR292,000-879,800 INR
MeghalayaRegion563,300 INR608,500 INR259,100-899,100 INR
GoaRegion562,600 INR574,200 INR275,500-879,800 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion562,600 INR588,500 INR272,800-887,100 INR
VadodaraCity553,800 INR562,600 INR272,800-862,200 INR
agraCity552,400 INR573,500 INR265,000-864,900 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion551,200 INR528,500 INR288,100-843,600 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion533,100 INR533,100 INR266,000-823,400 INR
Daman & DiuRegion533,100 INR522,700 INR272,800-816,900 INR
MaduraiCity533,100 INR573,500 INR245,300-844,600 INR
SikkimRegion533,000 INR555,800 INR258,400-838,100 INR
LakshadweepRegion518,900 INR518,900 INR261,300-807,900 INR

Environmental and Agricultural Scientist in India: FAQs

  • How much does an environmental and agricultural scientist make per month in India?

    An environmental and agricultural scientist in India earns about 50,708 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 608,500 INR.

  • What's the salary range for an environmental and agricultural scientist in India?

    Entry-level environmental and agricultural scientists in India start near 327,300 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 918,600 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 399,900 and 681,500 INR.

  • Is the median environmental and agricultural scientist salary in India higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 562,200 INR, lower than the average of 608,500 INR. Half of environmental and agricultural scientists in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for environmental and agricultural scientists in India?

    Men working as an environmental and agricultural scientist in India earn around 9% more than women on average (631,200 vs 578,500 INR a year).

  • Do environmental and agricultural scientists in India get bonuses?

    About 53% of environmental and agricultural scientists in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 4% to 5% of base salary.

  • Do environmental and agricultural scientists earn more in the public or private sector in India?

    In India, the public sector pays an environmental and agricultural scientist about 6% more on average. Public-sector pay tends to be steadier; private-sector pay tends to offer bigger upside.

  • How often do environmental and agricultural scientists in India get a pay raise?

    An environmental and agricultural scientist in India sees a raise of around 12% every 18 months, equivalent to roughly 8% a year.