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Average Environmental Health and Safety Manager Salary in India for 2026

An environmental health and safety manager in India earns about 615,700 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 290,800 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 974,600 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 health and safety manager make in India?

Average salary
615,700 INR
51,308 INR per month
Lowest reported
290,800 INR
24,233 INR per month
Highest reported
974,600 INR
81,216 INR per month

A typical environmental health and safety manager working in India brings home around 51,308 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 290,800 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 974,600 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 health and safety manager 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 health and safety manager 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 health and safety managers in India earn less than 652,200 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 424,300 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 862,100 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of environmental health and safety managers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 290,800 INR. The highest stretch to 974,600 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.

290,800
Low
652,200
Median
974,600
High
424,300
25th
862,100
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Environmental health and safety manager pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    332,100 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +38% from previous
    459,300 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +43% from previous
    656,800 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +22% from previous
    798,900 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +6% from previous
    843,600 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +9% from previous
    919,700 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 43%. That is the point at which a environmental health and safety manager 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 health and safety manager pay by education in India

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

  • Bachelor's Degree
    425,100 INR
  • Master's Degree
    +55% from previous
    658,300 INR
  • PhD
    +33% from previous
    877,300 INR

Environmental health and safety manager 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 health and safety managers in India earn an average of 663,200 INR a year, while female environmental health and safety managers earn around 578,500 INR. That works out to a 15% 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 Health and Safety Manager gender pay gap

13%

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

Men 663,200 INR
Women 578,500 INR

Pay raises for an environmental health and safety manager 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 health and safety manager 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.

85%

85% of environmental health and safety managers in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes an environmental health and safety manager 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 15% of environmental health and safety managers 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 health and safety manager: 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 health and safety manager salary by city and region in India

Environmental health and safety manager 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
  • Bihar
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Rajasthan
  • West Bengal
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Delhi (city)
  • Chennai
  • Ahmadabad
  • Gujarat
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
MaharashtraRegion756,700 INR714,600 INR401,300-1,152,700 INR
BiharRegion756,700 INR818,100 INR348,300-1,212,800 INR
Uttar PradeshRegion746,600 INR778,500 INR359,900-1,175,700 INR
RajasthanRegion741,500 INR712,100 INR384,500-1,133,900 INR
West BengalRegion737,000 INR751,700 INR362,200-1,152,700 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion736,700 INR706,200 INR384,200-1,122,500 INR
Delhi (city)City732,400 INR688,900 INR386,400-1,110,500 INR
ChennaiCity707,700 INR667,400 INR376,800-1,078,200 INR
AhmadabadCity707,700 INR707,700 INR353,600-1,095,900 INR
GujaratRegion706,200 INR663,100 INR375,200-1,074,600 INR
HyderabadCity699,700 INR684,900 INR357,300-1,074,200 INR
SuratCity694,700 INR683,400 INR354,000-1,069,800 INR
MumbaiCity692,500 INR706,200 INR340,000-1,080,200 INR
KarnatakaRegion688,900 INR702,800 INR339,100-1,074,600 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion683,400 INR710,500 INR327,800-1,074,600 INR
KolkataCity683,400 INR656,800 INR354,000-1,043,700 INR
BangaloreCity683,400 INR724,300 INR320,500-1,080,200 INR
OrissaRegion681,900 INR695,400 INR332,100-1,062,500 INR
Tamil NaduRegion681,500 INR626,800 INR367,200-1,028,300 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion680,100 INR650,700 INR351,200-1,038,700 INR
AssamRegion672,600 INR615,300 INR361,500-1,011,300 INR
PunjabRegion671,000 INR658,300 INR341,900-1,037,000 INR
KeralaRegion664,500 INR664,500 INR332,500-1,032,400 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion658,300 INR699,700 INR308,300-1,042,000 INR
HaryanaRegion656,800 INR603,400 INR353,600-990,700 INR
JharkhandRegion653,200 INR681,900 INR315,700-1,025,100 INR
PuneCity650,800 INR650,800 INR325,600-1,007,400 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity645,800 INR696,700 INR296,000-1,025,100 INR
BhopalCity639,100 INR677,100 INR301,800-1,009,600 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion638,700 INR688,900 INR294,700-1,011,300 INR
IndoreCity638,700 INR689,900 INR294,700-1,012,100 INR
JaipurCity637,500 INR650,800 INR311,700-991,100 INR
LucknowCity633,300 INR608,500 INR330,700-972,200 INR
NagpurCity631,200 INR620,300 INR322,600-973,800 INR
ManipurRegion626,800 INR574,200 INR340,000-946,800 INR
Delhi (region)Region623,700 INR610,100 INR318,800-962,300 INR
GhaziabadCity623,200 INR648,200 INR297,000-976,300 INR
KanpurCity619,000 INR606,400 INR313,700-954,900 INR
UttaranchalRegion612,500 INR646,600 INR288,100-964,000 INR
LudhianaCity606,400 INR642,800 INR283,700-958,700 INR
VisakhapatnamCity602,700 INR639,100 INR282,300-953,300 INR
PatnaCity595,300 INR631,200 INR281,500-942,700 INR
TripuraRegion590,200 INR638,700 INR272,800-938,700 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion578,500 INR544,800 INR308,900-879,700 INR
NagalandRegion576,500 INR598,600 INR275,500-906,500 INR
GoaRegion575,100 INR552,400 INR297,000-878,900 INR
SikkimRegion575,100 INR538,600 INR305,600-875,000 INR
CoimbatoreCity575,100 INR528,600 INR312,400-866,900 INR
ChandigarhRegion575,100 INR608,500 INR271,300-907,100 INR
PondicherryRegion571,300 INR571,300 INR288,100-888,400 INR
MeghalayaRegion566,900 INR615,000 INR263,200-903,500 INR
agraCity563,300 INR533,100 INR301,800-861,300 INR
VadodaraCity551,200 INR528,600 INR288,100-844,100 INR
MizoramRegion544,800 INR576,500 INR254,800-860,300 INR
MaduraiCity543,200 INR589,400 INR249,600-864,700 INR
LakshadweepRegion524,700 INR516,100 INR267,100-810,400 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion522,700 INR533,100 INR254,800-814,100 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion518,900 INR510,000 INR265,000-799,300 INR
Daman & DiuRegion514,800 INR514,800 INR257,700-800,500 INR

Environmental Health and Safety Manager in India: FAQs

  • How much does an environmental health and safety manager make per month in India?

    An environmental health and safety manager in India earns about 51,308 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 615,700 INR.

  • What's the salary range for an environmental health and safety manager in India?

    Entry-level environmental health and safety managers in India start near 290,800 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 974,600 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 424,300 and 862,100 INR.

  • Is the median environmental health and safety manager salary in India higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 652,200 INR, higher than the average of 615,700 INR. Half of environmental health and safety managers in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for environmental health and safety managers in India?

    Men working as an environmental health and safety manager in India earn around 15% more than women on average (663,200 vs 578,500 INR a year).

  • Do environmental health and safety managers in India get bonuses?

    About 85% of environmental health and safety managers in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 5% to 9% of base salary.

  • Do environmental health and safety managers earn more in the public or private sector in India?

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

  • How often do environmental health and safety managers in India get a pay raise?

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