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Average Health and Safety Coordinator Salary in India for 2026

A health and safety coordinator in India earns about 152,100 INR a year. That's 60% 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 74,380 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 233,600 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 health and safety coordinator make in India?

Average salary
152,100 INR
12,675 INR per month
Lowest reported
74,380 INR
6,198 INR per month
Highest reported
233,600 INR
19,466 INR per month

A typical health and safety coordinator working in India brings home around 12,675 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 74,380 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 233,600 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 health and safety coordinator 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 health and safety coordinator 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 health and safety coordinators in India earn less than 152,100 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 103,600 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 191,600 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of health and safety coordinators sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 74,380 INR. The highest stretch to 233,600 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.

74,380
Low
152,100
Median
233,600
High
103,600
25th
191,600
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Health and safety coordinator pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    92,300 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +30% from previous
    119,700 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +33% from previous
    159,500 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +20% from previous
    192,000 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +8% from previous
    207,800 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +7% from previous
    222,300 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 33%. That is the point at which a health and safety coordinator 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.

Health and safety coordinator pay by education in India

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

  • Certificate or Diploma
    119,700 INR
  • Bachelor's Degree
    +37% from previous
    163,800 INR
  • Master's Degree
    +29% from previous
    210,500 INR

Health and safety coordinator gender pay gap in India

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and India is no exception. Male health and safety coordinators in India earn an average of 154,700 INR a year, while female health and safety coordinators earn around 146,200 INR. That works out to a 6% 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.

Health and Safety Coordinator gender pay gap

5%

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

Men 154,700 INR
Women 146,200 INR

Pay raises for a health and safety coordinator 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

Health and safety coordinator 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.

29%

29% of health and safety coordinators in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a health and safety coordinator 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 3% of base salary. The remaining 71% of health and safety coordinators 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

Health and safety coordinator: 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

Health and safety coordinator salary by city and region in India

Health and safety coordinator 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
  • Bihar
  • Maharashtra
  • Rajasthan
  • West Bengal
  • Orissa
  • Andhra Pradesh
  • Ahmadabad
  • Kerala
  • Delhi (city)
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Uttar PradeshRegion191,600 INR175,900 INR103,440-292,000 INR
BiharRegion187,500 INR201,100 INR84,880-296,000 INR
MaharashtraRegion187,500 INR195,200 INR88,260-294,300 INR
RajasthanRegion181,600 INR172,200 INR95,860-277,400 INR
West BengalRegion181,600 INR185,100 INR88,600-283,400 INR
OrissaRegion174,000 INR180,300 INR86,520-275,200 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion174,000 INR167,100 INR91,580-267,100 INR
AhmadabadCity172,200 INR161,600 INR93,140-263,900 INR
KeralaRegion172,200 INR159,500 INR89,340-261,300 INR
Delhi (city)City172,200 INR181,600 INR80,480-271,300 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion172,200 INR163,800 INR87,760-263,100 INR
MumbaiCity169,000 INR172,400 INR83,760-265,000 INR
JharkhandRegion169,000 INR154,700 INR92,400-254,700 INR
KarnatakaRegion169,000 INR172,200 INR81,180-263,100 INR
Tamil NaduRegion168,100 INR163,800 INR87,020-257,700 INR
PuneCity167,100 INR158,700 INR88,600-254,700 INR
BangaloreCity167,100 INR167,100 INR85,460-259,100 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion167,100 INR154,700 INR92,300-252,300 INR
ChennaiCity164,200 INR174,000 INR79,360-263,200 INR
GujaratRegion163,800 INR172,200 INR78,500-261,300 INR
HyderabadCity161,600 INR169,000 INR77,120-254,800 INR
LucknowCity161,600 INR158,700 INR84,180-249,600 INR
SuratCity161,600 INR169,000 INR77,120-254,800 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion161,300 INR161,300 INR82,480-249,600 INR
Delhi (region)Region159,500 INR167,100 INR76,280-252,300 INR
HaryanaRegion159,500 INR158,700 INR80,280-246,500 INR
KolkataCity159,400 INR152,000 INR83,400-243,000 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity159,100 INR172,200 INR74,540-253,400 INR
PunjabRegion158,700 INR161,600 INR74,940-246,200 INR
JaipurCity157,600 INR159,400 INR77,640-243,000 INR
IndoreCity157,600 INR169,000 INR70,600-247,800 INR
AssamRegion157,600 INR152,300 INR79,000-239,300 INR
NagpurCity154,700 INR161,300 INR73,020-243,000 INR
VisakhapatnamCity154,700 INR154,700 INR76,440-239,300 INR
GhaziabadCity152,000 INR138,800 INR80,640-231,000 INR
TripuraRegion152,000 INR163,800 INR69,180-240,500 INR
KanpurCity152,000 INR159,100 INR72,260-238,900 INR
UttaranchalRegion151,800 INR151,800 INR75,500-232,400 INR
BhopalCity150,000 INR150,000 INR73,020-232,900 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion150,000 INR159,500 INR68,900-237,400 INR
ManipurRegion148,300 INR143,200 INR72,740-225,300 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion142,300 INR151,800 INR67,020-225,700 INR
LudhianaCity142,300 INR142,300 INR69,400-221,500 INR
CoimbatoreCity142,300 INR139,100 INR70,600-216,800 INR
NagalandRegion142,300 INR128,500 INR77,640-212,500 INR
MaduraiCity138,800 INR152,000 INR64,180-221,500 INR
MizoramRegion138,800 INR138,800 INR71,700-216,800 INR
PondicherryRegion138,800 INR130,400 INR73,020-212,500 INR
GoaRegion138,800 INR136,200 INR74,620-215,100 INR
agraCity138,200 INR148,300 INR66,580-221,500 INR
MeghalayaRegion138,200 INR151,800 INR63,480-222,300 INR
PatnaCity138,200 INR138,200 INR67,800-215,100 INR
VadodaraCity136,200 INR128,500 INR71,020-207,800 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion136,100 INR137,400 INR66,480-209,700 INR
SikkimRegion136,100 INR143,200 INR63,320-210,500 INR
ChandigarhRegion136,100 INR136,100 INR66,680-207,700 INR
LakshadweepRegion129,000 INR136,100 INR60,600-204,700 INR
Daman & DiuRegion127,700 INR119,020 INR66,680-192,600 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion125,700 INR130,400 INR62,100-200,000 INR

Health and Safety Coordinator in India: FAQs

  • How much does a health and safety coordinator make per month in India?

    A health and safety coordinator in India earns about 12,675 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 152,100 INR.

  • What's the salary range for a health and safety coordinator in India?

    Entry-level health and safety coordinators in India start near 74,380 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 233,600 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 103,600 and 191,600 INR.

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

    The median is 152,100 INR, higher than the average of 152,100 INR. Half of health and safety coordinators in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

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

    Men working as a health and safety coordinator in India earn around 6% more than women on average (154,700 vs 146,200 INR a year).

  • Do health and safety coordinators in India get bonuses?

    About 29% of health and safety coordinators in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 0% to 3% of base salary.

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

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

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

    A health and safety coordinator in India sees a raise of around 9% every 17 months, equivalent to roughly 6% a year.