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Average Health Unit Coordinator Salary in India for 2026

A health unit coordinator in India earns about 266,000 INR a year. That's 31% 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 136,200 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 409,000 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 unit coordinator make in India?

Average salary
266,000 INR
22,166 INR per month
Lowest reported
136,200 INR
11,350 INR per month
Highest reported
409,000 INR
34,083 INR per month

A typical health unit coordinator working in India brings home around 22,166 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 136,200 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 409,000 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 unit 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 unit 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 unit coordinators 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 180,300 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 327,300 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of health unit coordinators sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 136,200 INR. The highest stretch to 409,000 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.

136,200
Low
261,300
Median
409,000
High
180,300
25th
327,300
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Health unit coordinator pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    152,000 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +30% from previous
    197,600 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +40% from previous
    277,400 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +21% from previous
    335,100 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +9% from previous
    365,400 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +7% from previous
    392,300 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 40%. That is the point at which a health unit 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 unit coordinator pay by education in India

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

  • Bachelor's Degree
    187,300 INR
  • Master's Degree
    +78% from previous
    332,500 INR

Health unit 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 unit coordinators in India earn an average of 246,200 INR a year, while female health unit coordinators earn around 286,400 INR. That works out to a 14% gap in favour of women, 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 Unit Coordinator gender pay gap

14%

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

Women 286,400 INR
Men 246,200 INR

Pay raises for a health unit 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 11% every 16 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

Health unit 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 unit coordinators in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a health unit 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 1% to 3% of base salary. The remaining 71% of health unit 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 unit 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 unit coordinator salary by city and region in India

Health unit 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
  • West Bengal
  • Maharashtra
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Bihar
  • Andhra Pradesh
  • Delhi (city)
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Gujarat
  • Orissa
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Uttar PradeshRegion332,500 INR351,200 INR157,600-524,300 INR
West BengalRegion327,300 INR313,700 INR172,200-504,400 INR
MaharashtraRegion327,300 INR301,600 INR175,900-498,500 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion318,800 INR325,600 INR157,600-498,500 INR
BiharRegion317,700 INR345,100 INR148,300-504,500 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion314,500 INR317,700 INR152,300-489,600 INR
Delhi (city)City314,500 INR286,400 INR169,000-472,000 INR
Tamil NaduRegion301,600 INR301,600 INR152,100-467,100 INR
GujaratRegion301,300 INR275,500 INR161,300-455,400 INR
OrissaRegion297,000 INR288,100 INR154,700-454,900 INR
KarnatakaRegion296,000 INR282,500 INR152,300-453,200 INR
BangaloreCity296,000 INR288,700 INR152,100-454,900 INR
HyderabadCity294,700 INR275,500 INR157,600-447,700 INR
KolkataCity294,700 INR301,300 INR146,200-460,500 INR
LucknowCity294,700 INR297,000 INR143,200-454,900 INR
MumbaiCity294,700 INR281,500 INR152,000-448,500 INR
RajasthanRegion294,700 INR301,300 INR146,200-460,500 INR
PunjabRegion294,700 INR277,400 INR158,700-447,700 INR
KeralaRegion288,100 INR297,000 INR139,100-451,000 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion286,400 INR307,400 INR136,200-454,900 INR
KanpurCity283,700 INR268,900 INR152,100-433,400 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion283,400 INR275,500 INR142,300-433,800 INR
AhmadabadCity283,400 INR294,700 INR136,200-442,300 INR
JharkhandRegion281,500 INR299,500 INR130,400-445,100 INR
AssamRegion281,500 INR281,500 INR138,800-433,800 INR
ChennaiCity281,500 INR257,700 INR152,100-424,300 INR
HaryanaRegion279,400 INR279,400 INR138,800-433,400 INR
SuratCity277,400 INR263,200 INR148,300-424,300 INR
PuneCity275,800 INR288,100 INR130,400-431,300 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity275,500 INR297,000 INR125,700-442,200 INR
ManipurRegion273,300 INR273,300 INR136,200-420,800 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion273,300 INR294,300 INR127,700-431,300 INR
JaipurCity272,800 INR261,300 INR142,300-415,900 INR
UttaranchalRegion272,800 INR266,000 INR139,100-419,400 INR
NagpurCity268,900 INR252,300 INR143,200-409,000 INR
BhopalCity265,000 INR259,100 INR136,200-407,300 INR
Delhi (region)Region265,000 INR247,800 INR138,800-401,300 INR
IndoreCity263,900 INR282,500 INR119,900-417,100 INR
TripuraRegion263,200 INR282,300 INR119,700-417,200 INR
VisakhapatnamCity263,200 INR258,400 INR134,600-403,100 INR
GhaziabadCity263,100 INR277,400 INR125,100-415,900 INR
NagalandRegion253,400 INR267,100 INR118,060-398,300 INR
CoimbatoreCity252,300 INR252,300 INR127,700-390,000 INR
LudhianaCity252,300 INR247,800 INR128,500-388,100 INR
PondicherryRegion249,600 INR263,200 INR119,900-394,300 INR
MeghalayaRegion246,500 INR267,100 INR115,560-394,800 INR
GoaRegion245,300 INR251,500 INR120,040-383,300 INR
VadodaraCity245,300 INR251,500 INR120,040-383,300 INR
PatnaCity243,000 INR238,900 INR125,100-375,200 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion243,000 INR233,600 INR127,700-371,100 INR
ChandigarhRegion240,500 INR239,000 INR125,100-372,600 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion240,500 INR222,300 INR128,900-363,000 INR
MizoramRegion239,000 INR232,400 INR119,900-366,200 INR
MaduraiCity239,000 INR259,100 INR111,900-383,300 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion238,900 INR225,300 INR125,700-365,400 INR
agraCity237,400 INR216,800 INR125,700-357,700 INR
LakshadweepRegion228,500 INR212,500 INR119,700-345,100 INR
SikkimRegion228,000 INR209,500 INR125,100-345,700 INR
Daman & DiuRegion217,900 INR228,500 INR102,960-341,400 INR

Health Unit Coordinator in India: FAQs

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

    A health unit coordinator in India earns about 22,166 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 266,000 INR.

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

    Entry-level health unit coordinators in India start near 136,200 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 409,000 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 180,300 and 327,300 INR.

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

    The median is 261,300 INR, lower than the average of 266,000 INR. Half of health unit coordinators in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

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

    Men working as a health unit coordinator in India earn around 14% less than women on average (246,200 vs 286,400 INR a year).

  • Do health unit coordinators in India get bonuses?

    About 29% of health unit coordinators in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 1% to 3% of base salary.

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

    In India, the public sector pays a health unit 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 unit coordinators in India get a pay raise?

    A health unit coordinator in India sees a raise of around 11% every 16 months, equivalent to roughly 8% a year.