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Average Human Resources Superintendent Salary in India for 2026

A human resources superintendent in India earns about 221,500 INR a year. That's 42% 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 116,180 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 332,100 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 human resources superintendent make in India?

Average salary
221,500 INR
18,458 INR per month
Lowest reported
116,180 INR
9,681 INR per month
Highest reported
332,100 INR
27,675 INR per month

A typical human resources superintendent working in India brings home around 18,458 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 116,180 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 332,100 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 human resources superintendent 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 human resources superintendent 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 human resources superintendents in India earn less than 207,800 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 146,200 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 252,300 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of human resources superintendents sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 116,180 INR. The highest stretch to 332,100 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.

116,180
Low
207,800
Median
332,100
High
146,200
25th
252,300
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Human resources superintendent pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    134,600 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +22% from previous
    163,800 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +42% from previous
    232,400 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +17% from previous
    272,800 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +9% from previous
    297,000 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +6% from previous
    313,700 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 42%. That is the point at which a human resources superintendent 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.

Human resources superintendent pay by education in India

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

  • Bachelor's Degree
    152,100 INR
  • Master's Degree
    +94% from previous
    294,700 INR

Human resources superintendent gender pay gap in India

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and India is no exception. Male human resources superintendents in India earn an average of 231,000 INR a year, while female human resources superintendents earn around 201,100 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.

Human Resources Superintendent gender pay gap

13%

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

Men 231,000 INR
Women 201,100 INR

Pay raises for a human resources superintendent 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

Human resources superintendent 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.

51%

51% of human resources superintendents in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a human resources superintendent 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 3% to 5% of base salary. The remaining 49% of human resources superintendents 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

Human resources superintendent: 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

Human resources superintendent salary by city and region in India

Human resources superintendent 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
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Mumbai
  • Bihar
  • West Bengal
  • Maharashtra
  • Karnataka
  • Bangalore
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Andhra Pradesh
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Uttar PradeshRegion268,900 INR263,900 INR137,400-415,900 INR
Tamil NaduRegion265,000 INR275,800 INR125,700-417,200 INR
MumbaiCity263,200 INR266,000 INR129,000-407,300 INR
BiharRegion261,300 INR283,400 INR119,700-415,900 INR
West BengalRegion259,100 INR263,900 INR125,700-406,300 INR
MaharashtraRegion258,400 INR258,400 INR129,000-396,300 INR
KarnatakaRegion257,700 INR263,900 INR127,700-403,100 INR
BangaloreCity254,800 INR239,000 INR136,200-389,200 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion254,800 INR245,300 INR134,600-390,000 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion253,400 INR240,500 INR128,900-385,300 INR
JharkhandRegion253,400 INR246,500 INR129,000-386,400 INR
RajasthanRegion247,800 INR238,900 INR128,500-381,800 INR
GujaratRegion246,500 INR246,500 INR125,100-384,200 INR
OrissaRegion246,500 INR253,400 INR119,900-384,500 INR
HyderabadCity246,200 INR225,300 INR130,400-369,300 INR
KeralaRegion243,000 INR257,700 INR115,260-382,600 INR
Delhi (city)City240,500 INR240,500 INR119,900-377,200 INR
AhmadabadCity239,000 INR253,400 INR110,500-376,800 INR
PuneCity239,000 INR254,700 INR113,280-378,800 INR
JaipurCity239,000 INR245,300 INR117,380-375,200 INR
KolkataCity239,000 INR227,600 INR125,100-361,500 INR
KanpurCity237,400 INR216,800 INR125,700-357,700 INR
LucknowCity237,400 INR228,500 INR123,400-362,200 INR
AssamRegion237,400 INR246,200 INR112,440-371,100 INR
PunjabRegion232,900 INR212,500 INR124,400-348,300 INR
ChennaiCity232,400 INR232,400 INR116,180-361,600 INR
Delhi (region)Region231,000 INR210,500 INR124,400-349,300 INR
NagpurCity228,500 INR208,600 INR123,400-341,900 INR
SuratCity227,600 INR209,700 INR123,400-345,100 INR
CoimbatoreCity225,700 INR233,600 INR107,580-351,200 INR
TripuraRegion225,700 INR239,300 INR102,160-357,300 INR
UttaranchalRegion225,300 INR210,500 INR120,040-341,900 INR
VisakhapatnamCity221,500 INR207,800 INR115,400-332,100 INR
MeghalayaRegion221,500 INR239,000 INR104,080-353,600 INR
HaryanaRegion221,500 INR232,400 INR109,000-351,900 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion221,500 INR217,900 INR115,560-341,900 INR
IndoreCity218,900 INR238,900 INR102,240-351,900 INR
BhopalCity215,100 INR204,700 INR115,260-327,800 INR
VadodaraCity214,000 INR207,800 INR110,500-327,300 INR
NagalandRegion214,000 INR209,700 INR111,460-330,900 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion212,500 INR200,000 INR114,940-325,800 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion209,700 INR209,700 INR102,960-325,600 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion209,500 INR228,000 INR98,440-339,100 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity208,600 INR225,300 INR95,420-332,500 INR
ManipurRegion207,800 INR214,000 INR101,020-325,800 INR
GoaRegion207,800 INR197,600 INR109,000-313,700 INR
MizoramRegion207,700 INR196,800 INR110,380-313,700 INR
MaduraiCity207,700 INR225,700 INR96,720-330,700 INR
LudhianaCity205,700 INR192,600 INR109,740-312,400 INR
GhaziabadCity204,700 INR197,600 INR105,080-314,500 INR
PatnaCity204,700 INR192,000 INR106,440-309,800 INR
PondicherryRegion204,700 INR214,000 INR96,160-319,600 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion204,700 INR207,800 INR101,020-313,700 INR
agraCity204,000 INR204,000 INR104,080-318,800 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion197,600 INR183,600 INR105,940-297,000 INR
Daman & DiuRegion196,800 INR207,800 INR89,980-309,800 INR
ChandigarhRegion192,600 INR181,600 INR103,600-294,700 INR
SikkimRegion189,300 INR189,300 INR95,760-292,000 INR
LakshadweepRegion187,300 INR172,200 INR100,140-283,400 INR

Human Resources Superintendent in India: FAQs

  • How much does a human resources superintendent make per month in India?

    A human resources superintendent in India earns about 18,458 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 221,500 INR.

  • What's the salary range for a human resources superintendent in India?

    Entry-level human resources superintendents in India start near 116,180 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 332,100 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 146,200 and 252,300 INR.

  • Is the median human resources superintendent salary in India higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 207,800 INR, lower than the average of 221,500 INR. Half of human resources superintendents in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for human resources superintendents in India?

    Men working as a human resources superintendent in India earn around 15% more than women on average (231,000 vs 201,100 INR a year).

  • Do human resources superintendents in India get bonuses?

    About 51% of human resources superintendents in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 3% to 5% of base salary.

  • Do human resources superintendents earn more in the public or private sector in India?

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

  • How often do human resources superintendents in India get a pay raise?

    A human resources superintendent in India sees a raise of around 11% every 16 months, equivalent to roughly 8% a year.