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Average Immigration Executive Salary in India for 2026

An immigration executive in India earns about 514,300 INR a year. That's 34% 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 273,300 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 780,700 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 immigration executive make in India?

Average salary
514,300 INR
42,858 INR per month
Lowest reported
273,300 INR
22,775 INR per month
Highest reported
780,700 INR
65,058 INR per month

A typical immigration executive working in India brings home around 42,858 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 273,300 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 780,700 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 immigration executive 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 immigration executive 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 immigration executives in India earn less than 483,400 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 340,400 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 592,200 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of immigration executives sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 273,300 INR. The highest stretch to 780,700 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.

273,300
Low
483,400
Median
780,700
High
340,400
25th
592,200
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Immigration executive pay by experience in India

Years of experience is the single biggest lever on pay for an immigration executive 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 immigration executive salary changes as you move through the career ladder.

  • 0-2 Years
    311,700 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +23% from previous
    382,600 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +42% from previous
    544,800 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +16% from previous
    633,300 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +10% from previous
    699,700 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +6% from previous
    739,500 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 immigration executive 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.

Immigration executive pay by education in India

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

  • Certificate or Diploma
    382,600 INR
  • Bachelor's Degree
    +30% from previous
    496,100 INR
  • Master's Degree
    +43% from previous
    709,600 INR

Immigration executive gender pay gap in India

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and India is no exception. Male immigration executives in India earn an average of 538,600 INR a year, while female immigration executives earn around 471,700 INR. That works out to a 14% 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.

Immigration Executive gender pay gap

12%

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

Men 538,600 INR
Women 471,700 INR

Pay raises for an immigration executive 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 16 months, which works out to roughly 9% 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

Immigration executive 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.

28%

28% of immigration executives in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes an immigration executive 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 72% of immigration executives 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

Immigration executive: 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

Immigration executive salary by city and region in India

Immigration executive 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.

  • Bihar
  • Maharashtra
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • West Bengal
  • Orissa
  • Andhra Pradesh
  • Karnataka
  • Hyderabad
  • Punjab
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
BiharRegion639,900 INR692,500 INR294,300-1,016,300 INR
MaharashtraRegion619,800 INR619,800 INR312,400-965,000 INR
Uttar PradeshRegion612,500 INR597,800 INR311,700-939,600 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion607,400 INR582,700 INR313,700-931,900 INR
West BengalRegion596,800 INR608,500 INR294,700-932,800 INR
OrissaRegion592,200 INR605,700 INR288,700-923,000 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion588,500 INR563,000 INR305,600-899,100 INR
KarnatakaRegion582,700 INR592,600 INR283,700-908,200 INR
HyderabadCity575,100 INR528,600 INR312,400-866,900 INR
PunjabRegion574,200 INR528,600 INR312,400-868,400 INR
Delhi (city)City573,500 INR573,500 INR288,100-890,700 INR
Tamil NaduRegion568,500 INR592,200 INR275,200-893,500 INR
AssamRegion568,500 INR592,200 INR275,200-893,500 INR
RajasthanRegion568,500 INR548,800 INR296,000-870,700 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion566,900 INR555,800 INR290,800-875,000 INR
GujaratRegion563,000 INR563,000 INR283,400-874,300 INR
KolkataCity562,600 INR541,700 INR294,300-862,400 INR
MumbaiCity562,600 INR574,200 INR275,800-879,800 INR
BangaloreCity559,000 INR525,700 INR296,000-849,200 INR
JharkhandRegion559,000 INR548,800 INR282,500-861,300 INR
ChennaiCity559,000 INR559,000 INR279,400-864,900 INR
KeralaRegion558,300 INR592,200 INR263,100-882,400 INR
JaipurCity556,000 INR566,900 INR273,300-866,900 INR
LucknowCity548,500 INR524,300 INR283,700-838,100 INR
AhmadabadCity544,800 INR574,200 INR254,800-860,300 INR
KanpurCity538,600 INR498,500 INR292,000-814,500 INR
SuratCity533,100 INR489,600 INR288,100-800,200 INR
PuneCity524,300 INR559,000 INR246,500-830,500 INR
HaryanaRegion519,300 INR539,800 INR247,800-812,900 INR
IndoreCity519,300 INR559,000 INR238,900-823,400 INR
GhaziabadCity518,300 INR504,500 INR263,900-794,900 INR
BhopalCity514,800 INR485,300 INR275,200-782,500 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion514,300 INR483,400 INR273,300-780,700 INR
ManipurRegion510,300 INR529,600 INR245,300-799,300 INR
NagpurCity507,300 INR466,900 INR273,000-767,400 INR
NagalandRegion504,500 INR496,100 INR257,700-780,700 INR
MeghalayaRegion504,500 INR548,800 INR232,400-803,400 INR
Delhi (region)Region504,300 INR466,300 INR273,300-762,400 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity501,400 INR541,700 INR232,900-800,500 INR
UttaranchalRegion501,400 INR472,000 INR266,000-765,100 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion500,100 INR538,600 INR231,000-794,900 INR
CoimbatoreCity498,500 INR518,300 INR238,900-780,700 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion496,100 INR496,100 INR247,800-767,500 INR
PondicherryRegion492,700 INR524,700 INR232,400-780,600 INR
TripuraRegion489,500 INR528,600 INR225,300-778,900 INR
VisakhapatnamCity489,500 INR460,500 INR259,100-744,700 INR
agraCity485,300 INR485,300 INR240,500-751,100 INR
ChandigarhRegion480,300 INR453,200 INR254,700-732,400 INR
MizoramRegion480,300 INR453,200 INR254,800-731,700 INR
LudhianaCity472,100 INR444,300 INR249,600-721,600 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion472,100 INR483,800 INR232,400-739,500 INR
MaduraiCity467,100 INR504,300 INR214,000-743,100 INR
PatnaCity466,300 INR437,300 INR246,200-706,200 INR
GoaRegion460,500 INR442,300 INR239,000-706,200 INR
VadodaraCity460,500 INR442,300 INR239,000-706,200 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion453,200 INR417,200 INR245,300-684,900 INR
SikkimRegion436,200 INR436,200 INR221,500-680,100 INR
LakshadweepRegion436,200 INR401,300 INR237,400-659,200 INR
Daman & DiuRegion420,100 INR447,300 INR197,600-664,500 INR

Immigration Executive in India: FAQs

  • How much does an immigration executive make per month in India?

    An immigration executive in India earns about 42,858 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 514,300 INR.

  • What's the salary range for an immigration executive in India?

    Entry-level immigration executives in India start near 273,300 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 780,700 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 340,400 and 592,200 INR.

  • Is the median immigration executive salary in India higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 483,400 INR, lower than the average of 514,300 INR. Half of immigration executives in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for immigration executives in India?

    Men working as an immigration executive in India earn around 14% more than women on average (538,600 vs 471,700 INR a year).

  • Do immigration executives in India get bonuses?

    About 28% of immigration executives in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 1% to 3% of base salary.

  • Do immigration executives earn more in the public or private sector in India?

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

  • How often do immigration executives in India get a pay raise?

    An immigration executive in India sees a raise of around 12% every 16 months, equivalent to roughly 9% a year.