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Average Informatics Nurse Specialist Salary in India for 2026

An informatics nurse specialist in India earns about 327,800 INR a year. That's 15% 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 172,200 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 502,200 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 informatics nurse specialist make in India?

Average salary
327,800 INR
27,316 INR per month
Lowest reported
172,200 INR
14,350 INR per month
Highest reported
502,200 INR
41,850 INR per month

A typical informatics nurse specialist working in India brings home around 27,316 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 172,200 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 502,200 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 informatics nurse specialist 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 informatics nurse specialist 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 informatics nurse specialists in India earn less than 315,700 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 217,900 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 390,000 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of informatics nurse specialists sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 172,200 INR. The highest stretch to 502,200 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.

172,200
Low
315,700
Median
502,200
High
217,900
25th
390,000
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Informatics nurse specialist pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    191,600 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +36% from previous
    261,300 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +30% from previous
    339,100 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +21% from previous
    409,000 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +9% from previous
    447,300 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +5% from previous
    471,700 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 0 - 2 Years to 2 - 5 Years, where pay rises by about 36%. That is the point at which a informatics nurse specialist 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.

Informatics nurse specialist pay by education in India

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

  • Bachelor's Degree
    275,200 INR
  • Master's Degree
    +38% from previous
    378,800 INR

Informatics nurse specialist gender pay gap in India

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and India is no exception. Male informatics nurse specialists in India earn an average of 314,500 INR a year, while female informatics nurse specialists earn around 352,000 INR. That works out to a 11% 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.

Informatics Nurse Specialist gender pay gap

11%

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

Women 352,000 INR
Men 314,500 INR

Pay raises for an informatics nurse specialist 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 10% every 18 months, which works out to roughly 7% 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

Informatics nurse specialist 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 informatics nurse specialists in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes an informatics nurse specialist 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 informatics nurse specialists 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

Informatics nurse specialist: 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

Informatics nurse specialist salary by city and region in India

Informatics nurse specialist 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
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Maharashtra
  • Rajasthan
  • Karnataka
  • Bangalore
  • Gujarat
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Chennai
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
BiharRegion407,100 INR437,900 INR187,300-648,200 INR
Uttar PradeshRegion407,100 INR413,900 INR197,600-632,400 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion401,300 INR433,400 INR185,100-639,900 INR
MaharashtraRegion385,300 INR369,300 INR200,000-590,200 INR
RajasthanRegion385,300 INR419,400 INR175,900-614,600 INR
KarnatakaRegion384,200 INR413,900 INR176,800-607,400 INR
BangaloreCity382,600 INR369,900 INR200,000-587,800 INR
GujaratRegion378,300 INR361,500 INR195,200-576,500 INR
Tamil NaduRegion377,200 INR382,600 INR185,100-588,500 INR
ChennaiCity376,800 INR362,200 INR196,800-575,100 INR
MumbaiCity376,800 INR404,600 INR172,400-596,800 INR
Delhi (city)City375,200 INR359,900 INR194,600-571,300 INR
KolkataCity372,600 INR403,100 INR172,200-592,600 INR
West BengalRegion372,600 INR401,300 INR172,200-592,200 INR
AhmadabadCity369,900 INR353,600 INR192,600-563,300 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion369,300 INR397,900 INR172,200-589,400 INR
HyderabadCity367,200 INR376,800 INR181,600-575,100 INR
OrissaRegion362,200 INR388,100 INR164,200-573,500 INR
PuneCity361,500 INR349,300 INR189,300-555,800 INR
JharkhandRegion353,600 INR362,200 INR172,200-552,400 INR
JaipurCity352,000 INR378,300 INR159,500-556,000 INR
AssamRegion352,000 INR357,700 INR172,200-545,300 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion351,900 INR359,900 INR172,200-548,500 INR
Delhi (region)Region349,300 INR354,000 INR172,200-544,800 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion345,700 INR332,500 INR180,500-529,600 INR
BhopalCity345,100 INR330,700 INR180,300-525,700 INR
KeralaRegion345,100 INR330,700 INR180,300-525,700 INR
LucknowCity344,600 INR372,600 INR159,400-551,200 INR
PunjabRegion340,400 INR349,300 INR168,100-533,100 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity340,400 INR367,900 INR157,600-538,600 INR
SuratCity340,000 INR345,100 INR164,200-525,700 INR
TripuraRegion335,100 INR361,500 INR152,300-531,700 INR
IndoreCity332,100 INR362,200 INR152,300-533,100 INR
NagpurCity327,300 INR335,100 INR159,500-513,300 INR
ManipurRegion327,300 INR335,100 INR159,500-513,300 INR
NagalandRegion327,300 INR335,100 INR159,500-513,300 INR
KanpurCity327,300 INR335,100 INR159,500-513,300 INR
HaryanaRegion325,900 INR332,500 INR159,400-510,000 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion325,900 INR351,200 INR151,800-519,300 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion325,800 INR312,400 INR167,100-496,100 INR
UttaranchalRegion322,600 INR308,300 INR167,100-493,000 INR
GhaziabadCity319,600 INR325,900 INR158,700-498,000 INR
agraCity315,900 INR305,600 INR163,800-485,300 INR
PatnaCity315,700 INR301,300 INR161,600-480,600 INR
CoimbatoreCity314,500 INR319,600 INR152,300-489,500 INR
VisakhapatnamCity313,700 INR301,600 INR163,800-483,400 INR
PondicherryRegion311,700 INR301,800 INR161,300-476,600 INR
MaduraiCity307,400 INR330,700 INR138,800-485,200 INR
MeghalayaRegion307,400 INR330,700 INR138,800-485,200 INR
VadodaraCity305,600 INR327,300 INR138,800-485,300 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion301,700 INR327,300 INR138,800-483,800 INR
MizoramRegion301,300 INR290,800 INR158,700-462,300 INR
GoaRegion297,000 INR322,600 INR137,400-472,100 INR
LudhianaCity297,000 INR288,100 INR157,600-457,300 INR
ChandigarhRegion288,100 INR275,800 INR150,000-437,900 INR
Daman & DiuRegion279,400 INR268,900 INR146,200-426,700 INR
LakshadweepRegion279,400 INR283,700 INR137,400-433,800 INR
SikkimRegion277,400 INR267,100 INR146,200-428,400 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion275,800 INR281,500 INR136,100-431,100 INR

Informatics Nurse Specialist in India: FAQs

  • How much does an informatics nurse specialist make per month in India?

    An informatics nurse specialist in India earns about 27,316 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 327,800 INR.

  • What's the salary range for an informatics nurse specialist in India?

    Entry-level informatics nurse specialists in India start near 172,200 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 502,200 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 217,900 and 390,000 INR.

  • Is the median informatics nurse specialist salary in India higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 315,700 INR, lower than the average of 327,800 INR. Half of informatics nurse specialists in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for informatics nurse specialists in India?

    Men working as an informatics nurse specialist in India earn around 11% less than women on average (314,500 vs 352,000 INR a year).

  • Do informatics nurse specialists in India get bonuses?

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

  • Do informatics nurse specialists earn more in the public or private sector in India?

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

  • How often do informatics nurse specialists in India get a pay raise?

    An informatics nurse specialist in India sees a raise of around 10% every 18 months, equivalent to roughly 7% a year.