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Average Inspection Supervisor Salary in India for 2026

An inspection supervisor in India earns about 376,800 INR a year. That's 2% roughly in line with 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 192,000 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 578,500 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 inspection supervisor make in India?

Average salary
376,800 INR
31,400 INR per month
Lowest reported
192,000 INR
16,000 INR per month
Highest reported
578,500 INR
48,208 INR per month

A typical inspection supervisor working in India brings home around 31,400 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 192,000 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 578,500 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 inspection supervisor 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 inspection supervisor 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 inspection supervisors in India earn less than 367,900 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 253,400 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 464,400 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of inspection supervisors sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 192,000 INR. The highest stretch to 578,500 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.

192,000
Low
367,900
Median
578,500
High
253,400
25th
464,400
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Inspection supervisor pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    214,000 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +32% from previous
    281,500 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +39% from previous
    392,300 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +20% from previous
    472,100 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +9% from previous
    513,300 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +8% from previous
    553,800 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 39%. That is the point at which a inspection supervisor 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.

Inspection supervisor pay by education in India

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

  • Bachelor's Degree
    265,000 INR
  • Master's Degree
    +76% from previous
    467,700 INR

Inspection supervisor gender pay gap in India

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and India is no exception. Male inspection supervisors in India earn an average of 407,100 INR a year, while female inspection supervisors earn around 345,700 INR. That works out to a 18% 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.

Inspection Supervisor gender pay gap

15%

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

Men 407,100 INR
Women 345,700 INR

Pay raises for an inspection supervisor 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 17 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

Inspection supervisor 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 inspection supervisors in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes an inspection supervisor 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 inspection supervisors 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

Inspection supervisor: 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

Inspection supervisor salary by city and region in India

Inspection supervisor 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.

  • Madhya Pradesh
  • West Bengal
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Gujarat
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Bihar
  • Maharashtra
  • Bangalore
  • Chennai
  • Jharkhand
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Madhya PradeshRegion454,300 INR462,300 INR222,300-707,600 INR
West BengalRegion447,300 INR426,700 INR232,900-683,400 INR
Uttar PradeshRegion447,300 INR472,100 INR209,700-706,200 INR
GujaratRegion437,300 INR401,300 INR237,400-659,200 INR
Tamil NaduRegion433,400 INR433,400 INR216,800-674,100 INR
BiharRegion430,500 INR464,900 INR197,600-687,100 INR
MaharashtraRegion428,400 INR394,800 INR231,000-645,800 INR
BangaloreCity425,100 INR419,400 INR216,800-658,300 INR
ChennaiCity424,900 INR390,000 INR228,000-643,400 INR
JharkhandRegion424,900 INR450,300 INR200,000-671,000 INR
Delhi (city)City421,400 INR385,300 INR228,500-632,400 INR
KolkataCity420,100 INR431,100 INR207,800-658,300 INR
AssamRegion419,400 INR419,400 INR208,600-648,200 INR
RajasthanRegion417,200 INR424,900 INR205,700-650,800 INR
MumbaiCity414,000 INR394,500 INR214,000-633,100 INR
PunjabRegion414,000 INR386,400 INR217,900-628,000 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion412,000 INR421,400 INR201,100-642,800 INR
HyderabadCity412,000 INR386,400 INR217,900-626,800 INR
KarnatakaRegion409,000 INR392,300 INR210,500-625,000 INR
OrissaRegion407,300 INR392,300 INR210,500-623,700 INR
KeralaRegion399,900 INR417,200 INR192,600-627,900 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion398,300 INR420,800 INR187,300-629,800 INR
JaipurCity398,300 INR384,200 INR207,700-612,500 INR
AhmadabadCity396,300 INR413,900 INR192,000-623,700 INR
SuratCity396,300 INR372,600 INR209,700-602,700 INR
PuneCity392,300 INR407,300 INR189,300-615,300 INR
NagpurCity386,400 INR365,400 INR204,000-587,800 INR
LucknowCity384,500 INR392,300 INR189,300-600,000 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion384,200 INR376,800 INR196,800-590,200 INR
VisakhapatnamCity381,800 INR372,600 INR194,600-585,900 INR
TripuraRegion381,800 INR412,000 INR174,000-605,700 INR
Delhi (region)Region378,300 INR354,000 INR200,000-573,500 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity376,800 INR404,600 INR172,400-595,300 INR
KanpurCity371,100 INR348,300 INR195,200-563,300 INR
HaryanaRegion371,100 INR371,100 INR187,500-574,200 INR
BhopalCity369,900 INR361,500 INR189,300-566,900 INR
LudhianaCity367,200 INR362,200 INR189,300-566,900 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion366,200 INR394,300 INR167,100-581,000 INR
GhaziabadCity365,400 INR384,500 INR172,200-573,500 INR
MeghalayaRegion365,400 INR392,300 INR168,100-576,500 INR
IndoreCity365,400 INR394,800 INR167,100-578,500 INR
UttaranchalRegion361,600 INR351,200 INR183,700-553,400 INR
ManipurRegion357,700 INR357,700 INR180,300-555,800 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion354,000 INR327,800 INR192,600-537,300 INR
VadodaraCity351,900 INR359,900 INR172,400-548,500 INR
GoaRegion351,900 INR359,900 INR172,400-548,500 INR
MizoramRegion351,200 INR344,600 INR180,500-541,700 INR
PondicherryRegion349,300 INR362,200 INR168,100-545,300 INR
agraCity349,300 INR317,700 INR187,300-524,700 INR
CoimbatoreCity348,300 INR348,300 INR172,200-539,700 INR
PatnaCity345,700 INR340,400 INR176,800-533,000 INR
NagalandRegion341,400 INR361,500 INR159,500-538,600 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion340,400 INR325,900 INR176,800-522,700 INR
MaduraiCity335,100 INR361,500 INR152,300-531,700 INR
ChandigarhRegion330,900 INR325,800 INR169,000-510,300 INR
SikkimRegion327,800 INR301,300 INR176,800-492,700 INR
LakshadweepRegion319,600 INR301,300 INR169,000-485,200 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion311,700 INR294,700 INR164,200-472,000 INR
Daman & DiuRegion308,900 INR319,600 INR148,300-483,800 INR

Inspection Supervisor in India: FAQs

  • How much does an inspection supervisor make per month in India?

    An inspection supervisor in India earns about 31,400 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 376,800 INR.

  • What's the salary range for an inspection supervisor in India?

    Entry-level inspection supervisors in India start near 192,000 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 578,500 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 253,400 and 464,400 INR.

  • Is the median inspection supervisor salary in India higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 367,900 INR, lower than the average of 376,800 INR. Half of inspection supervisors in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for inspection supervisors in India?

    Men working as an inspection supervisor in India earn around 18% more than women on average (407,100 vs 345,700 INR a year).

  • Do inspection supervisors in India get bonuses?

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

  • Do inspection supervisors earn more in the public or private sector in India?

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

  • How often do inspection supervisors in India get a pay raise?

    An inspection supervisor in India sees a raise of around 11% every 17 months, equivalent to roughly 8% a year.