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Average Logistics Manager Salary in India for 2026

A logistics manager in India earns about 440,200 INR a year. That's 15% 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 218,900 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 683,800 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 logistics manager make in India?

Average salary
440,200 INR
36,683 INR per month
Lowest reported
218,900 INR
18,241 INR per month
Highest reported
683,800 INR
56,983 INR per month

A typical logistics manager working in India brings home around 36,683 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 218,900 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 683,800 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 logistics manager 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 logistics manager 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 logistics managers in India earn less than 440,200 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 299,500 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 563,000 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of logistics managers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 218,900 INR. The highest stretch to 683,800 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.

218,900
Low
440,200
Median
683,800
High
299,500
25th
563,000
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Logistics manager pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    265,000 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +33% from previous
    352,000 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +33% from previous
    467,700 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +19% from previous
    558,300 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +8% from previous
    603,400 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +7% from previous
    646,600 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 0 - 2 Years to 2 - 5 Years, where pay rises by about 33%. That is the point at which a logistics manager 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.

Logistics manager pay by education in India

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

  • High School
    332,500 INR
  • Certificate or Diploma
    +14% from previous
    378,300 INR
  • Bachelor's Degree
    +36% from previous
    514,300 INR
  • Master's Degree
    +26% from previous
    646,600 INR

Logistics manager gender pay gap in India

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and India is no exception. Male logistics managers in India earn an average of 454,300 INR a year, while female logistics managers earn around 425,100 INR. That works out to a 7% 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.

Logistics Manager gender pay gap

6%

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

Men 454,300 INR
Women 425,100 INR

Pay raises for a logistics manager 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 13% every 15 months, which works out to roughly 10% 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

Logistics manager 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.

81%

81% of logistics managers in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a logistics manager a high-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 5% to 8% of base salary. The remaining 19% of logistics managers 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

Logistics manager: 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

Logistics manager salary by city and region in India

Logistics manager 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
  • Bihar
  • Maharashtra
  • West Bengal
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Mumbai
  • Rajasthan
  • Andhra Pradesh
  • Gujarat
  • Chennai
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Uttar PradeshRegion559,000 INR514,300 INR301,300-844,100 INR
BiharRegion553,800 INR596,800 INR254,700-879,700 INR
MaharashtraRegion551,200 INR582,700 INR259,100-868,400 INR
West BengalRegion528,500 INR535,900 INR257,700-821,500 INR
Tamil NaduRegion524,300 INR516,100 INR267,100-810,200 INR
MumbaiCity518,300 INR525,700 INR252,300-807,900 INR
RajasthanRegion510,200 INR491,000 INR265,000-781,200 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion510,200 INR491,000 INR265,000-781,200 INR
GujaratRegion510,200 INR539,700 INR239,000-807,900 INR
ChennaiCity504,400 INR535,800 INR239,000-795,700 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion504,300 INR485,300 INR263,100-772,700 INR
KeralaRegion499,300 INR467,700 INR263,900-756,700 INR
BangaloreCity496,100 INR496,100 INR247,800-768,900 INR
HyderabadCity493,000 INR513,300 INR237,400-772,900 INR
AhmadabadCity489,600 INR459,700 INR259,100-743,300 INR
KarnatakaRegion487,600 INR498,500 INR238,900-759,300 INR
JharkhandRegion485,300 INR447,300 INR263,200-731,700 INR
PunjabRegion485,300 INR504,400 INR232,400-759,300 INR
OrissaRegion485,300 INR492,700 INR239,000-757,300 INR
JaipurCity485,200 INR498,500 INR238,900-758,700 INR
Delhi (city)City483,800 INR514,300 INR227,600-765,100 INR
NagpurCity476,600 INR498,500 INR228,000-748,600 INR
LucknowCity476,600 INR459,700 INR247,800-732,400 INR
KolkataCity467,700 INR451,000 INR243,000-718,000 INR
PuneCity466,300 INR437,300 INR246,200-706,200 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion462,300 INR462,300 INR231,000-718,000 INR
AssamRegion462,300 INR453,200 INR233,900-712,100 INR
SuratCity459,300 INR476,600 INR218,900-721,600 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion454,900 INR421,400 INR246,200-689,900 INR
HaryanaRegion454,300 INR444,300 INR232,900-698,200 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity453,200 INR489,600 INR207,700-719,100 INR
Delhi (region)Region447,300 INR466,300 INR212,500-701,400 INR
IndoreCity442,300 INR478,000 INR205,700-705,500 INR
KanpurCity440,200 INR459,700 INR209,500-693,100 INR
TripuraRegion433,800 INR471,700 INR200,000-693,100 INR
ManipurRegion433,800 INR428,400 INR222,300-672,600 INR
CoimbatoreCity431,300 INR424,900 INR218,900-665,300 INR
GoaRegion431,300 INR417,200 INR225,300-663,100 INR
NagalandRegion431,100 INR394,300 INR232,900-646,600 INR
UttaranchalRegion430,000 INR430,000 INR215,100-669,100 INR
VadodaraCity425,100 INR407,300 INR218,900-649,700 INR
BhopalCity424,900 INR424,900 INR210,500-659,400 INR
MizoramRegion420,800 INR420,800 INR209,500-656,800 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion420,800 INR454,900 INR194,600-672,600 INR
MeghalayaRegion419,400 INR450,300 INR192,600-663,100 INR
PatnaCity419,400 INR419,400 INR208,600-646,600 INR
GhaziabadCity417,200 INR384,200 INR225,700-628,000 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion417,200 INR440,200 INR196,800-658,300 INR
VisakhapatnamCity417,100 INR417,100 INR208,600-646,600 INR
LudhianaCity413,900 INR413,900 INR207,800-641,900 INR
agraCity407,300 INR430,500 INR192,600-643,800 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion407,100 INR415,900 INR197,600-633,300 INR
ChandigarhRegion399,900 INR399,900 INR200,000-619,800 INR
MaduraiCity392,300 INR424,900 INR181,600-623,700 INR
PondicherryRegion388,100 INR366,200 INR207,800-592,600 INR
Daman & DiuRegion384,500 INR361,500 INR205,700-585,900 INR
SikkimRegion378,800 INR401,300 INR175,900-597,800 INR
LakshadweepRegion377,200 INR390,000 INR181,600-592,600 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion369,900 INR382,600 INR175,900-580,600 INR

Logistics Manager in India: FAQs

  • How much does a logistics manager make per month in India?

    A logistics manager in India earns about 36,683 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 440,200 INR.

  • What's the salary range for a logistics manager in India?

    Entry-level logistics managers in India start near 218,900 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 683,800 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 299,500 and 563,000 INR.

  • Is the median logistics manager salary in India higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 440,200 INR, higher than the average of 440,200 INR. Half of logistics managers in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for logistics managers in India?

    Men working as a logistics manager in India earn around 7% more than women on average (454,300 vs 425,100 INR a year).

  • Do logistics managers in India get bonuses?

    About 81% of logistics managers in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 5% to 8% of base salary.

  • Do logistics managers earn more in the public or private sector in India?

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

  • How often do logistics managers in India get a pay raise?

    A logistics manager in India sees a raise of around 13% every 15 months, equivalent to roughly 10% a year.