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Average Maternity Services Director Salary in India for 2026

A maternity services director in India earns about 854,300 INR a year. That's 122% 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 394,800 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 1,357,900 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 maternity services director make in India?

Average salary
854,300 INR
71,191 INR per month
Lowest reported
394,800 INR
32,900 INR per month
Highest reported
1,357,900 INR
113,158 INR per month

A typical maternity services director working in India brings home around 71,191 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 394,800 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 1,357,900 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 maternity services director 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 maternity services director 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 maternity services directors in India earn less than 923,000 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 592,200 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 1,235,600 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of maternity services directors sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 394,800 INR. The highest stretch to 1,357,900 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.

394,800
Low
923,000
Median
1,357,900
High
592,200
25th
1,235,600
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Maternity services director pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    447,300 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +33% from previous
    595,300 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +48% from previous
    879,800 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +22% from previous
    1,075,700 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +9% from previous
    1,172,900 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +9% from previous
    1,273,300 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 48%. That is the point at which a maternity services director 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.

Maternity services director pay by education in India

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

  • Bachelor's Degree
    510,000 INR
  • Master's Degree
    +57% from previous
    800,500 INR
  • PhD
    +68% from previous
    1,345,400 INR

Maternity services director gender pay gap in India

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and India is no exception. Male maternity services directors in India earn an average of 778,200 INR a year, while female maternity services directors earn around 932,000 INR. That works out to a 17% 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.

Maternity Services Director gender pay gap

17%

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

Women 932,000 INR
Men 778,200 INR

Pay raises for a maternity services director 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 16 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

Maternity services director 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.

87%

87% of maternity services directors in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a maternity services director 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 9% of base salary. The remaining 13% of maternity services directors 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

Maternity services director: 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

Maternity services director salary by city and region in India

Maternity services director 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
  • Rajasthan
  • West Bengal
  • Orissa
  • Andhra Pradesh
  • Ahmadabad
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Kerala
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Uttar PradeshRegion1,089,400 INR1,179,800 INR502,200-1,741,800 INR
BiharRegion1,053,900 INR1,136,700 INR485,300-1,678,300 INR
MaharashtraRegion1,051,400 INR1,134,800 INR485,300-1,668,900 INR
RajasthanRegion1,028,300 INR1,110,500 INR472,000-1,632,100 INR
West BengalRegion1,023,400 INR1,108,500 INR472,100-1,632,100 INR
OrissaRegion995,000 INR1,074,600 INR457,300-1,583,700 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion991,000 INR1,070,600 INR454,900-1,570,900 INR
AhmadabadCity983,700 INR1,059,800 INR453,200-1,560,800 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion972,200 INR1,048,600 INR447,300-1,547,500 INR
KeralaRegion972,200 INR1,048,600 INR447,300-1,547,500 INR
Delhi (city)City965,800 INR1,043,700 INR445,100-1,537,500 INR
MumbaiCity960,900 INR1,037,600 INR440,200-1,524,300 INR
JharkhandRegion956,200 INR1,031,200 INR437,900-1,524,300 INR
KarnatakaRegion956,200 INR1,031,200 INR437,900-1,524,300 INR
PuneCity948,900 INR1,023,000 INR437,300-1,510,400 INR
BangaloreCity948,300 INR1,023,400 INR437,300-1,510,400 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion948,300 INR1,023,400 INR437,300-1,510,400 INR
Tamil NaduRegion946,000 INR1,023,000 INR433,800-1,500,800 INR
ChennaiCity934,900 INR1,011,500 INR430,000-1,487,200 INR
GujaratRegion932,800 INR1,007,400 INR426,700-1,487,200 INR
LucknowCity926,000 INR998,400 INR425,100-1,476,700 INR
HyderabadCity922,900 INR993,600 INR424,300-1,464,200 INR
SuratCity918,600 INR995,000 INR424,300-1,464,200 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion913,400 INR988,600 INR420,100-1,450,700 INR
HaryanaRegion909,300 INR985,700 INR417,100-1,450,700 INR
Delhi (region)Region909,300 INR985,700 INR417,100-1,450,700 INR
KolkataCity902,100 INR974,600 INR415,900-1,428,800 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity896,700 INR966,100 INR412,000-1,428,800 INR
PunjabRegion888,400 INR958,700 INR407,300-1,417,600 INR
AssamRegion887,100 INR957,800 INR407,100-1,405,700 INR
IndoreCity887,100 INR957,800 INR407,100-1,405,700 INR
JaipurCity882,400 INR954,900 INR407,100-1,405,700 INR
VisakhapatnamCity878,900 INR948,300 INR406,300-1,391,600 INR
NagpurCity878,900 INR948,300 INR406,300-1,391,600 INR
GhaziabadCity862,400 INR932,000 INR396,300-1,380,400 INR
TripuraRegion862,100 INR931,700 INR394,500-1,369,700 INR
KanpurCity861,300 INR931,900 INR394,500-1,369,700 INR
UttaranchalRegion847,000 INR917,700 INR388,100-1,345,400 INR
BhopalCity844,100 INR913,400 INR389,200-1,345,400 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion843,600 INR908,200 INR386,400-1,345,400 INR
ManipurRegion828,400 INR895,900 INR381,800-1,320,500 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion805,900 INR866,900 INR369,900-1,273,300 INR
LudhianaCity800,200 INR864,700 INR367,200-1,273,300 INR
NagalandRegion799,300 INR864,900 INR367,200-1,273,300 INR
GoaRegion798,900 INR862,100 INR367,900-1,273,300 INR
CoimbatoreCity798,900 INR862,200 INR367,900-1,273,300 INR
MaduraiCity795,700 INR861,300 INR366,200-1,273,300 INR
PondicherryRegion794,900 INR860,300 INR366,200-1,259,300 INR
MizoramRegion792,900 INR858,400 INR366,200-1,259,300 INR
MeghalayaRegion786,600 INR849,200 INR361,500-1,249,900 INR
PatnaCity786,600 INR849,200 INR361,500-1,249,900 INR
agraCity785,400 INR847,000 INR362,200-1,249,900 INR
VadodaraCity767,000 INR825,900 INR351,200-1,212,800 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion759,300 INR823,900 INR352,000-1,212,800 INR
ChandigarhRegion758,700 INR818,100 INR348,300-1,212,800 INR
SikkimRegion758,700 INR819,000 INR348,300-1,212,800 INR
LakshadweepRegion728,500 INR788,000 INR335,100-1,159,900 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion721,600 INR778,900 INR332,500-1,147,500 INR
Daman & DiuRegion718,000 INR774,200 INR327,300-1,138,500 INR

Maternity Services Director in India: FAQs

  • How much does a maternity services director make per month in India?

    A maternity services director in India earns about 71,191 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 854,300 INR.

  • What's the salary range for a maternity services director in India?

    Entry-level maternity services directors in India start near 394,800 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 1,357,900 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 592,200 and 1,235,600 INR.

  • Is the median maternity services director salary in India higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 923,000 INR, higher than the average of 854,300 INR. Half of maternity services directors in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for maternity services directors in India?

    Men working as a maternity services director in India earn around 17% less than women on average (778,200 vs 932,000 INR a year).

  • Do maternity services directors in India get bonuses?

    About 87% of maternity services directors in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 5% to 9% of base salary.

  • Do maternity services directors earn more in the public or private sector in India?

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

  • How often do maternity services directors in India get a pay raise?

    A maternity services director in India sees a raise of around 13% every 16 months, equivalent to roughly 10% a year.