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Average Medical Records Administrator Salary in India for 2026

A medical records administrator in India earns about 245,300 INR a year. That's 36% 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 124,400 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 378,300 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 medical records administrator make in India?

Average salary
245,300 INR
20,441 INR per month
Lowest reported
124,400 INR
10,366 INR per month
Highest reported
378,300 INR
31,525 INR per month

A typical medical records administrator working in India brings home around 20,441 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 124,400 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 378,300 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 medical records administrator 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 medical records administrator 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 medical records administrators in India earn less than 239,000 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 163,800 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 301,600 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of medical records administrators sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 124,400 INR. The highest stretch to 378,300 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.

124,400
Low
239,000
Median
378,300
High
163,800
25th
301,600
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Medical records administrator pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    138,800 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +32% from previous
    183,700 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +41% from previous
    258,400 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +20% from previous
    309,800 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +8% from previous
    335,100 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +8% from previous
    362,200 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 41%. That is the point at which a medical records administrator 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.

Medical records administrator pay by education in India

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

  • Bachelor's Degree
    172,400 INR
  • Master's Degree
    +79% from previous
    308,900 INR

Medical records administrator gender pay gap in India

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and India is no exception. Male medical records administrators in India earn an average of 265,000 INR a year, while female medical records administrators earn around 228,500 INR. That works out to a 16% 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.

Medical Records Administrator gender pay gap

14%

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

Men 265,000 INR
Women 228,500 INR

Pay raises for a medical records administrator 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 14 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

Medical records administrator 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.

53%

53% of medical records administrators in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a medical records administrator a moderate-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 3% to 6% of base salary. The remaining 47% of medical records administrators 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

Medical records administrator: 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

Medical records administrator salary by city and region in India

Medical records administrator 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
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Bihar
  • Maharashtra
  • Bangalore
  • Mumbai
  • West Bengal
  • Orissa
  • Karnataka
  • Kolkata
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Uttar PradeshRegion308,300 INR327,300 INR146,200-489,500 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion301,700 INR308,300 INR150,000-472,000 INR
BiharRegion301,300 INR325,600 INR139,100-478,000 INR
MaharashtraRegion294,300 INR271,300 INR159,100-442,300 INR
BangaloreCity292,000 INR283,700 INR150,000-451,000 INR
MumbaiCity288,100 INR273,000 INR150,000-436,200 INR
West BengalRegion288,100 INR275,800 INR150,000-437,900 INR
OrissaRegion283,700 INR275,200 INR150,000-437,300 INR
KarnatakaRegion283,400 INR271,300 INR148,300-430,000 INR
KolkataCity283,400 INR288,100 INR139,100-437,900 INR
RajasthanRegion282,300 INR290,800 INR138,200-442,300 INR
Tamil NaduRegion281,500 INR281,500 INR138,800-433,400 INR
HyderabadCity279,400 INR263,100 INR148,300-424,900 INR
SuratCity275,800 INR259,100 INR148,300-421,400 INR
PunjabRegion275,200 INR257,700 INR146,200-417,200 INR
AhmadabadCity272,800 INR283,400 INR128,500-424,900 INR
Delhi (city)City268,900 INR246,500 INR146,200-404,600 INR
ChennaiCity268,900 INR246,500 INR146,200-407,100 INR
GujaratRegion266,000 INR245,300 INR142,300-403,100 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion266,000 INR273,300 INR128,900-417,200 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion263,900 INR279,400 INR125,100-417,200 INR
KanpurCity261,300 INR245,300 INR139,100-394,300 INR
HaryanaRegion258,400 INR258,400 INR129,000-398,300 INR
AssamRegion258,400 INR258,400 INR129,000-396,300 INR
JharkhandRegion257,700 INR275,200 INR119,900-407,300 INR
IndoreCity254,800 INR275,800 INR119,500-407,100 INR
KeralaRegion254,800 INR265,000 INR123,400-399,900 INR
NagpurCity254,700 INR239,000 INR136,200-386,400 INR
TripuraRegion253,400 INR272,800 INR116,180-397,900 INR
PuneCity253,400 INR263,100 INR119,900-394,500 INR
CoimbatoreCity251,500 INR251,500 INR124,400-386,400 INR
LucknowCity251,500 INR254,700 INR123,400-389,200 INR
JaipurCity251,500 INR238,900 INR128,500-383,300 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion249,600 INR246,200 INR129,000-385,300 INR
ManipurRegion249,600 INR249,600 INR127,700-389,200 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity246,200 INR265,000 INR112,760-390,000 INR
UttaranchalRegion245,300 INR238,900 INR124,400-376,800 INR
Delhi (region)Region240,500 INR227,600 INR129,000-367,200 INR
VisakhapatnamCity239,300 INR237,400 INR125,100-371,100 INR
GhaziabadCity239,000 INR254,700 INR113,220-378,800 INR
BhopalCity239,000 INR233,900 INR123,400-369,300 INR
LudhianaCity238,900 INR233,600 INR119,900-367,900 INR
MeghalayaRegion237,400 INR254,800 INR106,820-376,800 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion237,400 INR216,800 INR125,700-357,300 INR
MizoramRegion233,600 INR231,000 INR120,040-362,200 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion233,600 INR252,300 INR106,440-371,100 INR
GoaRegion232,900 INR237,400 INR112,600-362,200 INR
NagalandRegion232,400 INR246,500 INR107,880-367,200 INR
agraCity231,000 INR210,500 INR124,400-349,300 INR
PatnaCity228,500 INR221,500 INR117,520-352,000 INR
VadodaraCity228,500 INR232,900 INR111,920-353,600 INR
SikkimRegion227,600 INR209,700 INR125,100-345,100 INR
PondicherryRegion225,300 INR233,600 INR108,320-353,600 INR
MaduraiCity222,300 INR239,000 INR101,860-353,600 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion217,900 INR204,000 INR116,960-330,900 INR
Daman & DiuRegion212,500 INR222,300 INR103,900-335,800 INR
ChandigarhRegion212,500 INR209,700 INR107,860-327,300 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion208,600 INR200,000 INR107,960-317,700 INR
LakshadweepRegion208,600 INR195,200 INR111,860-318,800 INR

Medical Records Administrator in India: FAQs

  • How much does a medical records administrator make per month in India?

    A medical records administrator in India earns about 20,441 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 245,300 INR.

  • What's the salary range for a medical records administrator in India?

    Entry-level medical records administrators in India start near 124,400 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 378,300 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 163,800 and 301,600 INR.

  • Is the median medical records administrator salary in India higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 239,000 INR, lower than the average of 245,300 INR. Half of medical records administrators in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for medical records administrators in India?

    Men working as a medical records administrator in India earn around 16% more than women on average (265,000 vs 228,500 INR a year).

  • Do medical records administrators in India get bonuses?

    About 53% of medical records administrators in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 3% to 6% of base salary.

  • Do medical records administrators earn more in the public or private sector in India?

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

  • How often do medical records administrators in India get a pay raise?

    A medical records administrator in India sees a raise of around 12% every 14 months, equivalent to roughly 10% a year.