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Average Nursing Supervisor Salary in India for 2026

A nursing supervisor in India earns about 454,900 INR a year. That's 18% 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 214,000 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 721,600 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 nursing supervisor make in India?

Average salary
454,900 INR
37,908 INR per month
Lowest reported
214,000 INR
17,833 INR per month
Highest reported
721,600 INR
60,133 INR per month

A typical nursing supervisor working in India brings home around 37,908 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 214,000 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 721,600 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 nursing 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 nursing 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 nursing supervisors in India earn less than 483,800 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 315,700 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 639,100 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of nursing supervisors sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 214,000 INR. The highest stretch to 721,600 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.

214,000
Low
483,800
Median
721,600
High
315,700
25th
639,100
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Nursing supervisor pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    246,500 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +38% from previous
    340,400 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +43% from previous
    485,300 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +22% from previous
    592,600 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +5% from previous
    623,700 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +9% from previous
    681,900 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 43%. That is the point at which a nursing 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.

Nursing supervisor pay by education in India

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

  • Bachelor's Degree
    340,400 INR
  • Master's Degree
    +83% from previous
    623,700 INR

Nursing 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 nursing supervisors in India earn an average of 426,700 INR a year, while female nursing supervisors earn around 491,000 INR. That works out to a 13% 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.

Nursing Supervisor gender pay gap

13%

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

Women 491,000 INR
Men 426,700 INR

Pay raises for a nursing 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 10% every 19 months, which works out to roughly 6% 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

Nursing 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.

59%

59% of nursing supervisors in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a nursing supervisor 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 2% to 7% of base salary. The remaining 41% of nursing 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

Nursing 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

Nursing supervisor salary by city and region in India

Nursing 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.

  • Bihar
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Maharashtra
  • Mumbai
  • West Bengal
  • Gujarat
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Karnataka
  • Andhra Pradesh
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
BiharRegion575,100 INR619,800 INR263,900-913,400 INR
Uttar PradeshRegion573,500 INR595,300 INR273,000-899,900 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion547,800 INR528,500 INR283,700-840,100 INR
MaharashtraRegion544,800 INR510,200 INR286,400-825,900 INR
MumbaiCity544,800 INR553,400 INR266,000-847,000 INR
West BengalRegion544,800 INR553,400 INR266,000-847,000 INR
GujaratRegion541,700 INR510,300 INR288,100-823,400 INR
Tamil NaduRegion535,800 INR492,400 INR290,800-810,400 INR
KarnatakaRegion525,700 INR537,300 INR257,700-819,000 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion525,700 INR504,500 INR275,200-807,900 INR
JharkhandRegion522,700 INR541,700 INR251,500-816,900 INR
Delhi (city)City519,300 INR487,600 INR273,000-788,000 INR
RajasthanRegion518,300 INR496,100 INR268,900-791,200 INR
SuratCity516,100 INR504,300 INR263,100-791,600 INR
BangaloreCity516,100 INR545,300 INR240,500-812,900 INR
KolkataCity510,300 INR489,500 INR265,000-780,700 INR
AhmadabadCity493,000 INR493,000 INR246,500-765,100 INR
JaipurCity493,000 INR504,400 INR240,500-769,500 INR
LucknowCity492,400 INR472,000 INR254,800-752,600 INR
HyderabadCity492,400 INR483,400 INR249,600-757,600 INR
PuneCity491,000 INR491,000 INR245,300-759,300 INR
KeralaRegion489,600 INR489,600 INR243,000-757,600 INR
PunjabRegion489,600 INR478,000 INR251,500-751,700 INR
OrissaRegion485,300 INR496,100 INR239,000-757,600 INR
HaryanaRegion483,800 INR444,300 INR263,200-732,400 INR
AssamRegion480,600 INR440,200 INR259,100-724,300 INR
ChennaiCity480,300 INR453,200 INR254,700-732,400 INR
BhopalCity478,000 INR507,300 INR225,700-757,300 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion476,600 INR498,500 INR228,000-748,600 INR
Delhi (region)Region472,100 INR462,300 INR239,000-727,400 INR
CoimbatoreCity459,700 INR420,100 INR246,500-692,500 INR
NagpurCity459,700 INR447,700 INR233,600-706,200 INR
MeghalayaRegion459,700 INR496,100 INR209,500-727,100 INR
KanpurCity454,300 INR445,100 INR232,900-699,700 INR
IndoreCity451,000 INR485,200 INR207,800-713,900 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion450,300 INR487,600 INR207,700-717,900 INR
LudhianaCity448,500 INR475,700 INR209,500-707,700 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion448,500 INR475,700 INR209,700-707,700 INR
TripuraRegion444,300 INR480,600 INR204,000-707,600 INR
UttaranchalRegion440,200 INR467,100 INR207,700-696,700 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity437,900 INR472,100 INR201,100-696,700 INR
GhaziabadCity433,800 INR453,200 INR208,600-684,900 INR
VisakhapatnamCity433,800 INR462,300 INR204,000-689,900 INR
PondicherryRegion431,300 INR431,300 INR216,800-671,000 INR
VadodaraCity431,300 INR417,200 INR225,300-663,200 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion430,000 INR404,600 INR227,600-656,800 INR
ManipurRegion430,000 INR396,300 INR232,400-650,700 INR
NagalandRegion426,700 INR447,300 INR207,800-674,100 INR
SikkimRegion424,900 INR397,900 INR225,300-648,200 INR
agraCity420,100 INR394,500 INR221,500-641,900 INR
MizoramRegion420,100 INR448,500 INR197,600-667,400 INR
GoaRegion417,200 INR397,900 INR215,100-638,700 INR
MaduraiCity417,200 INR451,000 INR192,600-663,200 INR
ChandigarhRegion417,100 INR445,100 INR195,200-660,500 INR
PatnaCity415,900 INR442,200 INR196,800-658,300 INR
Daman & DiuRegion404,600 INR404,600 INR204,700-627,900 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion385,300 INR394,800 INR190,500-602,700 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion381,800 INR371,100 INR194,600-585,900 INR
LakshadweepRegion369,900 INR361,500 INR189,300-566,900 INR

Nursing Supervisor in India: FAQs

  • How much does a nursing supervisor make per month in India?

    A nursing supervisor in India earns about 37,908 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 454,900 INR.

  • What's the salary range for a nursing supervisor in India?

    Entry-level nursing supervisors in India start near 214,000 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 721,600 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 315,700 and 639,100 INR.

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

    The median is 483,800 INR, higher than the average of 454,900 INR. Half of nursing supervisors in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

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

    Men working as a nursing supervisor in India earn around 13% less than women on average (426,700 vs 491,000 INR a year).

  • Do nursing supervisors in India get bonuses?

    About 59% of nursing supervisors in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 2% to 7% of base salary.

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

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

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

    A nursing supervisor in India sees a raise of around 10% every 19 months, equivalent to roughly 6% a year.