Average Physician - Endocrinology Salary in India for 2026
A endocrinology physician in India earns about 1,091,600 INR a year. That's 184% 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 581,300 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 1,655,500 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 a endocrinology physician make in India?
A typical endocrinology physician working in India brings home around 90,966 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 581,300 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 1,655,500 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 endocrinology physician 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 endocrinology physician 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 endocrinology physicians in India earn less than 1,027,600 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 722,100 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 1,259,300 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of endocrinology physicians sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.
The very lowest reported salaries sit around 581,300 INR. The highest stretch to 1,655,500 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.
Endocrinology physician pay by experience in India
Years of experience is the single biggest lever on pay for a endocrinology physician 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 endocrinology physician salary changes as you move through the career ladder.
- 0-2 Years667,400 INR
- 2-5 Years+22% from previous816,000 INR
- 5-10 Years+42% from previous1,159,000 INR
- 10-15 Years+17% from previous1,357,900 INR
- 15-20 Years+10% from previous1,487,200 INR
- 20+ Years+6% from previous1,570,900 INR
The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 42%. That is the point at which a endocrinology physician 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.
Endocrinology physician pay by education in India
Education lifts pay across almost every role, but the size of the lift varies enormously. The biggest premiums show up in licensed professions like medicine, law and accounting, where extra years of formal study open up seniority that isn't available without the qualification. The smallest premiums show up in skilled trades and creative work, where practical experience often beats academic credentials.
As a rough cross-industry guide for India: a post-secondary certificate or diploma adds around 17% over a high-school-only baseline. A bachelor's degree typically adds another 25% on top of that. A master's lifts pay a further 30%, and a PhD adds about 22% more in fields that value research-level qualifications. These are averages across many different professions, so the real number for your specific job could easily be twice as high or close to zero. The per-job pages below have the real numbers for individual roles.
Endocrinology physician gender pay gap in India
The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and India is no exception. Male endocrinology physicians in India earn an average of 1,148,200 INR a year, while female endocrinology physicians earn around 1,000,700 INR. That works out to a 15% 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.
Physician - Endocrinology gender pay gap
13%
Men earn this much more than women on average in India.
Pay raises for a endocrinology physician 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 14% every 15 months, which works out to roughly 11% 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:
- Banking1%
- Energy2%
- 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 Level3% - 5%
- Mid-Career
- Senior Level
- Top Management
Endocrinology physician 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% of endocrinology physicians in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a endocrinology physician 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 6% to 8% of base salary. The remaining 19% of endocrinology physicians 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
Endocrinology physician: 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.
Endocrinology physician salary by city and region in India
Endocrinology physician 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
- Maharashtra
- Madhya Pradesh
- West Bengal
- Delhi (city)
- Bihar
- Mumbai
- Andhra Pradesh
- Orissa
- Bangalore
| Location | Type | Average | Median | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | Region | 1,345,400 INR | 1,320,500 INR | 688,900-2,076,600 INR |
| Maharashtra | Region | 1,333,900 INR | 1,333,900 INR | 665,300-2,065,400 INR |
| Madhya Pradesh | Region | 1,333,900 INR | 1,283,600 INR | 693,100-2,038,500 INR |
| West Bengal | Region | 1,296,900 INR | 1,320,500 INR | 631,200-2,015,600 INR |
| Delhi (city) | City | 1,296,900 INR | 1,296,900 INR | 645,800-2,003,200 INR |
| Bihar | Region | 1,283,600 INR | 1,391,600 INR | 592,200-2,052,200 INR |
| Mumbai | City | 1,273,300 INR | 1,306,100 INR | 626,800-1,990,300 INR |
| Andhra Pradesh | Region | 1,259,300 INR | 1,212,800 INR | 653,200-1,921,500 INR |
| Orissa | Region | 1,259,300 INR | 1,296,900 INR | 620,300-1,967,000 INR |
| Bangalore | City | 1,259,300 INR | 1,187,900 INR | 670,600-1,921,500 INR |
| Rajasthan | Region | 1,259,300 INR | 1,212,800 INR | 659,400-1,930,500 INR |
| Hyderabad | City | 1,259,300 INR | 1,162,900 INR | 681,500-1,908,800 INR |
| Chennai | City | 1,249,900 INR | 1,249,900 INR | 626,800-1,942,700 INR |
| Karnataka | Region | 1,235,600 INR | 1,259,300 INR | 603,400-1,921,500 INR |
| Kolkata | City | 1,235,600 INR | 1,185,300 INR | 642,800-1,896,700 INR |
| Chhatisgarh | Region | 1,212,800 INR | 1,184,200 INR | 615,300-1,858,200 INR |
| Ahmadabad | City | 1,212,800 INR | 1,283,600 INR | 566,900-1,908,800 INR |
| Jaipur | City | 1,212,800 INR | 1,235,600 INR | 596,100-1,896,700 INR |
| Tamil Nadu | Region | 1,212,800 INR | 1,259,300 INR | 581,000-1,908,800 INR |
| Jharkhand | Region | 1,198,300 INR | 1,180,700 INR | 614,600-1,858,200 INR |
| Gujarat | Region | 1,196,800 INR | 1,196,800 INR | 596,800-1,846,200 INR |
| Haryana | Region | 1,191,100 INR | 1,235,600 INR | 572,200-1,870,400 INR |
| Kanpur | City | 1,182,800 INR | 1,088,100 INR | 639,100-1,788,300 INR |
| Punjab | Region | 1,181,200 INR | 1,087,500 INR | 638,700-1,777,700 INR |
| Lucknow | City | 1,175,700 INR | 1,129,700 INR | 612,500-1,800,200 INR |
| Assam | Region | 1,172,800 INR | 1,224,800 INR | 563,000-1,835,700 INR |
| Pune | City | 1,165,400 INR | 1,235,600 INR | 548,500-1,846,200 INR |
| Kerala | Region | 1,155,400 INR | 1,224,800 INR | 544,800-1,825,000 INR |
| Surat | City | 1,154,300 INR | 1,062,500 INR | 623,200-1,741,800 INR |
| Uttaranchal | Region | 1,134,500 INR | 1,065,400 INR | 598,600-1,716,600 INR |
| Jammu & Kashmir | Region | 1,132,900 INR | 1,064,100 INR | 598,600-1,716,600 INR |
| Himachal Pradesh | Region | 1,125,500 INR | 1,212,800 INR | 518,300-1,788,300 INR |
| Tripura | Region | 1,125,300 INR | 1,212,800 INR | 519,300-1,788,300 INR |
| Delhi (region) | Region | 1,122,300 INR | 1,032,400 INR | 605,700-1,693,600 INR |
| Indore | City | 1,116,700 INR | 1,212,800 INR | 514,300-1,777,700 INR |
| Pimpri-Chinchwad | City | 1,108,500 INR | 1,196,900 INR | 510,300-1,765,300 INR |
| Ghaziabad | City | 1,104,400 INR | 1,080,400 INR | 563,000-1,693,600 INR |
| Nagpur | City | 1,104,400 INR | 1,012,100 INR | 596,100-1,668,900 INR |
| Coimbatore | City | 1,092,200 INR | 1,134,800 INR | 524,700-1,716,600 INR |
| Bhopal | City | 1,088,800 INR | 1,023,000 INR | 576,500-1,655,500 INR |
| Visakhapatnam | City | 1,084,200 INR | 1,016,300 INR | 573,500-1,645,600 INR |
| Manipur | Region | 1,069,800 INR | 1,113,100 INR | 516,100-1,678,300 INR |
| Ludhiana | City | 1,067,500 INR | 1,004,500 INR | 565,100-1,621,400 INR |
| Patna | City | 1,048,100 INR | 986,700 INR | 556,000-1,594,500 INR |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Region | 1,041,900 INR | 1,041,900 INR | 522,700-1,606,100 INR |
| Meghalaya | Region | 1,041,900 INR | 1,125,300 INR | 480,600-1,655,500 INR |
| Pondicherry | Region | 1,035,500 INR | 1,095,900 INR | 485,200-1,632,100 INR |
| agra | City | 1,016,300 INR | 1,016,300 INR | 510,000-1,583,700 INR |
| Madurai | City | 1,007,400 INR | 1,088,100 INR | 464,400-1,594,500 INR |
| Goa | Region | 1,000,700 INR | 962,300 INR | 522,700-1,537,500 INR |
| Nagaland | Region | 999,500 INR | 979,600 INR | 510,000-1,537,500 INR |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli | Region | 991,000 INR | 1,009,200 INR | 485,200-1,547,500 INR |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Region | 991,000 INR | 913,400 INR | 535,800-1,500,800 INR |
| Vadodara | City | 978,900 INR | 939,600 INR | 510,300-1,500,800 INR |
| Mizoram | Region | 972,200 INR | 913,400 INR | 516,100-1,476,700 INR |
| Sikkim | Region | 953,300 INR | 953,300 INR | 478,100-1,476,700 INR |
| Daman & Diu | Region | 953,200 INR | 1,009,600 INR | 448,500-1,500,800 INR |
| Chandigarh | Region | 948,900 INR | 889,400 INR | 502,200-1,440,700 INR |
| Lakshadweep | Region | 884,700 INR | 812,900 INR | 476,600-1,333,900 INR |
Physician - Endocrinology in India: FAQs
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How much does a endocrinology physician make per month in India?
A endocrinology physician in India earns about 90,966 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 1,091,600 INR.
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What's the salary range for a endocrinology physician in India?
Entry-level endocrinology physicians in India start near 581,300 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 1,655,500 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 722,100 and 1,259,300 INR.
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Is the median endocrinology physician salary in India higher or lower than the average?
The median is 1,027,600 INR, lower than the average of 1,091,600 INR. Half of endocrinology physicians in India earn below the median, half earn above it.
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What's the gender pay gap for endocrinology physicians in India?
Men working as a endocrinology physician in India earn around 15% more than women on average (1,148,200 vs 1,000,700 INR a year).
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Do endocrinology physicians in India get bonuses?
About 81% of endocrinology physicians in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 6% to 8% of base salary.
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Do endocrinology physicians earn more in the public or private sector in India?
In India, the public sector pays a endocrinology physician about 6% more on average. Public-sector pay tends to be steadier; private-sector pay tends to offer bigger upside.
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How often do endocrinology physicians in India get a pay raise?
A endocrinology physician in India sees a raise of around 14% every 15 months, equivalent to roughly 11% a year.