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Average Physician - Hematology / Oncology Salary in India for 2026

A hematology and oncology physician in India earns about 996,600 INR a year. That's 159% 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 478,000 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 1,570,900 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 hematology and oncology physician make in India?

Average salary
996,600 INR
83,050 INR per month
Lowest reported
478,000 INR
39,833 INR per month
Highest reported
1,570,900 INR
130,908 INR per month

A typical hematology and oncology physician working in India brings home around 83,050 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 478,000 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 1,570,900 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 hematology and oncology 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 hematology and oncology 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 hematology and oncology physicians in India earn less than 1,038,700 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 683,400 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 1,357,900 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of hematology and oncology physicians sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 478,000 INR. The highest stretch to 1,570,900 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.

478,000
Low
1,038,700
Median
1,570,900
High
683,400
25th
1,357,900
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Hematology and oncology physician pay by experience in India

Years of experience is the single biggest lever on pay for a hematology and oncology 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 hematology and oncology physician salary changes as you move through the career ladder.

  • 0-2 Years
    559,000 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +42% from previous
    792,900 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +32% from previous
    1,043,700 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +23% from previous
    1,283,600 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +7% from previous
    1,369,700 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +10% from previous
    1,500,800 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 0 - 2 Years to 2 - 5 Years, where pay rises by about 42%. That is the point at which a hematology and oncology 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.

Hematology and oncology 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.

Hematology and oncology 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 hematology and oncology physicians in India earn an average of 1,058,800 INR a year, while female hematology and oncology physicians earn around 970,600 INR. That works out to a 9% 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 - Hematology / Oncology gender pay gap

8%

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

Men 1,058,800 INR
Women 970,600 INR

Pay raises for a hematology and oncology 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:

  • 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

Hematology and oncology 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.

86%

86% of hematology and oncology physicians in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a hematology and oncology 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 5% to 9% of base salary. The remaining 14% of hematology and oncology 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

Hematology and oncology 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.

Public sector 392,300 INR
Private sector 371,100 INR

Hematology and oncology physician salary by city and region in India

Hematology and oncology 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
  • West Bengal
  • Maharashtra
  • Karnataka
  • Mumbai
  • Bangalore
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Rajasthan
  • Bihar
  • Jharkhand
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Uttar PradeshRegion1,259,300 INR1,259,300 INR629,800-1,955,300 INR
West BengalRegion1,212,800 INR1,165,400 INR633,100-1,858,200 INR
MaharashtraRegion1,172,900 INR1,147,500 INR596,800-1,800,200 INR
KarnatakaRegion1,168,300 INR1,124,200 INR607,400-1,788,300 INR
MumbaiCity1,165,400 INR1,120,700 INR606,400-1,788,300 INR
BangaloreCity1,165,300 INR1,212,800 INR558,300-1,835,700 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion1,160,900 INR1,185,300 INR568,500-1,811,000 INR
RajasthanRegion1,153,300 INR1,178,000 INR563,300-1,800,200 INR
BiharRegion1,152,700 INR1,249,900 INR529,600-1,835,700 INR
JharkhandRegion1,138,500 INR1,138,500 INR568,500-1,765,300 INR
OrissaRegion1,138,500 INR1,092,200 INR592,600-1,741,800 INR
Tamil NaduRegion1,117,800 INR1,050,100 INR592,200-1,703,200 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion1,109,600 INR1,132,900 INR544,800-1,728,900 INR
GujaratRegion1,108,500 INR1,087,500 INR563,300-1,703,200 INR
AhmadabadCity1,102,900 INR1,012,100 INR596,100-1,668,900 INR
KeralaRegion1,102,100 INR1,015,500 INR595,300-1,668,900 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion1,094,000 INR1,094,000 INR548,800-1,693,600 INR
Delhi (city)City1,092,200 INR1,069,800 INR559,000-1,678,300 INR
HyderabadCity1,089,400 INR1,157,300 INR513,300-1,728,900 INR
KolkataCity1,080,400 INR1,102,900 INR528,600-1,678,300 INR
JaipurCity1,077,700 INR1,035,500 INR559,000-1,645,600 INR
ChennaiCity1,074,600 INR1,050,100 INR548,800-1,655,500 INR
PuneCity1,070,600 INR985,700 INR576,500-1,621,400 INR
PunjabRegion1,069,800 INR1,134,800 INR504,400-1,693,600 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion1,064,100 INR1,105,600 INR510,300-1,668,900 INR
IndoreCity1,059,800 INR1,144,400 INR489,600-1,693,600 INR
SuratCity1,058,300 INR1,122,900 INR499,300-1,668,900 INR
UttaranchalRegion1,054,900 INR1,095,900 INR504,500-1,655,500 INR
AssamRegion1,043,700 INR983,100 INR553,800-1,583,700 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity1,041,900 INR1,122,500 INR478,000-1,655,500 INR
KanpurCity1,038,700 INR1,099,800 INR487,600-1,645,600 INR
LucknowCity1,037,600 INR1,058,800 INR507,300-1,621,400 INR
BhopalCity1,037,600 INR1,079,600 INR498,000-1,632,100 INR
Delhi (region)Region1,028,300 INR1,088,600 INR483,800-1,621,400 INR
NagpurCity1,014,700 INR1,077,700 INR476,600-1,606,100 INR
HaryanaRegion1,004,600 INR945,400 INR531,700-1,524,300 INR
VisakhapatnamCity1,004,400 INR1,043,700 INR483,400-1,570,900 INR
GhaziabadCity996,600 INR996,600 INR499,300-1,547,500 INR
LudhianaCity991,000 INR1,032,400 INR475,700-1,560,800 INR
NagalandRegion988,600 INR988,600 INR492,700-1,537,500 INR
PatnaCity962,900 INR1,003,800 INR462,300-1,510,400 INR
MizoramRegion956,200 INR991,100 INR459,700-1,500,800 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion953,200 INR1,028,300 INR436,200-1,510,400 INR
ManipurRegion945,400 INR888,400 INR500,100-1,440,700 INR
TripuraRegion945,400 INR1,021,800 INR433,400-1,500,800 INR
ChandigarhRegion943,800 INR979,300 INR453,200-1,476,700 INR
CoimbatoreCity939,000 INR882,400 INR499,300-1,428,800 INR
PondicherryRegion934,900 INR861,300 INR504,300-1,417,600 INR
MeghalayaRegion923,000 INR996,600 INR424,900-1,464,200 INR
GoaRegion922,300 INR943,800 INR453,200-1,440,700 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion922,300 INR903,500 INR471,700-1,417,600 INR
VadodaraCity904,700 INR922,300 INR442,300-1,417,600 INR
agraCity903,500 INR882,400 INR459,300-1,391,600 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion899,900 INR862,400 INR467,100-1,380,400 INR
SikkimRegion875,000 INR858,100 INR444,300-1,345,400 INR
Daman & DiuRegion869,400 INR799,300 INR467,700-1,306,100 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion869,400 INR922,900 INR409,000-1,380,400 INR
MaduraiCity868,400 INR938,700 INR397,900-1,380,400 INR
LakshadweepRegion849,200 INR902,100 INR397,900-1,345,400 INR

Physician - Hematology / Oncology in India: FAQs

  • How much does a hematology and oncology physician make per month in India?

    A hematology and oncology physician in India earns about 83,050 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 996,600 INR.

  • What's the salary range for a hematology and oncology physician in India?

    Entry-level hematology and oncology physicians in India start near 478,000 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 1,570,900 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 683,400 and 1,357,900 INR.

  • Is the median hematology and oncology physician salary in India higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 1,038,700 INR, higher than the average of 996,600 INR. Half of hematology and oncology physicians in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for hematology and oncology physicians in India?

    Men working as a hematology and oncology physician in India earn around 9% more than women on average (1,058,800 vs 970,600 INR a year).

  • Do hematology and oncology physicians in India get bonuses?

    About 86% of hematology and oncology physicians in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 5% to 9% of base salary.

  • Do hematology and oncology physicians earn more in the public or private sector in India?

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

  • How often do hematology and oncology physicians in India get a pay raise?

    A hematology and oncology physician in India sees a raise of around 14% every 15 months, equivalent to roughly 11% a year.