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Average Physician - Radiology Salary in India for 2026

A radiology physician in India earns about 1,168,700 INR a year. That's 204% 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 619,000 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 1,777,700 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 radiology physician make in India?

Average salary
1,168,700 INR
97,391 INR per month
Lowest reported
619,000 INR
51,583 INR per month
Highest reported
1,777,700 INR
148,141 INR per month

A typical radiology physician working in India brings home around 97,391 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 619,000 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 1,777,700 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 radiology 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 radiology 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 radiology physicians in India earn less than 1,098,200 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 774,200 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 1,357,900 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of radiology physicians sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 619,000 INR. The highest stretch to 1,777,700 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.

619,000
Low
1,098,200
Median
1,777,700
High
774,200
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

Radiology physician pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    712,100 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +23% from previous
    875,000 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +41% from previous
    1,235,600 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +17% from previous
    1,450,700 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +10% from previous
    1,594,500 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +5% from previous
    1,678,300 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 radiology 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.

Radiology 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.

Radiology 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 radiology physicians in India earn an average of 1,224,800 INR a year, while female radiology physicians earn around 1,070,600 INR. That works out to a 14% 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 - Radiology gender pay gap

13%

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

Men 1,224,800 INR
Women 1,070,600 INR

Pay raises for a radiology 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

Radiology 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.

82%

82% of radiology physicians in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a radiology 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 18% of radiology 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

Radiology 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

Radiology physician salary by city and region in India

Radiology 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.

  • Bihar
  • Maharashtra
  • Delhi (city)
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Rajasthan
  • West Bengal
  • Gujarat
  • Hyderabad
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
BiharRegion1,476,700 INR1,594,500 INR681,900-2,352,500 INR
MaharashtraRegion1,428,800 INR1,428,800 INR718,000-2,221,600 INR
Delhi (city)City1,405,700 INR1,405,700 INR701,400-2,173,000 INR
Tamil NaduRegion1,391,600 INR1,450,700 INR672,600-2,197,700 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion1,391,600 INR1,333,900 INR724,000-2,136,200 INR
Uttar PradeshRegion1,380,400 INR1,345,400 INR702,800-2,124,400 INR
RajasthanRegion1,380,400 INR1,320,500 INR717,900-2,110,600 INR
West BengalRegion1,357,900 INR1,380,400 INR664,500-2,110,600 INR
GujaratRegion1,357,900 INR1,357,900 INR680,100-2,110,600 INR
HyderabadCity1,357,900 INR1,249,900 INR732,400-2,038,500 INR
MumbaiCity1,345,400 INR1,369,700 INR658,300-2,086,500 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion1,333,900 INR1,283,600 INR695,200-2,038,500 INR
ChennaiCity1,333,900 INR1,333,900 INR663,100-2,052,200 INR
AhmadabadCity1,320,500 INR1,391,600 INR619,000-2,076,600 INR
AssamRegion1,306,100 INR1,369,700 INR629,800-2,065,400 INR
KarnatakaRegion1,306,100 INR1,333,900 INR643,400-2,038,500 INR
SuratCity1,296,900 INR1,191,100 INR699,700-1,955,300 INR
BangaloreCity1,296,900 INR1,212,800 INR684,900-1,967,000 INR
KolkataCity1,296,900 INR1,235,600 INR671,000-1,980,600 INR
OrissaRegion1,273,300 INR1,296,900 INR623,700-1,990,300 INR
HaryanaRegion1,259,300 INR1,306,100 INR605,700-1,980,600 INR
KeralaRegion1,259,300 INR1,345,400 INR596,100-2,003,200 INR
PuneCity1,259,300 INR1,333,900 INR590,200-1,980,600 INR
LucknowCity1,249,900 INR1,196,900 INR646,600-1,908,800 INR
JharkhandRegion1,249,900 INR1,224,800 INR638,700-1,921,500 INR
PunjabRegion1,249,900 INR1,154,300 INR677,100-1,896,700 INR
NagpurCity1,224,800 INR1,122,900 INR658,300-1,846,200 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion1,224,800 INR1,320,500 INR562,200-1,942,700 INR
KanpurCity1,224,800 INR1,122,900 INR658,300-1,846,200 INR
JaipurCity1,224,800 INR1,249,900 INR597,800-1,908,800 INR
Delhi (region)Region1,212,800 INR1,109,200 INR650,700-1,825,000 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion1,198,300 INR1,179,800 INR615,000-1,846,200 INR
TripuraRegion1,198,300 INR1,306,100 INR553,400-1,921,500 INR
CoimbatoreCity1,185,300 INR1,235,600 INR568,500-1,858,200 INR
ManipurRegion1,182,800 INR1,224,800 INR566,900-1,858,200 INR
MeghalayaRegion1,180,700 INR1,273,300 INR544,800-1,882,700 INR
BhopalCity1,142,900 INR1,074,200 INR605,700-1,741,800 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion1,141,600 INR1,069,800 INR605,700-1,728,900 INR
IndoreCity1,141,000 INR1,235,600 INR524,300-1,811,000 INR
VisakhapatnamCity1,134,800 INR1,069,900 INR602,700-1,728,900 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion1,133,900 INR1,133,900 INR565,100-1,751,700 INR
VadodaraCity1,130,800 INR1,085,600 INR587,800-1,728,900 INR
UttaranchalRegion1,125,300 INR1,058,300 INR596,800-1,716,600 INR
MaduraiCity1,122,900 INR1,212,800 INR514,800-1,788,300 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity1,116,700 INR1,212,800 INR514,300-1,777,700 INR
agraCity1,109,600 INR1,109,600 INR553,400-1,716,600 INR
GoaRegion1,108,500 INR1,064,100 INR574,200-1,693,600 INR
GhaziabadCity1,097,500 INR1,075,700 INR558,300-1,693,600 INR
PatnaCity1,087,500 INR1,021,800 INR574,200-1,655,500 INR
NagalandRegion1,079,600 INR1,057,700 INR552,400-1,668,900 INR
LudhianaCity1,077,700 INR1,011,300 INR572,200-1,645,600 INR
SikkimRegion1,069,900 INR1,069,900 INR533,000-1,655,500 INR
PondicherryRegion1,067,500 INR1,133,900 INR501,400-1,693,600 INR
MizoramRegion1,023,000 INR962,300 INR539,700-1,547,500 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion1,023,000 INR939,600 INR552,400-1,547,500 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion1,011,500 INR1,031,200 INR496,100-1,570,900 INR
ChandigarhRegion1,011,300 INR953,300 INR537,300-1,537,500 INR
Daman & DiuRegion999,500 INR1,058,300 INR467,700-1,570,900 INR
LakshadweepRegion995,200 INR917,700 INR535,900-1,500,800 INR

Physician - Radiology in India: FAQs

  • How much does a radiology physician make per month in India?

    A radiology physician in India earns about 97,391 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 1,168,700 INR.

  • What's the salary range for a radiology physician in India?

    Entry-level radiology physicians in India start near 619,000 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 1,777,700 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 774,200 and 1,357,900 INR.

  • Is the median radiology physician salary in India higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 1,098,200 INR, lower than the average of 1,168,700 INR. Half of radiology physicians in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for radiology physicians in India?

    Men working as a radiology physician in India earn around 14% more than women on average (1,224,800 vs 1,070,600 INR a year).

  • Do radiology physicians in India get bonuses?

    About 82% of radiology physicians in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 6% to 8% of base salary.

  • Do radiology physicians earn more in the public or private sector in India?

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

  • How often do radiology physicians in India get a pay raise?

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