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Average Preventive Medicine Physician Salary in India for 2026

A preventive medicine physician in India earns about 903,500 INR a year. That's 135% 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 460,500 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 1,391,600 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 preventive medicine physician make in India?

Average salary
903,500 INR
75,291 INR per month
Lowest reported
460,500 INR
38,375 INR per month
Highest reported
1,391,600 INR
115,966 INR per month

A typical preventive medicine physician working in India brings home around 75,291 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 460,500 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 1,391,600 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 preventive medicine 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 preventive medicine 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 preventive medicine physicians in India earn less than 884,700 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 605,700 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 1,113,100 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of preventive medicine physicians sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 460,500 INR. The highest stretch to 1,391,600 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.

460,500
Low
884,700
Median
1,391,600
High
605,700
25th
1,113,100
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Preventive medicine physician pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    514,800 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +31% from previous
    675,100 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +40% from previous
    942,700 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +20% from previous
    1,133,900 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +9% from previous
    1,235,600 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +8% from previous
    1,333,900 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 40%. That is the point at which a preventive medicine 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.

Preventive medicine 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.

Preventive medicine 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 preventive medicine physicians in India earn an average of 979,600 INR a year, while female preventive medicine physicians earn around 832,300 INR. That works out to a 18% 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.

Preventive Medicine Physician gender pay gap

15%

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

Men 979,600 INR
Women 832,300 INR

Pay raises for a preventive medicine 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

Preventive medicine 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 preventive medicine physicians in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a preventive medicine 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 preventive medicine 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

Preventive medicine 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

Preventive medicine physician salary by city and region in India

Preventive medicine 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
  • Bihar
  • Karnataka
  • Delhi (city)
  • Mumbai
  • Gujarat
  • Rajasthan
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Maharashtra
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Uttar PradeshRegion1,113,700 INR1,181,200 INR524,400-1,765,300 INR
West BengalRegion1,088,800 INR1,043,600 INR565,100-1,668,900 INR
BiharRegion1,087,500 INR1,172,800 INR498,000-1,728,900 INR
KarnatakaRegion1,080,200 INR1,037,000 INR562,200-1,655,500 INR
Delhi (city)City1,065,800 INR983,100 INR574,200-1,606,100 INR
MumbaiCity1,057,100 INR1,011,300 INR548,500-1,621,400 INR
GujaratRegion1,048,600 INR964,000 INR565,100-1,583,700 INR
RajasthanRegion1,043,700 INR1,065,400 INR510,200-1,632,100 INR
Tamil NaduRegion1,041,900 INR1,041,900 INR520,900-1,621,400 INR
MaharashtraRegion1,038,700 INR954,900 INR559,000-1,570,900 INR
JharkhandRegion1,037,000 INR1,098,200 INR487,600-1,632,100 INR
KeralaRegion1,032,800 INR1,074,200 INR496,100-1,621,400 INR
HyderabadCity1,023,000 INR962,300 INR541,700-1,560,800 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion1,015,500 INR1,037,000 INR498,500-1,583,700 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion999,500 INR1,016,300 INR489,500-1,560,800 INR
AhmadabadCity996,600 INR1,037,600 INR478,000-1,560,800 INR
OrissaRegion986,700 INR946,800 INR513,300-1,510,400 INR
JaipurCity985,700 INR946,800 INR513,300-1,510,400 INR
PuneCity983,700 INR1,023,000 INR472,100-1,547,500 INR
BangaloreCity983,700 INR965,000 INR502,200-1,510,400 INR
ChennaiCity975,700 INR899,100 INR525,700-1,476,700 INR
SuratCity974,600 INR913,400 INR514,800-1,476,700 INR
AssamRegion970,200 INR970,200 INR485,300-1,500,800 INR
HaryanaRegion964,000 INR964,000 INR483,400-1,500,800 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion962,300 INR1,019,200 INR453,200-1,524,300 INR
PunjabRegion956,200 INR899,100 INR504,500-1,450,700 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion953,200 INR932,000 INR485,200-1,464,200 INR
NagpurCity948,900 INR889,400 INR501,400-1,440,700 INR
Delhi (region)Region945,400 INR885,000 INR500,100-1,440,700 INR
KolkataCity943,800 INR962,300 INR462,300-1,476,700 INR
LucknowCity932,800 INR953,300 INR457,300-1,450,700 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity932,000 INR1,006,300 INR431,100-1,487,200 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion931,900 INR1,004,600 INR428,400-1,476,700 INR
UttaranchalRegion919,700 INR899,200 INR467,100-1,417,600 INR
KanpurCity918,500 INR864,900 INR487,600-1,405,700 INR
TripuraRegion893,500 INR965,800 INR412,000-1,428,800 INR
IndoreCity885,000 INR955,800 INR407,300-1,405,700 INR
PatnaCity884,700 INR864,700 INR450,300-1,357,900 INR
BhopalCity879,800 INR862,200 INR447,700-1,357,900 INR
GhaziabadCity874,900 INR929,700 INR412,000-1,380,400 INR
CoimbatoreCity866,900 INR866,900 INR431,300-1,345,400 INR
GoaRegion861,300 INR878,900 INR420,100-1,345,400 INR
VisakhapatnamCity860,300 INR843,600 INR436,200-1,320,500 INR
ManipurRegion851,200 INR851,200 INR424,900-1,320,500 INR
LudhianaCity847,000 INR830,500 INR431,300-1,306,100 INR
MeghalayaRegion844,600 INR913,400 INR389,200-1,345,400 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion844,100 INR773,400 INR455,400-1,273,300 INR
VadodaraCity844,100 INR861,300 INR413,900-1,320,500 INR
NagalandRegion843,600 INR894,500 INR394,500-1,333,900 INR
agraCity823,400 INR756,700 INR444,300-1,249,900 INR
PondicherryRegion819,000 INR852,600 INR394,800-1,283,600 INR
MaduraiCity814,500 INR879,700 INR375,200-1,296,900 INR
ChandigarhRegion814,500 INR800,500 INR417,200-1,259,300 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion802,400 INR769,500 INR419,400-1,224,800 INR
SikkimRegion802,400 INR737,000 INR431,300-1,212,800 INR
MizoramRegion800,200 INR785,400 INR409,000-1,235,600 INR
Daman & DiuRegion788,000 INR816,900 INR378,300-1,235,600 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion772,700 INR724,000 INR409,000-1,172,800 INR
LakshadweepRegion732,400 INR688,900 INR386,400-1,110,500 INR

Preventive Medicine Physician in India: FAQs

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

    A preventive medicine physician in India earns about 75,291 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 903,500 INR.

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

    Entry-level preventive medicine physicians in India start near 460,500 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 1,391,600 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 605,700 and 1,113,100 INR.

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

    The median is 884,700 INR, lower than the average of 903,500 INR. Half of preventive medicine physicians in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

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

    Men working as a preventive medicine physician in India earn around 18% more than women on average (979,600 vs 832,300 INR a year).

  • Do preventive medicine physicians in India get bonuses?

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

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

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

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

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