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Average Product Designer Salary in India for 2026

A product designer in India earns about 233,600 INR a year. That's 39% below 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 127,700 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 351,200 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 product designer make in India?

Average salary
233,600 INR
19,466 INR per month
Lowest reported
127,700 INR
10,641 INR per month
Highest reported
351,200 INR
29,266 INR per month

A typical product designer working in India brings home around 19,466 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 127,700 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 351,200 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 product designer 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 product designer 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 product designers in India earn less than 214,000 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 152,300 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 263,200 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of product designers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 127,700 INR. The highest stretch to 351,200 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.

127,700
Low
214,000
Median
351,200
High
152,300
25th
263,200
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Product designer pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    148,300 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +25% from previous
    185,100 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +31% from previous
    243,000 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +19% from previous
    288,100 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +11% from previous
    318,800 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +7% from previous
    340,000 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 31%. That is the point at which a product designer 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.

Product designer pay by education in India

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

  • High School
    180,300 INR
  • Certificate or Diploma
    +12% from previous
    201,100 INR
  • Bachelor's Degree
    +31% from previous
    263,900 INR
  • Master's Degree
    +24% from previous
    327,800 INR

Product designer gender pay gap in India

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and India is no exception. Male product designers in India earn an average of 240,500 INR a year, while female product designers earn around 222,300 INR. That works out to a 8% 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.

Product Designer gender pay gap

8%

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

Men 240,500 INR
Women 222,300 INR

Pay raises for a product designer 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 12% every 15 months, which works out to roughly 10% 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

Product designer 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.

50%

50% of product designers in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a product designer 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 4% to 5% of base salary. The remaining 50% of product designers 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

Product designer: 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

Product designer salary by city and region in India

Product designer 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
  • West Bengal
  • Mumbai
  • Gujarat
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Andhra Pradesh
  • Karnataka
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
BiharRegion294,700 INR318,800 INR136,200-467,700 INR
Uttar PradeshRegion294,300 INR275,800 INR157,600-447,300 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion283,400 INR288,100 INR139,100-437,900 INR
MaharashtraRegion277,400 INR288,700 INR136,100-436,200 INR
West BengalRegion277,400 INR267,100 INR146,200-425,100 INR
MumbaiCity277,400 INR267,100 INR146,200-425,100 INR
GujaratRegion277,400 INR290,800 INR134,600-437,300 INR
Tamil NaduRegion273,000 INR288,700 INR129,000-431,300 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion271,300 INR275,800 INR130,400-420,100 INR
KarnatakaRegion271,300 INR259,100 INR138,800-414,000 INR
JharkhandRegion267,100 INR249,600 INR142,300-404,600 INR
Delhi (city)City265,000 INR275,800 INR125,700-417,200 INR
RajasthanRegion265,000 INR271,300 INR128,500-414,000 INR
BangaloreCity263,900 INR240,500 INR143,200-398,300 INR
SuratCity263,900 INR263,900 INR130,400-409,000 INR
KolkataCity263,200 INR266,000 INR129,000-407,300 INR
LucknowCity253,400 INR257,700 INR125,100-394,800 INR
HyderabadCity253,400 INR253,400 INR127,700-390,000 INR
PuneCity253,400 INR246,200 INR129,000-386,400 INR
JaipurCity252,300 INR240,500 INR130,400-385,300 INR
AhmadabadCity252,300 INR247,800 INR128,500-388,100 INR
KeralaRegion249,600 INR245,300 INR125,700-384,500 INR
PunjabRegion249,600 INR249,600 INR124,400-386,400 INR
OrissaRegion247,800 INR238,900 INR128,500-381,800 INR
HaryanaRegion247,800 INR263,100 INR115,620-390,000 INR
ChennaiCity246,200 INR258,400 INR117,520-385,300 INR
AssamRegion246,200 INR261,300 INR116,960-389,200 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion245,300 INR231,000 INR128,500-371,100 INR
BhopalCity245,300 INR225,300 INR130,400-369,900 INR
Delhi (region)Region239,300 INR239,300 INR119,900-375,200 INR
NagpurCity233,900 INR233,900 INR118,260-365,400 INR
CoimbatoreCity233,900 INR247,800 INR110,380-369,300 INR
MeghalayaRegion233,900 INR252,300 INR108,320-372,600 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion232,900 INR251,500 INR105,440-367,200 INR
KanpurCity232,400 INR232,400 INR115,260-361,600 INR
IndoreCity231,000 INR247,800 INR107,680-366,200 INR
UttaranchalRegion228,500 INR207,700 INR123,400-341,400 INR
LudhianaCity228,000 INR209,500 INR125,100-345,700 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion228,000 INR209,500 INR125,100-345,700 INR
TripuraRegion227,600 INR246,200 INR105,880-361,500 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity225,700 INR240,500 INR103,840-357,700 INR
VadodaraCity222,300 INR228,500 INR110,340-345,700 INR
PondicherryRegion222,300 INR216,800 INR114,380-341,400 INR
NagalandRegion221,500 INR207,800 INR115,620-332,100 INR
VisakhapatnamCity221,500 INR204,000 INR119,900-339,100 INR
GhaziabadCity221,500 INR209,700 INR117,520-340,400 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion218,900 INR231,000 INR107,680-345,700 INR
ManipurRegion218,900 INR233,600 INR102,620-348,300 INR
SikkimRegion217,900 INR228,500 INR104,440-341,400 INR
MizoramRegion215,100 INR197,600 INR117,660-325,900 INR
agraCity215,100 INR225,700 INR105,080-340,400 INR
ChandigarhRegion214,000 INR195,200 INR114,000-325,800 INR
GoaRegion212,500 INR216,800 INR104,620-332,500 INR
MaduraiCity212,500 INR231,000 INR99,080-340,400 INR
PatnaCity210,500 INR196,800 INR113,560-320,500 INR
Daman & DiuRegion207,700 INR205,700 INR106,160-319,600 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion197,600 INR190,500 INR102,160-301,600 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion194,600 INR194,600 INR98,440-301,600 INR
LakshadweepRegion190,500 INR190,500 INR93,880-294,300 INR

Product Designer in India: FAQs

  • How much does a product designer make per month in India?

    A product designer in India earns about 19,466 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 233,600 INR.

  • What's the salary range for a product designer in India?

    Entry-level product designers in India start near 127,700 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 351,200 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 152,300 and 263,200 INR.

  • Is the median product designer salary in India higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 214,000 INR, lower than the average of 233,600 INR. Half of product designers in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for product designers in India?

    Men working as a product designer in India earn around 8% more than women on average (240,500 vs 222,300 INR a year).

  • Do product designers in India get bonuses?

    About 50% of product designers in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 4% to 5% of base salary.

  • Do product designers earn more in the public or private sector in India?

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

  • How often do product designers in India get a pay raise?

    A product designer in India sees a raise of around 12% every 15 months, equivalent to roughly 10% a year.