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Average Product Planner Salary in India for 2026

A product planner in India earns about 309,800 INR a year. That's 19% 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 168,100 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 466,300 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 planner make in India?

Average salary
309,800 INR
25,816 INR per month
Lowest reported
168,100 INR
14,008 INR per month
Highest reported
466,300 INR
38,858 INR per month

A typical product planner working in India brings home around 25,816 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 168,100 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 466,300 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 planner 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 planner 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 planners in India earn less than 282,300 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 204,700 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 345,100 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of product planners sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 168,100 INR. The highest stretch to 466,300 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.

168,100
Low
282,300
Median
466,300
High
204,700
25th
345,100
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Product planner pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    191,600 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +27% from previous
    243,000 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +32% from previous
    320,500 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +18% from previous
    378,300 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +10% from previous
    417,100 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +7% from previous
    444,300 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 32%. That is the point at which a product planner 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 planner pay by education in India

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

  • High School
    233,900 INR
  • Certificate or Diploma
    +13% from previous
    265,000 INR
  • Bachelor's Degree
    +32% from previous
    349,300 INR
  • Master's Degree
    +23% from previous
    430,500 INR

Product planner 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 planners in India earn an average of 317,700 INR a year, while female product planners earn around 292,000 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.

Product Planner gender pay gap

8%

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

Men 317,700 INR
Women 292,000 INR

Pay raises for a product planner 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 16 months, which works out to roughly 9% 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 planner 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.

51%

51% of product planners in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a product planner 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 49% of product planners 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 planner: 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 planner salary by city and region in India

Product planner 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.

  • Maharashtra
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Rajasthan
  • Delhi (city)
  • Bihar
  • Hyderabad
  • Ahmadabad
  • West Bengal
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Tamil Nadu
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
MaharashtraRegion385,300 INR401,300 INR187,500-605,700 INR
Uttar PradeshRegion375,200 INR351,900 INR197,600-566,900 INR
RajasthanRegion369,300 INR378,300 INR181,600-578,500 INR
Delhi (city)City366,200 INR381,800 INR174,000-573,500 INR
BiharRegion363,000 INR394,800 INR167,100-581,300 INR
HyderabadCity361,500 INR361,500 INR181,600-563,000 INR
AhmadabadCity353,600 INR345,700 INR180,500-543,200 INR
West BengalRegion353,600 INR340,400 INR185,100-541,700 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion351,200 INR361,600 INR172,400-551,200 INR
Tamil NaduRegion349,300 INR367,200 INR161,600-547,800 INR
BangaloreCity349,300 INR319,600 INR189,300-525,700 INR
OrissaRegion345,700 INR332,100 INR180,500-533,100 INR
PuneCity345,100 INR340,000 INR174,000-529,600 INR
MumbaiCity344,600 INR332,500 INR180,500-528,600 INR
KeralaRegion344,600 INR340,400 INR176,800-531,700 INR
GujaratRegion344,600 INR361,600 INR164,200-544,800 INR
KarnatakaRegion339,100 INR325,800 INR174,000-514,800 INR
AssamRegion335,100 INR354,000 INR158,700-529,600 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion335,100 INR315,700 INR175,900-510,000 INR
SuratCity335,100 INR335,100 INR168,100-519,300 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion332,500 INR340,400 INR161,600-519,300 INR
JharkhandRegion332,100 INR314,500 INR176,800-507,300 INR
Delhi (region)Region330,900 INR330,900 INR164,200-514,300 INR
JaipurCity330,900 INR318,800 INR172,400-504,500 INR
KolkataCity327,800 INR335,100 INR159,500-510,200 INR
ChennaiCity325,900 INR340,400 INR158,700-514,300 INR
NagpurCity322,600 INR322,600 INR159,500-500,100 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion318,800 INR345,100 INR148,300-504,500 INR
UttaranchalRegion318,800 INR294,700 INR172,200-480,600 INR
TripuraRegion317,700 INR344,600 INR148,300-507,300 INR
PunjabRegion315,900 INR315,900 INR159,100-491,000 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion315,900 INR292,000 INR172,200-478,000 INR
KanpurCity315,900 INR315,900 INR159,100-491,000 INR
LucknowCity312,400 INR315,900 INR152,000-485,300 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity312,400 INR335,100 INR143,200-493,000 INR
CoimbatoreCity311,700 INR330,700 INR148,300-492,400 INR
IndoreCity311,700 INR339,100 INR142,300-498,500 INR
HaryanaRegion309,800 INR327,800 INR146,200-487,600 INR
ManipurRegion308,900 INR325,600 INR142,300-485,300 INR
NagalandRegion307,400 INR286,400 INR161,300-464,900 INR
GhaziabadCity305,600 INR288,100 INR161,300-466,300 INR
BhopalCity301,300 INR275,500 INR161,300-454,300 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion301,300 INR314,500 INR142,300-472,000 INR
LudhianaCity299,500 INR275,200 INR159,500-447,700 INR
VisakhapatnamCity294,700 INR272,800 INR159,400-444,300 INR
GoaRegion294,700 INR297,000 INR142,300-457,300 INR
MeghalayaRegion294,700 INR317,700 INR136,200-471,700 INR
agraCity294,300 INR307,400 INR142,300-462,300 INR
PatnaCity288,100 INR263,900 INR154,700-431,300 INR
VadodaraCity283,400 INR288,100 INR139,100-437,900 INR
MaduraiCity282,500 INR307,400 INR128,900-450,300 INR
PondicherryRegion281,500 INR273,000 INR143,200-430,500 INR
SikkimRegion275,800 INR288,100 INR130,400-431,300 INR
MizoramRegion273,300 INR249,600 INR148,300-411,400 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion272,800 INR261,300 INR142,300-415,900 INR
ChandigarhRegion265,000 INR243,000 INR143,200-397,900 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion265,000 INR265,000 INR130,400-411,400 INR
LakshadweepRegion263,100 INR263,100 INR128,900-407,100 INR
Daman & DiuRegion257,700 INR253,400 INR130,400-396,300 INR

Product Planner in India: FAQs

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

    A product planner in India earns about 25,816 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 309,800 INR.

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

    Entry-level product planners in India start near 168,100 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 466,300 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 204,700 and 345,100 INR.

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

    The median is 282,300 INR, lower than the average of 309,800 INR. Half of product planners in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

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

    Men working as a product planner in India earn around 9% more than women on average (317,700 vs 292,000 INR a year).

  • Do product planners in India get bonuses?

    About 51% of product planners in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 4% to 5% of base salary.

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

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

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

    A product planner in India sees a raise of around 12% every 16 months, equivalent to roughly 9% a year.