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Average Professor - Medicine Salary in India for 2026

A professor of medicine in India earns about 684,900 INR a year. That's 78% 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 354,000 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 1,045,100 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 professor of medicine make in India?

Average salary
684,900 INR
57,075 INR per month
Lowest reported
354,000 INR
29,500 INR per month
Highest reported
1,045,100 INR
87,091 INR per month

A typical professor of medicine working in India brings home around 57,075 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 354,000 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 1,045,100 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 professor of medicine 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 professor of medicine 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 professors of medicine in India earn less than 658,300 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 454,900 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 816,000 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of professors of medicine sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 354,000 INR. The highest stretch to 1,045,100 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.

354,000
Low
658,300
Median
1,045,100
High
454,900
25th
816,000
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Professor of medicine pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    406,300 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +33% from previous
    541,700 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +30% from previous
    705,500 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +21% from previous
    852,600 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +9% from previous
    932,800 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +5% from previous
    978,900 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 0 - 2 Years to 2 - 5 Years, where pay rises by about 33%. That is the point at which a professor of medicine 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.

Professor of medicine pay by education in India

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

  • Master's Degree
    444,300 INR
  • PhD
    +78% from previous
    791,200 INR

Professor of medicine gender pay gap in India

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and India is no exception. Male professors of medicine in India earn an average of 732,400 INR a year, while female professors of medicine earn around 653,200 INR. That works out to a 12% 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.

Professor - Medicine gender pay gap

11%

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

Men 732,400 INR
Women 653,200 INR

Pay raises for a professor of medicine 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 18 months, which works out to roughly 8% 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

Professor of medicine 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.

55%

55% of professors of medicine in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a professor of medicine 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 3% to 5% of base salary. The remaining 45% of professors of medicine 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

Professor of medicine: 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

Professor of medicine salary by city and region in India

Professor of medicine 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
  • Maharashtra
  • Bihar
  • Mumbai
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Gujarat
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Bangalore
  • West Bengal
  • Delhi (city)
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Uttar PradeshRegion861,300 INR877,300 INR420,100-1,345,400 INR
MaharashtraRegion832,000 INR800,500 INR431,300-1,273,300 INR
BiharRegion829,000 INR896,700 INR383,300-1,320,500 INR
MumbaiCity817,800 INR879,800 INR376,800-1,296,900 INR
Tamil NaduRegion816,900 INR836,800 INR399,900-1,273,300 INR
GujaratRegion798,900 INR767,000 INR415,900-1,224,800 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion790,600 INR854,300 INR363,000-1,259,300 INR
BangaloreCity786,600 INR757,600 INR411,400-1,212,800 INR
West BengalRegion781,200 INR844,600 INR361,600-1,249,900 INR
Delhi (city)City778,200 INR745,000 INR406,300-1,189,900 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion773,400 INR839,500 INR357,300-1,235,600 INR
RajasthanRegion773,400 INR839,500 INR357,300-1,235,600 INR
KarnatakaRegion772,900 INR836,800 INR357,300-1,235,600 INR
HyderabadCity768,900 INR783,800 INR377,200-1,198,300 INR
PunjabRegion761,400 INR778,500 INR372,600-1,189,900 INR
KeralaRegion761,400 INR731,700 INR394,500-1,165,400 INR
SuratCity743,100 INR756,700 INR365,400-1,159,900 INR
OrissaRegion743,100 INR802,400 INR341,400-1,182,800 INR
AhmadabadCity741,500 INR710,500 INR384,500-1,134,500 INR
KolkataCity736,700 INR792,900 INR340,000-1,168,700 INR
ChennaiCity735,200 INR707,600 INR384,200-1,125,300 INR
IndoreCity732,400 INR786,600 INR335,800-1,162,900 INR
LucknowCity724,000 INR781,200 INR332,100-1,152,700 INR
JharkhandRegion721,600 INR736,700 INR353,600-1,125,500 INR
AssamRegion719,100 INR733,300 INR351,200-1,122,900 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion714,300 INR683,800 INR369,300-1,091,600 INR
VisakhapatnamCity707,700 INR680,100 INR367,200-1,084,200 INR
PuneCity707,600 INR679,200 INR367,900-1,079,600 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion702,800 INR718,000 INR345,100-1,097,500 INR
NagpurCity701,400 INR713,900 INR341,900-1,094,000 INR
ManipurRegion701,400 INR714,300 INR341,900-1,092,200 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity698,200 INR754,900 INR320,500-1,110,500 INR
JaipurCity696,700 INR751,700 INR319,600-1,108,500 INR
KanpurCity695,400 INR707,700 INR340,400-1,084,200 INR
UttaranchalRegion691,200 INR663,200 INR359,900-1,057,100 INR
NagalandRegion683,400 INR694,700 INR335,100-1,067,300 INR
HaryanaRegion683,400 INR694,700 INR335,100-1,067,300 INR
Delhi (region)Region680,100 INR693,100 INR332,500-1,058,300 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion677,100 INR732,400 INR311,700-1,078,200 INR
BhopalCity675,200 INR650,800 INR351,900-1,035,500 INR
CoimbatoreCity674,100 INR688,900 INR330,700-1,050,100 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion674,100 INR645,800 INR348,300-1,030,200 INR
PatnaCity663,200 INR637,500 INR345,100-1,011,300 INR
VadodaraCity663,200 INR713,900 INR305,600-1,053,900 INR
agraCity659,400 INR633,100 INR341,400-1,007,400 INR
LudhianaCity658,300 INR631,200 INR341,900-1,006,300 INR
TripuraRegion653,200 INR706,200 INR301,300-1,037,600 INR
MaduraiCity649,700 INR702,800 INR297,000-1,035,500 INR
MeghalayaRegion646,600 INR698,200 INR299,500-1,030,200 INR
ChandigarhRegion641,900 INR614,600 INR332,500-979,300 INR
GhaziabadCity639,900 INR652,200 INR314,500-999,500 INR
PondicherryRegion638,700 INR610,100 INR330,900-975,700 INR
GoaRegion638,700 INR688,900 INR294,700-1,011,300 INR
MizoramRegion631,200 INR606,400 INR327,300-970,200 INR
SikkimRegion615,000 INR589,400 INR317,700-938,700 INR
Daman & DiuRegion607,400 INR582,700 INR315,900-931,900 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion603,400 INR650,700 INR275,500-960,900 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion581,000 INR592,600 INR283,700-907,100 INR
LakshadweepRegion553,400 INR563,300 INR272,800-862,400 INR

Professor - Medicine in India: FAQs

  • How much does a professor of medicine make per month in India?

    A professor of medicine in India earns about 57,075 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 684,900 INR.

  • What's the salary range for a professor of medicine in India?

    Entry-level professors of medicine in India start near 354,000 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 1,045,100 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 454,900 and 816,000 INR.

  • Is the median professor of medicine salary in India higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 658,300 INR, lower than the average of 684,900 INR. Half of professors of medicine in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for professors of medicine in India?

    Men working as a professor of medicine in India earn around 12% more than women on average (732,400 vs 653,200 INR a year).

  • Do professors of medicine in India get bonuses?

    About 55% of professors of medicine in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 3% to 5% of base salary.

  • Do professors of medicine earn more in the public or private sector in India?

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

  • How often do professors of medicine in India get a pay raise?

    A professor of medicine in India sees a raise of around 12% every 18 months, equivalent to roughly 8% a year.