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Average Publishing and Printing Manager Salary in India for 2026

A publishing and printing manager in India earns about 597,800 INR a year. That's 56% 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 312,400 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 917,200 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 publishing and printing manager make in India?

Average salary
597,800 INR
49,816 INR per month
Lowest reported
312,400 INR
26,033 INR per month
Highest reported
917,200 INR
76,433 INR per month

A typical publishing and printing manager working in India brings home around 49,816 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 312,400 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 917,200 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 publishing and printing manager 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 publishing and printing manager 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 publishing and printing managers in India earn less than 575,100 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 398,300 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 713,900 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of publishing and printing managers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 312,400 INR. The highest stretch to 917,200 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.

312,400
Low
575,100
Median
917,200
High
398,300
25th
713,900
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Publishing and printing manager pay by experience in India

Years of experience is the single biggest lever on pay for a publishing and printing manager 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 publishing and printing manager salary changes as you move through the career ladder.

  • 0-2 Years
    353,600 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +34% from previous
    472,100 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +30% from previous
    615,300 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +21% from previous
    745,000 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +10% from previous
    817,800 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +5% from previous
    858,400 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 0 - 2 Years to 2 - 5 Years, where pay rises by about 34%. That is the point at which a publishing and printing manager 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.

Publishing and printing manager pay by education in India

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

  • High School
    425,100 INR
  • Certificate or Diploma
    +14% from previous
    485,200 INR
  • Bachelor's Degree
    +42% from previous
    687,100 INR
  • Master's Degree
    +21% from previous
    830,500 INR

Publishing and printing manager gender pay gap in India

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and India is no exception. Male publishing and printing managers in India earn an average of 639,900 INR a year, while female publishing and printing managers earn around 571,300 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.

Publishing and Printing Manager gender pay gap

11%

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

Men 639,900 INR
Women 571,300 INR

Pay raises for a publishing and printing manager 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

Publishing and printing manager 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.

80%

80% of publishing and printing managers in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a publishing and printing manager 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 20% of publishing and printing managers 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

Publishing and printing manager: 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

Publishing and printing manager salary by city and region in India

Publishing and printing manager 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
  • Bihar
  • Maharashtra
  • West Bengal
  • Mumbai
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Orissa
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Rajasthan
  • Karnataka
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Uttar PradeshRegion735,500 INR747,400 INR361,600-1,144,400 INR
BiharRegion727,400 INR782,500 INR332,100-1,153,300 INR
MaharashtraRegion727,100 INR698,200 INR378,800-1,113,100 INR
West BengalRegion721,600 INR778,500 INR330,900-1,144,400 INR
MumbaiCity714,300 INR769,500 INR327,300-1,134,100 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion710,500 INR767,400 INR325,900-1,130,800 INR
OrissaRegion701,400 INR757,300 INR322,600-1,112,300 INR
Tamil NaduRegion681,500 INR694,700 INR332,100-1,064,100 INR
RajasthanRegion679,200 INR731,700 INR311,700-1,080,200 INR
KarnatakaRegion677,100 INR732,400 INR311,700-1,078,200 INR
PuneCity667,400 INR639,900 INR345,700-1,021,800 INR
Delhi (city)City663,200 INR637,500 INR345,100-1,012,100 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion660,500 INR714,300 INR305,600-1,050,100 INR
ChennaiCity660,500 INR633,300 INR341,900-1,011,500 INR
KolkataCity659,200 INR714,600 INR301,700-1,048,600 INR
HyderabadCity658,300 INR670,600 INR320,500-1,023,000 INR
BangaloreCity658,300 INR629,800 INR340,400-1,004,400 INR
KeralaRegion649,700 INR623,700 INR340,000-995,200 INR
GujaratRegion648,200 INR619,800 INR335,800-990,700 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion648,200 INR659,200 INR315,900-1,006,300 INR
AhmadabadCity646,600 INR619,800 INR339,100-991,000 INR
JharkhandRegion646,600 INR659,200 INR315,900-1,009,200 INR
AssamRegion645,800 INR658,300 INR315,900-1,007,400 INR
NagpurCity643,800 INR659,400 INR313,700-1,004,500 INR
JaipurCity641,900 INR693,100 INR294,700-1,021,800 INR
Delhi (region)Region641,900 INR652,200 INR314,500-999,500 INR
IndoreCity639,900 INR691,200 INR294,300-1,014,700 INR
SuratCity632,400 INR648,200 INR312,400-987,200 INR
PunjabRegion619,000 INR633,100 INR301,700-964,000 INR
LucknowCity618,800 INR665,300 INR282,500-983,700 INR
KanpurCity606,400 INR619,000 INR299,500-948,900 INR
UttaranchalRegion603,400 INR581,300 INR315,700-923,000 INR
ManipurRegion597,800 INR608,500 INR294,700-932,000 INR
HaryanaRegion596,800 INR608,500 INR294,700-932,800 INR
NagalandRegion596,800 INR608,500 INR294,700-932,800 INR
MeghalayaRegion595,300 INR642,800 INR275,200-946,000 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion592,600 INR568,500 INR309,800-907,100 INR
LudhianaCity592,600 INR566,900 INR308,900-904,700 INR
GhaziabadCity589,400 INR600,000 INR286,400-918,500 INR
CoimbatoreCity589,400 INR600,000 INR290,800-918,500 INR
TripuraRegion588,500 INR632,400 INR271,300-932,000 INR
GoaRegion585,900 INR631,200 INR268,900-931,700 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity581,000 INR627,900 INR267,100-925,900 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion576,500 INR623,700 INR265,000-919,700 INR
VisakhapatnamCity575,100 INR552,400 INR297,000-879,700 INR
BhopalCity574,200 INR553,800 INR301,800-883,500 INR
MizoramRegion566,900 INR543,200 INR294,700-866,900 INR
PatnaCity563,300 INR541,700 INR294,300-864,900 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion559,000 INR535,900 INR292,000-858,100 INR
MaduraiCity555,800 INR598,600 INR254,800-882,400 INR
VadodaraCity552,400 INR595,300 INR254,700-877,300 INR
agraCity548,800 INR524,300 INR282,500-839,500 INR
ChandigarhRegion548,800 INR524,700 INR282,500-836,500 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion539,700 INR583,000 INR251,500-861,300 INR
Daman & DiuRegion533,100 INR510,200 INR275,500-812,900 INR
PondicherryRegion529,600 INR510,000 INR275,800-810,500 INR
SikkimRegion524,400 INR501,400 INR273,300-799,300 INR
LakshadweepRegion510,300 INR522,700 INR251,500-794,900 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion510,000 INR518,900 INR251,500-792,900 INR

Publishing and Printing Manager in India: FAQs

  • How much does a publishing and printing manager make per month in India?

    A publishing and printing manager in India earns about 49,816 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 597,800 INR.

  • What's the salary range for a publishing and printing manager in India?

    Entry-level publishing and printing managers in India start near 312,400 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 917,200 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 398,300 and 713,900 INR.

  • Is the median publishing and printing manager salary in India higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 575,100 INR, lower than the average of 597,800 INR. Half of publishing and printing managers in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for publishing and printing managers in India?

    Men working as a publishing and printing manager in India earn around 12% more than women on average (639,900 vs 571,300 INR a year).

  • Do publishing and printing managers in India get bonuses?

    About 80% of publishing and printing managers in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 6% to 8% of base salary.

  • Do publishing and printing managers earn more in the public or private sector in India?

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

  • How often do publishing and printing managers in India get a pay raise?

    A publishing and printing manager in India sees a raise of around 12% every 18 months, equivalent to roughly 8% a year.