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Average Purchasing and Sales Executive Salary in India for 2026

A purchasing and sales executive 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 320,500 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 1,079,600 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 purchasing and sales executive make in India?

Average salary
684,900 INR
57,075 INR per month
Lowest reported
320,500 INR
26,708 INR per month
Highest reported
1,079,600 INR
89,966 INR per month

A typical purchasing and sales executive working in India brings home around 57,075 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 320,500 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 1,079,600 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 purchasing and sales executive 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 purchasing and sales executive 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 purchasing and sales executives in India earn less than 724,000 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 471,700 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 955,800 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of purchasing and sales executives sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 320,500 INR. The highest stretch to 1,079,600 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.

320,500
Low
724,000
Median
1,079,600
High
471,700
25th
955,800
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Purchasing and sales executive pay by experience in India

Years of experience is the single biggest lever on pay for a purchasing and sales executive 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 purchasing and sales executive salary changes as you move through the career ladder.

  • 0-2 Years
    369,300 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +38% from previous
    510,200 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +42% from previous
    725,700 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +22% from previous
    885,000 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +6% from previous
    934,900 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +9% from previous
    1,021,800 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 42%. That is the point at which a purchasing and sales executive 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.

Purchasing and sales executive pay by education in India

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

  • High School
    459,700 INR
  • Certificate or Diploma
    +16% from previous
    533,000 INR
  • Bachelor's Degree
    +46% from previous
    778,500 INR
  • Master's Degree
    +31% from previous
    1,021,800 INR

Purchasing and sales executive gender pay gap in India

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and India is no exception. Male purchasing and sales executives in India earn an average of 736,700 INR a year, while female purchasing and sales executives earn around 642,800 INR. That works out to a 15% 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.

Purchasing and Sales Executive gender pay gap

13%

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

Men 736,700 INR
Women 642,800 INR

Pay raises for a purchasing and sales executive 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 13% every 17 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

Purchasing and sales executive 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.

85%

85% of purchasing and sales executives in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a purchasing and sales executive 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 5% to 9% of base salary. The remaining 15% of purchasing and sales executives 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

Purchasing and sales executive: 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

Purchasing and sales executive salary by city and region in India

Purchasing and sales executive 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
  • Maharashtra
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Andhra Pradesh
  • Bihar
  • Gujarat
  • Mumbai
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Rajasthan
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Uttar PradeshRegion862,400 INR899,200 INR415,900-1,357,900 INR
West BengalRegion851,200 INR864,700 INR417,200-1,320,500 INR
MaharashtraRegion836,800 INR785,400 INR442,300-1,273,300 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion812,900 INR780,600 INR424,300-1,249,900 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion807,900 INR772,900 INR421,400-1,235,600 INR
BiharRegion807,900 INR870,700 INR369,300-1,283,600 INR
GujaratRegion807,900 INR756,700 INR428,400-1,224,800 INR
MumbaiCity799,300 INR817,800 INR392,300-1,249,900 INR
Tamil NaduRegion798,900 INR735,500 INR430,000-1,198,300 INR
RajasthanRegion791,200 INR758,700 INR412,000-1,212,800 INR
KarnatakaRegion769,500 INR785,400 INR378,300-1,198,300 INR
ChennaiCity767,000 INR721,600 INR404,600-1,162,300 INR
KolkataCity757,300 INR724,000 INR392,300-1,155,400 INR
AhmadabadCity757,300 INR757,300 INR378,300-1,172,900 INR
LucknowCity752,600 INR724,300 INR392,300-1,154,300 INR
BangaloreCity751,700 INR798,900 INR353,600-1,189,900 INR
Delhi (city)City748,600 INR705,500 INR396,300-1,138,500 INR
PuneCity747,400 INR747,400 INR375,200-1,161,000 INR
HaryanaRegion744,600 INR687,100 INR403,100-1,125,500 INR
KeralaRegion743,300 INR743,300 INR369,300-1,149,200 INR
SuratCity741,500 INR727,400 INR378,300-1,141,600 INR
KanpurCity741,500 INR724,000 INR377,200-1,138,300 INR
JharkhandRegion736,700 INR767,000 INR351,200-1,153,300 INR
OrissaRegion735,500 INR748,600 INR361,600-1,144,400 INR
HyderabadCity733,300 INR717,900 INR372,600-1,129,700 INR
JaipurCity724,000 INR739,500 INR354,000-1,130,200 INR
NagpurCity724,000 INR710,500 INR369,900-1,116,700 INR
PunjabRegion721,600 INR706,200 INR367,900-1,109,200 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion721,600 INR748,600 INR345,700-1,134,500 INR
Delhi (region)Region719,100 INR705,500 INR367,900-1,108,500 INR
AssamRegion713,900 INR658,300 INR385,300-1,079,600 INR
UttaranchalRegion709,600 INR751,100 INR332,100-1,122,300 INR
BhopalCity699,700 INR741,500 INR327,300-1,102,100 INR
IndoreCity698,200 INR757,300 INR320,500-1,113,700 INR
TripuraRegion689,900 INR743,100 INR315,900-1,094,000 INR
ManipurRegion688,900 INR631,200 INR369,300-1,038,700 INR
MeghalayaRegion687,100 INR743,300 INR313,700-1,089,400 INR
CoimbatoreCity684,900 INR629,800 INR369,900-1,032,800 INR
PatnaCity674,100 INR714,300 INR315,900-1,064,100 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion674,100 INR714,300 INR315,900-1,064,100 INR
VisakhapatnamCity660,500 INR701,400 INR312,400-1,043,600 INR
GhaziabadCity659,400 INR683,400 INR313,700-1,031,200 INR
GoaRegion658,300 INR631,200 INR341,400-1,006,300 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity658,300 INR712,100 INR301,700-1,048,600 INR
MizoramRegion653,200 INR695,200 INR308,900-1,035,500 INR
LudhianaCity652,200 INR693,100 INR308,900-1,031,200 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion652,200 INR706,200 INR301,800-1,037,600 INR
VadodaraCity645,800 INR620,300 INR335,800-987,200 INR
MaduraiCity645,800 INR696,700 INR299,500-1,027,600 INR
NagalandRegion625,000 INR649,700 INR301,800-983,100 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion620,300 INR607,400 INR315,900-956,200 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion619,000 INR581,000 INR327,300-943,800 INR
PondicherryRegion615,700 INR615,700 INR309,800-954,900 INR
SikkimRegion612,500 INR575,100 INR325,800-929,700 INR
ChandigarhRegion607,400 INR645,800 INR283,700-962,300 INR
agraCity605,700 INR566,900 INR320,500-918,600 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion605,700 INR618,800 INR296,000-945,400 INR
Daman & DiuRegion595,300 INR595,300 INR299,500-923,000 INR
LakshadweepRegion582,700 INR572,200 INR299,500-899,100 INR

Purchasing and Sales Executive in India: FAQs

  • How much does a purchasing and sales executive make per month in India?

    A purchasing and sales executive 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 purchasing and sales executive in India?

    Entry-level purchasing and sales executives in India start near 320,500 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 1,079,600 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 471,700 and 955,800 INR.

  • Is the median purchasing and sales executive salary in India higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 724,000 INR, higher than the average of 684,900 INR. Half of purchasing and sales executives in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for purchasing and sales executives in India?

    Men working as a purchasing and sales executive in India earn around 15% more than women on average (736,700 vs 642,800 INR a year).

  • Do purchasing and sales executives in India get bonuses?

    About 85% of purchasing and sales executives in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 5% to 9% of base salary.

  • Do purchasing and sales executives earn more in the public or private sector in India?

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

  • How often do purchasing and sales executives in India get a pay raise?

    A purchasing and sales executive in India sees a raise of around 13% every 17 months, equivalent to roughly 9% a year.