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Average Radiation Therapist Salary in India for 2026

A radiation therapist in India earns about 1,043,600 INR a year. That's 172% 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 531,700 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 1,606,100 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 radiation therapist make in India?

Average salary
1,043,600 INR
86,966 INR per month
Lowest reported
531,700 INR
44,308 INR per month
Highest reported
1,606,100 INR
133,841 INR per month

A typical radiation therapist working in India brings home around 86,966 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 531,700 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 1,606,100 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 radiation therapist 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 radiation therapist 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 radiation therapists in India earn less than 1,023,000 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 701,400 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 1,296,900 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of radiation therapists sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 531,700 INR. The highest stretch to 1,606,100 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.

531,700
Low
1,023,000
Median
1,606,100
High
701,400
25th
1,296,900
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Radiation therapist pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    596,800 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +31% from previous
    780,700 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +40% from previous
    1,092,200 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +20% from previous
    1,306,100 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +9% from previous
    1,428,800 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +8% from previous
    1,537,500 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 40%. That is the point at which a radiation therapist 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.

Radiation therapist pay by education in India

Education lifts pay across almost every role, but the size of the lift varies enormously. The biggest premiums show up in licensed professions like medicine, law and accounting, where extra years of formal study open up seniority that isn't available without the qualification. The smallest premiums show up in skilled trades and creative work, where practical experience often beats academic credentials.

As a rough cross-industry guide for India: a post-secondary certificate or diploma adds around 17% over a high-school-only baseline. A bachelor's degree typically adds another 25% on top of that. A master's lifts pay a further 30%, and a PhD adds about 22% more in fields that value research-level qualifications. These are averages across many different professions, so the real number for your specific job could easily be twice as high or close to zero. The per-job pages below have the real numbers for individual roles.

Radiation therapist gender pay gap in India

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and India is no exception. Male radiation therapists in India earn an average of 1,134,500 INR a year, while female radiation therapists earn around 965,800 INR. That works out to a 17% 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.

Radiation Therapist gender pay gap

15%

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

Men 1,134,500 INR
Women 965,800 INR

Pay raises for a radiation therapist 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

Radiation therapist 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.

58%

58% of radiation therapists in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a radiation therapist 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 6% of base salary. The remaining 42% of radiation therapists 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

Radiation therapist: 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

Radiation therapist salary by city and region in India

Radiation therapist 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
  • Karnataka
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Jharkhand
  • Maharashtra
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Chennai
  • Bangalore
  • Hyderabad
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
BiharRegion1,273,300 INR1,380,400 INR587,800-2,026,800 INR
Uttar PradeshRegion1,249,900 INR1,320,500 INR583,000-1,967,000 INR
KarnatakaRegion1,235,600 INR1,184,200 INR643,400-1,882,700 INR
Tamil NaduRegion1,235,600 INR1,235,600 INR615,300-1,908,800 INR
JharkhandRegion1,212,800 INR1,283,600 INR566,900-1,908,800 INR
MaharashtraRegion1,212,800 INR1,120,700 INR658,300-1,835,700 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion1,212,800 INR1,235,600 INR596,100-1,896,700 INR
ChennaiCity1,212,800 INR1,109,200 INR650,700-1,825,000 INR
BangaloreCity1,212,800 INR1,187,900 INR618,800-1,870,400 INR
HyderabadCity1,196,800 INR1,124,200 INR632,400-1,811,000 INR
GujaratRegion1,195,600 INR1,098,200 INR643,800-1,800,200 INR
West BengalRegion1,192,500 INR1,144,400 INR620,300-1,825,000 INR
SuratCity1,172,800 INR1,104,400 INR619,800-1,788,300 INR
Delhi (city)City1,168,700 INR1,074,200 INR633,100-1,765,300 INR
PuneCity1,162,900 INR1,212,800 INR559,000-1,825,000 INR
AssamRegion1,162,900 INR1,162,900 INR580,600-1,800,200 INR
KeralaRegion1,162,900 INR1,212,800 INR556,000-1,825,000 INR
RajasthanRegion1,161,000 INR1,182,400 INR566,900-1,811,000 INR
OrissaRegion1,161,000 INR1,112,300 INR603,400-1,777,700 INR
JaipurCity1,155,400 INR1,109,600 INR600,000-1,765,300 INR
MumbaiCity1,148,200 INR1,102,100 INR596,800-1,765,300 INR
KolkataCity1,125,300 INR1,148,200 INR552,400-1,751,700 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion1,122,500 INR1,144,400 INR551,200-1,751,700 INR
Delhi (region)Region1,114,700 INR1,048,600 INR592,600-1,693,600 INR
AhmadabadCity1,108,500 INR1,152,700 INR533,100-1,741,800 INR
NagpurCity1,099,800 INR1,032,800 INR582,700-1,668,900 INR
IndoreCity1,099,800 INR1,185,300 INR504,300-1,751,700 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion1,088,800 INR1,153,300 INR510,200-1,716,600 INR
PunjabRegion1,083,500 INR1,016,300 INR573,500-1,645,600 INR
HaryanaRegion1,077,700 INR1,077,700 INR539,800-1,668,900 INR
BhopalCity1,069,800 INR1,048,100 INR548,800-1,655,500 INR
KanpurCity1,057,100 INR991,100 INR559,000-1,606,100 INR
CoimbatoreCity1,053,900 INR1,053,900 INR525,700-1,632,100 INR
MeghalayaRegion1,051,400 INR1,134,800 INR483,800-1,668,900 INR
LucknowCity1,048,100 INR1,069,800 INR516,100-1,645,600 INR
UttaranchalRegion1,043,600 INR1,023,400 INR531,700-1,606,100 INR
TripuraRegion1,037,600 INR1,122,900 INR476,600-1,655,500 INR
VisakhapatnamCity1,037,600 INR1,019,200 INR529,600-1,594,500 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion1,030,200 INR946,000 INR555,800-1,560,800 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion1,023,400 INR1,004,600 INR520,900-1,570,900 INR
PatnaCity1,023,400 INR1,004,600 INR520,900-1,570,900 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion1,019,200 INR1,099,200 INR467,700-1,621,400 INR
NagalandRegion1,009,200 INR1,069,800 INR475,700-1,594,500 INR
agraCity1,007,400 INR926,000 INR544,800-1,524,300 INR
LudhianaCity1,004,500 INR986,700 INR514,300-1,547,500 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity1,004,400 INR1,084,200 INR462,300-1,594,500 INR
VadodaraCity999,500 INR1,019,200 INR489,500-1,560,800 INR
GoaRegion999,500 INR1,019,200 INR489,500-1,560,800 INR
GhaziabadCity991,000 INR1,050,100 INR464,900-1,570,900 INR
MizoramRegion978,900 INR962,300 INR500,100-1,510,400 INR
ManipurRegion976,300 INR976,300 INR489,600-1,510,400 INR
MaduraiCity972,200 INR1,048,600 INR447,300-1,547,500 INR
SikkimRegion966,100 INR889,400 INR520,900-1,464,200 INR
PondicherryRegion948,300 INR986,700 INR455,400-1,487,200 INR
ChandigarhRegion939,600 INR922,300 INR480,600-1,450,700 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion890,100 INR854,300 INR464,400-1,369,700 INR
LakshadweepRegion889,400 INR839,500 INR472,000-1,357,900 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion887,100 INR832,000 INR467,700-1,345,400 INR
Daman & DiuRegion858,100 INR890,100 INR412,000-1,345,400 INR

Radiation Therapist in India: FAQs

  • How much does a radiation therapist make per month in India?

    A radiation therapist in India earns about 86,966 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 1,043,600 INR.

  • What's the salary range for a radiation therapist in India?

    Entry-level radiation therapists in India start near 531,700 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 1,606,100 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 701,400 and 1,296,900 INR.

  • Is the median radiation therapist salary in India higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 1,023,000 INR, lower than the average of 1,043,600 INR. Half of radiation therapists in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for radiation therapists in India?

    Men working as a radiation therapist in India earn around 17% more than women on average (1,134,500 vs 965,800 INR a year).

  • Do radiation therapists in India get bonuses?

    About 58% of radiation therapists in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 3% to 6% of base salary.

  • Do radiation therapists earn more in the public or private sector in India?

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

  • How often do radiation therapists in India get a pay raise?

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