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Average Shipping Officer Salary in India for 2026

A shipping officer in India earns about 137,400 INR a year. That's 64% 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 66,940 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 214,000 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 shipping officer make in India?

Average salary
137,400 INR
11,450 INR per month
Lowest reported
66,940 INR
5,578 INR per month
Highest reported
214,000 INR
17,833 INR per month

A typical shipping officer working in India brings home around 11,450 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 66,940 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 214,000 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 shipping officer 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 shipping officer 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 shipping officers in India earn less than 143,200 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 94,800 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 187,500 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of shipping officers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 66,940 INR. The highest stretch to 214,000 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.

66,940
Low
143,200
Median
214,000
High
94,800
25th
187,500
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Shipping officer pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    75,100 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +44% from previous
    107,860 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +33% from previous
    143,200 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +23% from previous
    176,800 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +6% from previous
    187,300 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +9% from previous
    204,000 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 0 - 2 Years to 2 - 5 Years, where pay rises by about 44%. That is the point at which a shipping officer 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.

Shipping officer pay by education in India

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

  • High School
    96,720 INR
  • Certificate or Diploma
    +44% from previous
    138,800 INR
  • Bachelor's Degree
    +36% from previous
    189,300 INR

Shipping officer gender pay gap in India

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and India is no exception. Male shipping officers in India earn an average of 146,200 INR a year, while female shipping officers earn around 134,600 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.

Shipping Officer gender pay gap

8%

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

Men 146,200 INR
Women 134,600 INR

Pay raises for a shipping officer 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 10% every 17 months, which works out to roughly 7% 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

Shipping officer 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.

31%

31% of shipping officers in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a shipping officer a low-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 0% to 4% of base salary. The remaining 69% of shipping officers 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

Shipping officer: 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

Shipping officer salary by city and region in India

Shipping officer 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
  • West Bengal
  • Maharashtra
  • Gujarat
  • Andhra Pradesh
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Hyderabad
  • Bangalore
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
BiharRegion172,200 INR185,100 INR80,180-272,800 INR
Uttar PradeshRegion168,100 INR168,100 INR82,720-259,100 INR
West BengalRegion167,100 INR159,500 INR86,420-258,400 INR
MaharashtraRegion164,200 INR161,300 INR83,100-254,800 INR
GujaratRegion161,300 INR159,100 INR80,640-251,500 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion159,500 INR161,600 INR80,180-251,500 INR
Tamil NaduRegion159,400 INR151,800 INR83,640-243,000 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion159,100 INR159,500 INR78,500-246,200 INR
HyderabadCity158,700 INR168,100 INR73,120-247,800 INR
BangaloreCity158,700 INR161,600 INR77,060-246,500 INR
Delhi (city)City158,700 INR152,300 INR80,340-239,300 INR
KarnatakaRegion154,700 INR150,000 INR80,060-239,000 INR
KeralaRegion152,000 INR138,800 INR80,640-231,000 INR
RajasthanRegion152,000 INR154,700 INR73,800-237,400 INR
PunjabRegion151,800 INR159,100 INR69,040-237,400 INR
MumbaiCity151,800 INR142,300 INR77,340-231,000 INR
LucknowCity151,800 INR152,000 INR75,040-233,600 INR
AssamRegion150,000 INR138,200 INR77,100-225,300 INR
KolkataCity148,300 INR151,800 INR70,880-228,000 INR
OrissaRegion148,300 INR138,800 INR74,300-225,700 INR
ChennaiCity146,200 INR143,200 INR72,540-221,500 INR
SuratCity146,200 INR152,300 INR68,580-228,000 INR
JharkhandRegion146,200 INR146,200 INR72,700-225,700 INR
AhmadabadCity146,200 INR134,600 INR78,160-217,900 INR
NagpurCity143,200 INR152,100 INR66,260-225,300 INR
BhopalCity142,300 INR148,300 INR66,180-218,900 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion142,300 INR151,800 INR67,320-225,300 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion142,300 INR142,300 INR70,600-221,500 INR
PuneCity142,300 INR130,400 INR79,360-216,800 INR
KanpurCity142,300 INR152,000 INR66,180-227,600 INR
JaipurCity142,300 INR136,200 INR74,620-215,100 INR
HaryanaRegion139,100 INR128,500 INR74,620-209,700 INR
IndoreCity139,100 INR150,000 INR64,300-221,500 INR
Delhi (region)Region139,100 INR148,300 INR65,940-217,900 INR
VisakhapatnamCity138,800 INR148,300 INR67,360-218,900 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity138,800 INR152,000 INR63,400-225,700 INR
TripuraRegion138,800 INR152,000 INR63,400-225,700 INR
ManipurRegion138,200 INR128,900 INR73,100-209,500 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion137,400 INR148,300 INR61,580-216,800 INR
LudhianaCity137,400 INR142,300 INR64,200-212,500 INR
NagalandRegion136,100 INR136,100 INR69,240-208,600 INR
UttaranchalRegion136,100 INR138,200 INR66,020-209,700 INR
CoimbatoreCity130,400 INR124,400 INR71,020-201,100 INR
MeghalayaRegion129,000 INR138,200 INR57,860-205,700 INR
GhaziabadCity128,900 INR128,900 INR66,940-204,700 INR
VadodaraCity128,500 INR130,400 INR61,680-201,100 INR
GoaRegion128,500 INR130,400 INR61,680-201,100 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion127,700 INR125,100 INR63,480-191,600 INR
PondicherryRegion127,700 INR116,540 INR67,300-190,500 INR
MaduraiCity125,700 INR139,100 INR60,400-204,700 INR
PatnaCity125,700 INR130,400 INR60,160-197,600 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion125,100 INR116,740 INR66,000-189,300 INR
MizoramRegion124,400 INR128,900 INR58,720-195,200 INR
agraCity123,400 INR119,700 INR64,040-190,500 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion119,900 INR129,000 INR56,460-192,000 INR
SikkimRegion119,700 INR119,500 INR62,100-185,100 INR
ChandigarhRegion119,020 INR125,100 INR55,820-187,300 INR
LakshadweepRegion111,860 INR117,380 INR50,180-174,000 INR
Daman & DiuRegion111,000 INR104,600 INR58,800-169,000 INR

Shipping Officer in India: FAQs

  • How much does a shipping officer make per month in India?

    A shipping officer in India earns about 11,450 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 137,400 INR.

  • What's the salary range for a shipping officer in India?

    Entry-level shipping officers in India start near 66,940 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 214,000 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 94,800 and 187,500 INR.

  • Is the median shipping officer salary in India higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 143,200 INR, higher than the average of 137,400 INR. Half of shipping officers in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for shipping officers in India?

    Men working as a shipping officer in India earn around 9% more than women on average (146,200 vs 134,600 INR a year).

  • Do shipping officers in India get bonuses?

    About 31% of shipping officers in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 0% to 4% of base salary.

  • Do shipping officers earn more in the public or private sector in India?

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

  • How often do shipping officers in India get a pay raise?

    A shipping officer in India sees a raise of around 10% every 17 months, equivalent to roughly 7% a year.