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Average Supply Operations Manager Salary in India for 2026

A supply operations manager in India earns about 568,500 INR a year. That's 48% 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 263,100 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 906,500 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 supply operations manager make in India?

Average salary
568,500 INR
47,375 INR per month
Lowest reported
263,100 INR
21,925 INR per month
Highest reported
906,500 INR
75,541 INR per month

A typical supply operations manager working in India brings home around 47,375 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 263,100 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 906,500 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 supply operations 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 supply operations 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 supply operations managers in India earn less than 615,700 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 394,300 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 823,900 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of supply operations managers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 263,100 INR. The highest stretch to 906,500 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.

263,100
Low
615,700
Median
906,500
High
394,300
25th
823,900
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Supply operations manager pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    299,500 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +32% from previous
    396,300 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +48% from previous
    587,800 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +22% from previous
    718,000 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +9% from previous
    780,600 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +8% from previous
    844,600 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 48%. That is the point at which a supply operations 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.

Supply operations manager pay by education in India

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

  • Bachelor's Degree
    344,600 INR
  • Master's Degree
    +94% from previous
    669,100 INR

Supply operations 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 supply operations managers in India earn an average of 623,200 INR a year, while female supply operations managers earn around 518,300 INR. That works out to a 20% 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.

Supply Operations Manager gender pay gap

17%

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

Men 623,200 INR
Women 518,300 INR

Pay raises for a supply operations 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 13% every 16 months, which works out to roughly 10% 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

Supply operations 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.

85%

85% of supply operations managers in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a supply operations 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 5% to 9% of base salary. The remaining 15% of supply operations 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

Supply operations 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

Supply operations manager salary by city and region in India

Supply operations 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.

  • West Bengal
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Maharashtra
  • Rajasthan
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Delhi (city)
  • Gujarat
  • Bihar
  • Jharkhand
  • Ahmadabad
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
West BengalRegion710,500 INR767,400 INR325,900-1,130,800 INR
Uttar PradeshRegion693,100 INR746,600 INR318,800-1,102,900 INR
MaharashtraRegion688,900 INR743,100 INR315,900-1,094,000 INR
RajasthanRegion687,100 INR741,500 INR313,700-1,089,400 INR
Tamil NaduRegion684,900 INR737,000 INR315,700-1,088,100 INR
Delhi (city)City677,100 INR732,400 INR312,400-1,078,200 INR
GujaratRegion665,300 INR721,600 INR308,900-1,059,800 INR
BiharRegion660,500 INR714,300 INR301,700-1,050,100 INR
JharkhandRegion658,300 INR707,700 INR301,300-1,041,900 INR
AhmadabadCity656,800 INR707,700 INR301,300-1,041,900 INR
KeralaRegion652,200 INR706,200 INR301,800-1,037,600 INR
KarnatakaRegion649,700 INR702,800 INR297,000-1,032,800 INR
ChennaiCity642,800 INR695,400 INR296,000-1,023,000 INR
MumbaiCity641,900 INR692,500 INR294,300-1,016,300 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion641,900 INR693,100 INR294,700-1,021,800 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion641,900 INR692,500 INR294,300-1,019,200 INR
PuneCity626,800 INR675,200 INR286,400-995,200 INR
JaipurCity625,000 INR675,200 INR286,400-993,600 INR
HyderabadCity620,300 INR672,600 INR283,700-988,600 INR
KanpurCity619,800 INR672,600 INR283,700-988,600 INR
AssamRegion619,800 INR672,600 INR283,700-988,600 INR
BangaloreCity619,000 INR670,600 INR282,500-986,700 INR
OrissaRegion618,800 INR665,300 INR282,500-983,100 INR
SuratCity606,400 INR658,300 INR279,400-965,800 INR
Delhi (region)Region600,000 INR650,800 INR275,500-957,800 INR
IndoreCity600,000 INR649,700 INR275,500-957,800 INR
LucknowCity598,600 INR648,200 INR275,800-953,200 INR
UttaranchalRegion598,600 INR646,600 INR275,800-954,900 INR
PunjabRegion596,800 INR645,800 INR273,000-949,600 INR
KolkataCity596,100 INR643,400 INR275,200-946,800 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion590,200 INR638,700 INR272,800-938,700 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion583,000 INR633,100 INR268,900-929,700 INR
HaryanaRegion582,700 INR629,800 INR268,900-927,000 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion575,100 INR619,800 INR263,900-913,400 INR
NagpurCity573,500 INR620,300 INR263,900-913,400 INR
LudhianaCity571,300 INR618,800 INR263,900-909,300 INR
VisakhapatnamCity566,900 INR614,600 INR263,200-904,700 INR
BhopalCity566,900 INR614,600 INR263,200-903,500 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity563,000 INR607,400 INR259,100-893,500 INR
TripuraRegion559,000 INR602,700 INR258,400-885,000 INR
MeghalayaRegion558,300 INR603,400 INR258,400-888,400 INR
NagalandRegion555,800 INR598,600 INR254,800-882,400 INR
VadodaraCity553,800 INR596,800 INR254,700-879,700 INR
CoimbatoreCity544,800 INR588,500 INR251,500-862,400 INR
PondicherryRegion539,700 INR583,000 INR247,800-860,300 INR
MaduraiCity537,300 INR578,500 INR246,500-852,900 INR
ManipurRegion535,800 INR578,500 INR246,200-849,200 INR
GhaziabadCity533,100 INR575,100 INR245,300-846,500 INR
GoaRegion522,700 INR563,000 INR239,000-829,000 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion522,700 INR563,000 INR239,000-828,400 INR
ChandigarhRegion520,900 INR562,600 INR239,000-829,000 INR
PatnaCity518,900 INR562,200 INR238,900-825,900 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion514,300 INR555,800 INR237,400-816,000 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion513,300 INR553,800 INR233,900-814,500 INR
MizoramRegion504,400 INR544,800 INR232,900-799,300 INR
SikkimRegion502,200 INR539,700 INR231,000-795,700 INR
agraCity501,400 INR541,700 INR232,900-800,500 INR
LakshadweepRegion485,200 INR524,700 INR221,500-774,200 INR
Daman & DiuRegion476,600 INR514,800 INR221,500-756,700 INR

Supply Operations Manager in India: FAQs

  • How much does a supply operations manager make per month in India?

    A supply operations manager in India earns about 47,375 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 568,500 INR.

  • What's the salary range for a supply operations manager in India?

    Entry-level supply operations managers in India start near 263,100 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 906,500 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 394,300 and 823,900 INR.

  • Is the median supply operations manager salary in India higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 615,700 INR, higher than the average of 568,500 INR. Half of supply operations managers in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for supply operations managers in India?

    Men working as a supply operations manager in India earn around 20% more than women on average (623,200 vs 518,300 INR a year).

  • Do supply operations managers in India get bonuses?

    About 85% of supply operations managers in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 5% to 9% of base salary.

  • Do supply operations managers earn more in the public or private sector in India?

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

  • How often do supply operations managers in India get a pay raise?

    A supply operations manager in India sees a raise of around 13% every 16 months, equivalent to roughly 10% a year.