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Average Surgeon - Pediatric Salary in India for 2026

A pediatric surgeon in India earns about 1,333,900 INR a year. That's 247% 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 664,500 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 2,065,400 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 pediatric surgeon make in India?

Average salary
1,333,900 INR
111,158 INR per month
Lowest reported
664,500 INR
55,375 INR per month
Highest reported
2,065,400 INR
172,116 INR per month

A typical pediatric surgeon working in India brings home around 111,158 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 664,500 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 2,065,400 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 pediatric surgeon 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 pediatric surgeon 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 pediatric surgeons in India earn less than 1,333,900 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 899,100 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 1,693,600 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of pediatric surgeons sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 664,500 INR. The highest stretch to 2,065,400 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.

664,500
Low
1,333,900
Median
2,065,400
High
899,100
25th
1,693,600
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Pediatric surgeon pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    798,900 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +32% from previous
    1,057,100 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +34% from previous
    1,417,600 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +18% from previous
    1,678,300 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +8% from previous
    1,811,000 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +7% from previous
    1,942,700 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 34%. That is the point at which a pediatric surgeon 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.

Pediatric surgeon 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.

Pediatric surgeon gender pay gap in India

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and India is no exception. Male pediatric surgeons in India earn an average of 1,369,700 INR a year, while female pediatric surgeons earn around 1,283,600 INR. That works out to a 7% 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.

Surgeon - Pediatric gender pay gap

6%

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

Men 1,369,700 INR
Women 1,283,600 INR

Pay raises for a pediatric surgeon 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 14% every 15 months, which works out to roughly 11% 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

Pediatric surgeon 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.

86%

86% of pediatric surgeons in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a pediatric surgeon 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 8% of base salary. The remaining 14% of pediatric surgeons 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

Pediatric surgeon: 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

Pediatric surgeon salary by city and region in India

Pediatric surgeon 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
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Maharashtra
  • Bangalore
  • Delhi (city)
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Gujarat
  • Bihar
  • Karnataka
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Uttar PradeshRegion1,668,900 INR1,537,500 INR899,200-2,508,300 INR
West BengalRegion1,606,100 INR1,645,600 INR791,200-2,519,500 INR
Tamil NaduRegion1,594,500 INR1,570,900 INR816,000-2,471,700 INR
MaharashtraRegion1,583,700 INR1,678,300 INR743,100-2,495,600 INR
BangaloreCity1,570,900 INR1,570,900 INR785,400-2,435,600 INR
Delhi (city)City1,560,800 INR1,655,500 INR736,700-2,471,700 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion1,560,800 INR1,500,800 INR810,500-2,389,200 INR
GujaratRegion1,560,800 INR1,655,500 INR736,700-2,471,700 INR
BiharRegion1,560,800 INR1,693,600 INR719,100-2,485,800 INR
KarnatakaRegion1,537,500 INR1,570,900 INR754,900-2,401,300 INR
SuratCity1,510,400 INR1,570,900 INR724,300-2,362,300 INR
HyderabadCity1,500,800 INR1,560,800 INR722,100-2,362,300 INR
ChennaiCity1,487,200 INR1,583,700 INR701,400-2,352,500 INR
PuneCity1,487,200 INR1,405,700 INR791,200-2,266,400 INR
JharkhandRegion1,487,200 INR1,369,700 INR803,400-2,254,400 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion1,476,700 INR1,417,600 INR767,400-2,254,400 INR
RajasthanRegion1,476,700 INR1,417,600 INR767,500-2,254,400 INR
KeralaRegion1,464,200 INR1,380,400 INR773,400-2,221,600 INR
MumbaiCity1,464,200 INR1,487,200 INR718,000-2,281,800 INR
KolkataCity1,450,700 INR1,391,600 INR752,600-2,221,600 INR
NagpurCity1,428,800 INR1,487,200 INR683,800-2,242,500 INR
OrissaRegion1,428,800 INR1,464,200 INR702,800-2,230,100 INR
HaryanaRegion1,428,800 INR1,405,700 INR727,100-2,197,700 INR
Delhi (region)Region1,428,800 INR1,487,200 INR688,900-2,254,400 INR
AssamRegion1,405,700 INR1,380,400 INR717,900-2,161,200 INR
AhmadabadCity1,405,700 INR1,320,500 INR746,600-2,146,100 INR
JaipurCity1,380,400 INR1,417,600 INR680,100-2,161,200 INR
LucknowCity1,380,400 INR1,320,500 INR717,900-2,110,600 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion1,380,400 INR1,380,400 INR693,100-2,146,100 INR
UttaranchalRegion1,380,400 INR1,380,400 INR693,100-2,146,100 INR
TripuraRegion1,369,700 INR1,476,700 INR626,800-2,161,200 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion1,369,700 INR1,476,700 INR628,000-2,173,000 INR
PunjabRegion1,369,700 INR1,417,600 INR653,200-2,136,200 INR
KanpurCity1,369,700 INR1,428,800 INR658,300-2,161,200 INR
IndoreCity1,369,700 INR1,476,700 INR633,100-2,184,900 INR
VisakhapatnamCity1,369,700 INR1,369,700 INR681,500-2,110,600 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity1,357,900 INR1,464,200 INR623,700-2,161,200 INR
BhopalCity1,357,900 INR1,357,900 INR675,200-2,086,500 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion1,357,900 INR1,249,900 INR733,300-2,052,200 INR
CoimbatoreCity1,320,500 INR1,283,600 INR672,600-2,026,800 INR
PatnaCity1,320,500 INR1,320,500 INR658,300-2,038,500 INR
LudhianaCity1,320,500 INR1,320,500 INR658,300-2,038,500 INR
VadodaraCity1,296,900 INR1,249,900 INR675,100-1,980,600 INR
GoaRegion1,296,900 INR1,249,900 INR675,100-1,980,600 INR
ManipurRegion1,283,600 INR1,259,300 INR653,200-1,980,600 INR
MeghalayaRegion1,259,300 INR1,369,700 INR580,600-2,003,200 INR
SikkimRegion1,249,900 INR1,320,500 INR583,000-1,967,000 INR
NagalandRegion1,235,600 INR1,134,800 INR665,300-1,870,400 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion1,235,600 INR1,306,100 INR580,600-1,955,300 INR
GhaziabadCity1,235,600 INR1,136,700 INR665,300-1,870,400 INR
MaduraiCity1,224,800 INR1,320,500 INR563,000-1,942,700 INR
agraCity1,212,800 INR1,283,600 INR566,900-1,908,800 INR
MizoramRegion1,187,900 INR1,187,900 INR592,600-1,835,700 INR
PondicherryRegion1,182,400 INR1,110,500 INR626,800-1,800,200 INR
ChandigarhRegion1,162,900 INR1,162,900 INR580,600-1,800,200 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion1,149,200 INR1,196,900 INR552,400-1,811,000 INR
LakshadweepRegion1,133,900 INR1,181,200 INR543,200-1,777,700 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion1,124,200 INR1,144,400 INR551,200-1,751,700 INR
Daman & DiuRegion1,089,400 INR1,023,400 INR578,500-1,655,500 INR

Surgeon - Pediatric in India: FAQs

  • How much does a pediatric surgeon make per month in India?

    A pediatric surgeon in India earns about 111,158 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 1,333,900 INR.

  • What's the salary range for a pediatric surgeon in India?

    Entry-level pediatric surgeons in India start near 664,500 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 2,065,400 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 899,100 and 1,693,600 INR.

  • Is the median pediatric surgeon salary in India higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 1,333,900 INR, higher than the average of 1,333,900 INR. Half of pediatric surgeons in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for pediatric surgeons in India?

    Men working as a pediatric surgeon in India earn around 7% more than women on average (1,369,700 vs 1,283,600 INR a year).

  • Do pediatric surgeons in India get bonuses?

    About 86% of pediatric surgeons in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 5% to 8% of base salary.

  • Do pediatric surgeons earn more in the public or private sector in India?

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

  • How often do pediatric surgeons in India get a pay raise?

    A pediatric surgeon in India sees a raise of around 14% every 15 months, equivalent to roughly 11% a year.