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Average Training and Development Section Head Salary in India for 2026

A training and development section head in India earns about 428,400 INR a year. That's 12% 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 228,500 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 649,700 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 training and development section head make in India?

Average salary
428,400 INR
35,700 INR per month
Lowest reported
228,500 INR
19,041 INR per month
Highest reported
649,700 INR
54,141 INR per month

A typical training and development section head working in India brings home around 35,700 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 228,500 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 649,700 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 training and development section head 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 training and development section head 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 training and development section heads in India earn less than 401,300 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 282,300 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 492,700 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of training and development section heads sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 228,500 INR. The highest stretch to 649,700 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.

228,500
Low
401,300
Median
649,700
High
282,300
25th
492,700
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Training and development section head pay by experience in India

Years of experience is the single biggest lever on pay for a training and development section head 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 training and development section head salary changes as you move through the career ladder.

  • 0-2 Years
    261,300 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +22% from previous
    317,700 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +43% from previous
    454,300 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +16% from previous
    528,600 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +10% from previous
    581,000 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +6% from previous
    615,700 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 43%. That is the point at which a training and development section head 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.

Training and development section head pay by education in India

Education sits alongside experience as one of the biggest factors driving training and development section head 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 training and development section head salary in India broken down by the highest level of education a worker has completed.

  • Bachelor's Degree
    294,300 INR
  • Master's Degree
    +93% from previous
    566,900 INR

Training and development section head gender pay gap in India

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and India is no exception. Male training and development section heads in India earn an average of 451,000 INR a year, while female training and development section heads earn around 390,000 INR. That works out to a 16% 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.

Training and Development Section Head gender pay gap

14%

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

Men 451,000 INR
Women 390,000 INR

Pay raises for a training and development section head 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 17 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

Training and development section head 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.

53%

53% of training and development section heads in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a training and development section head 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 5% of base salary. The remaining 47% of training and development section heads 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

Training and development section head: 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

Training and development section head salary by city and region in India

Training and development section head 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
  • Bihar
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • West Bengal
  • Rajasthan
  • Maharashtra
  • Delhi (city)
  • Karnataka
  • Hyderabad
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Uttar PradeshRegion541,700 INR533,100 INR275,500-836,500 INR
BiharRegion529,600 INR573,500 INR245,300-844,600 INR
Tamil NaduRegion514,800 INR537,300 INR246,500-810,200 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion513,300 INR492,400 INR266,000-782,500 INR
West BengalRegion510,200 INR520,900 INR249,600-798,900 INR
RajasthanRegion504,400 INR485,300 INR263,100-772,700 INR
MaharashtraRegion504,400 INR504,400 INR253,400-780,600 INR
Delhi (city)City500,100 INR500,100 INR251,500-773,400 INR
KarnatakaRegion498,000 INR510,000 INR245,300-778,900 INR
HyderabadCity493,000 INR454,300 INR266,000-744,700 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion492,700 INR475,700 INR258,400-757,600 INR
MumbaiCity489,500 INR500,100 INR239,000-765,100 INR
OrissaRegion483,400 INR492,400 INR237,400-752,600 INR
GujaratRegion480,600 INR480,600 INR239,000-744,700 INR
AhmadabadCity480,300 INR510,200 INR228,500-759,300 INR
PunjabRegion478,000 INR442,200 INR259,100-724,300 INR
ChennaiCity476,600 INR476,600 INR238,900-743,300 INR
BangaloreCity476,600 INR447,700 INR252,300-727,400 INR
KolkataCity475,700 INR454,900 INR246,500-725,700 INR
LucknowCity464,400 INR445,100 INR239,000-707,700 INR
KeralaRegion460,500 INR489,600 INR215,100-725,700 INR
SuratCity453,200 INR417,200 INR245,300-683,400 INR
JharkhandRegion451,000 INR442,200 INR228,000-693,100 INR
NagpurCity450,300 INR415,900 INR243,000-681,900 INR
AssamRegion444,300 INR464,400 INR212,500-699,700 INR
VisakhapatnamCity442,300 INR417,200 INR233,900-675,100 INR
PuneCity437,900 INR464,900 INR207,800-695,200 INR
ManipurRegion436,200 INR454,900 INR209,700-689,900 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion433,800 INR428,400 INR222,300-672,600 INR
IndoreCity433,800 INR471,700 INR200,000-693,100 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion433,800 INR471,700 INR200,000-695,200 INR
JaipurCity431,300 INR442,300 INR210,500-677,100 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion430,000 INR406,300 INR227,600-653,200 INR
KanpurCity426,700 INR394,300 INR232,900-648,200 INR
NagalandRegion426,700 INR421,400 INR217,900-659,200 INR
TripuraRegion425,100 INR460,500 INR196,800-679,200 INR
HaryanaRegion424,900 INR440,200 INR205,700-665,300 INR
PatnaCity421,400 INR394,300 INR222,300-638,700 INR
MeghalayaRegion421,400 INR454,300 INR191,600-665,300 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity420,100 INR455,400 INR194,600-672,600 INR
LudhianaCity420,100 INR394,500 INR221,500-639,900 INR
UttaranchalRegion420,100 INR394,500 INR221,500-639,900 INR
Delhi (region)Region420,100 INR386,400 INR227,600-638,700 INR
VadodaraCity419,400 INR399,900 INR216,800-639,100 INR
BhopalCity417,200 INR390,000 INR218,900-632,400 INR
MaduraiCity409,000 INR440,200 INR189,300-649,700 INR
GoaRegion409,000 INR392,300 INR210,500-626,800 INR
CoimbatoreCity409,000 INR425,100 INR195,200-643,400 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion401,300 INR401,300 INR201,100-623,700 INR
GhaziabadCity396,300 INR389,200 INR204,700-612,500 INR
agraCity394,800 INR394,800 INR195,200-608,500 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion386,400 INR394,300 INR190,500-603,400 INR
PondicherryRegion386,400 INR411,400 INR183,600-610,100 INR
MizoramRegion382,600 INR362,200 INR204,700-582,700 INR
ChandigarhRegion382,600 INR362,200 INR205,700-582,700 INR
SikkimRegion372,600 INR372,600 INR187,300-578,500 INR
Daman & DiuRegion363,000 INR386,400 INR172,200-576,500 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion359,900 INR330,700 INR194,600-541,700 INR
LakshadweepRegion345,700 INR318,800 INR187,300-524,400 INR

Training and Development Section Head in India: FAQs

  • How much does a training and development section head make per month in India?

    A training and development section head in India earns about 35,700 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 428,400 INR.

  • What's the salary range for a training and development section head in India?

    Entry-level training and development section heads in India start near 228,500 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 649,700 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 282,300 and 492,700 INR.

  • Is the median training and development section head salary in India higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 401,300 INR, lower than the average of 428,400 INR. Half of training and development section heads in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for training and development section heads in India?

    Men working as a training and development section head in India earn around 16% more than women on average (451,000 vs 390,000 INR a year).

  • Do training and development section heads in India get bonuses?

    About 53% of training and development section heads in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 3% to 5% of base salary.

  • Do training and development section heads earn more in the public or private sector in India?

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

  • How often do training and development section heads in India get a pay raise?

    A training and development section head in India sees a raise of around 12% every 17 months, equivalent to roughly 8% a year.