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Average Transportation and Shipping Supervisor Salary in India for 2026

A transportation and shipping supervisor in India earns about 176,800 INR a year. That's 54% 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 89,120 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 273,300 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 transportation and shipping supervisor make in India?

Average salary
176,800 INR
14,733 INR per month
Lowest reported
89,120 INR
7,426 INR per month
Highest reported
273,300 INR
22,775 INR per month

A typical transportation and shipping supervisor working in India brings home around 14,733 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 89,120 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 273,300 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 transportation and shipping supervisor 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 transportation and shipping supervisor 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 transportation and shipping supervisors in India earn less than 172,400 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 116,740 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 217,900 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of transportation and shipping supervisors sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 89,120 INR. The highest stretch to 273,300 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.

89,120
Low
172,400
Median
273,300
High
116,740
25th
217,900
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Transportation and shipping supervisor pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    100,140 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +30% from previous
    130,400 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +42% from previous
    185,100 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +20% from previous
    222,300 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +8% from previous
    239,300 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +9% from previous
    261,300 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 42%. That is the point at which a transportation and shipping supervisor 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.

Transportation and shipping supervisor pay by education in India

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

  • High School
    119,900 INR
  • Certificate or Diploma
    +15% from previous
    138,200 INR
  • Bachelor's Degree
    +42% from previous
    196,800 INR
  • Master's Degree
    +29% from previous
    253,400 INR

Transportation and shipping supervisor gender pay gap in India

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and India is no exception. Male transportation and shipping supervisors in India earn an average of 192,600 INR a year, while female transportation and shipping supervisors earn around 161,600 INR. That works out to a 19% 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.

Transportation and Shipping Supervisor gender pay gap

16%

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

Men 192,600 INR
Women 161,600 INR

Pay raises for a transportation and shipping supervisor 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 9% every 18 months, which works out to roughly 6% 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

Transportation and shipping supervisor 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 transportation and shipping supervisors in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a transportation and shipping supervisor 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 47% of transportation and shipping supervisors 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

Transportation and shipping supervisor: 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

Transportation and shipping supervisor salary by city and region in India

Transportation and shipping supervisor 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
  • Maharashtra
  • Rajasthan
  • Bangalore
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Jharkhand
  • Ahmadabad
  • Hyderabad
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Uttar PradeshRegion221,500 INR232,400 INR103,840-349,300 INR
BiharRegion216,800 INR233,900 INR99,100-345,700 INR
MaharashtraRegion216,800 INR200,000 INR117,380-327,300 INR
RajasthanRegion210,500 INR216,800 INR103,260-330,900 INR
BangaloreCity207,800 INR201,100 INR105,620-318,800 INR
Tamil NaduRegion207,800 INR207,800 INR102,160-317,700 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion207,800 INR209,700 INR101,900-320,500 INR
JharkhandRegion204,700 INR214,000 INR96,160-317,700 INR
AhmadabadCity204,700 INR209,500 INR98,440-317,700 INR
HyderabadCity204,000 INR191,600 INR110,340-311,700 INR
West BengalRegion201,100 INR191,600 INR102,960-309,800 INR
OrissaRegion200,000 INR192,600 INR103,260-307,400 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion200,000 INR205,700 INR98,820-311,700 INR
GujaratRegion197,600 INR183,600 INR106,600-297,000 INR
KarnatakaRegion197,600 INR190,500 INR101,120-301,600 INR
ChennaiCity197,600 INR183,600 INR106,360-301,800 INR
MumbaiCity197,600 INR192,000 INR104,600-301,700 INR
KeralaRegion196,800 INR205,700 INR95,760-308,900 INR
Delhi (city)City194,600 INR180,300 INR105,620-294,300 INR
JaipurCity192,600 INR185,100 INR99,340-294,300 INR
KolkataCity192,000 INR194,600 INR94,800-299,500 INR
NagpurCity192,000 INR180,300 INR100,140-288,700 INR
PuneCity192,000 INR197,600 INR92,900-301,800 INR
PunjabRegion189,300 INR176,800 INR98,120-283,700 INR
HaryanaRegion189,300 INR189,300 INR92,680-292,000 INR
SuratCity187,500 INR172,200 INR99,080-283,400 INR
LucknowCity187,300 INR192,000 INR89,960-292,000 INR
AssamRegion187,300 INR187,300 INR93,340-292,000 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion187,300 INR197,600 INR88,620-294,700 INR
Delhi (region)Region183,700 INR172,400 INR98,440-279,400 INR
IndoreCity183,600 INR197,600 INR82,520-288,700 INR
TripuraRegion183,600 INR195,200 INR83,300-288,700 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion180,500 INR176,800 INR92,900-275,500 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity176,800 INR192,000 INR83,020-281,500 INR
KanpurCity175,900 INR168,100 INR93,220-271,300 INR
UttaranchalRegion174,000 INR172,200 INR88,300-271,300 INR
PatnaCity174,000 INR172,200 INR91,320-271,300 INR
GoaRegion172,400 INR176,800 INR83,640-271,300 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion172,200 INR159,500 INR94,900-263,100 INR
MeghalayaRegion172,200 INR185,100 INR78,940-273,300 INR
agraCity172,200 INR158,700 INR93,660-257,700 INR
LudhianaCity172,200 INR168,100 INR86,740-263,200 INR
GhaziabadCity172,200 INR180,500 INR78,120-268,900 INR
BhopalCity172,200 INR168,100 INR85,760-263,200 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion169,000 INR183,700 INR79,600-271,300 INR
ManipurRegion168,100 INR168,100 INR83,200-257,700 INR
VadodaraCity168,100 INR172,200 INR82,200-259,100 INR
VisakhapatnamCity167,100 INR164,200 INR86,520-259,100 INR
MizoramRegion167,100 INR163,800 INR83,900-259,100 INR
NagalandRegion164,200 INR174,000 INR79,360-263,200 INR
CoimbatoreCity164,200 INR164,200 INR81,960-254,800 INR
MaduraiCity159,500 INR172,400 INR73,100-254,800 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion159,500 INR154,700 INR85,080-246,500 INR
PondicherryRegion157,600 INR161,300 INR75,500-245,300 INR
SikkimRegion152,300 INR138,800 INR81,180-232,900 INR
ChandigarhRegion152,000 INR151,800 INR79,600-233,900 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion150,000 INR138,800 INR78,480-228,500 INR
Daman & DiuRegion148,300 INR152,300 INR69,240-232,400 INR
LakshadweepRegion143,200 INR136,100 INR76,540-216,800 INR

Transportation and Shipping Supervisor in India: FAQs

  • How much does a transportation and shipping supervisor make per month in India?

    A transportation and shipping supervisor in India earns about 14,733 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 176,800 INR.

  • What's the salary range for a transportation and shipping supervisor in India?

    Entry-level transportation and shipping supervisors in India start near 89,120 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 273,300 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 116,740 and 217,900 INR.

  • Is the median transportation and shipping supervisor salary in India higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 172,400 INR, lower than the average of 176,800 INR. Half of transportation and shipping supervisors in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for transportation and shipping supervisors in India?

    Men working as a transportation and shipping supervisor in India earn around 19% more than women on average (192,600 vs 161,600 INR a year).

  • Do transportation and shipping supervisors in India get bonuses?

    About 53% of transportation and shipping supervisors in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 3% to 6% of base salary.

  • Do transportation and shipping supervisors earn more in the public or private sector in India?

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

  • How often do transportation and shipping supervisors in India get a pay raise?

    A transportation and shipping supervisor in India sees a raise of around 9% every 18 months, equivalent to roughly 6% a year.