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Average Ultrasonographer Salary in India for 2026

An ultrasonographer in India earns about 341,400 INR a year. That's 11% 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 163,800 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 537,300 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 an ultrasonographer make in India?

Average salary
341,400 INR
28,450 INR per month
Lowest reported
163,800 INR
13,650 INR per month
Highest reported
537,300 INR
44,775 INR per month

A typical ultrasonographer working in India brings home around 28,450 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 163,800 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 537,300 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 ultrasonographer 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 ultrasonographer 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 ultrasonographers in India earn less than 354,000 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 233,600 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 466,300 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of ultrasonographers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 163,800 INR. The highest stretch to 537,300 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.

163,800
Low
354,000
Median
537,300
High
233,600
25th
466,300
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Ultrasonographer pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    192,600 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +42% from previous
    273,300 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +31% from previous
    357,700 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +24% from previous
    442,200 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +6% from previous
    467,100 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +10% from previous
    513,300 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 0 - 2 Years to 2 - 5 Years, where pay rises by about 42%. That is the point at which a ultrasonographer 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.

Ultrasonographer 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.

Ultrasonographer gender pay gap in India

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and India is no exception. Male ultrasonographers in India earn an average of 361,500 INR a year, while female ultrasonographers earn around 332,500 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.

Ultrasonographer gender pay gap

8%

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

Men 361,500 INR
Women 332,500 INR

Pay raises for an ultrasonographer 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 16 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

Ultrasonographer 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.

57%

57% of ultrasonographers in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes an ultrasonographer 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 43% of ultrasonographers 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

Ultrasonographer: 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

Ultrasonographer salary by city and region in India

Ultrasonographer 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
  • Karnataka
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Andhra Pradesh
  • Rajasthan
  • Delhi (city)
  • Bihar
  • Maharashtra
  • Gujarat
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Uttar PradeshRegion433,400 INR433,400 INR216,800-674,100 INR
West BengalRegion425,100 INR407,300 INR218,900-650,700 INR
KarnatakaRegion407,100 INR390,000 INR210,500-623,200 INR
Tamil NaduRegion406,300 INR381,800 INR214,000-615,700 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion403,100 INR412,000 INR197,600-629,800 INR
RajasthanRegion403,100 INR412,000 INR197,600-629,800 INR
Delhi (city)City399,900 INR392,300 INR205,700-615,300 INR
BiharRegion397,900 INR430,500 INR183,700-637,500 INR
MaharashtraRegion394,300 INR385,300 INR201,100-607,400 INR
GujaratRegion392,300 INR382,600 INR200,000-603,400 INR
MumbaiCity392,300 INR377,200 INR205,700-598,600 INR
KeralaRegion390,000 INR361,600 INR209,500-590,200 INR
JharkhandRegion388,100 INR388,100 INR196,800-605,700 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion384,500 INR394,800 INR189,300-600,000 INR
AhmadabadCity384,500 INR353,600 INR207,700-581,000 INR
HyderabadCity378,800 INR401,300 INR175,900-597,800 INR
OrissaRegion378,300 INR365,400 INR195,200-581,300 INR
SuratCity377,200 INR397,900 INR175,900-596,100 INR
LucknowCity377,200 INR384,500 INR185,100-587,800 INR
ChennaiCity375,200 INR367,900 INR192,000-576,500 INR
BangaloreCity375,200 INR389,200 INR180,500-588,500 INR
KanpurCity369,300 INR394,800 INR172,200-588,500 INR
JaipurCity367,200 INR353,600 INR192,600-562,600 INR
PunjabRegion367,200 INR390,000 INR172,400-581,000 INR
PuneCity366,200 INR335,800 INR197,600-552,400 INR
HaryanaRegion362,200 INR340,400 INR192,600-547,800 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion359,900 INR372,600 INR172,200-563,000 INR
UttaranchalRegion357,700 INR371,100 INR172,200-562,200 INR
KolkataCity357,700 INR363,000 INR174,000-559,000 INR
AssamRegion357,300 INR335,100 INR189,300-539,700 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion354,000 INR354,000 INR175,900-551,200 INR
IndoreCity354,000 INR382,600 INR161,600-563,300 INR
NagpurCity353,600 INR375,200 INR164,200-559,000 INR
BhopalCity353,600 INR367,200 INR172,200-555,800 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity352,000 INR378,800 INR161,300-559,000 INR
Delhi (region)Region351,900 INR371,100 INR164,200-555,800 INR
TripuraRegion349,300 INR376,800 INR159,400-553,800 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion348,300 INR377,200 INR159,500-553,400 INR
LudhianaCity341,900 INR357,700 INR163,800-539,800 INR
CoimbatoreCity332,100 INR315,700 INR175,900-507,300 INR
VadodaraCity327,800 INR332,100 INR159,500-510,200 INR
VisakhapatnamCity327,800 INR340,400 INR158,700-516,100 INR
GhaziabadCity325,800 INR325,800 INR161,300-502,200 INR
ManipurRegion325,800 INR305,600 INR172,200-493,000 INR
MeghalayaRegion322,600 INR349,300 INR150,000-513,300 INR
NagalandRegion322,600 INR322,600 INR161,300-500,100 INR
GoaRegion320,500 INR327,800 INR158,700-500,100 INR
PatnaCity315,900 INR327,300 INR152,100-498,500 INR
MaduraiCity315,700 INR340,400 INR146,200-500,100 INR
PondicherryRegion313,700 INR288,700 INR172,200-476,600 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion312,400 INR330,700 INR148,300-492,400 INR
SikkimRegion312,400 INR305,600 INR159,100-478,000 INR
MizoramRegion308,900 INR317,700 INR148,300-483,400 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion308,300 INR301,600 INR158,700-478,100 INR
agraCity301,600 INR296,000 INR152,300-464,900 INR
ChandigarhRegion301,300 INR314,500 INR142,300-472,000 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion299,500 INR283,700 INR154,700-455,400 INR
Daman & DiuRegion294,700 INR268,900 INR159,100-440,200 INR
LakshadweepRegion275,500 INR294,300 INR128,900-436,200 INR

Ultrasonographer in India: FAQs

  • How much does an ultrasonographer make per month in India?

    An ultrasonographer in India earns about 28,450 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 341,400 INR.

  • What's the salary range for an ultrasonographer in India?

    Entry-level ultrasonographers in India start near 163,800 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 537,300 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 233,600 and 466,300 INR.

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

    The median is 354,000 INR, higher than the average of 341,400 INR. Half of ultrasonographers in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

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

    Men working as an ultrasonographer in India earn around 9% more than women on average (361,500 vs 332,500 INR a year).

  • Do ultrasonographers in India get bonuses?

    About 57% of ultrasonographers in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 3% to 6% of base salary.

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

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

  • How often do ultrasonographers in India get a pay raise?

    An ultrasonographer in India sees a raise of around 10% every 16 months, equivalent to roughly 8% a year.