Average Urologist Salary in India for 2026
A urologist in India earns about 1,320,500 INR a year. That's 244% 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 688,900 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 2,026,800 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 urologist make in India?
A typical urologist working in India brings home around 110,041 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 688,900 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 2,026,800 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 urologist 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 urologist 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 urologists in India earn less than 1,273,300 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 879,800 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 1,583,700 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of urologists sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.
The very lowest reported salaries sit around 688,900 INR. The highest stretch to 2,026,800 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.
Urologist pay by experience in India
Years of experience is the single biggest lever on pay for a urologist 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 urologist salary changes as you move through the career ladder.
- 0-2 Years780,600 INR
- 2-5 Years+34% from previous1,048,600 INR
- 5-10 Years+31% from previous1,369,700 INR
- 10-15 Years+20% from previous1,645,600 INR
- 15-20 Years+9% from previous1,800,200 INR
- 20+ Years+5% from previous1,896,700 INR
The single largest jump on the ladder is from 0 - 2 Years to 2 - 5 Years, where pay rises by about 34%. That is the point at which a urologist 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.
Urologist 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.
Urologist gender pay gap in India
The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and India is no exception. Male urologists in India earn an average of 1,417,600 INR a year, while female urologists earn around 1,259,300 INR. That works out to a 13% 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.
Urologist gender pay gap
11%
Men earn this much more than women on average in India.
Pay raises for a urologist 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 15% every 16 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:
- Banking1%
- Energy2%
- 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 Level3% - 5%
- Mid-Career
- Senior Level
- Top Management
Urologist 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.
84% of urologists in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a urologist 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 6% to 8% of base salary. The remaining 16% of urologists 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
Urologist: 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.
Urologist salary by city and region in India
Urologist 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
- Rajasthan
- Tamil Nadu
- Andhra Pradesh
- Bihar
- Delhi (city)
- Maharashtra
- Jharkhand
| Location | Type | Average | Median | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | Region | 1,678,300 INR | 1,716,600 INR | 821,500-2,617,900 INR |
| West Bengal | Region | 1,645,600 INR | 1,777,700 INR | 757,600-2,617,900 INR |
| Karnataka | Region | 1,570,900 INR | 1,703,200 INR | 724,000-2,508,300 INR |
| Rajasthan | Region | 1,560,800 INR | 1,678,300 INR | 717,900-2,485,800 INR |
| Tamil Nadu | Region | 1,560,800 INR | 1,594,500 INR | 767,400-2,435,600 INR |
| Andhra Pradesh | Region | 1,560,800 INR | 1,678,300 INR | 717,900-2,485,800 INR |
| Bihar | Region | 1,547,500 INR | 1,668,900 INR | 712,100-2,460,900 INR |
| Delhi (city) | City | 1,547,500 INR | 1,487,200 INR | 803,400-2,362,300 INR |
| Maharashtra | Region | 1,524,300 INR | 1,464,200 INR | 792,900-2,339,200 INR |
| Jharkhand | Region | 1,510,400 INR | 1,537,500 INR | 739,500-2,352,500 INR |
| Gujarat | Region | 1,510,400 INR | 1,450,700 INR | 786,600-2,314,800 INR |
| Kerala | Region | 1,510,400 INR | 1,450,700 INR | 785,400-2,314,800 INR |
| Mumbai | City | 1,510,400 INR | 1,632,100 INR | 696,700-2,411,500 INR |
| Ahmadabad | City | 1,487,200 INR | 1,428,800 INR | 773,400-2,281,800 INR |
| Madhya Pradesh | Region | 1,487,200 INR | 1,606,100 INR | 683,800-2,362,300 INR |
| Orissa | Region | 1,464,200 INR | 1,583,700 INR | 674,100-2,327,100 INR |
| Hyderabad | City | 1,464,200 INR | 1,500,800 INR | 717,900-2,290,300 INR |
| Lucknow | City | 1,464,200 INR | 1,570,900 INR | 672,600-2,314,800 INR |
| Bangalore | City | 1,450,700 INR | 1,391,600 INR | 751,700-2,207,600 INR |
| Surat | City | 1,450,700 INR | 1,487,200 INR | 714,300-2,266,400 INR |
| Chennai | City | 1,450,700 INR | 1,391,600 INR | 752,600-2,221,600 INR |
| Kanpur | City | 1,440,700 INR | 1,464,200 INR | 704,300-2,242,500 INR |
| Jaipur | City | 1,428,800 INR | 1,537,500 INR | 656,800-2,266,400 INR |
| Punjab | Region | 1,428,800 INR | 1,450,700 INR | 699,700-2,221,600 INR |
| Pune | City | 1,417,600 INR | 1,357,900 INR | 736,700-2,161,200 INR |
| Haryana | Region | 1,391,600 INR | 1,428,800 INR | 683,800-2,184,900 INR |
| Uttaranchal | Region | 1,380,400 INR | 1,333,900 INR | 719,100-2,110,600 INR |
| Chhatisgarh | Region | 1,380,400 INR | 1,405,700 INR | 674,100-2,146,100 INR |
| Jammu & Kashmir | Region | 1,380,400 INR | 1,333,900 INR | 721,600-2,124,400 INR |
| Kolkata | City | 1,380,400 INR | 1,500,800 INR | 638,700-2,197,700 INR |
| Indore | City | 1,380,400 INR | 1,487,200 INR | 631,200-2,184,900 INR |
| Assam | Region | 1,380,400 INR | 1,405,700 INR | 675,100-2,146,100 INR |
| Bhopal | City | 1,369,700 INR | 1,306,100 INR | 712,100-2,086,500 INR |
| Nagpur | City | 1,369,700 INR | 1,391,600 INR | 670,600-2,136,200 INR |
| Pimpri-Chinchwad | City | 1,357,900 INR | 1,464,200 INR | 623,700-2,161,200 INR |
| Delhi (region) | Region | 1,357,900 INR | 1,380,400 INR | 667,400-2,124,400 INR |
| Himachal Pradesh | Region | 1,345,400 INR | 1,450,700 INR | 620,300-2,146,100 INR |
| Tripura | Region | 1,345,400 INR | 1,450,700 INR | 619,000-2,136,200 INR |
| Ludhiana | City | 1,333,900 INR | 1,273,300 INR | 691,200-2,026,800 INR |
| Coimbatore | City | 1,296,900 INR | 1,320,500 INR | 632,400-2,015,600 INR |
| Vadodara | City | 1,273,300 INR | 1,369,700 INR | 581,000-2,015,600 INR |
| Visakhapatnam | City | 1,273,300 INR | 1,212,800 INR | 658,300-1,930,500 INR |
| Ghaziabad | City | 1,249,900 INR | 1,273,300 INR | 615,000-1,955,300 INR |
| Manipur | Region | 1,249,900 INR | 1,283,600 INR | 614,600-1,955,300 INR |
| Nagaland | Region | 1,249,900 INR | 1,273,300 INR | 610,100-1,942,700 INR |
| Meghalaya | Region | 1,249,900 INR | 1,345,400 INR | 573,500-1,980,600 INR |
| Goa | Region | 1,235,600 INR | 1,345,400 INR | 572,200-1,967,000 INR |
| Pondicherry | Region | 1,224,800 INR | 1,172,800 INR | 637,500-1,870,400 INR |
| Patna | City | 1,224,800 INR | 1,172,800 INR | 637,500-1,870,400 INR |
| Madurai | City | 1,212,800 INR | 1,306,100 INR | 558,300-1,930,500 INR |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Region | 1,198,300 INR | 1,224,800 INR | 590,200-1,882,700 INR |
| Sikkim | Region | 1,198,300 INR | 1,153,300 INR | 625,000-1,835,700 INR |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Region | 1,196,800 INR | 1,147,500 INR | 619,800-1,825,000 INR |
| Mizoram | Region | 1,185,300 INR | 1,138,500 INR | 615,300-1,811,000 INR |
| agra | City | 1,168,700 INR | 1,122,900 INR | 606,400-1,788,300 INR |
| Chandigarh | Region | 1,162,300 INR | 1,116,700 INR | 605,700-1,777,700 INR |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli | Region | 1,149,200 INR | 1,249,900 INR | 528,600-1,825,000 INR |
| Daman & Diu | Region | 1,130,200 INR | 1,085,600 INR | 587,800-1,728,900 INR |
| Lakshadweep | Region | 1,069,800 INR | 1,091,600 INR | 524,700-1,668,900 INR |
Urologist in India: FAQs
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How much does a urologist make per month in India?
A urologist in India earns about 110,041 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 1,320,500 INR.
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What's the salary range for a urologist in India?
Entry-level urologists in India start near 688,900 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 2,026,800 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 879,800 and 1,583,700 INR.
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Is the median urologist salary in India higher or lower than the average?
The median is 1,273,300 INR, lower than the average of 1,320,500 INR. Half of urologists in India earn below the median, half earn above it.
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What's the gender pay gap for urologists in India?
Men working as a urologist in India earn around 13% more than women on average (1,417,600 vs 1,259,300 INR a year).
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Do urologists in India get bonuses?
About 84% of urologists in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 6% to 8% of base salary.
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Do urologists earn more in the public or private sector in India?
In India, the public sector pays a urologist about 6% more on average. Public-sector pay tends to be steadier; private-sector pay tends to offer bigger upside.
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How often do urologists in India get a pay raise?
A urologist in India sees a raise of around 15% every 16 months, equivalent to roughly 11% a year.