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Local Salaries · India

# What is a good salary in 🇮🇳 India (Bengaluru)?

The median is about **$199/month**; top-10% earners clear **$426/month**.

## The local wage ladder

| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $408 | $4,896 | 35,560 INR/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $55 | $660 | 4,794 INR/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $199 | $2,388 | 17,344 INR/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $297 | $3,564 | 25,886 INR/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $426 | $5,112 | 37,129 INR/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $791 | $9,492 | 68,942 INR/mo |

Modelled from World Bank GNI $2,760 (2025) and Gini 25.5 (consumption-based, widened to 32.5). Check where you stand in the [interactive benchmarker](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=IN).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇧🇴 Bolivia](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/bolivia/) — median $199/mo
- [🇹🇯 Tajikistan](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/tajikistan/) — median $194/mo
- [🇭🇳 Honduras](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/honduras/) — median $192/mo
- [🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/kyrgyzstan/) — median $190/mo

See also: [what everyday life costs in India](https://geo-parity.com/cost-of-living/united-states-vs-india/) · [a fair US → India salary](https://geo-parity.com/salary/united-states-to-india/)

## Frequently asked questions

- **What is a good salary in India?**: The median wage is about $199/month ($2,388/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $297/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $426/month.
- **What is a top 10% salary in India?**: Roughly $426/month ($5,112/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $791/month.
- **What is the minimum wage in India?**: About $55/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- **How are these India salary figures calculated?**: A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($2,760, 2025) and the Gini index (25.5, consumption-based — widened to 32.5 income-equivalent). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.

Log-normal model from World Bank data — estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data. Agents: GET /api/wage-bands.json?country=IN.

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