This page is a benchmark, not a job: what India's regular wage and salaried employees earn on average, across all occupations, from the Ministry of Statistics' Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS).
Read this first. This page rests on 2 dated pay figures, each from a named source. That is evidence of what those sources state, not of what Any regular salaried employee (all occupations, benchmark) roles pay across India.
It is a yardstick. A figure on any other role page can be read against what a typical salaried worker in India earns.
PLFS interviews households across India and asks employed people what they earned.
The figure covers people in regular wage or salaried jobs, not casual labour or self-employment.
It is a mean of monthly earnings, so a few high earners pull it above what a typical worker gets.
Two dated figures are on file. Both come from published reports or surveys. The latest took effect on 31 December 2025. Each card says what the figure is; open "How the figure is read" for the method and what it leaves out.
Average offer about 2.72 lakh households
Average monthly earnings, male, from the press note × 12.
Limits. Male series only (combined figure not printed in the press note); rural+urban; all occupations.
Periodic Labour Force Survey — Annual Report 2025 (January – December 2025), press note
Average offer 29,371 urban regular wage/salaried employees reporting earnings
Average monthly earnings during the preceding calendar month (Table 38, urban, person) × 12.
Limits. All occupations and all ages; a general wage level, not a professional benchmark. Monthly earnings as reported by households, annualised.
Periodic Labour Force Survey — Annual Report 2023-24 (July 2023 – June 2024)
Because it covers every regular salaried employee in India — drivers, shop staff and factory workers as well as professionals — while the role pages cover specific professional posts.
| Figure | Statistic | Period | Effective | Kind | Conf. | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ₹2,90,604 | mean | PLFS 2025 (calendar year), regular wage/salaried employment, male | 2025-12-31 fresh | government-earnings | 0.85 | Periodic Labour Force Survey — Annual Report 2025 (January – December 2025), press note |
| ₹2,93,208 | mean | PLFS 2023-24, Apr–Jun 2024, urban, all regular wage/salaried employees | 2024-06-30 ageing | government-earnings | 0.85 | Periodic Labour Force Survey — Annual Report 2023-24 (July 2023 – June 2024) |
Male series only (combined figure not printed in the press note); rural+urban; all occupations. All occupations and all ages; a general wage level, not a professional benchmark. Monthly earnings as reported by households, annualised.
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