A person working as Foreman in India typically earns around 8,550 INR. Salaries range from 3,930 INR (lowest) to 13,600 INR (highest).
This is the average salary including housing, transport, and other benefits. Foreman salaries in India vary drastically based on experience, skills, gender, or location. Below you will find a detailed breakdown based on many different criteria.
Minimum Salary 3,930 INR |
Median 8,170 INR |
Maximum 13,600 INR |
Salaries for the position Foreman in India range from 3,930 INR (starting salary) to 13,600 INR (maximum salary). It should be noted that the given figure is not the legally mandated minimum wage; rather, it represents the lowest figure reported in a salary survey that included thousands of participants and professionals from all regions of the country.
With a median salary of 8,170 INR, half of the professionals who work as Foreman in India earn less than this amount, and the other half earn more. The median salary denotes the middle value of salaries. Ideally, you would want to belong to the group earning more than the median salary, located on the right side of the salary distribution graph.
The median is closely associated with two other values known as the 25th and 75th percentiles. By examining the salary distribution chart, it can be determined that 25% of professionals employed as Foreman in India earn less than 6,590 INR, while 75% earn more. Similarly, the chart shows that 75% earn less than 9,420 INR while 25% earn more.
To provide a better understanding of expected salaries, we categorized the frequently occurring salaries into different ranges. This approach provides a more precise representation of salary distribution for the job title Foreman in India compared to simply calculating the average. The majority of reported salaries, approximately 65%, fall within the range of 4,890 INR to 7,110 INR. About 20% of salaries are below the 4,890 INR mark, while 10% fall within the range of 7,110 INR to 8,110 INR. Only 5% of individuals have salaries exceeding 8,110 INR.
0 - 2 Years | 4,460 INR | |
2 - 5 Years | +34% | 5,960 INR |
5 - 10 Years | +48% | 8,810 INR |
10 - 15 Years | +22% | 10,700 INR |
15 - 20 Years | +9% | 11,700 INR |
20+ Years | +8% | 12,700 INR |
The experience level is the most important factor in determining the salary. Naturally, the more years of experience the higher the wage. We broke down salaries by experience level for people working as Foreman and this is what we found.
Employees with less than two years of experience earn approximately 4,460 INR.
While someone with an experience level between two and five years is expected to earn 5,960 INR, 34% more than someone with less than two year's experience.
Moving forward, an experience level between five and ten years lands a salary of 8,810 INR, 48% more than someone with two to five years of experience.
Additionally, professionals whose expertise span anywhere between ten and fifteen years get a salary equivalent to 10,700 INR, 22% more than someone with five to ten years of experience.
If the experience level is between fifteen and twenty years, then the expected wage is 11,700 INR, 9% more than someone with ten to fifteen years of experience.
Lastly, employees with more than twenty years of professional experience get a salary of 12,700 INR, 8% more than people with fifteen to twenty years of experience.
High School | 5,090 INR | |
Certificate or Diploma | +57% | 7,990 INR |
Bachelor's Degree | +68% | 13,400 INR |
We all know that higher education equals a bigger salary, but how much more money can a degree add to your income? We broke down salaries by education level for the position Foreman in order to make a comparison.
Employees at this education level have an average salary of 5,090 INR.
At this level, the average salary becomes 7,990 INR, 57% more than the previous level.
At this level, the average salary becomes 13,400 INR, 68% more than the previous level.
Though gender should not have an effect on pay, in reality, it does. So who gets paid more: men or women? For the people who work as Foreman in India, the average difference between the salary of male and female employees is 20%.
Male | 9,340 INR | |
Female | -17% | 7,770 INR |
Individuals working as Foreman in India are likely to observe a salary increase of approximately 9% every 17 months. The national average annual increment for all professions combined is 9% granted to employees every 16 months.
The term Annual Salary Increase usually refers to the increase in 12 calendar month period, but because it is rare that people get their salaries reviewed exactly on the one-year mark, it is more meaningful to know the frequency and the rate at the time of the increase.
The annual salary Increase in a calendar year (12 months) can be easily calculated as follows: Annual Salary Increase = Increase Rate x 12 / Increase Frequency
Not all compensation increases are reflected directly in the salary. Some companies offer upgraded packages to their staff instead of cash money. The figures displayed here account only for direct increments to the base salary.
67% of surveyed staff reported that they haven't received any bonuses or incentives in the previous year while 33% said that they received at least one form of monetary bonus.
Those who got bonuses reported rates ranging from 0% to 4% of their annual salary.
Received Bonus | 33% | |
No Bonus | 67% |
The most standard form of bonus, where the employee is awarded based on their exceptional performance.
Company Performance BonusesOccasionally, some companies like to celebrate excess earnings and profits with their staff collectively in the form of bonuses that are granted to everyone. The amount of the bonus will probably be different from person to person depending on their role within the organization.
Goal-Based BonusesGranted upon achieving an important goal or milestone.
Holiday / End of Year BonusesThese types of bonuses are given without a reason and usually resemble an appreciation token.
People tend to confuse bonuses with commissions. A commission is a prefixed rate at which someone gets paid for items sold or deals completed while a bonus is in most cases arbitrary and unplanned.
The main two types of jobs | |
Revenue Generators | Supporting Cast |
Employees that are directly involved in generating revenue or profit for the organization. Their field of expertise usually matches the type of business. | Employees that support and facilitate the work of revenue generators. Their expertise is usually different from that of the core business operations. |
Example: | Example: |
Revenue generators usually get more and higher bonuses, higher salaries, and more frequent salary increments. The reason is quite simple: it is easier to quantify your value to the company in monetary terms when you participate in revenue generation.
Top management personnel and senior employees naturally exhibit higher bonus rates and frequencies than juniors. This is very predictable due to the inherent responsibilities of being higher in the hierarchy. People in top positions can easily get double or triple bonus rates than employees down the pyramid.
The hourly wage is the salary paid in one worked hour. Usually, jobs are classified into two categories: salaried jobs and hourly jobs. Salaried jobs pay a fixed amount regardless of the hours worked. Hourly jobs pay per worked hour. To convert salary into hourly wage the above formula is used (assuming 5 working days in a week and 8 working hours per day which is the standard for most jobs). The hourly wage calculation may differ slightly depending on the worked hours per week and the annual vacation allowance. The figures mentioned above are good approximations and are considered to be the standard. One major difference between salaried employees and hourly paid employees is overtime eligibility. Salaried employees are usually exempt from overtime as opposed to hourly paid staff.
The minimum pay rate per hour for people working as Foreman in India is 23 INR. This is the minimum as per the gathered data in the salary survey not the minimum hourly rate mandated by law.
Job Title | Average Salary |
Construction / Building / Installation | -100% | |
3D Printing Construction Technician | 20,400 INR | +140% |
Adjudicator | 12,400 INR | +45% |
Assembler | 10,100 INR | +18% |
Boat Builder and Shipwright | 15,000 INR | +75% |
Bricklayer | 8,550 INR | = |
Building Administrator | 13,300 INR | +56% |
Building Automation Engineer | 29,100 INR | +240% |
Building Contracts Manager | 45,100 INR | +430% |
Building Information Modeling Manager | 39,200 INR | +360% |
Building Inspector | 12,600 INR | +47% |
Building Monitor | 9,980 INR | +17% |
Building Sales Manager | 42,300 INR | +390% |
Building Systems Integration Specialist | 28,400 INR | +230% |
Cabinetmaker | 10,700 INR | +25% |
Carpenter | 11,900 INR | +39% |
Civil Engineer | 29,500 INR | +250% |
Civil Technician | 15,000 INR | +75% |
Concreter | 9,260 INR | +8% |
Construction and Building Inspector | 12,600 INR | +47% |
Construction and Maintenance Manager | 23,800 INR | +180% |
Construction Assistant | 11,900 INR | +39% |
Construction Coordinator | 17,100 INR | +100% |
Construction Data Analyst | 26,100 INR | +210% |
Construction Estimator | 19,000 INR | +120% |
Construction Field Engineer | 26,100 INR | +210% |
Construction General Manager | 54,600 INR | +540% |
Construction Inventory Officer | 10,200 INR | +19% |
Construction Manager | 54,600 INR | +540% |
Construction Operations Manager | 49,900 INR | +480% |
Construction Project Controls Manager | 39,400 INR | +360% |
Construction Project Coordinator | 30,900 INR | +260% |
Construction Project Engineer | 29,900 INR | +250% |
Construction Project Manager | 52,300 INR | +510% |
Construction Project Planner | 28,500 INR | +230% |
Construction Quality Control Manager | 39,400 INR | +360% |
Construction Robotics Engineer | 30,600 INR | +260% |
Construction Safety Officer | 19,000 INR | +120% |
Construction Superintendent | 19,000 INR | +120% |
Construction Supervisor | 28,500 INR | +230% |
Construction Technical Assistant | 11,000 INR | +29% |
Construction Technical Officer | 12,800 INR | +50% |
Construction Technical Writer | 11,900 INR | +39% |
Construction Technician | 10,700 INR | +25% |
Construction Waste Management Consultant | 29,000 INR | +240% |
Construction Worker | 9,030 INR | +6% |
Crane and Tower Operator | 10,500 INR | +23% |
Crane Operator | 10,500 INR | +23% |
Diesel Mechanic | 9,740 INR | +14% |
Digital Construction Manager | 31,800 INR | +270% |
Draughtsman | 9,030 INR | +6% |
Drywall Installer | 10,900 INR | +27% |
Electrical Draftsman | 10,500 INR | +23% |
Electrical Engineering Supervisor | 33,300 INR | +290% |
Electrical Engineering Technician | 12,800 INR | +50% |
Electrical Supervisor | 21,400 INR | +150% |
Electrician | 15,400 INR | +80% |
Elevator Installer and Repairer | 13,100 INR | +53% |
Engineer | 29,900 INR | +250% |
Excavator Operator | 10,200 INR | +19% |
Field Inspector | 18,100 INR | +110% |
Floor Finisher | 11,400 INR | +33% |
Floor Manager | 16,600 INR | +94% |
Foreman | 8,550 INR | = |
Frame and Truss Detailer | 9,500 INR | +11% |
Furniture Finisher | 9,980 INR | +17% |
Gas Technician | 9,500 INR | +11% |
Handyman | 9,030 INR | +6% |
Health and Safety Coordinator | 12,600 INR | +47% |
Health and Safety Officer | 14,300 INR | +67% |
Installation Manager | 34,700 INR | +310% |
Installer | 9,030 INR | +6% |
Insulation Installer | 10,200 INR | +19% |
Labourer | 8,080 INR | -5% |
Land Surveyor | 13,300 INR | +56% |
Lean Construction Specialist | 28,500 INR | +230% |
Lift Technician | 9,980 INR | +17% |
Maintenance Foreman | 9,030 INR | +6% |
Material Tester | 15,200 INR | +78% |
Model Maker | 15,000 INR | +75% |
Order Picker | 9,030 INR | +6% |
Painter | 9,740 INR | +14% |
Pipe Layer | 8,310 INR | -3% |
Pipe Welder | 8,310 INR | -3% |
Pipefitter | 8,310 INR | -3% |
Plumber | 10,900 INR | +27% |
Prefabrication and Modular Construction Specialist | 27,900 INR | +230% |
Property Coordinator | 24,900 INR | +190% |
Purchasing Manager | 35,600 INR | +320% |
Quantity Estimator | 19,000 INR | +120% |
Quantity Surveyor | 19,000 INR | +120% |
Roof Slater and Tiler | 9,030 INR | +6% |
Sheet Metal Mechanic | 9,980 INR | +17% |
Sheet Metal Worker | 8,790 INR | +3% |
Site Clerk | 9,980 INR | +17% |
Site engineer | 26,100 INR | +210% |
Site Leader | 47,500 INR | +460% |
Stock Controller | 14,700 INR | +72% |
Structural Steel Construction Worker | 10,900 INR | +27% |
Sustainable Materials Engineer | 28,200 INR | +230% |
Technical Draughtsman | 11,600 INR | +36% |
Tender Manager | 43,200 INR | +410% |
Tendering Manager | 43,200 INR | +410% |
Tower Crane Operator | 9,980 INR | +17% |
Wall and Floor Tiler | 9,500 INR | +11% |
Warehouse Manager | 33,300 INR | +290% |
Welder | 8,550 INR | = |
Welding Superintendent | 11,600 INR | +36% |
Where can you get paid more, working in a private company or the government? The difference between the public or government sector salaries and the private sector salaries in India is 5% on average across all career fields.
Private Sector | 31,100 INR | |
Public Sector | +5% | 32,800 INR |
A good and competitive compensation would range anywhere between 8,170 INR and 9,420 INR. This is a very rough estimate. Experience and education play a very huge part in the final earnings.
All salary and compensation figures displayed here are gross salary figures, that is the salary before tax deductions. Because taxes may differ across sectors and locations, it is difficult to accurately calculate the net salary after tax for every career.
The base salary for a careers like Foreman in India ranges from 3,930 INR to 6,590 INR. The base salary depends on many factors including experience and education. It is not easy to provide a figure with very little information, so take this range with a grain of salt.
Both are indicators. If your salary is higher than both the average and the median then you are doing very well. If your salary is lower than both, then many people earn more than you and there is plenty of room for improvement. If your wage is between the average and the median, then things can be a bit complicated. We wrote a guide to explain all about the different scenarios. How to compare your salary