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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR		MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR	Gross income Net (after tax) Change Currency Change Country
1,419,356 INR $19,547 USD		508,287 INR $7,000 USD

Average salary in Chennai is 1,419,356 INR per year. The most typical earning is 508,287 INR. All data are based on 1,204 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 1,444,988 INR. Women receive a salary of 1,045,910 INR.

The most paid careers are Engineers & Technicians II with average income 4,071,745 INR and Management & Business with income 2,729,286 INR.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of 2,052,827 INR. The second most paid education level is Masters Degree with salary of 1,620,130 INR.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of 3,076,446 INR. Employees with 16-20 Years of experience receive 2,782,583 INR.

Salary Levels (INR) per Year	Surveys	Earning Percent
73,000 INR - 144,999 INR	0	n/a
145,000 INR - 217,999 INR	0	n/a
218,000 INR - 362,999 INR	76	100% 6.31%
363,000 INR - 725,999 INR	318	93.69% 26.41%
726,000 INR - 1,088,999 INR	258	67.28% 21.43%
1,089,000 INR - 1,451,999 INR	181	45.85% 15.03%
1,452,000 INR - 1,814,999 INR	115	30.81% 9.55%
1,815,000 INR - 2,177,999 INR	71	21.26% 5.9%
2,178,000 INR - 2,540,999 INR	55	15.37% 4.57%
2,541,000 INR - 2,903,999 INR	41	10.8% 3.41%
2,904,000 INR - 3,266,999 INR	17	7.39% 1.41%
3,268,000 INR - 3,630,999 INR	13	5.98% 1.08%
3,631,000 INR - 3,993,999 INR	12	4.9% 1%
3,994,000 INR - 4,356,999 INR	5	3.9% 0.42%
4,357,000 INR - 4,719,999 INR	11	3.49% 0.91%
4,720,000 INR - 5,082,999 INR	2	2.57% 0.17%
5,083,000 INR - 5,445,999 INR	3	2.41% 0.25%
5,446,000 INR - 5,808,999 INR	3	2.16% 0.25%
5,809,000 INR - 6,171,999 INR	2	1.91% 0.17%
6,172,000 INR - 6,534,999 INR	1	1.74% 0.08%
6,535,000 INR - 6,897,999 INR	2	1.66% 0.17%
6,898,000 INR - 7,260,999 INR	1	1.5% 0.08%
7,261,000 INR - 7,623,999 INR	2	1.41% 0.17%
7,624,000 INR - 7,986,999 INR	1	1.25% 0.08%
7,987,000 INR - 8,349,999 INR	2	1.16% 0.17%
8,350,000 INR - 8,712,999 INR	0	n/a
8,714,000 INR - 9,075,999 INR	1	1% 0.08%
9,077,000 INR - 9,439,999 INR	0	n/a
9,440,000 INR - 9,802,999 INR	0	n/a
9,803,000 INR - 10,165,999 INR	3	0.91% 0.25%
10,166,000 INR - 10,528,999 INR	1	0.66% 0.08%
10,529,000 INR - 10,891,999 INR	1	0.58% 0.08%
High salaries
10,892,000 INR - 11,617,999 INR	0	n/a
11,618,000 INR - 12,343,999 INR	0	n/a
12,344,000 INR - 13,069,999 INR	0	n/a
13,070,000 INR - 13,795,999 INR	2	0.5% 0.17%
13,796,000 INR - 14,521,999 INR	1	0.33% 0.08%
14,522,000 INR - 15,248,999 INR	1	0.25% 0.08%
15,249,000 INR - 15,974,999 INR	0	n/a
15,975,000 INR - 16,700,999 INR	0	n/a
16,701,000 INR - 17,426,999 INR	0	n/a
17,427,000 INR - 18,152,999 INR	2	0.17% 0.17%
18,153,000 INR - 25,413,999 INR	0	n/a

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	991	1,444,988 INR
2	Women	112	1,045,910 INR

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Doctorate Degree	24	2,052,827 INR
2	Masters Degree	478	1,620,130 INR
3	High School	8	1,540,909 INR
4	Bachelors Degree	659	1,262,005 INR
5	Some College	31	1,253,291 INR
6	Bellow H. School	4	593,679 INR

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	20+ Years	108	3,076,446 INR
2	16-20 Years	85	2,782,583 INR
3	12-16 Years	150	1,835,644 INR
4	8-12 Years	261	1,405,414 INR
5	0-1 Year	63	970,175 INR
6	4-8 Years	307	916,732 INR
7	2-4 Years	169	681,177 INR
8	1-2 Years	61	660,265 INR

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	61-65	3	9,472,881 INR
2	56-60	2	8,891,691 INR
3	51-55	15	3,662,647 INR
4	41-45	86	2,673,664 INR
5	46-50	36	2,569,175 INR
6	36-40	153	1,985,080 INR
7	n/a	101	1,581,790 INR
8	31-35	288	1,326,920 INR
9	26-30	354	900,467 INR
10	21-25	164	732,877 INR
11	14-20	2	369,452 INR

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Self Employed	22	1,568,793 INR
2	Permanent	1,067	1,441,721 INR
3	Contract	102	1,208,272 INR
4	Part Time	13	984,480 INR

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Engineers & Technicians II	1	4,071,745 INR
2	Management & Business	115	2,729,286 INR
3	Properties & Real Estates	3	2,251,132 INR
4	Health Care & Medical	26	1,900,269 INR
5	Fashion	2	1,601,759 INR
6	Automobile	33	1,577,579 INR
7	Manufacturing & Labor Workers	19	1,575,328 INR
8	Human Resources	67	1,498,213 INR
9	Insurance	5	1,475,195 INR
10	Law	2	1,420,954 INR
11	Finance & Banking	75	1,394,450 INR
12	Accounting & Administration	58	1,374,845 INR
13	IT & Programming	365	1,316,319 INR
14	Public Sector	4	1,249,515 INR
15	Customer Services	31	1,244,287 INR
16	Marketing, Sales, Purchase	76	1,238,696 INR
17	Engineers & Technicians V	10	1,208,998 INR
18	Engineers & Technicians	87	1,197,815 INR
19	Construction & Labor Workers	15	1,143,646 INR
20	Aviation & Shipping	2	1,091,438 INR
21	IT & Programming II	98	1,086,791 INR
22	Engineers & Technicians III	8	1,039,084 INR
23	Engineers & Technicians IV	3	1,015,122 INR
24	Making Design	14	1,008,732 INR
25	Logistics, Road, Railway	12	980,123 INR
26	Health Care & Medical II	9	928,060 INR
27	Agriculture & Fishing	1	882,241 INR
28	Architect Constructions	10	877,957 INR
29	Education & University	26	817,907 INR
30	Arts, Culture, Performance	4	795,106 INR
31	Media	5	753,790 INR
32	Salesmen & Saleswomen	4	685,462 INR
33	Organization & Coordination	7	679,217 INR
34	Geography & Geodesy	1	609,291 INR
35	Sports & Recreation	1	549,967 INR
36	Hotels & Tourism	3	504,584 INR
37	Restaurants, Inns, Pubs	2	357,253 INR

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Director	10	7,224,217 INR
2	CEO	9	5,639,885 INR
3	Chartered Accountant	11	3,463,325 INR
4	General Manager	15	3,272,282 INR
5	Doctor Specialist	12	3,038,542 INR
6	Operations Manager	8	2,426,782 INR
7	Manufacturing	8	2,425,112 INR
8	Other Human Resource Career	7	2,239,950 INR
9	Manager	16	2,102,059 INR
10	Marketing Manager	8	2,080,638 INR
11	IT Manager	39	2,063,937 INR
12	Technical Manager	6	1,886,037 INR
13	IT Project Manager	55	1,877,904 INR
14	Customer Service Manager	12	1,861,130 INR
15	Banks	11	1,724,256 INR
16	Human Resources Manager	37	1,710,169 INR
17	Finance Manager	13	1,694,557 INR
18	Mechanical Engineer Lead	10	1,688,313 INR
19	Project Manager	10	1,679,309 INR
20	Other Automobile Career	32	1,613,014 INR
21	Bank Manager	6	1,588,471 INR
22	Sales Manager	18	1,550,422 INR
23	Database Administrator	9	1,510,848 INR
24	Engineering Manager	10	1,409,045 INR
25	Lead Developer	52	1,348,631 INR
26	Product Development	5	1,346,671 INR
27	C, C++ Developer	6	1,222,867 INR
28	Other Finance Career	14	1,213,064 INR
29	Other Engineer Career	9	1,176,177 INR
30	Database Developer	6	1,172,909 INR
31	.NET Developer	17	1,146,987 INR
32	Java Developer	18	1,141,686 INR
33	Software Engineer	25	1,113,004 INR
34	Engineer	26	1,112,278 INR
35	Other IT Career	18	1,107,631 INR
36	J2EE Developer	6	1,059,561 INR
37	Account Manager	8	1,056,076 INR
38	MBA	6	1,053,970 INR
39	Software Developer	83	1,049,831 INR
40	System Analyst	14	1,029,717 INR
41	IT Coordinator	19	988,691 INR
42	Oil & Gas Engineer	6	986,513 INR
43	Sales	7	944,398 INR
44	Human Resource	13	943,744 INR
45	Accountant Executive	5	931,763 INR
46	Data-warehouse Engineer	11	931,037 INR
47	Web Developer	8	928,568 INR
48	Financial Analyst	9	923,340 INR
49	ASP.NET Developer	6	918,185 INR
50	Other Management Career	19	836,713 INR
51	Purchaser	6	809,411 INR
52	Lecturer	12	782,980 INR
53	Mechanical Engineer	15	775,719 INR
54	Electrical Engineer	9	742,680 INR
55	Market Research	7	699,403 INR
56	Architect	6	631,220 INR
57	PHP Developer	9	580,754 INR
58	Senior Accountant	7	509,376 INR