Top 16 Highest Paying Jobs in India 2018

TNN Bureau. Updated: 5/11/2018 11:55:47 AM Jobs

Thinking of highest paying jobs in India 2018? If yes, here is a list of top 16 professions in India you can think about.

In India, normally people are working in low rates because companies and industries don’t want to spend a lot on their employees. But yes, there are also lots of people around us who are earning high salaries ranging from lacs to crores. Have you ever thought that why these people are getting high salaries and why you’re still working on low rates? Getting high salaries is not as easy because it involves lots of things such as your qualification, knowledge, appearance, Institute and the attitude. But it’s as difficult that you can’t think about it. If you want to get a good job then following professions will be the highest paying jobs in India this year.

1. Relationship Therapist

In the past, people don’t allow any third person to interfere in their personal matter. But now, people feel difficult to handle their personal matters, and they prefer to get the services of Relationship therapist to resolve their matters. Nowadays, this profession is very popular in India, and people are earning best salaries with it.

Monthly Salary: Rs 30,000 to Rs 1 lakh

2. University Professor

Teaching is always known as a noble profession, and people are not just getting the honor, but they are also getting high salaries in this profession. Yes, school teachers are not earning too much, but for university professors, teaching is one of the best highest paid job in India. Besides the good amount of salary, professors enjoy lots of other facilities including seasonal breaks and long vacations.

Monthly Salary: Rs 40,000 to Rs 3 lakhs

3. IT Professional

IT industry is a vast platform which involves a lot of jobs, and also, it is one of best job which offers best salaries in India. The starting salary of a fresh IT student normally start from the 2-3 lacs per year, and with the passage of time, it will increase, and even program manager are earning 10-15 lacs per year.

Monthly Salary: Rs 1 lakh to Rs 5 lakhs

4. Social Media Manager

While discussing the top 10 professions in India, we can’t ignore the most important profession of social media manager. In the modern era, we all are using social platforms to promote our business, so social media managers are in high demand these days.

Monthly Salary: Rs 30,000 to Rs 4 lakhs

5. App Developer

The app developer is also in high demand these days in India because now each and every brand wants to have its own App. These brands hire App developers to build and maintain their Mobile Apps. For business owners working online, the app works as a backbone and that’s why they paid a lot for the app developing services.

Monthly Salary: Rs 50,000 to Rs 4 lakhs

6. Doctor

If you are interested in the highest paying government jobs in India then you should think about to be a Doctor. It takes about 5 to 8 years to become a senior health consultant, but a specialist doctor can easily earn 1 to 2 lac a month.

Monthly Salary: Rs 2 lakh to Rs 10 lakhs

7. Chartered Accountant

Chartered Accountancy is one of the best jobs and also the top 10 professions in India. In fact, these are the highest paid jobs in India in Commerce field.

To become a certified chartered accountant is not an easy thing but it is one of the best professions to join. The best thing about this profession is that you have lots of opportunities and you can choose according to your interest such as banking, accounting, tax manager, consultancy, etc.

Monthly Salary: Rs 3 lakh to Rs 15 lakhs

8. Technical Writers

Online writing jobs are much popular these days and especially women are keen to do this job because they can do it from the rest of their house. Especially technical writers are on big demand and they have to write on Programming and IT firm.

Monthly Salary: Rs 1 lakh to Rs 10 lakhs

9. SEO Expert

SEO is a very important thing to build your business on social media sites and now each and every company in India has a separate SEO Expert. The main purpose of the SEO expert is to bring the client’s product on the 1st page of Google.

Monthly Salary: Rs 2 lakh to Rs 5 lakhs

10. Pilot

In the list of top 10 highest paying jobs in India, we can’t ignore the Pilot job. Being a pilot, you will not only earn a handsome pay but you will enjoy the amazing experiencing of flying on the sky.

Monthly Salary: Rs 1 lakh to Rs 3 lakhs

There are lots of other highest paying jobs in India in which employees are getting very good remunerations such as psychiatrists, growth hackers, scientists, Actors and movie stars, fashion professionals, lawyers and investment bankers.

11. Management professionals

Management professionals are the soul of any organisation. Their role is to manage a particular set of tasks for the organisation. This involves a lot of hard work at the entry level. Once this level is crossed there is no turning back. Professionals at the higher levels can demand large amounts.

Monthly Salary: Rs 30,000 to Rs 4 lakh

12. Investment Bankers

Investment bankers raise capital for the company and give financial advice. They deal only with money and are nicknamed “Money Man”.

Monthly Salary: Rs 50,000 to Rs 5 lakh

13. Oil and Natural Gas Sector Professionals-

This is one sector that makes huge profits. Some of the best-known professions in this sector include geologists, marine engineers, etc.

Salary: Rs 15-20 lakhs annual with all other perks.

14. Business Analyst

With growing competition among businesses in India, Business Analysts are vital for any organisation to analyse the competition in the market. For this field, companies prefer individuals with high IQs and logical minds. Business Analysts are expected to be well-versed in mathematical concepts, open to learning new technological platforms and be knowledgeable enough to fill the gaps in understanding using their acute sense in business.

Salary: More than 6 lakhs per annum at the beginning level

15. Law professionals

Famous lawyers have denied the post of judges in courts just to hang on to their incomes as lawyers. Lawyers require high levels of education, patience and communicative skills. Top notch lawyers can demand high packages for a single argument.

Average Salary:

Corporate lawyer- 6,10,000

Senior attorney- 9,50,000

16. Marketing-

Marketing is an art. If one learns the arts, he/she can join the list of top-notch professionals in India. A professional with in-depth knowledge of marketing can become the CEO of a company.

Monthly Salary: Rs 50,000 to Rs 10 lakhs


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