Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence in India

India: Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence was 29.88 Percentage of full-time employment in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
29.88 Percentage of full-time employment
Change on year
up 5.3%
World rank
4th
of 32 countries
All-time high
30.8 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2019
All-time low
27.57 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2023
Years of data
8
2018–2025

Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence in India, 2018–2025

01020302018202120252018: 30.1 Percentage of full-time employment2019: 30.8 Percentage of full-time employment2020: 28.3 Percentage of full-time employment2021: 29.5 Percentage of full-time employment2022: 30.4 Percentage of full-time employment2023: 27.6 Percentage of full-time employment2024: 28.4 Percentage of full-time employment2025: 29.9 Percentage of full-time employment

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of full-time employment.

Analysis

The most recent figure for incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence in India is 29.88 Percentage of full-time employment, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.

India ranks 4th of 32 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 30.47 Percentage of full-time employment 30.15 Percentage of full-time employment 30.8 Percentage of full-time employment 2
2020s 29 Percentage of full-time employment 27.57 Percentage of full-time employment 30.36 Percentage of full-time employment 6

Countries ranked near India

  1. 1 Ireland 33.09 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  2. 2 Argentina 31.06 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  3. 3 Bulgaria 29.9 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  4. 5 Israel 28.87 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  5. 6 Chile 27.6 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  6. 7 Luxembourg 26.32 Percentage of full-time employment compare

See the full ranking of 40 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence in India?
Incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence in India was 29.88 Percentage of full-time employment in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 30.8 Percentage of full-time employment in 2019.
What is the lowest incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 27.57 Percentage of full-time employment in 2023.
How does India rank for incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence?
India ranks 4th out of 32 countries with data for 2025.
Is incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this India data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence
Unit
Percentage of full-time employment
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
40 places, 618 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset contains series on the incidence of low-paid workers defined as the share of full-time workers earning less than two-thirds of gross median earnings of all full-time workers; the incidence of high-paid workers defined as the share of full-time workers earning more than one-and-half time gross median earnings of all full-time workers.