Average earnings of urban employee in India 2018-20, by gender

The average salary for male employees in urban area was the highest during the months of April to June 2020 at about 21 thousand Indian rupees. The average salary drawn by female workers was the highest in the months of April to June 2020, however, lesser compared to their male counterparts. Unsurprisingly, the urban earnings in terms of wages and salaries are always higher than rural employees. Urban versus rural employment The gender gap in salaries was more prominent in rural areas, where, the male workers earned nearly an average of 1.5 times more. However, urban employees just earn a few thousands more than their rural counterpart, while, the cost of living in cities is twice as expensive as villages. Moreover, a majority of the Indian households belonged to the middle-income bracket and this is expected to increase in the future. Wage disparity Wage inequalities are present in almost every sector and widens with higher skill levels. With the evident gender disparity in the country, women with lower educational qualifications, such as a high school diplomas continue working despite the pay gap. This is among women who primarily come from the lower economic sector. Moreover, the social mobility index for fair wage distribution was 17.8 as of 2020, indicating a need for improvement.

在2020年4月至6月期间，城市地区男性员工的平均薪资达到最高，约为21,000印度卢比。女性工人的平均薪资在同一时期内也达到峰值，尽管相较于男性同行，其薪资水平较低。不出意料，城市地区的工资和薪金收入始终高于农村员工。在城市与农村就业的比较中，农村地区的性别薪酬差距更为显著，男性工人的平均薪资约为女性的1.5倍。然而，城市员工仅比其农村同行高出数千元，而城市的生活成本却是农村的两倍。此外，大多数印度家庭属于中等收入阶层，并且预计这一比例在未来将会增加。薪资差异几乎存在于每个行业，并且随着技能水平的提升，薪资不平等现象愈发严重。鉴于国家中明显的性别薪酬差距，那些教育程度较低，如持有高中文凭的女性，尽管存在薪酬差距，仍继续工作。这主要涉及来自较低经济阶层的女性。此外，截至2020年，公平工资分配的社会流动性指数为17.8，表明需要进一步的改进。