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FIGURE 4

Average monthly earnings (in ₹) among salaried/wage workers (aged 21-59 years) by gender across urban area categories, 2025

Average monthly earnings are estimated using the current daily status.

Top 5 cities are the five largest million-plus cities by population (2011 Census). The other million-plus cities include all other cities with a population of at least one million, according to the 2011 Census.
Centre for Economic Data and Analysis (CEDA), Ashoka University
Data source: Author's calculations using unit-level data from the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), 2025.