Average Category Manager Salary in India

The line graph shows Category Manager salary in India on an annual basis. In this graph specifically, it is indicated that as the years of experience increases, so does their wages.

For Category Manager having experience between 1-4 years, their salary is around ₹10,31,972.14.

Once the experience reaches 5-9 years Category Manager salary would increase again to a total of ₹12,44,786.24, adding ₹2,12,814.10 from the last salary increase.

After reaching the 10-19 year experience in their career, another increase in salary will be added to a total of ₹20,65,941.32.

And finally, once the Category Manager gains 20 years of experience or more, their salary would reach ₹16,40,500.53.

The bar graph data indicates the importance of specific skills which can have a direct impact on Category Manager's salary. It clearly highlights the skills needed for a post of Category Manager when hired by an employer.

The most vital skill expected of Category Manager is Product Management which impacts the most than the rest of the skills indicated with a staggering 68% comparatively. Therefore, one’s salary would greatly depend on their skills in Product Management.

The skill least likely to affect one’s pay would be Merchandising with 2%. It can be said that Merchandising skill will unlikely impact the salary.

This combination of a line and the bar graph shows how the experience affects the salary of Category Manager. Companies are considering factors like training and education directly affecting the salary offered to you as an employee. The line graph shows the salary increment with the increase in experience whereas the bar graph shows the comparision of how the salary is getting affected based on experience level.

As shown in the trends, lowest earning is ₹10,38,218.00 whereas the highest earning is ₹20,89,578.00 which clearly shows the salary increases with the level of expertise.

Late Career person will earn the maximum salary of ₹20,89,578.00 at 59%. So to summerize, Early Career earns 21% less than the average salary, Mid Carrer earns 5% less than the average salary, Late Career earns 59% more than the average salary, Experienced earns 23% more than the average salary.