See where your income stands among all Indian earners — income percentile
Built & maintained by Pappu Venkata Subbi Reddy, founder of Clacify · Formulas verified against official Indian government sources
How Rich Am I? shows where your income ranks among all Indian earners. Enter your monthly, weekly, or annual income and it instantly tells you what percentage of Indians you earn more than — and whether you're in the top 10%, top 5%, or top 1%. India's income distribution is famously unequal, and most people have no idea where they actually stand: a salary that feels ordinary in a metro can place you in the country's top few percent. The tool turns abstract income figures into a clear, eye-opening percentile, with the number of Indians earning less than you and how you compare against the median.
The percentile is derived from India's individual-earner income distribution, based on Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS 2022-23) and NSO household income data, scaled across roughly 500 million employed adults. Your monthly income is mapped onto this distribution to find the share of earners below you. Because Indian income is highly skewed — the top 10% earn more than the bottom 60% combined — the percentile rises steeply at higher incomes. Figures represent individual earner income (not household income) and are indicative estimates for awareness, not official statistics. All calculation runs locally in your browser.
The median individual monthly income in India is approximately ₹15,000-18,000/month (FY 2022-23, PLFS data). The mean is higher (~₹25,000) because India's income distribution is highly unequal — the top 10% pull the average up significantly. Most working Indians earn between ₹8,000 and ₹40,000 per month.
Earning above ₹90,000/month puts you in the top 10% of Indian earners. Above ₹1,50,000/month is top 5%. Above ₹4,00,000/month is top 1%. However, 'rich' is relative to city and lifestyle — ₹1 lakh/month in Mumbai is comfortable, not luxury, while the same in a Tier-3 city is well above average.