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Salaries to go up 10.7%, star performers to gain handsomely

E-commerce, life science sectors expected to hand out bigger pay packets

Annual base salaries in India lowest in APAC

India continues to be a cost competitive labour market; Australia & Singapore are highest paying countries

Gender pay gap in India at 27%: Monster Salary Index

Men earned a median gross hourly salary of Rs 288.68 per hour while females earned just Rs 207.85; manufacturing found to be the most unequal sector

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IT highest paid sector in India, manufacturing far behind

Information technology (IT) is the highest paid sector in India, with a median gross hourly salary of Rs 346.42, while manufacturing is the least paid at Rs 254.04 per hour, according to the Monster Salary Index (MSI) sectoral reports. The MSI reports for manufacturing, IT and banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) sectors, released by online firm Monster India, however pointed out that only 57.4 per cent of IT professionals were satisfied with their salary.That employees in the manufacturing sector are paid about nine per cent less than the median salary for the entire Indian economy taken together (Rs 279.7/hr) is an eye-opener despite the government's focus towards the sector through its "Make in India" initiative.The findings show that in manufacturing, the salaries are very low irrespective of the education level, with the median hourly figure touching Rs 260.8 even for a postgraduate degree holder. Also, foreign-owned manufacturing companies pay nearly double of what In