After investing so many years in your education, it’s quite normal to want a career that pays what you deserve. It is essential to understand that salary benchmarks vary across organizations and industries. Your salary will also depend on your educational qualifications, experience, and skills. From CEOs to real estate agents here we have a list of the industries and professions that are offering the most lucrative salaries.
1) Professional Athletes
The pay of a professional athlete varies on the type of sport they are playing and how well they can sell themselves as a brand. For instance, cricketers are divided into grades and each grade has a different salary system. Players in the A+ category can earn an annual salary of ₹7 crore, while players in the A, B, and C categories earn ₹5 crore, ₹3 crore and ₹1 crore respectively.
2) Influencers
The pay of an influencer depends on the type of content they are creating and how well it’s being received by the audience. On average, an influencer with 10K-100K followers can charge between ₹40,000-₹60,000 per post on social media. They charge a different amount for posting stories, static posts, reels, collaboration videos, and carousels. Two Tickets To Freedom travel influencers revealed that they can earn up to ₹1-2 lakhs from a single brand collaboration.
3) Instagram Life Coaches
Instagram is one such social media platform that has made a lot of people famous and provided income for them. A lot of these Instagram life coaches without any formal training share psychological help and can charge almost whatever they want. It all depends on how well they have marketed themselves as a personal brand. This eventually decides how much people will pay them.
4) Marketing Managers
A marketing manager also gets more than what they deserve. A marketing manager can earn between ₹3-10 lakhs per month depending on the country.
5) Investment Bankers
Investment bankers are people who give financial advice to corporations and individuals. Investment banking is a lucrative career choice across the world. Their salary can range from ₹16-30 lakhs.
6) CEOs
The money in an organization or company flows through a CEO. The salary of a CEO depends on the company they are a part of. For instance, C Vijayakumar, the CEO of HCL Technologies, receives ₹130 crores. On the other hand, the former CEO of Hindustan Unilever Limited, Sanjiv Mehta, earned ₹22 crores.
7) Consultants
Probably nobody can accurately figure out what a consultant does. Generally, for the organization to function profitably, a consultant is supposed to help them manage, change, and solve problems. On average, the median salary that consultants earn in India ranges from ₹11.5-22.5 lakhs per annum.
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