If you thought blue collar work in India paid a flat, low wage across the board, the Labour Bureau’s numbers say otherwise. Here’s a full breakdown of the highest-paid blue collar occupations in India, ranked by average daily wage for men in 2023, based on official government data. Masons Top The ListMasonry comes out as the highest-paid blue collar occupation in India, with men earning an average of ₹592.17 a day in 2023 — up from ₹558.12 in 2022 and ₹529.63 in 2021. earned an average of , making them the second-highest paid blue collar workers in the country. Lowest-Paid Blue Collar OccupationsAt the other end of the scale, beedi makers earned just ₹243.75/day on average in 2023, making them the lowest-paid non-agricultural blue collar workers tracked by the Labour Bureau.