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Average Activities Assistant Salary in India for 2026

An activities assistant in India earns about 172,200 INR a year. That's 55% below the national average of 384,200 INR.

Pay ranges widely from country to country and from role to role. The lowest reported salaries in India sit around 80,280 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 268,900 INR. Everything on this page is in Indian rupee (INR, symbol ₹), which lets you compare numbers like-for-like without worrying about exchange rates.

The numbers here are pulled together from official government wage data, large independent salary surveys, and aggregated worker-reported pay. Most reported salaries include the benefits that are common in India, such as housing or transport allowances, which is worth keeping in mind if you're comparing against a country where those are usually paid on top.

How much does an activities assistant make in India?

Average salary
172,200 INR
14,350 INR per month
Lowest reported
80,280 INR
6,690 INR per month
Highest reported
268,900 INR
22,408 INR per month

A typical activities assistant working in India brings home around 14,350 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 80,280 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 268,900 INR for the most experienced and specialised people in the role.

The wide gap between low end and top end reflects how much pay can vary inside the same job title. A junior activities assistant working at a small local employer earns very different money from a senior at a multinational. Skills, employer, city and years in the seat all push the number around.

How activities assistant pay ranges in India

A good way to think about salary in India is to look at the distribution rather than the headline average. Half of all activities assistants in India earn less than 175,900 INR a year, and the other half earn more. That middle number is the median, and it is usually more useful than the average for answering "is my pay normal here".

Looking at the quartiles fills in the picture. A quarter of earners take home less than 115,600 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 232,900 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of activities assistants sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 80,280 INR. The highest stretch to 268,900 INR, though only a small fraction of earners ever reach that level. If you are deciding whether your own offer or current pay is reasonable, work out which of those four bands you would fall into and use that as your reference point.

80,280
Low
175,900
Median
268,900
High
115,600
25th
232,900
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Activities assistant pay by experience in India

Years of experience is the single biggest lever on pay for an activities assistant in India, ahead of education and almost any other single factor. The longer you have been in the role, the more your employer can trust you to handle complexity, mentor others and act independently, all of which command higher pay. The chart below shows how the typical activities assistant salary changes as you move through the career ladder.

  • 0-2 Years
    95,420 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +43% from previous
    136,200 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +32% from previous
    180,300 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +23% from previous
    221,500 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +5% from previous
    233,600 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +11% from previous
    258,400 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 0 - 2 Years to 2 - 5 Years, where pay rises by about 43%. That is the point at which a activities assistant typically goes from "competent in the role" to "the person other people in the team learn from", and the market pays well for that step.

Activities assistant pay by education in India

Education sits alongside experience as one of the biggest factors driving activities assistant pay in India. Higher qualifications consistently pull higher salaries, but the size of the gap tends to be smallest at junior levels and widens as people move up. Two people in the same role with the same years of experience but different degrees can end up earning very different money once they reach mid-career.

Below is the average activities assistant salary in India broken down by the highest level of education a worker has completed.

  • High School
    117,600 INR
  • Certificate or Diploma
    +48% from previous
    174,000 INR
  • Bachelor's Degree
    +34% from previous
    233,900 INR

Activities assistant gender pay gap in India

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and India is no exception. Male activities assistants in India earn an average of 181,600 INR a year, while female activities assistants earn around 168,100 INR. That works out to a 8% gap in favour of men, even when comparing people doing the same work.

A pay gap of this size has a real long-term cost. Over a typical thirty-year career it can add up to several years of pay, and it compounds through pensions, retirement contributions and bonus-linked stock. Some of the gap is explained by women being more likely to work part-time, take career breaks, or be steered toward lower-paying specialisations. Some of it is straightforward unequal pay for the same job, which is harder to defend.

Activities Assistant gender pay gap

7%

Men earn this much more than women on average in India.

Men 181,600 INR
Women 168,100 INR

Pay raises for an activities assistant in India

Most countries hand out at least some kind of pay raise every year, typically when an employee's contract is reviewed or as a cost-of-living adjustment to keep wages roughly in step with inflation. The rhythm and size of those raises varies hugely between industries.

A typical worker doing this role in India sees a raise of about 10% every 16 months, which works out to roughly 8% on an annual basis. That figure is the typical underlying rate; in years where inflation runs high you can usually expect a bit more, and in flat-economy years a bit less.

Across all jobs in India, the national average raise is around 9% every 16 months.

By industry

Industries with the highest pay raises in India:

  • Banking
    1%
  • Energy
    2%
  • Information Technology
  • Healthcare
  • Travel
  • Construction
  • Education

By experience level

Experienced workers tend to see larger raises. Retaining a senior is cheaper than replacing them, so employers fight harder for them.

  • Junior Level
    3% - 5%
  • Mid-Career
  • Senior Level
  • Top Management

Activities assistant bonus rates in India

Bonuses are the other half of total compensation, and they vary a lot between jobs and industries. Some roles are paid almost entirely in base salary; others lean heavily on bonus structures tied to revenue, project completion or company performance. Whether a job pays a bonus, how big it is, and how often it lands all factor into whether the headline salary is actually a good offer.

31%

31% of activities assistants in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes an activities assistant a low-bonus role overall, which is useful context when you're weighing up a job offer where the base is below market.

Among those who did receive a bonus, the size of the payment varied substantially. Reported bonuses ranged from 0% to 4% of base salary. The remaining 69% of activities assistants reported no bonus at all over the same period.

Which careers pay bonuses in India

Revenue-facing roles tend to pay the biggest bonuses. Operational and support roles tend toward smaller, more predictable ones.

  • Finance
  • Architecture
  • Sales
  • Business Development
  • Marketing / Advertising
  • Information Technology
  • Healthcare
  • Insurance
  • Customer Service
  • Human Resources
  • Construction
  • Transport
  • Hospitality

Activities assistant: public vs private sector pay

Public-sector pay in India is about 6% more than private-sector pay for similar work. The private sector typically offers stronger upside and bigger bonuses; the public sector typically offers better benefits and stability.

Public vs private pay gap

5%

Public-sector workers earn this much more than private-sector workers in India on average.

Public sector 392,300 INR
Private sector 371,100 INR

Activities assistant salary by city and region in India

Activities assistant pay is not even across India. The chart below shows the highest-paying cities and regions in the dataset, followed by the full location table.

  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Bihar
  • Maharashtra
  • Delhi (city)
  • Hyderabad
  • West Bengal
  • Chennai
  • Jharkhand
  • Kerala
  • Gujarat
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Uttar PradeshRegion212,500 INR212,500 INR105,940-330,900 INR
BiharRegion212,500 INR231,000 INR97,840-340,400 INR
MaharashtraRegion207,700 INR204,700 INR104,920-317,700 INR
Delhi (city)City201,100 INR195,200 INR103,900-308,300 INR
HyderabadCity201,100 INR212,500 INR95,860-318,800 INR
West BengalRegion197,600 INR192,000 INR105,080-305,600 INR
ChennaiCity196,800 INR192,600 INR98,120-301,300 INR
JharkhandRegion196,800 INR196,800 INR98,000-301,700 INR
KeralaRegion196,800 INR180,500 INR105,300-294,700 INR
GujaratRegion195,200 INR191,600 INR100,280-301,700 INR
KarnatakaRegion194,600 INR187,500 INR100,140-299,500 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion192,600 INR195,200 INR93,220-301,800 INR
RajasthanRegion190,500 INR191,600 INR92,500-296,000 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion190,500 INR190,500 INR95,860-294,700 INR
Tamil NaduRegion190,500 INR180,300 INR101,900-290,800 INR
MumbaiCity189,300 INR180,500 INR98,000-286,400 INR
OrissaRegion189,300 INR180,500 INR95,980-286,400 INR
JaipurCity187,500 INR175,900 INR96,680-282,300 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion187,500 INR190,500 INR91,580-288,700 INR
SuratCity187,500 INR197,600 INR86,800-294,300 INR
BangaloreCity187,300 INR194,600 INR87,940-294,700 INR
PuneCity185,100 INR169,000 INR97,900-277,400 INR
PunjabRegion183,600 INR191,600 INR86,520-290,800 INR
AssamRegion181,600 INR172,200 INR96,960-273,000 INR
AhmadabadCity181,600 INR168,100 INR98,820-275,200 INR
KanpurCity180,500 INR192,000 INR83,100-282,500 INR
BhopalCity180,500 INR189,300 INR86,740-282,300 INR
KolkataCity180,300 INR183,600 INR86,800-277,400 INR
Delhi (region)Region175,900 INR189,300 INR84,780-279,400 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion174,000 INR190,500 INR80,840-277,400 INR
IndoreCity172,400 INR187,300 INR77,860-273,000 INR
GhaziabadCity172,400 INR172,400 INR84,560-266,000 INR
HaryanaRegion172,400 INR161,300 INR89,960-263,100 INR
VisakhapatnamCity172,200 INR180,300 INR80,640-271,300 INR
TripuraRegion172,200 INR187,500 INR79,260-275,200 INR
LucknowCity172,200 INR175,900 INR84,180-272,800 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion172,200 INR175,900 INR80,280-268,900 INR
MeghalayaRegion169,000 INR183,600 INR79,360-268,900 INR
NagalandRegion169,000 INR169,000 INR83,060-263,200 INR
NagpurCity169,000 INR180,500 INR77,860-267,100 INR
LudhianaCity168,100 INR172,400 INR79,000-263,200 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity167,100 INR181,600 INR78,940-266,000 INR
UttaranchalRegion167,100 INR172,200 INR80,020-263,100 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion164,200 INR161,300 INR85,940-254,700 INR
CoimbatoreCity164,200 INR157,600 INR86,640-253,400 INR
PondicherryRegion163,800 INR152,100 INR88,020-247,800 INR
PatnaCity161,600 INR169,000 INR77,120-254,800 INR
MaduraiCity161,600 INR176,800 INR74,940-261,300 INR
agraCity161,300 INR159,100 INR80,640-247,800 INR
ManipurRegion161,300 INR152,000 INR84,880-246,200 INR
GoaRegion152,300 INR158,700 INR77,060-239,000 INR
SikkimRegion152,300 INR152,100 INR80,180-237,400 INR
VadodaraCity152,300 INR158,700 INR77,060-239,000 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion152,100 INR159,400 INR69,720-238,900 INR
MizoramRegion152,000 INR159,100 INR74,620-239,000 INR
ChandigarhRegion152,000 INR159,100 INR71,400-238,900 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion151,800 INR142,300 INR77,340-231,000 INR
LakshadweepRegion148,300 INR154,700 INR67,120-231,000 INR
Daman & DiuRegion138,800 INR128,500 INR73,820-209,500 INR

Activities Assistant in India: FAQs

  • How much does an activities assistant make per month in India?

    An activities assistant in India earns about 14,350 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 172,200 INR.

  • What's the salary range for an activities assistant in India?

    Entry-level activities assistants in India start near 80,280 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 268,900 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 115,600 and 232,900 INR.

  • Is the median activities assistant salary in India higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 175,900 INR, higher than the average of 172,200 INR. Half of activities assistants in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for activities assistants in India?

    Men working as an activities assistant in India earn around 8% more than women on average (181,600 vs 168,100 INR a year).

  • Do activities assistants in India get bonuses?

    About 31% of activities assistants in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 0% to 4% of base salary.

  • Do activities assistants earn more in the public or private sector in India?

    In India, the public sector pays an activities assistant about 6% more on average. Public-sector pay tends to be steadier; private-sector pay tends to offer bigger upside.

  • How often do activities assistants in India get a pay raise?

    An activities assistant in India sees a raise of around 10% every 16 months, equivalent to roughly 8% a year.