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Average Activity Aide Salary in India for 2026

An activity aide in India earns about 138,200 INR a year. That's 64% 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 68,900 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 217,900 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 activity aide make in India?

Average salary
138,200 INR
11,516 INR per month
Lowest reported
68,900 INR
5,741 INR per month
Highest reported
217,900 INR
18,158 INR per month

A typical activity aide working in India brings home around 11,516 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 68,900 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 217,900 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 activity aide 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 activity aide 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 activity aides in India earn less than 143,200 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 96,220 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 183,700 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of activity aides sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 68,900 INR. The highest stretch to 217,900 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.

68,900
Low
143,200
Median
217,900
High
96,220
25th
183,700
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Activity aide pay by experience in India

Years of experience is the single biggest lever on pay for an activity aide 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 activity aide salary changes as you move through the career ladder.

  • 0-2 Years
    83,020 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +28% from previous
    105,980 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +34% from previous
    142,300 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +27% from previous
    180,300 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +6% from previous
    192,000 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +7% from previous
    205,700 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 34%. That is the point at which a activity aide 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.

Activity aide pay by education in India

Education sits alongside experience as one of the biggest factors driving activity aide 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 activity aide salary in India broken down by the highest level of education a worker has completed.

  • High School
    105,980 INR
  • Certificate or Diploma
    +42% from previous
    150,000 INR
  • Bachelor's Degree
    +39% from previous
    207,800 INR

Activity aide gender pay gap in India

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and India is no exception. Male activity aides in India earn an average of 146,200 INR a year, while female activity aides earn around 128,500 INR. That works out to a 14% 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.

Activity Aide gender pay gap

12%

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

Men 146,200 INR
Women 128,500 INR

Pay raises for an activity aide 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 17 months, which works out to roughly 7% 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

Activity aide 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.

30%

30% of activity aides in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes an activity aide 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 70% of activity aides 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

Activity aide: 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

Activity aide salary by city and region in India

Activity aide 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.

  • Bihar
  • West Bengal
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Maharashtra
  • Gujarat
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Andhra Pradesh
  • Delhi (city)
  • Bangalore
  • Madhya Pradesh
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
BiharRegion172,200 INR189,300 INR78,260-275,500 INR
West BengalRegion172,200 INR185,100 INR78,620-273,300 INR
Uttar PradeshRegion172,200 INR161,600 INR89,280-261,300 INR
MaharashtraRegion169,000 INR172,400 INR83,420-263,900 INR
GujaratRegion164,200 INR167,100 INR82,480-257,700 INR
Tamil NaduRegion161,600 INR158,700 INR86,460-251,500 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion161,600 INR176,800 INR74,940-261,300 INR
Delhi (city)City159,500 INR161,600 INR80,180-251,500 INR
BangaloreCity159,500 INR161,600 INR77,100-251,500 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion159,500 INR172,200 INR75,280-258,400 INR
HyderabadCity159,500 INR152,300 INR83,200-246,200 INR
KarnatakaRegion159,100 INR172,200 INR72,260-253,400 INR
KeralaRegion157,600 INR159,400 INR77,640-243,000 INR
RajasthanRegion154,700 INR167,100 INR72,780-246,200 INR
MumbaiCity152,300 INR164,200 INR72,180-245,300 INR
AssamRegion152,100 INR146,200 INR78,620-232,900 INR
LucknowCity152,000 INR164,200 INR71,020-243,000 INR
PunjabRegion152,000 INR148,300 INR77,860-233,600 INR
OrissaRegion151,800 INR161,300 INR66,960-239,000 INR
KolkataCity151,800 INR161,300 INR69,580-238,900 INR
SuratCity150,000 INR143,200 INR78,960-228,500 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion148,300 INR142,300 INR77,640-225,700 INR
KanpurCity148,300 INR142,300 INR77,640-225,700 INR
AhmadabadCity148,300 INR152,100 INR72,700-231,000 INR
PuneCity148,300 INR151,800 INR70,600-228,000 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion148,300 INR151,800 INR70,600-228,000 INR
JharkhandRegion148,300 INR143,200 INR78,940-228,500 INR
ChennaiCity148,300 INR152,100 INR72,700-232,900 INR
NagpurCity146,200 INR138,200 INR73,820-221,500 INR
ManipurRegion142,300 INR137,400 INR73,120-216,800 INR
HaryanaRegion142,300 INR136,200 INR75,040-215,100 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity142,300 INR154,700 INR64,620-228,000 INR
Delhi (region)Region142,300 INR136,200 INR75,040-215,100 INR
JaipurCity142,300 INR157,600 INR66,440-228,000 INR
IndoreCity142,300 INR152,000 INR66,820-225,700 INR
BhopalCity142,300 INR148,300 INR69,260-225,700 INR
VisakhapatnamCity142,300 INR148,300 INR69,040-225,700 INR
TripuraRegion142,300 INR154,700 INR64,620-227,600 INR
NagalandRegion139,100 INR130,400 INR73,040-209,500 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion138,200 INR152,100 INR66,000-222,300 INR
LudhianaCity138,200 INR142,300 INR68,360-216,800 INR
UttaranchalRegion137,400 INR138,200 INR66,680-212,500 INR
CoimbatoreCity136,200 INR128,500 INR69,040-207,700 INR
GhaziabadCity136,100 INR129,000 INR67,800-204,000 INR
GoaRegion130,400 INR143,200 INR60,340-209,700 INR
VadodaraCity130,400 INR143,200 INR60,340-209,700 INR
PondicherryRegion129,000 INR128,900 INR62,460-197,600 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion129,000 INR128,900 INR61,580-200,000 INR
MizoramRegion129,000 INR128,900 INR64,040-197,600 INR
MaduraiCity128,900 INR138,800 INR61,400-207,700 INR
MeghalayaRegion128,900 INR142,300 INR59,660-208,600 INR
PatnaCity128,500 INR130,400 INR61,680-204,700 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion127,700 INR136,200 INR57,360-200,000 INR
agraCity127,700 INR129,000 INR60,840-196,800 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion125,100 INR117,520 INR63,480-189,300 INR
SikkimRegion123,400 INR124,400 INR61,400-192,000 INR
ChandigarhRegion119,900 INR125,100 INR57,820-190,500 INR
Daman & DiuRegion115,080 INR117,660 INR54,560-180,300 INR
LakshadweepRegion112,760 INR108,800 INR60,400-172,400 INR

Activity Aide in India: FAQs

  • How much does an activity aide make per month in India?

    An activity aide in India earns about 11,516 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 138,200 INR.

  • What's the salary range for an activity aide in India?

    Entry-level activity aides in India start near 68,900 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 217,900 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 96,220 and 183,700 INR.

  • Is the median activity aide salary in India higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 143,200 INR, higher than the average of 138,200 INR. Half of activity aides in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for activity aides in India?

    Men working as an activity aide in India earn around 14% more than women on average (146,200 vs 128,500 INR a year).

  • Do activity aides in India get bonuses?

    About 30% of activity aides in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 0% to 4% of base salary.

  • Do activity aides earn more in the public or private sector in India?

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

  • How often do activity aides in India get a pay raise?

    An activity aide in India sees a raise of around 10% every 17 months, equivalent to roughly 7% a year.