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Average Activity Aide Salary in Indonesia for 2026

An activity aide in Indonesia earns about 54,719,600 IDR a year. That's 62% below the national average of 145,200,100 IDR.

Pay ranges widely from country to country and from role to role. The lowest reported salaries in Indonesia sit around 28,439,500 IDR a year, while the very top stretches to 83,759,700 IDR. Everything on this page is in Indonesian rupiah (IDR, symbol Rp), 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 Indonesia, 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 Indonesia?

Average salary
54,719,600 IDR
4,559,966 IDR per month
Lowest reported
28,439,500 IDR
2,369,958 IDR per month
Highest reported
83,759,700 IDR
6,979,975 IDR per month

A typical activity aide working in Indonesia brings home around 4,559,966 IDR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 28,439,500 IDR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 83,759,700 IDR 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 Indonesia

A good way to think about salary in Indonesia is to look at the distribution rather than the headline average. Half of all activity aides in Indonesia earn less than 52,558,300 IDR 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 36,480,500 IDR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 65,401,000 IDR (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 28,439,500 IDR. The highest stretch to 83,759,700 IDR, 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.

28,439,500
Low
52,558,300
Median
83,759,700
High
36,480,500
25th
65,401,000
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in IDR

Activity aide pay by experience in Indonesia

Years of experience is the single biggest lever on pay for an activity aide in Indonesia, 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
    32,280,500 IDR
  • 2-5 Years
    +35% from previous
    43,438,200 IDR
  • 5-10 Years
    +30% from previous
    56,401,100 IDR
  • 10-15 Years
    +21% from previous
    68,281,500 IDR
  • 15-20 Years
    +9% from previous
    74,639,200 IDR
  • 20+ Years
    +5% from previous
    78,479,700 IDR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 0 - 2 Years to 2 - 5 Years, where pay rises by about 35%. 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 Indonesia

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

  • High School
    38,399,900 IDR
  • Certificate or Diploma
    +43% from previous
    54,961,400 IDR
  • Bachelor's Degree
    +38% from previous
    75,959,500 IDR

Activity aide gender pay gap in Indonesia

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and Indonesia is no exception. Male activity aides in Indonesia earn an average of 57,719,800 IDR a year, while female activity aides earn around 52,681,700 IDR. That works out to a 10% 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

9%

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

Men 57,719,800 IDR
Women 52,681,700 IDR

Pay raises for an activity aide in Indonesia

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 Indonesia sees a raise of about 9% every 19 months, which works out to roughly 6% 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 Indonesia, the national average raise is around 8% every 18 months.

By industry

Industries with the highest pay raises in Indonesia:

  • Banking
    2%
  • Energy
  • Information Technology
  • Healthcare
  • Travel
    1%
  • 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 Indonesia

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.

26%

26% of activity aides in Indonesia 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 1% to 3% of base salary. The remaining 74% of activity aides reported no bonus at all over the same period.

Which careers pay bonuses in Indonesia

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 Indonesia is about 9% 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

8%

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

Public sector 151,201,000 IDR
Private sector 139,199,500 IDR

Activity aide salary by city in Indonesia

Activity aide pay is not even across Indonesia. The chart below shows the highest-paying cities in the dataset, followed by the full location table.

  • Jakarta
  • Medan
  • Tangerang
  • Bandung
  • Surabaya
  • Makasar
  • Semarang
  • Palembang
  • Malang
  • Surakarta
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
JakartaCity63,241,900 IDR60,720,600 IDR32,879,500-96,838,800 IDR
MedanCity59,281,600 IDR56,879,200 IDR30,841,400-90,721,000 IDR
TangerangCity59,281,600 IDR63,959,400 IDR27,241,100-94,201,900 IDR
BandungCity58,559,300 IDR59,758,700 IDR28,679,900-91,439,200 IDR
SurabayaCity57,961,400 IDR62,519,300 IDR26,639,300-92,039,600 IDR
MakasarCity54,118,500 IDR51,959,300 IDR28,200,200-82,921,700 IDR
SemarangCity53,639,100 IDR54,719,600 IDR26,280,300-83,641,100 IDR
PalembangCity53,040,100 IDR57,359,300 IDR24,359,000-84,358,700 IDR
MalangCity52,558,300 IDR50,398,300 IDR27,361,200-80,278,500 IDR
SurakartaCity49,318,100 IDR50,281,100 IDR24,119,700-76,921,100 IDR


Activity Aide in Indonesia: FAQs

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

    An activity aide in Indonesia earns about 4,559,966 IDR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 54,719,600 IDR.

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

    Entry-level activity aides in Indonesia start near 28,439,500 IDR. Top-end pay reaches around 83,759,700 IDR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 36,480,500 and 65,401,000 IDR.

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

    The median is 52,558,300 IDR, lower than the average of 54,719,600 IDR. Half of activity aides in Indonesia earn below the median, half earn above it.

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

    Men working as an activity aide in Indonesia earn around 10% more than women on average (57,719,800 vs 52,681,700 IDR a year).

  • Do activity aides in Indonesia get bonuses?

    About 26% of activity aides in Indonesia reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 1% to 3% of base salary.

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

    In Indonesia, the public sector pays an activity aide about 9% more on average. Public-sector pay tends to be steadier; private-sector pay tends to offer bigger upside.

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

    An activity aide in Indonesia sees a raise of around 9% every 19 months, equivalent to roughly 6% a year.