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Average Air Crew Officer Salary in India for 2026

An air crew officer in India earns about 258,400 INR a year. That's 33% 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 134,600 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 392,300 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 air crew officer make in India?

Average salary
258,400 INR
21,533 INR per month
Lowest reported
134,600 INR
11,216 INR per month
Highest reported
392,300 INR
32,691 INR per month

A typical air crew officer working in India brings home around 21,533 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 134,600 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 392,300 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 air crew officer 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 air crew officer 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 air crew officers in India earn less than 246,200 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 172,200 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 307,400 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of air crew officers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 134,600 INR. The highest stretch to 392,300 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.

134,600
Low
246,200
Median
392,300
High
172,200
25th
307,400
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Air crew officer pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    152,100 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +35% from previous
    204,700 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +29% from previous
    263,900 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +21% from previous
    319,600 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +9% from previous
    348,300 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +5% from previous
    367,200 INR

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 air crew officer 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.

Air crew officer pay by education in India

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

  • Certificate or Diploma
    180,500 INR
  • Bachelor's Degree
    +52% from previous
    275,200 INR
  • Master's Degree
    +40% from previous
    386,400 INR

Air crew officer gender pay gap in India

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and India is no exception. Male air crew officers in India earn an average of 275,200 INR a year, while female air crew officers earn around 245,300 INR. That works out to a 12% 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.

Air Crew Officer gender pay gap

11%

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

Men 275,200 INR
Women 245,300 INR

Pay raises for an air crew officer 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 12% every 15 months, which works out to roughly 10% 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

Air crew officer 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.

28%

28% of air crew officers in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes an air crew officer 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 72% of air crew officers 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

Air crew officer: 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

Air crew officer salary by city and region in India

Air crew officer 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
  • Karnataka
  • West Bengal
  • Mumbai
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Andhra Pradesh
  • Rajasthan
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Maharashtra
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
BiharRegion309,800 INR332,100 INR142,300-491,000 INR
KarnatakaRegion308,900 INR330,900 INR142,300-487,600 INR
West BengalRegion308,300 INR332,100 INR143,200-492,400 INR
MumbaiCity301,800 INR325,800 INR139,100-478,100 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion301,700 INR327,800 INR138,200-483,400 INR
Uttar PradeshRegion301,300 INR308,900 INR148,300-467,700 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion299,500 INR320,500 INR137,400-472,100 INR
RajasthanRegion296,000 INR319,600 INR137,400-472,100 INR
Tamil NaduRegion296,000 INR301,600 INR146,200-462,300 INR
MaharashtraRegion294,700 INR282,300 INR152,300-450,300 INR
OrissaRegion294,300 INR318,800 INR136,200-467,100 INR
ChennaiCity292,000 INR279,400 INR152,100-447,300 INR
AssamRegion290,800 INR294,700 INR142,300-450,300 INR
SuratCity288,700 INR296,000 INR143,200-453,200 INR
Delhi (city)City286,400 INR275,500 INR151,800-440,200 INR
PunjabRegion283,700 INR292,000 INR138,800-444,300 INR
KolkataCity283,400 INR305,600 INR128,500-447,700 INR
AhmadabadCity282,300 INR273,300 INR148,300-431,300 INR
GujaratRegion282,300 INR273,300 INR148,300-431,300 INR
JharkhandRegion279,400 INR283,700 INR137,400-437,300 INR
KeralaRegion279,400 INR268,900 INR146,200-426,700 INR
BangaloreCity279,400 INR267,100 INR146,200-428,400 INR
JaipurCity279,400 INR301,600 INR129,000-444,300 INR
LucknowCity277,400 INR301,300 INR129,000-442,300 INR
HyderabadCity275,800 INR283,400 INR136,200-430,000 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion275,200 INR277,400 INR136,100-425,100 INR
HaryanaRegion273,000 INR279,400 INR136,100-426,700 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion272,800 INR261,300 INR138,800-413,900 INR
NagpurCity268,900 INR273,000 INR130,400-421,400 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity265,000 INR288,100 INR123,400-420,100 INR
PuneCity265,000 INR254,700 INR139,100-404,600 INR
KanpurCity263,200 INR266,000 INR129,000-407,300 INR
BhopalCity263,100 INR252,300 INR137,400-403,100 INR
UttaranchalRegion261,300 INR249,600 INR136,200-398,300 INR
VisakhapatnamCity258,400 INR246,200 INR134,600-392,300 INR
Delhi (region)Region254,800 INR261,300 INR124,400-398,300 INR
ManipurRegion254,700 INR259,100 INR124,400-394,500 INR
IndoreCity253,400 INR273,300 INR117,520-399,900 INR
LudhianaCity252,300 INR243,000 INR130,400-386,400 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion249,600 INR272,800 INR116,180-397,900 INR
GhaziabadCity247,800 INR254,700 INR123,400-389,200 INR
CoimbatoreCity246,200 INR253,400 INR119,900-384,500 INR
GoaRegion245,300 INR263,900 INR112,660-389,200 INR
ChandigarhRegion243,000 INR233,600 INR127,700-371,100 INR
MaduraiCity243,000 INR263,100 INR112,560-385,300 INR
TripuraRegion239,300 INR261,300 INR111,920-382,600 INR
MizoramRegion239,000 INR231,000 INR124,400-366,200 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion239,000 INR231,000 INR124,400-366,200 INR
SikkimRegion239,000 INR231,000 INR124,400-366,200 INR
MeghalayaRegion239,000 INR259,100 INR111,900-383,300 INR
VadodaraCity239,000 INR259,100 INR110,380-383,300 INR
PatnaCity238,900 INR228,000 INR124,400-366,200 INR
NagalandRegion238,900 INR243,000 INR117,440-372,600 INR
agraCity233,600 INR225,700 INR123,400-359,900 INR
PondicherryRegion232,400 INR225,700 INR119,900-357,300 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion221,500 INR221,500 INR109,000-341,400 INR
Daman & DiuRegion221,500 INR214,000 INR116,180-341,400 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion216,800 INR233,600 INR98,120-345,100 INR
LakshadweepRegion207,700 INR210,500 INR102,460-325,800 INR

Air Crew Officer in India: FAQs

  • How much does an air crew officer make per month in India?

    An air crew officer in India earns about 21,533 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 258,400 INR.

  • What's the salary range for an air crew officer in India?

    Entry-level air crew officers in India start near 134,600 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 392,300 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 172,200 and 307,400 INR.

  • Is the median air crew officer salary in India higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 246,200 INR, lower than the average of 258,400 INR. Half of air crew officers in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for air crew officers in India?

    Men working as an air crew officer in India earn around 12% more than women on average (275,200 vs 245,300 INR a year).

  • Do air crew officers in India get bonuses?

    About 28% of air crew officers in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 1% to 3% of base salary.

  • Do air crew officers earn more in the public or private sector in India?

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

  • How often do air crew officers in India get a pay raise?

    An air crew officer in India sees a raise of around 12% every 15 months, equivalent to roughly 10% a year.