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Average Airport Services Supervisor Salary in India for 2026

An airport services supervisor in India earns about 454,900 INR a year. That's 18% above 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 214,000 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 721,600 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 airport services supervisor make in India?

Average salary
454,900 INR
37,908 INR per month
Lowest reported
214,000 INR
17,833 INR per month
Highest reported
721,600 INR
60,133 INR per month

A typical airport services supervisor working in India brings home around 37,908 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 214,000 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 721,600 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 airport services supervisor 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 airport services supervisor 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 airport services supervisors in India earn less than 483,800 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 315,700 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 639,100 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of airport services supervisors sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 214,000 INR. The highest stretch to 721,600 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.

214,000
Low
483,800
Median
721,600
High
315,700
25th
639,100
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Airport services supervisor pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    246,500 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +38% from previous
    340,400 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +43% from previous
    485,300 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +22% from previous
    592,600 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +5% from previous
    623,700 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +9% from previous
    681,900 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 43%. That is the point at which a airport services supervisor 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.

Airport services supervisor pay by education in India

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

  • High School
    307,400 INR
  • Certificate or Diploma
    +16% from previous
    357,300 INR
  • Bachelor's Degree
    +45% from previous
    519,300 INR
  • Master's Degree
    +31% from previous
    681,900 INR

Airport services supervisor gender pay gap in India

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and India is no exception. Male airport services supervisors in India earn an average of 491,000 INR a year, while female airport services supervisors earn around 426,700 INR. That works out to a 15% 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.

Airport Services Supervisor gender pay gap

13%

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

Men 491,000 INR
Women 426,700 INR

Pay raises for an airport services supervisor 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 16 months, which works out to roughly 9% 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

Airport services supervisor 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.

59%

59% of airport services supervisors in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes an airport services supervisor a moderate-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 2% to 7% of base salary. The remaining 41% of airport services supervisors 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

Airport services supervisor: 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

Airport services supervisor salary by city and region in India

Airport services supervisor 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.

  • Maharashtra
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Bihar
  • Tamil Nadu
  • West Bengal
  • Bangalore
  • Gujarat
  • Andhra Pradesh
  • Delhi (city)
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
MaharashtraRegion562,600 INR529,600 INR297,000-858,100 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion558,300 INR537,300 INR288,700-854,300 INR
Uttar PradeshRegion556,000 INR581,300 INR267,100-875,000 INR
BiharRegion545,300 INR590,200 INR249,600-868,400 INR
Tamil NaduRegion544,800 INR500,100 INR294,300-819,000 INR
West BengalRegion537,300 INR548,800 INR263,100-839,500 INR
BangaloreCity533,000 INR565,100 INR249,600-844,100 INR
GujaratRegion528,600 INR498,500 INR281,500-805,900 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion524,700 INR501,400 INR273,300-800,200 INR
Delhi (city)City524,400 INR492,400 INR275,500-794,900 INR
KolkataCity518,900 INR499,300 INR271,300-792,900 INR
SuratCity514,300 INR504,400 INR263,100-790,600 INR
PuneCity510,000 INR510,000 INR254,700-790,300 INR
KarnatakaRegion507,300 INR518,300 INR247,800-790,600 INR
RajasthanRegion504,500 INR485,200 INR263,100-772,900 INR
MumbaiCity502,200 INR510,200 INR246,200-781,200 INR
OrissaRegion498,000 INR510,000 INR245,300-778,500 INR
HyderabadCity493,000 INR483,800 INR253,400-758,700 INR
ChennaiCity492,700 INR466,300 INR263,200-751,100 INR
AssamRegion492,700 INR455,400 INR266,000-745,000 INR
JharkhandRegion492,700 INR514,300 INR239,000-773,400 INR
Delhi (region)Region489,500 INR480,600 INR251,500-752,600 INR
LucknowCity489,500 INR471,700 INR254,700-747,400 INR
JaipurCity489,500 INR498,000 INR239,000-765,100 INR
KanpurCity489,500 INR480,600 INR251,500-752,600 INR
NagpurCity485,300 INR475,700 INR246,500-745,000 INR
AhmadabadCity483,800 INR483,800 INR239,300-747,400 INR
HaryanaRegion480,600 INR440,200 INR259,100-724,000 INR
KeralaRegion478,000 INR478,000 INR239,000-743,100 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion471,700 INR489,500 INR225,300-737,000 INR
PunjabRegion471,700 INR460,500 INR239,000-724,300 INR
UttaranchalRegion464,900 INR493,000 INR217,900-736,700 INR
TripuraRegion460,500 INR498,500 INR209,500-731,700 INR
VisakhapatnamCity460,500 INR489,600 INR215,100-725,700 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion460,500 INR489,600 INR216,800-727,100 INR
ManipurRegion455,400 INR417,100 INR246,200-688,900 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion454,900 INR492,400 INR209,700-724,000 INR
IndoreCity450,300 INR487,600 INR207,700-717,900 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity450,300 INR487,600 INR207,700-717,900 INR
PatnaCity447,700 INR478,100 INR209,500-710,500 INR
MeghalayaRegion447,300 INR480,300 INR204,000-709,600 INR
LudhianaCity444,300 INR472,000 INR209,700-705,500 INR
BhopalCity442,300 INR467,700 INR207,700-699,700 INR
VadodaraCity442,200 INR420,800 INR228,000-674,100 INR
GoaRegion442,200 INR420,800 INR228,000-674,100 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion437,300 INR411,400 INR232,900-663,100 INR
CoimbatoreCity431,300 INR398,300 INR233,600-653,200 INR
NagalandRegion430,500 INR451,000 INR207,700-680,100 INR
agraCity428,400 INR399,900 INR225,300-646,600 INR
GhaziabadCity426,700 INR444,300 INR204,000-671,000 INR
SikkimRegion424,900 INR398,300 INR225,700-643,800 INR
MizoramRegion419,400 INR442,300 INR195,200-659,200 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion411,400 INR401,300 INR208,600-631,200 INR
PondicherryRegion409,000 INR409,000 INR204,000-633,300 INR
ChandigarhRegion406,300 INR426,700 INR190,500-639,900 INR
MaduraiCity399,900 INR431,300 INR185,100-638,700 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion386,400 INR394,300 INR190,500-603,400 INR
Daman & DiuRegion375,200 INR375,200 INR187,300-581,300 INR
LakshadweepRegion369,900 INR361,500 INR189,300-566,900 INR

Airport Services Supervisor in India: FAQs

  • How much does an airport services supervisor make per month in India?

    An airport services supervisor in India earns about 37,908 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 454,900 INR.

  • What's the salary range for an airport services supervisor in India?

    Entry-level airport services supervisors in India start near 214,000 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 721,600 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 315,700 and 639,100 INR.

  • Is the median airport services supervisor salary in India higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 483,800 INR, higher than the average of 454,900 INR. Half of airport services supervisors in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for airport services supervisors in India?

    Men working as an airport services supervisor in India earn around 15% more than women on average (491,000 vs 426,700 INR a year).

  • Do airport services supervisors in India get bonuses?

    About 59% of airport services supervisors in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 2% to 7% of base salary.

  • Do airport services supervisors earn more in the public or private sector in India?

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

  • How often do airport services supervisors in India get a pay raise?

    An airport services supervisor in India sees a raise of around 12% every 16 months, equivalent to roughly 9% a year.