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Average Assistant Director of Housekeeping Salary in India for 2026

An assistant director of housekeeping in India earns about 159,400 INR a year. That's 59% 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 84,560 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 239,300 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 assistant director of housekeeping make in India?

Average salary
159,400 INR
13,283 INR per month
Lowest reported
84,560 INR
7,046 INR per month
Highest reported
239,300 INR
19,941 INR per month

A typical assistant director of housekeeping working in India brings home around 13,283 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 84,560 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 239,300 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 assistant director of housekeeping 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 assistant director of housekeeping 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 assistant director of housekeepings in India earn less than 148,300 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 105,880 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 180,300 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of assistant director of housekeepings sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 84,560 INR. The highest stretch to 239,300 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.

84,560
Low
148,300
Median
239,300
High
105,880
25th
180,300
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Assistant director of housekeeping pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    100,580 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +27% from previous
    127,700 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +32% from previous
    168,100 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +17% from previous
    196,800 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +10% from previous
    216,800 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +7% from previous
    231,000 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 32%. That is the point at which a assistant director of housekeeping 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.

Assistant director of housekeeping pay by education in India

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

  • High School
    127,700 INR
  • Certificate or Diploma
    +35% from previous
    172,400 INR
  • Bachelor's Degree
    +29% from previous
    222,300 INR

Assistant director of housekeeping gender pay gap in India

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and India is no exception. Male assistant director of housekeepings in India earn an average of 164,200 INR a year, while female assistant director of housekeepings earn around 152,100 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.

Assistant Director of Housekeeping gender pay gap

7%

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

Men 164,200 INR
Women 152,100 INR

Pay raises for an assistant director of housekeeping 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 9% every 20 months, which works out to roughly 5% 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

Assistant director of housekeeping 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.

25%

25% of assistant director of housekeepings in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes an assistant director of housekeeping 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 2% of base salary. The remaining 75% of assistant director of housekeepings 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

Assistant director of housekeeping: 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

Assistant director of housekeeping salary by city and region in India

Assistant director of housekeeping 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
  • Rajasthan
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Karnataka
  • West Bengal
  • Maharashtra
  • Delhi (city)
  • Ahmadabad
  • Andhra Pradesh
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
BiharRegion200,000 INR215,100 INR92,880-317,700 INR
RajasthanRegion192,600 INR196,800 INR92,680-301,800 INR
Tamil NaduRegion191,600 INR204,000 INR89,340-307,400 INR
Uttar PradeshRegion190,500 INR175,900 INR99,100-288,100 INR
KarnatakaRegion190,500 INR181,600 INR99,920-290,800 INR
West BengalRegion187,500 INR180,300 INR96,500-282,500 INR
MaharashtraRegion185,100 INR192,600 INR88,600-288,700 INR
Delhi (city)City185,100 INR192,600 INR88,600-288,700 INR
AhmadabadCity183,700 INR180,500 INR94,800-283,400 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion183,600 INR187,500 INR88,480-282,500 INR
KeralaRegion183,600 INR180,300 INR93,280-281,500 INR
JharkhandRegion181,600 INR172,200 INR94,380-273,000 INR
GujaratRegion180,500 INR187,300 INR87,520-282,300 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion180,500 INR183,700 INR89,120-281,500 INR
SuratCity180,500 INR180,500 INR91,560-277,400 INR
MumbaiCity180,300 INR172,200 INR91,840-273,000 INR
AssamRegion180,300 INR189,300 INR85,460-283,400 INR
OrissaRegion180,300 INR172,200 INR92,720-275,200 INR
ChennaiCity175,900 INR185,100 INR84,800-277,400 INR
BangaloreCity174,000 INR159,500 INR93,880-265,000 INR
PunjabRegion174,000 INR174,000 INR86,800-272,800 INR
HyderabadCity172,400 INR172,400 INR87,520-267,100 INR
JaipurCity172,200 INR161,600 INR87,040-261,300 INR
LucknowCity172,200 INR172,200 INR82,720-265,000 INR
KolkataCity168,100 INR172,200 INR80,280-263,200 INR
KanpurCity168,100 INR168,100 INR84,040-259,100 INR
HaryanaRegion168,100 INR176,800 INR78,160-263,100 INR
PuneCity167,100 INR163,800 INR84,740-257,700 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion164,200 INR152,000 INR87,940-249,600 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion161,300 INR152,000 INR83,900-246,200 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity161,300 INR174,000 INR75,260-257,700 INR
NagpurCity161,300 INR161,300 INR83,020-253,400 INR
Delhi (region)Region159,500 INR159,500 INR80,020-251,500 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion159,500 INR172,200 INR73,760-258,400 INR
CoimbatoreCity159,100 INR167,100 INR73,020-249,600 INR
BhopalCity159,100 INR146,200 INR86,760-238,900 INR
IndoreCity159,100 INR172,200 INR72,260-253,400 INR
VadodaraCity157,600 INR159,400 INR75,980-243,000 INR
LudhianaCity154,700 INR143,200 INR85,460-233,600 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion154,700 INR159,500 INR73,760-240,500 INR
UttaranchalRegion154,700 INR143,200 INR85,460-233,600 INR
PatnaCity152,300 INR142,300 INR83,760-232,400 INR
VisakhapatnamCity152,300 INR142,300 INR83,140-232,400 INR
agraCity152,100 INR158,700 INR72,380-239,000 INR
TripuraRegion152,100 INR161,600 INR70,260-239,000 INR
MeghalayaRegion152,100 INR163,800 INR69,540-239,300 INR
ChandigarhRegion152,100 INR138,200 INR82,200-227,600 INR
NagalandRegion152,000 INR142,300 INR82,480-232,900 INR
ManipurRegion152,000 INR159,500 INR72,120-239,000 INR
PondicherryRegion151,800 INR148,300 INR77,640-231,000 INR
SikkimRegion150,000 INR152,300 INR72,360-232,400 INR
MaduraiCity150,000 INR159,500 INR66,960-239,000 INR
GhaziabadCity148,300 INR138,200 INR77,120-225,700 INR
GoaRegion148,300 INR151,800 INR70,840-231,000 INR
MizoramRegion146,200 INR134,600 INR77,120-217,900 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion138,800 INR138,800 INR71,700-216,800 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion136,200 INR128,900 INR69,260-207,700 INR
Daman & DiuRegion134,600 INR128,900 INR68,360-204,000 INR
LakshadweepRegion128,500 INR128,500 INR64,180-200,000 INR

Assistant Director of Housekeeping in India: FAQs

  • How much does an assistant director of housekeeping make per month in India?

    An assistant director of housekeeping in India earns about 13,283 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 159,400 INR.

  • What's the salary range for an assistant director of housekeeping in India?

    Entry-level assistant director of housekeepings in India start near 84,560 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 239,300 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 105,880 and 180,300 INR.

  • Is the median assistant director of housekeeping salary in India higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 148,300 INR, lower than the average of 159,400 INR. Half of assistant director of housekeepings in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for assistant director of housekeepings in India?

    Men working as an assistant director of housekeeping in India earn around 8% more than women on average (164,200 vs 152,100 INR a year).

  • Do assistant director of housekeepings in India get bonuses?

    About 25% of assistant director of housekeepings in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 1% to 2% of base salary.

  • Do assistant director of housekeepings earn more in the public or private sector in India?

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

  • How often do assistant director of housekeepings in India get a pay raise?

    An assistant director of housekeeping in India sees a raise of around 9% every 20 months, equivalent to roughly 5% a year.