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Average Assistant Director of Nursing Salary in India for 2026

An assistant director of nursing in India earns about 539,700 INR a year. That's 40% 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 265,000 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 844,600 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 assistant director of nursing make in India?

Average salary
539,700 INR
44,975 INR per month
Lowest reported
265,000 INR
22,083 INR per month
Highest reported
844,600 INR
70,383 INR per month

A typical assistant director of nursing working in India brings home around 44,975 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 265,000 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 844,600 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 assistant director of nursing 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 nursing 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 nursings in India earn less than 552,400 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 367,200 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 714,600 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of assistant director of nursings sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 265,000 INR. The highest stretch to 844,600 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.

265,000
Low
552,400
Median
844,600
High
367,200
25th
714,600
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 nursing pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    315,700 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +29% from previous
    406,300 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +38% from previous
    559,000 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +24% from previous
    692,500 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +7% from previous
    741,500 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +7% from previous
    790,300 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 38%. That is the point at which a assistant director of nursing 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 nursing pay by education in India

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

  • Bachelor's Degree
    392,300 INR
  • Master's Degree
    +61% from previous
    629,800 INR

Assistant director of nursing 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 nursings in India earn an average of 504,300 INR a year, while female assistant director of nursings earn around 563,300 INR. That works out to a 10% gap in favour of women, 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 Nursing gender pay gap

10%

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

Women 563,300 INR
Men 504,300 INR

Pay raises for an assistant director of nursing 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 11% every 19 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

Assistant director of nursing 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.

32%

32% of assistant director of nursings in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes an assistant director of nursing 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 68% of assistant director of nursings 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 nursing: 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 nursing salary by city and region in India

Assistant director of nursing 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
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Maharashtra
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Rajasthan
  • West Bengal
  • Orissa
  • Mumbai
  • Delhi (city)
  • Kerala
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
BiharRegion683,800 INR741,500 INR313,700-1,088,600 INR
Uttar PradeshRegion672,600 INR643,800 INR348,300-1,027,600 INR
MaharashtraRegion663,100 INR677,100 INR325,600-1,037,000 INR
Tamil NaduRegion648,200 INR619,800 INR335,800-990,700 INR
RajasthanRegion639,900 INR691,200 INR294,300-1,014,700 INR
West BengalRegion627,900 INR680,100 INR290,800-998,400 INR
OrissaRegion620,300 INR670,600 INR283,700-986,700 INR
MumbaiCity620,300 INR672,600 INR283,700-986,700 INR
Delhi (city)City618,800 INR629,800 INR301,600-964,000 INR
KeralaRegion615,700 INR627,900 INR301,600-962,300 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion615,000 INR663,200 INR283,400-975,700 INR
AhmadabadCity612,500 INR623,200 INR297,000-953,300 INR
PunjabRegion608,500 INR585,900 INR315,900-932,000 INR
JharkhandRegion607,400 INR583,000 INR315,900-931,700 INR
KarnatakaRegion606,400 INR658,300 INR279,400-965,800 INR
BangaloreCity597,800 INR612,500 INR294,700-932,000 INR
GujaratRegion597,800 INR612,500 INR294,300-934,900 INR
HyderabadCity596,800 INR573,500 INR312,400-915,100 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion588,500 INR633,300 INR271,300-932,000 INR
ChennaiCity583,000 INR595,300 INR288,100-913,400 INR
HaryanaRegion582,700 INR559,000 INR301,700-894,500 INR
AssamRegion578,500 INR555,800 INR301,300-884,700 INR
SuratCity568,500 INR548,800 INR296,000-874,300 INR
KolkataCity568,500 INR615,700 INR263,200-906,500 INR
JaipurCity565,100 INR610,100 INR261,300-902,100 INR
KanpurCity563,300 INR541,700 INR294,300-864,900 INR
NagpurCity563,300 INR541,700 INR294,300-864,900 INR
BhopalCity559,000 INR566,900 INR275,200-869,400 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion556,000 INR535,800 INR290,800-852,600 INR
VisakhapatnamCity553,800 INR562,600 INR272,800-862,400 INR
PuneCity553,800 INR562,600 INR272,800-862,200 INR
CoimbatoreCity551,200 INR528,500 INR283,700-843,600 INR
MeghalayaRegion548,800 INR592,600 INR253,400-869,400 INR
LucknowCity548,500 INR592,200 INR253,400-874,300 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion539,800 INR581,000 INR247,800-858,100 INR
Delhi (region)Region533,100 INR510,300 INR275,800-814,100 INR
TripuraRegion533,100 INR575,100 INR245,300-846,500 INR
PatnaCity528,600 INR538,600 INR259,100-824,800 INR
IndoreCity528,600 INR571,300 INR243,000-843,600 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion528,500 INR539,800 INR259,100-823,400 INR
VadodaraCity524,400 INR563,300 INR239,300-832,000 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion524,300 INR537,300 INR257,700-818,100 INR
LudhianaCity524,300 INR537,300 INR257,700-818,100 INR
ManipurRegion522,700 INR500,100 INR272,800-795,700 INR
UttaranchalRegion520,900 INR531,700 INR254,800-814,500 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity518,300 INR558,300 INR239,000-821,500 INR
agraCity514,300 INR524,700 INR253,400-800,200 INR
GoaRegion514,300 INR553,400 INR237,400-817,800 INR
GhaziabadCity507,300 INR487,600 INR263,900-778,200 INR
NagalandRegion502,200 INR480,300 INR261,300-767,400 INR
MizoramRegion499,300 INR510,000 INR245,300-778,500 INR
PondicherryRegion496,100 INR504,300 INR240,500-774,200 INR
MaduraiCity496,100 INR535,800 INR227,600-788,000 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion493,000 INR533,100 INR228,500-782,500 INR
ChandigarhRegion493,000 INR504,400 INR240,500-769,500 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion472,100 INR455,400 INR246,200-724,000 INR
SikkimRegion471,700 INR480,600 INR231,000-735,500 INR
Daman & DiuRegion464,400 INR472,100 INR228,500-722,100 INR
LakshadweepRegion462,300 INR442,300 INR239,000-707,600 INR

Assistant Director of Nursing in India: FAQs

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

    An assistant director of nursing in India earns about 44,975 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 539,700 INR.

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

    Entry-level assistant director of nursings in India start near 265,000 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 844,600 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 367,200 and 714,600 INR.

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

    The median is 552,400 INR, higher than the average of 539,700 INR. Half of assistant director of nursings in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

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

    Men working as an assistant director of nursing in India earn around 10% less than women on average (504,300 vs 563,300 INR a year).

  • Do assistant director of nursings in India get bonuses?

    About 32% of assistant director of nursings in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 0% to 4% of base salary.

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

    In India, the public sector pays an assistant director of nursing 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 nursings in India get a pay raise?

    An assistant director of nursing in India sees a raise of around 11% every 19 months, equivalent to roughly 7% a year.