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Average Assistant Food and Beverage Director Salary in India for 2026

An assistant food and beverage director in India earns about 491,000 INR a year. That's 28% 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 254,700 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 748,600 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 food and beverage director make in India?

Average salary
491,000 INR
40,916 INR per month
Lowest reported
254,700 INR
21,225 INR per month
Highest reported
748,600 INR
62,383 INR per month

A typical assistant food and beverage director working in India brings home around 40,916 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 254,700 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 748,600 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 food and beverage director 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 food and beverage director 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 food and beverage directors in India earn less than 471,700 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 325,900 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 585,900 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of assistant food and beverage directors sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 254,700 INR. The highest stretch to 748,600 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.

254,700
Low
471,700
Median
748,600
High
325,900
25th
585,900
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Assistant food and beverage director pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    290,800 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +34% from previous
    389,200 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +30% from previous
    504,300 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +21% from previous
    612,500 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +9% from previous
    669,100 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +5% from previous
    704,300 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 0 - 2 Years to 2 - 5 Years, where pay rises by about 34%. That is the point at which a assistant food and beverage director 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 food and beverage director pay by education in India

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

  • High School
    345,100 INR
  • Certificate or Diploma
    +43% from previous
    492,400 INR
  • Bachelor's Degree
    +38% from previous
    681,900 INR

Assistant food and beverage director 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 food and beverage directors in India earn an average of 524,400 INR a year, while female assistant food and beverage directors earn around 467,700 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.

Assistant Food and Beverage Director gender pay gap

11%

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

Men 524,400 INR
Women 467,700 INR

Pay raises for an assistant food and beverage director 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 18 months, which works out to roughly 8% 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 food and beverage director 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.

79%

79% of assistant food and beverage directors in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes an assistant food and beverage director a high-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 6% to 8% of base salary. The remaining 21% of assistant food and beverage directors 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 food and beverage director: 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 food and beverage director salary by city and region in India

Assistant food and beverage director 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
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • West Bengal
  • Bihar
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Rajasthan
  • Andhra Pradesh
  • Orissa
  • Hyderabad
  • Jharkhand
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
MaharashtraRegion615,000 INR587,800 INR317,700-938,700 INR
Uttar PradeshRegion606,400 INR619,000 INR299,500-948,900 INR
West BengalRegion603,400 INR652,200 INR277,400-960,900 INR
BiharRegion595,300 INR643,800 INR273,000-948,300 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion590,200 INR638,700 INR272,800-938,700 INR
RajasthanRegion578,500 INR625,000 INR266,000-918,600 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion574,200 INR619,800 INR265,000-917,200 INR
OrissaRegion571,300 INR618,800 INR263,900-909,300 INR
HyderabadCity563,000 INR573,500 INR275,800-877,300 INR
JharkhandRegion562,200 INR573,500 INR273,000-874,900 INR
MumbaiCity562,200 INR606,400 INR257,700-895,900 INR
Delhi (city)City558,300 INR535,900 INR292,000-858,100 INR
BangaloreCity553,800 INR529,600 INR286,400-846,500 INR
AhmadabadCity552,400 INR529,600 INR288,100-844,600 INR
SuratCity548,500 INR558,300 INR268,900-855,200 INR
KolkataCity548,500 INR592,600 INR253,400-870,700 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion545,300 INR556,000 INR267,100-852,900 INR
KarnatakaRegion539,800 INR581,000 INR247,800-858,100 INR
Tamil NaduRegion538,600 INR551,200 INR265,000-843,600 INR
ChennaiCity538,600 INR519,300 INR281,500-825,900 INR
LucknowCity535,900 INR580,600 INR246,500-854,300 INR
GujaratRegion533,100 INR510,300 INR275,800-814,100 INR
PuneCity533,100 INR510,200 INR275,500-812,900 INR
JaipurCity533,000 INR574,200 INR246,200-847,000 INR
AssamRegion524,400 INR533,000 INR258,400-816,000 INR
KeralaRegion524,300 INR504,400 INR275,200-805,900 INR
PunjabRegion522,700 INR529,600 INR254,800-814,100 INR
KanpurCity520,900 INR531,700 INR254,800-814,500 INR
NagpurCity520,900 INR531,700 INR254,800-812,900 INR
IndoreCity518,900 INR562,200 INR238,900-824,800 INR
Delhi (region)Region510,200 INR520,900 INR249,600-798,900 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion510,000 INR489,600 INR263,900-778,500 INR
GhaziabadCity499,300 INR507,300 INR243,000-778,200 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity499,300 INR535,900 INR228,000-790,600 INR
HaryanaRegion499,300 INR507,300 INR243,000-778,200 INR
UttaranchalRegion492,400 INR472,000 INR254,800-752,600 INR
VisakhapatnamCity491,000 INR472,100 INR254,800-751,100 INR
CoimbatoreCity489,600 INR499,300 INR238,900-761,400 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion487,600 INR525,700 INR225,700-773,400 INR
NagalandRegion480,300 INR492,400 INR237,400-751,100 INR
BhopalCity475,700 INR454,900 INR246,500-725,700 INR
GoaRegion472,100 INR513,300 INR217,900-752,600 INR
TripuraRegion472,100 INR510,300 INR216,800-748,600 INR
LudhianaCity466,900 INR448,500 INR240,500-714,300 INR
MaduraiCity466,900 INR504,400 INR214,000-743,300 INR
MeghalayaRegion466,900 INR504,400 INR214,000-743,100 INR
ManipurRegion462,300 INR472,100 INR228,500-721,600 INR
PatnaCity460,500 INR440,200 INR238,900-705,500 INR
ChandigarhRegion454,900 INR436,200 INR237,400-696,700 INR
SikkimRegion453,200 INR433,400 INR233,900-693,100 INR
MizoramRegion450,300 INR431,300 INR233,900-691,200 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion448,500 INR431,100 INR232,400-683,800 INR
PondicherryRegion437,900 INR420,800 INR227,600-671,000 INR
VadodaraCity437,300 INR472,100 INR201,100-695,400 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion436,200 INR447,300 INR214,000-683,400 INR
agraCity436,200 INR421,400 INR227,600-670,600 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion421,400 INR454,300 INR191,600-669,100 INR
LakshadweepRegion419,400 INR425,100 INR204,000-650,700 INR
Daman & DiuRegion417,100 INR401,300 INR217,900-641,900 INR

Assistant Food and Beverage Director in India: FAQs

  • How much does an assistant food and beverage director make per month in India?

    An assistant food and beverage director in India earns about 40,916 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 491,000 INR.

  • What's the salary range for an assistant food and beverage director in India?

    Entry-level assistant food and beverage directors in India start near 254,700 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 748,600 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 325,900 and 585,900 INR.

  • Is the median assistant food and beverage director salary in India higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 471,700 INR, lower than the average of 491,000 INR. Half of assistant food and beverage directors in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for assistant food and beverage directors in India?

    Men working as an assistant food and beverage director in India earn around 12% more than women on average (524,400 vs 467,700 INR a year).

  • Do assistant food and beverage directors in India get bonuses?

    About 79% of assistant food and beverage directors in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 6% to 8% of base salary.

  • Do assistant food and beverage directors earn more in the public or private sector in India?

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

  • How often do assistant food and beverage directors in India get a pay raise?

    An assistant food and beverage director in India sees a raise of around 12% every 18 months, equivalent to roughly 8% a year.