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Average Assistant Merchandise Planner Salary in India for 2026

An assistant merchandise planner in India earns about 296,000 INR a year. That's 23% 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 152,100 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 454,900 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 merchandise planner make in India?

Average salary
296,000 INR
24,666 INR per month
Lowest reported
152,100 INR
12,675 INR per month
Highest reported
454,900 INR
37,908 INR per month

A typical assistant merchandise planner working in India brings home around 24,666 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 152,100 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 454,900 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 merchandise planner 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 merchandise planner 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 merchandise planners in India earn less than 288,700 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 197,600 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 366,200 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of assistant merchandise planners sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 152,100 INR. The highest stretch to 454,900 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.

152,100
Low
288,700
Median
454,900
High
197,600
25th
366,200
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Assistant merchandise planner pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    169,000 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +30% from previous
    218,900 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +41% from previous
    308,300 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +20% from previous
    371,100 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +9% from previous
    406,300 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +8% from previous
    437,300 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 41%. That is the point at which a assistant merchandise planner 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 merchandise planner pay by education in India

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

  • High School
    204,700 INR
  • Certificate or Diploma
    +14% from previous
    233,600 INR
  • Bachelor's Degree
    +40% from previous
    327,300 INR
  • Master's Degree
    +29% from previous
    420,800 INR

Assistant merchandise planner 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 merchandise planners in India earn an average of 320,500 INR a year, while female assistant merchandise planners earn around 275,200 INR. That works out to a 16% 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 Merchandise Planner gender pay gap

14%

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

Men 320,500 INR
Women 275,200 INR

Pay raises for an assistant merchandise planner 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 13% every 14 months, which works out to roughly 11% 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 merchandise planner 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.

54%

54% of assistant merchandise planners in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes an assistant merchandise planner 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 3% to 6% of base salary. The remaining 46% of assistant merchandise planners 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 merchandise planner: 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 merchandise planner salary by city and region in India

Assistant merchandise planner 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.

  • Uttar Pradesh
  • West Bengal
  • Bihar
  • Karnataka
  • Delhi (city)
  • Mumbai
  • Gujarat
  • Rajasthan
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Jharkhand
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Uttar PradeshRegion366,200 INR386,400 INR172,200-576,500 INR
West BengalRegion357,700 INR341,900 INR187,500-548,800 INR
BiharRegion357,300 INR384,500 INR163,800-566,900 INR
KarnatakaRegion353,600 INR340,400 INR185,100-541,700 INR
Delhi (city)City352,000 INR322,600 INR190,500-528,600 INR
MumbaiCity345,700 INR332,500 INR180,500-529,600 INR
GujaratRegion345,100 INR315,900 INR187,500-518,900 INR
RajasthanRegion341,900 INR348,300 INR167,100-535,800 INR
Tamil NaduRegion341,400 INR341,400 INR172,200-529,600 INR
JharkhandRegion340,400 INR361,600 INR159,400-535,900 INR
MaharashtraRegion340,400 INR314,500 INR183,700-516,100 INR
KeralaRegion340,400 INR351,200 INR161,600-531,700 INR
HyderabadCity335,800 INR313,700 INR175,900-510,300 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion332,100 INR340,400 INR161,600-518,900 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion327,800 INR335,100 INR159,500-510,200 INR
AhmadabadCity327,800 INR340,400 INR158,700-514,300 INR
OrissaRegion325,800 INR312,400 INR167,100-492,700 INR
PuneCity322,600 INR335,800 INR154,700-504,500 INR
JaipurCity322,600 INR312,400 INR167,100-492,700 INR
BangaloreCity322,600 INR315,900 INR163,800-498,500 INR
ChennaiCity319,600 INR294,700 INR172,400-483,800 INR
AssamRegion318,800 INR318,800 INR159,400-493,000 INR
SuratCity317,700 INR301,800 INR169,000-485,200 INR
HaryanaRegion315,900 INR315,900 INR159,100-491,000 INR
PunjabRegion314,500 INR294,700 INR168,100-478,100 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion314,500 INR308,900 INR159,400-483,400 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion313,700 INR335,100 INR150,000-498,000 INR
NagpurCity312,400 INR294,700 INR163,800-472,000 INR
KolkataCity308,300 INR313,700 INR152,100-483,400 INR
Delhi (region)Region308,300 INR292,000 INR163,800-472,100 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity307,400 INR330,900 INR138,800-487,600 INR
LucknowCity307,400 INR311,700 INR151,800-476,600 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion305,600 INR330,700 INR138,800-485,200 INR
KanpurCity301,600 INR282,500 INR159,400-459,300 INR
UttaranchalRegion301,300 INR294,700 INR152,300-466,300 INR
TripuraRegion294,300 INR315,900 INR136,200-466,900 INR
IndoreCity292,000 INR315,700 INR136,100-464,400 INR
BhopalCity290,800 INR282,300 INR148,300-444,300 INR
PatnaCity288,700 INR282,500 INR148,300-448,500 INR
GhaziabadCity286,400 INR305,600 INR136,200-455,400 INR
VisakhapatnamCity283,400 INR275,800 INR142,300-433,400 INR
CoimbatoreCity282,500 INR282,500 INR143,200-440,200 INR
GoaRegion282,300 INR286,400 INR139,100-442,200 INR
ManipurRegion279,400 INR279,400 INR138,200-431,300 INR
LudhianaCity277,400 INR275,200 INR142,300-431,100 INR
NagalandRegion275,800 INR294,700 INR128,500-437,300 INR
MeghalayaRegion275,500 INR301,800 INR125,700-442,200 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion275,500 INR254,700 INR151,800-419,400 INR
VadodaraCity275,500 INR282,300 INR136,200-430,500 INR
agraCity272,800 INR251,500 INR148,300-409,000 INR
PondicherryRegion271,300 INR281,500 INR128,500-424,300 INR
ChandigarhRegion267,100 INR263,100 INR137,400-414,000 INR
MaduraiCity267,100 INR290,800 INR125,100-425,100 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion263,900 INR252,300 INR137,400-403,100 INR
SikkimRegion263,900 INR240,500 INR143,200-398,300 INR
MizoramRegion263,100 INR257,700 INR136,100-404,600 INR
Daman & DiuRegion257,700 INR268,900 INR125,100-404,600 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion252,300 INR239,000 INR136,100-384,500 INR
LakshadweepRegion239,000 INR225,300 INR125,700-363,000 INR

Assistant Merchandise Planner in India: FAQs

  • How much does an assistant merchandise planner make per month in India?

    An assistant merchandise planner in India earns about 24,666 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 296,000 INR.

  • What's the salary range for an assistant merchandise planner in India?

    Entry-level assistant merchandise planners in India start near 152,100 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 454,900 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 197,600 and 366,200 INR.

  • Is the median assistant merchandise planner salary in India higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 288,700 INR, lower than the average of 296,000 INR. Half of assistant merchandise planners in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for assistant merchandise planners in India?

    Men working as an assistant merchandise planner in India earn around 16% more than women on average (320,500 vs 275,200 INR a year).

  • Do assistant merchandise planners in India get bonuses?

    About 54% of assistant merchandise planners in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 3% to 6% of base salary.

  • Do assistant merchandise planners earn more in the public or private sector in India?

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

  • How often do assistant merchandise planners in India get a pay raise?

    An assistant merchandise planner in India sees a raise of around 13% every 14 months, equivalent to roughly 11% a year.