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Average Assistant Tour Manager Salary in India for 2026

An assistant tour manager in India earns about 245,300 INR a year. That's 36% 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 128,500 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 371,100 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 tour manager make in India?

Average salary
245,300 INR
20,441 INR per month
Lowest reported
128,500 INR
10,708 INR per month
Highest reported
371,100 INR
30,925 INR per month

A typical assistant tour manager working in India brings home around 20,441 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 128,500 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 371,100 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 tour manager 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 tour manager 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 tour managers in India earn less than 231,000 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 161,300 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 282,300 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of assistant tour managers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 128,500 INR. The highest stretch to 371,100 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.

128,500
Low
231,000
Median
371,100
High
161,300
25th
282,300
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Assistant tour manager pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    150,000 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +22% from previous
    183,700 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +41% from previous
    259,100 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +16% from previous
    301,700 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +10% from previous
    332,100 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +6% from previous
    351,200 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 tour manager 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 tour manager pay by education in India

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

  • High School
    183,700 INR
  • Certificate or Diploma
    +39% from previous
    254,800 INR
  • Bachelor's Degree
    +42% from previous
    361,500 INR

Assistant tour manager 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 tour managers in India earn an average of 225,700 INR a year, while female assistant tour managers earn around 257,700 INR. That works out to a 12% 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 Tour Manager gender pay gap

12%

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

Women 257,700 INR
Men 225,700 INR

Pay raises for an assistant tour manager 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 17 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 tour manager 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.

51%

51% of assistant tour managers in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes an assistant tour manager 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 5% of base salary. The remaining 49% of assistant tour managers 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 tour manager: 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 tour manager salary by city and region in India

Assistant tour manager 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
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Mumbai
  • Maharashtra
  • Bangalore
  • Hyderabad
  • Orissa
  • Karnataka
  • Kolkata
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
BiharRegion308,300 INR332,100 INR143,200-492,400 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion301,600 INR288,700 INR158,700-464,400 INR
Uttar PradeshRegion301,300 INR294,700 INR152,300-464,400 INR
MumbaiCity294,700 INR299,500 INR143,200-454,900 INR
MaharashtraRegion294,700 INR294,700 INR148,300-454,300 INR
BangaloreCity288,700 INR275,200 INR152,300-440,200 INR
HyderabadCity283,700 INR263,100 INR152,300-430,000 INR
OrissaRegion283,400 INR288,100 INR139,100-437,900 INR
KarnatakaRegion282,300 INR286,400 INR138,200-440,200 INR
KolkataCity281,500 INR271,300 INR148,300-431,100 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion275,800 INR265,000 INR142,300-420,800 INR
West BengalRegion275,500 INR282,300 INR136,200-431,300 INR
RajasthanRegion275,500 INR266,000 INR142,300-424,900 INR
Tamil NaduRegion275,200 INR282,500 INR128,900-431,100 INR
Delhi (city)City272,800 INR272,800 INR136,200-420,100 INR
GujaratRegion271,300 INR271,300 INR136,200-417,100 INR
SuratCity271,300 INR247,800 INR148,300-407,300 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion271,300 INR263,900 INR139,100-415,900 INR
PunjabRegion268,900 INR246,500 INR146,200-407,100 INR
ChennaiCity265,000 INR265,000 INR134,600-412,000 INR
AhmadabadCity265,000 INR281,500 INR124,400-417,100 INR
AssamRegion263,900 INR273,000 INR125,700-415,900 INR
HaryanaRegion261,300 INR271,300 INR124,400-407,300 INR
NagpurCity259,100 INR238,900 INR138,800-390,000 INR
JharkhandRegion259,100 INR254,700 INR130,400-397,900 INR
PuneCity258,400 INR273,300 INR119,900-407,100 INR
LucknowCity257,700 INR247,800 INR136,100-394,300 INR
KeralaRegion254,800 INR272,800 INR119,700-406,300 INR
JaipurCity253,400 INR258,400 INR125,100-394,800 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion252,300 INR239,000 INR136,100-384,500 INR
ManipurRegion251,500 INR259,100 INR120,880-392,300 INR
BhopalCity249,600 INR237,400 INR134,600-383,300 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity247,800 INR267,100 INR113,420-394,300 INR
Delhi (region)Region246,500 INR228,500 INR134,600-372,600 INR
GhaziabadCity246,200 INR239,300 INR127,700-378,800 INR
CoimbatoreCity246,200 INR254,800 INR118,800-385,300 INR
TripuraRegion245,300 INR265,000 INR112,000-388,100 INR
KanpurCity243,000 INR225,700 INR130,400-367,200 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion243,000 INR243,000 INR119,900-377,200 INR
PatnaCity239,300 INR228,500 INR125,700-366,200 INR
IndoreCity239,300 INR263,200 INR109,340-382,600 INR
UttaranchalRegion239,000 INR221,500 INR127,700-362,200 INR
VisakhapatnamCity239,000 INR225,300 INR125,700-363,000 INR
agraCity239,000 INR239,000 INR119,020-367,200 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion237,400 INR254,800 INR110,340-376,800 INR
GoaRegion233,900 INR225,300 INR123,400-361,600 INR
MeghalayaRegion233,600 INR252,300 INR107,580-372,600 INR
MizoramRegion232,400 INR217,900 INR125,100-351,200 INR
NagalandRegion231,000 INR225,300 INR119,500-354,000 INR
PondicherryRegion222,300 INR233,900 INR103,260-352,000 INR
SikkimRegion221,500 INR221,500 INR112,280-344,600 INR
LudhianaCity221,500 INR209,700 INR117,520-340,400 INR
ChandigarhRegion221,500 INR207,800 INR116,180-332,100 INR
VadodaraCity218,900 INR210,500 INR115,380-340,000 INR
Daman & DiuRegion217,900 INR231,000 INR104,080-345,100 INR
MaduraiCity217,900 INR237,400 INR101,840-345,700 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion212,500 INR216,800 INR104,900-332,500 INR
LakshadweepRegion208,600 INR192,600 INR112,000-313,700 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion205,700 INR189,300 INR110,380-309,800 INR

Assistant Tour Manager in India: FAQs

  • How much does an assistant tour manager make per month in India?

    An assistant tour manager in India earns about 20,441 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 245,300 INR.

  • What's the salary range for an assistant tour manager in India?

    Entry-level assistant tour managers in India start near 128,500 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 371,100 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 161,300 and 282,300 INR.

  • Is the median assistant tour manager salary in India higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 231,000 INR, lower than the average of 245,300 INR. Half of assistant tour managers in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for assistant tour managers in India?

    Men working as an assistant tour manager in India earn around 12% less than women on average (225,700 vs 257,700 INR a year).

  • Do assistant tour managers in India get bonuses?

    About 51% of assistant tour managers in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 3% to 5% of base salary.

  • Do assistant tour managers earn more in the public or private sector in India?

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

  • How often do assistant tour managers in India get a pay raise?

    An assistant tour manager in India sees a raise of around 11% every 17 months, equivalent to roughly 8% a year.