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Average Aviation Analyst Salary in India for 2026

An aviation analyst in India earns about 514,300 INR a year. That's 34% 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 246,200 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 803,400 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 aviation analyst make in India?

Average salary
514,300 INR
42,858 INR per month
Lowest reported
246,200 INR
20,516 INR per month
Highest reported
803,400 INR
66,950 INR per month

A typical aviation analyst working in India brings home around 42,858 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 246,200 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 803,400 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 aviation analyst 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 aviation analyst 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 aviation analysts in India earn less than 533,000 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 352,000 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 694,700 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of aviation analysts sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 246,200 INR. The highest stretch to 803,400 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.

246,200
Low
533,000
Median
803,400
High
352,000
25th
694,700
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Aviation analyst pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    286,400 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +42% from previous
    407,300 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +32% from previous
    535,900 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +23% from previous
    659,200 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +7% from previous
    702,800 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +9% from previous
    768,900 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 0 - 2 Years to 2 - 5 Years, where pay rises by about 42%. That is the point at which a aviation analyst 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.

Aviation analyst pay by education in India

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

  • Certificate or Diploma
    357,700 INR
  • Bachelor's Degree
    +59% from previous
    568,500 INR
  • Master's Degree
    +34% from previous
    759,300 INR

Aviation analyst gender pay gap in India

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and India is no exception. Male aviation analysts in India earn an average of 544,800 INR a year, while female aviation analysts earn around 498,000 INR. That works out to a 9% 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.

Aviation Analyst gender pay gap

9%

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

Men 544,800 INR
Women 498,000 INR

Pay raises for an aviation analyst 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 16 months, which works out to roughly 10% 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

Aviation analyst 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.

58%

58% of aviation analysts in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes an aviation analyst 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 42% of aviation analysts 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

Aviation analyst: 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

Aviation analyst salary by city and region in India

Aviation analyst 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
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Maharashtra
  • Bihar
  • Orissa
  • Karnataka
  • West Bengal
  • Chennai
  • Delhi (city)
  • Jharkhand
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Uttar PradeshRegion626,800 INR626,800 INR314,500-972,200 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion615,300 INR627,900 INR301,600-962,900 INR
MaharashtraRegion608,500 INR596,800 INR312,400-938,700 INR
BiharRegion602,700 INR649,700 INR275,500-955,800 INR
OrissaRegion596,100 INR572,200 INR308,300-909,300 INR
KarnatakaRegion592,600 INR572,200 INR308,300-908,200 INR
West BengalRegion592,600 INR566,900 INR308,900-906,500 INR
ChennaiCity589,400 INR578,500 INR301,300-907,100 INR
Delhi (city)City589,400 INR576,500 INR301,800-906,500 INR
JharkhandRegion589,400 INR589,400 INR294,700-913,400 INR
Tamil NaduRegion587,800 INR553,800 INR311,700-895,900 INR
BangaloreCity576,500 INR598,600 INR275,500-906,500 INR
KolkataCity571,300 INR583,000 INR281,500-895,900 INR
RajasthanRegion568,500 INR580,600 INR279,400-888,400 INR
SuratCity566,900 INR600,000 INR266,000-896,700 INR
HyderabadCity565,100 INR598,600 INR266,000-893,500 INR
MumbaiCity562,600 INR539,700 INR294,300-862,200 INR
JaipurCity562,200 INR539,800 INR292,000-860,300 INR
PuneCity562,200 INR518,300 INR301,700-847,000 INR
GujaratRegion559,000 INR548,500 INR283,700-862,200 INR
AssamRegion556,000 INR524,400 INR294,700-846,500 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion553,400 INR563,300 INR273,300-864,900 INR
HaryanaRegion551,200 INR518,300 INR292,000-836,500 INR
KeralaRegion551,200 INR504,500 INR299,500-830,500 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion551,200 INR551,200 INR275,800-855,200 INR
AhmadabadCity544,800 INR500,100 INR294,300-819,000 INR
PunjabRegion538,600 INR571,300 INR252,300-852,600 INR
Delhi (region)Region538,600 INR571,300 INR252,300-852,600 INR
UttaranchalRegion533,000 INR555,800 INR258,400-838,100 INR
KanpurCity528,600 INR562,200 INR247,800-836,500 INR
IndoreCity528,600 INR572,200 INR243,000-840,100 INR
NagpurCity524,700 INR555,800 INR246,200-828,400 INR
LucknowCity519,300 INR528,600 INR254,700-810,400 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion514,300 INR553,400 INR237,400-817,800 INR
MeghalayaRegion510,200 INR553,800 INR233,900-812,900 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion507,300 INR528,500 INR243,000-798,900 INR
BhopalCity507,300 INR528,500 INR243,000-798,900 INR
CoimbatoreCity507,300 INR478,100 INR268,900-769,500 INR
GhaziabadCity502,200 INR502,200 INR249,600-778,500 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion500,100 INR491,000 INR254,800-769,500 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity499,300 INR535,900 INR228,000-791,200 INR
PatnaCity496,100 INR514,800 INR239,000-778,900 INR
agraCity489,500 INR480,600 INR251,500-752,600 INR
TripuraRegion487,600 INR525,700 INR225,700-773,400 INR
VisakhapatnamCity487,600 INR504,500 INR233,600-767,000 INR
ManipurRegion483,400 INR454,300 INR254,800-733,300 INR
ChandigarhRegion483,400 INR501,400 INR232,900-756,700 INR
PondicherryRegion480,600 INR440,200 INR259,100-724,000 INR
NagalandRegion478,100 INR478,100 INR238,900-739,500 INR
GoaRegion475,700 INR485,300 INR232,400-743,100 INR
VadodaraCity475,700 INR485,300 INR232,400-743,100 INR
LudhianaCity472,100 INR491,000 INR228,500-741,500 INR
MizoramRegion471,700 INR489,600 INR225,300-737,000 INR
SikkimRegion467,100 INR459,700 INR238,900-721,600 INR
MaduraiCity460,500 INR498,500 INR209,500-731,700 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion445,100 INR428,400 INR232,900-681,900 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion445,100 INR471,700 INR208,600-701,400 INR
Daman & DiuRegion420,100 INR386,400 INR228,500-633,300 INR
LakshadweepRegion415,900 INR442,200 INR196,800-658,300 INR

Aviation Analyst in India: FAQs

  • How much does an aviation analyst make per month in India?

    An aviation analyst in India earns about 42,858 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 514,300 INR.

  • What's the salary range for an aviation analyst in India?

    Entry-level aviation analysts in India start near 246,200 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 803,400 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 352,000 and 694,700 INR.

  • Is the median aviation analyst salary in India higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 533,000 INR, higher than the average of 514,300 INR. Half of aviation analysts in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for aviation analysts in India?

    Men working as an aviation analyst in India earn around 9% more than women on average (544,800 vs 498,000 INR a year).

  • Do aviation analysts in India get bonuses?

    About 58% of aviation analysts in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 3% to 6% of base salary.

  • Do aviation analysts earn more in the public or private sector in India?

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

  • How often do aviation analysts in India get a pay raise?

    An aviation analyst in India sees a raise of around 13% every 16 months, equivalent to roughly 10% a year.