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Average Community Education Officer Salary in India for 2026

A community education officer in India earns about 272,800 INR a year. That's 29% 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 125,700 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 428,400 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 a community education officer make in India?

Average salary
272,800 INR
22,733 INR per month
Lowest reported
125,700 INR
10,475 INR per month
Highest reported
428,400 INR
35,700 INR per month

A typical community education officer working in India brings home around 22,733 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 125,700 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 428,400 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 community education officer 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 community education officer 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 community education officers in India earn less than 288,100 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 187,500 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 378,800 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of community education officers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 125,700 INR. The highest stretch to 428,400 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.

125,700
Low
288,100
Median
428,400
High
187,500
25th
378,800
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Community education officer pay by experience in India

Years of experience is the single biggest lever on pay for a community education officer 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 community education officer salary changes as you move through the career ladder.

  • 0-2 Years
    148,300 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +38% from previous
    204,700 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +40% from previous
    286,400 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +23% from previous
    351,900 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +5% from previous
    369,300 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +9% from previous
    403,100 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 40%. That is the point at which a community education officer 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.

Community education officer pay by education in India

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

  • Bachelor's Degree
    204,700 INR
  • Master's Degree
    +80% from previous
    369,300 INR

Community education officer gender pay gap in India

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and India is no exception. Male community education officers in India earn an average of 292,000 INR a year, while female community education officers earn around 254,700 INR. That works out to a 15% 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.

Community Education Officer gender pay gap

13%

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

Men 292,000 INR
Women 254,700 INR

Pay raises for a community education officer 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

Community education officer 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.

33%

33% of community education officers in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a community education officer 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 67% of community education officers 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

Community education officer: 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

Community education officer salary by city and region in India

Community education officer 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
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Bihar
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Bangalore
  • West Bengal
  • Rajasthan
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Andhra Pradesh
  • Mumbai
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
MaharashtraRegion340,000 INR318,800 INR180,500-516,100 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion332,100 INR319,600 INR172,200-510,200 INR
BiharRegion330,700 INR357,300 INR152,100-524,700 INR
Uttar PradeshRegion327,800 INR340,400 INR158,700-514,300 INR
BangaloreCity319,600 INR340,400 INR152,100-504,500 INR
West BengalRegion318,800 INR325,800 INR157,600-496,100 INR
RajasthanRegion317,700 INR308,900 INR164,200-489,600 INR
Tamil NaduRegion315,700 INR290,800 INR169,000-472,100 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion312,400 INR299,500 INR161,300-475,700 INR
MumbaiCity312,400 INR315,900 INR152,000-483,800 INR
OrissaRegion309,800 INR315,700 INR152,100-480,300 INR
KolkataCity308,300 INR299,500 INR159,500-472,100 INR
ChennaiCity307,400 INR286,400 INR161,300-466,300 INR
AhmadabadCity305,600 INR305,600 INR152,000-472,000 INR
HyderabadCity301,700 INR299,500 INR154,700-466,900 INR
Delhi (city)City301,300 INR282,300 INR159,400-459,700 INR
GujaratRegion301,300 INR282,300 INR159,400-457,300 INR
KarnatakaRegion299,500 INR301,700 INR148,300-466,300 INR
AssamRegion296,000 INR273,300 INR159,400-448,500 INR
PunjabRegion294,700 INR290,800 INR151,800-454,300 INR
SuratCity294,700 INR290,800 INR152,100-455,400 INR
LucknowCity288,700 INR277,400 INR152,100-445,100 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion288,100 INR297,000 INR139,100-450,300 INR
IndoreCity288,100 INR308,300 INR130,400-454,900 INR
PuneCity288,100 INR288,100 INR143,200-445,100 INR
JharkhandRegion286,400 INR297,000 INR139,100-453,200 INR
KanpurCity286,400 INR283,400 INR148,300-445,100 INR
KeralaRegion282,300 INR282,300 INR142,300-436,200 INR
BhopalCity282,300 INR301,800 INR134,600-447,300 INR
JaipurCity281,500 INR283,700 INR137,400-437,300 INR
VisakhapatnamCity277,400 INR294,700 INR128,900-437,900 INR
UttaranchalRegion273,300 INR286,400 INR129,000-431,100 INR
ManipurRegion273,000 INR252,300 INR150,000-415,900 INR
NagpurCity273,000 INR268,900 INR138,800-420,800 INR
HaryanaRegion273,000 INR252,300 INR150,000-415,900 INR
Delhi (region)Region273,000 INR271,300 INR138,800-424,300 INR
MeghalayaRegion272,800 INR294,700 INR124,400-430,000 INR
CoimbatoreCity271,300 INR247,800 INR146,200-407,300 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion267,100 INR282,300 INR127,700-420,800 INR
TripuraRegion267,100 INR290,800 INR123,400-424,900 INR
NagalandRegion266,000 INR275,500 INR125,700-419,400 INR
LudhianaCity263,900 INR279,400 INR125,100-419,400 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity263,200 INR283,400 INR119,700-417,200 INR
GhaziabadCity263,200 INR273,300 INR127,700-411,400 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion263,100 INR282,300 INR119,900-419,400 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion261,300 INR245,300 INR139,100-394,300 INR
PondicherryRegion254,800 INR254,800 INR125,700-394,500 INR
MizoramRegion254,800 INR272,800 INR119,700-403,100 INR
VadodaraCity254,700 INR243,000 INR130,400-389,200 INR
agraCity254,700 INR238,900 INR136,100-385,300 INR
MaduraiCity253,400 INR272,800 INR116,180-397,900 INR
GoaRegion251,500 INR238,900 INR128,500-383,300 INR
PatnaCity246,500 INR263,100 INR115,620-390,000 INR
ChandigarhRegion246,200 INR261,300 INR116,540-386,400 INR
SikkimRegion243,000 INR228,000 INR128,500-369,300 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion239,300 INR237,400 INR125,100-371,100 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion239,000 INR240,500 INR115,740-369,300 INR
Daman & DiuRegion232,900 INR232,900 INR116,180-359,900 INR
LakshadweepRegion221,500 INR214,000 INR110,340-339,100 INR

Community Education Officer in India: FAQs

  • How much does a community education officer make per month in India?

    A community education officer in India earns about 22,733 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 272,800 INR.

  • What's the salary range for a community education officer in India?

    Entry-level community education officers in India start near 125,700 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 428,400 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 187,500 and 378,800 INR.

  • Is the median community education officer salary in India higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 288,100 INR, higher than the average of 272,800 INR. Half of community education officers in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for community education officers in India?

    Men working as a community education officer in India earn around 15% more than women on average (292,000 vs 254,700 INR a year).

  • Do community education officers in India get bonuses?

    About 33% of community education officers in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 0% to 4% of base salary.

  • Do community education officers earn more in the public or private sector in India?

    In India, the public sector pays a community education officer about 6% more on average. Public-sector pay tends to be steadier; private-sector pay tends to offer bigger upside.

  • How often do community education officers in India get a pay raise?

    A community education officer in India sees a raise of around 11% every 17 months, equivalent to roughly 8% a year.