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Average Inquiry and Admissions Clerk Salary in India for 2026

An inquiry and admissions clerk in India earns about 129,000 INR a year. That's 66% 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 58,440 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 204,700 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 inquiry and admissions clerk make in India?

Average salary
129,000 INR
10,750 INR per month
Lowest reported
58,440 INR
4,870 INR per month
Highest reported
204,700 INR
17,058 INR per month

A typical inquiry and admissions clerk working in India brings home around 10,750 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 58,440 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 204,700 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 inquiry and admissions clerk 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 inquiry and admissions clerk 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 inquiry and admissions clerks in India earn less than 136,200 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 89,120 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 180,500 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of inquiry and admissions clerks sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 58,440 INR. The highest stretch to 204,700 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.

58,440
Low
136,200
Median
204,700
High
89,120
25th
180,500
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Inquiry and admissions clerk pay by experience in India

Years of experience is the single biggest lever on pay for an inquiry and admissions clerk 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 inquiry and admissions clerk salary changes as you move through the career ladder.

  • 0-2 Years
    69,780 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +35% from previous
    94,380 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +46% from previous
    137,400 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +22% from previous
    168,100 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +4% from previous
    174,000 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +10% from previous
    192,000 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 46%. That is the point at which a inquiry and admissions clerk 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.

Inquiry and admissions clerk pay by education in India

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

  • High School
    83,140 INR
  • Certificate or Diploma
    +54% from previous
    127,700 INR
  • Bachelor's Degree
    +48% from previous
    189,300 INR

Inquiry and admissions clerk gender pay gap in India

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and India is no exception. Male inquiry and admissions clerks in India earn an average of 139,100 INR a year, while female inquiry and admissions clerks earn around 119,700 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.

Inquiry and Admissions Clerk gender pay gap

14%

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

Men 139,100 INR
Women 119,700 INR

Pay raises for an inquiry and admissions clerk 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 9% every 17 months, which works out to roughly 6% 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

Inquiry and admissions clerk 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.

32%

32% of inquiry and admissions clerks in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes an inquiry and admissions clerk 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 68% of inquiry and admissions clerks 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

Inquiry and admissions clerk: 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

Inquiry and admissions clerk salary by city and region in India

Inquiry and admissions clerk 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
  • Mumbai
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Bihar
  • Jharkhand
  • Tamil Nadu
  • West Bengal
  • Delhi (city)
  • Andhra Pradesh
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
MaharashtraRegion159,400 INR151,800 INR83,060-240,500 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion152,300 INR148,300 INR78,120-233,900 INR
MumbaiCity152,000 INR157,600 INR75,500-238,900 INR
Uttar PradeshRegion151,800 INR157,600 INR71,660-233,900 INR
BiharRegion150,000 INR159,500 INR66,960-239,000 INR
JharkhandRegion150,000 INR154,700 INR70,700-233,600 INR
Tamil NaduRegion150,000 INR137,400 INR80,020-225,300 INR
West BengalRegion150,000 INR152,100 INR73,820-232,900 INR
Delhi (city)City150,000 INR138,800 INR78,400-228,500 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion148,300 INR138,800 INR74,560-221,500 INR
OrissaRegion148,300 INR150,000 INR70,700-227,600 INR
AssamRegion146,200 INR134,600 INR80,180-221,500 INR
RajasthanRegion146,200 INR138,200 INR77,400-222,300 INR
JaipurCity143,200 INR146,200 INR69,180-221,500 INR
KolkataCity143,200 INR137,400 INR75,280-217,900 INR
GujaratRegion143,200 INR136,100 INR76,540-216,800 INR
PuneCity142,300 INR142,300 INR72,420-221,500 INR
BangaloreCity142,300 INR152,000 INR69,240-228,500 INR
KarnatakaRegion142,300 INR146,200 INR67,800-222,300 INR
KeralaRegion139,100 INR139,100 INR68,400-212,500 INR
Delhi (region)Region139,100 INR136,200 INR72,180-212,500 INR
HyderabadCity138,200 INR137,400 INR69,720-214,000 INR
AhmadabadCity138,200 INR138,200 INR70,260-214,000 INR
LucknowCity137,400 INR128,900 INR69,720-208,600 INR
ChennaiCity137,400 INR128,500 INR74,540-208,600 INR
SuratCity137,400 INR136,100 INR69,060-209,500 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion136,200 INR142,300 INR65,760-212,500 INR
BhopalCity136,200 INR143,200 INR61,680-212,500 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion136,200 INR143,200 INR61,680-212,500 INR
UttaranchalRegion136,100 INR143,200 INR64,040-210,500 INR
IndoreCity136,100 INR146,200 INR60,600-212,500 INR
HaryanaRegion134,600 INR123,400 INR70,600-201,100 INR
KanpurCity134,600 INR128,500 INR67,300-205,700 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity130,400 INR143,200 INR60,340-209,700 INR
PunjabRegion128,900 INR129,000 INR66,260-201,100 INR
TripuraRegion128,500 INR138,800 INR59,940-207,800 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion128,500 INR138,800 INR61,180-207,800 INR
VisakhapatnamCity125,700 INR136,100 INR61,460-200,000 INR
NagpurCity125,700 INR124,400 INR65,940-195,200 INR
CoimbatoreCity125,100 INR112,180 INR66,140-187,300 INR
NagalandRegion125,100 INR129,000 INR57,440-191,600 INR
PondicherryRegion125,100 INR125,100 INR62,060-192,000 INR
GhaziabadCity125,100 INR129,000 INR58,000-194,600 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion124,400 INR118,260 INR66,440-190,500 INR
agraCity123,400 INR113,740 INR64,180-187,500 INR
PatnaCity123,400 INR128,500 INR59,380-191,600 INR
VadodaraCity119,900 INR114,000 INR62,460-185,100 INR
MeghalayaRegion119,700 INR128,500 INR55,020-192,000 INR
LudhianaCity118,380 INR124,400 INR56,140-187,500 INR
ManipurRegion117,600 INR107,900 INR63,040-180,500 INR
MizoramRegion116,180 INR123,400 INR53,160-183,600 INR
MaduraiCity115,940 INR125,700 INR55,140-187,300 INR
Daman & DiuRegion114,900 INR114,900 INR57,900-176,800 INR
SikkimRegion114,380 INR105,440 INR61,400-172,200 INR
GoaRegion114,000 INR109,340 INR58,440-175,900 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion113,740 INR115,220 INR55,580-180,300 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion112,460 INR108,300 INR56,460-172,200 INR
ChandigarhRegion112,440 INR119,700 INR51,900-180,500 INR
LakshadweepRegion110,120 INR106,360 INR54,500-167,100 INR

Inquiry and Admissions Clerk in India: FAQs

  • How much does an inquiry and admissions clerk make per month in India?

    An inquiry and admissions clerk in India earns about 10,750 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 129,000 INR.

  • What's the salary range for an inquiry and admissions clerk in India?

    Entry-level inquiry and admissions clerks in India start near 58,440 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 204,700 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 89,120 and 180,500 INR.

  • Is the median inquiry and admissions clerk salary in India higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 136,200 INR, higher than the average of 129,000 INR. Half of inquiry and admissions clerks in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for inquiry and admissions clerks in India?

    Men working as an inquiry and admissions clerk in India earn around 16% more than women on average (139,100 vs 119,700 INR a year).

  • Do inquiry and admissions clerks in India get bonuses?

    About 32% of inquiry and admissions clerks in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 0% to 4% of base salary.

  • Do inquiry and admissions clerks earn more in the public or private sector in India?

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

  • How often do inquiry and admissions clerks in India get a pay raise?

    An inquiry and admissions clerk in India sees a raise of around 9% every 17 months, equivalent to roughly 6% a year.