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Average Personal Support Worker Salary in Indonesia for 2026

A personal support worker in Indonesia earns about 91,201,900 IDR a year. That's 37% below the national average of 145,200,100 IDR.

Pay ranges widely from country to country and from role to role. The lowest reported salaries in Indonesia sit around 48,360,600 IDR a year, while the very top stretches to 139,199,500 IDR. Everything on this page is in Indonesian rupiah (IDR, symbol Rp), 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 Indonesia, 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 personal support worker make in Indonesia?

Average salary
91,201,900 IDR
7,600,158 IDR per month
Lowest reported
48,360,600 IDR
4,030,050 IDR per month
Highest reported
139,199,500 IDR
11,599,958 IDR per month

A typical personal support worker working in Indonesia brings home around 7,600,158 IDR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 48,360,600 IDR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 139,199,500 IDR 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 personal support worker 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 personal support worker pay ranges in Indonesia

A good way to think about salary in Indonesia is to look at the distribution rather than the headline average. Half of all personal support workers in Indonesia earn less than 85,681,300 IDR 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 60,361,600 IDR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 105,478,200 IDR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of personal support workers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 48,360,600 IDR. The highest stretch to 139,199,500 IDR, 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.

48,360,600
Low
85,681,300
Median
139,199,500
High
60,361,600
25th
105,478,200
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in IDR

Personal support worker pay by experience in Indonesia

Years of experience is the single biggest lever on pay for a personal support worker in Indonesia, 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 personal support worker salary changes as you move through the career ladder.

  • 0-2 Years
    55,560,400 IDR
  • 2-5 Years
    +23% from previous
    68,158,300 IDR
  • 5-10 Years
    +42% from previous
    96,600,100 IDR
  • 10-15 Years
    +17% from previous
    112,918,400 IDR
  • 15-20 Years
    +9% from previous
    123,599,800 IDR
  • 20+ Years
    +7% from previous
    131,998,300 IDR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 42%. That is the point at which a personal support worker 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.

Personal support worker pay by education in Indonesia

Education sits alongside experience as one of the biggest factors driving personal support worker pay in Indonesia. 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 personal support worker salary in Indonesia broken down by the highest level of education a worker has completed.

  • Bachelor's Degree
    62,760,700 IDR
  • Master's Degree
    +93% from previous
    121,199,300 IDR

Personal support worker gender pay gap in Indonesia

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and Indonesia is no exception. Male personal support workers in Indonesia earn an average of 85,200,800 IDR a year, while female personal support workers earn around 95,161,700 IDR. That works out to a 10% 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.

Personal Support Worker gender pay gap

10%

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

Women 95,161,700 IDR
Men 85,200,800 IDR

Pay raises for a personal support worker in Indonesia

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 Indonesia sees a raise of about 8% every 20 months, which works out to roughly 5% 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 Indonesia, the national average raise is around 8% every 18 months.

By industry

Industries with the highest pay raises in Indonesia:

  • Banking
    2%
  • Energy
  • Information Technology
  • Healthcare
  • Travel
    1%
  • 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

Personal support worker bonus rates in Indonesia

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.

25%

25% of personal support workers in Indonesia reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a personal support worker 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 1% to 3% of base salary. The remaining 75% of personal support workers reported no bonus at all over the same period.

Which careers pay bonuses in Indonesia

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

Personal support worker: public vs private sector pay

Public-sector pay in Indonesia is about 9% 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

8%

Public-sector workers earn this much more than private-sector workers in Indonesia on average.

Public sector 151,201,000 IDR
Private sector 139,199,500 IDR

Personal support worker salary by city in Indonesia

Personal support worker pay is not even across Indonesia. The chart below shows the highest-paying cities in the dataset, followed by the full location table.

  • Jakarta
  • Surabaya
  • Bandung
  • Medan
  • Tangerang
  • Palembang
  • Semarang
  • Malang
  • Surakarta
  • Makasar
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
JakartaCity105,600,200 IDR99,241,400 IDR55,921,200-160,800,900 IDR
SurabayaCity104,639,900 IDR100,439,300 IDR54,479,300-159,601,400 IDR
BandungCity103,681,100 IDR101,641,100 IDR52,918,800-159,601,400 IDR
MedanCity102,718,900 IDR102,718,900 IDR51,361,500-159,601,400 IDR
TangerangCity94,918,700 IDR102,599,200 IDR43,680,700-151,201,000 IDR
PalembangCity90,241,700 IDR92,039,600 IDR44,280,500-140,401,100 IDR
SemarangCity89,398,800 IDR92,998,400 IDR42,959,900-140,401,100 IDR
MalangCity89,281,500 IDR84,001,900 IDR47,280,300-135,600,300 IDR
SurakartaCity89,160,700 IDR87,358,200 IDR45,478,500-136,800,100 IDR
MakasarCity88,440,900 IDR93,718,300 IDR41,638,700-139,199,500 IDR

Personal Support Worker in Indonesia: FAQs

  • How much does a personal support worker make per month in Indonesia?

    A personal support worker in Indonesia earns about 7,600,158 IDR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 91,201,900 IDR.

  • What's the salary range for a personal support worker in Indonesia?

    Entry-level personal support workers in Indonesia start near 48,360,600 IDR. Top-end pay reaches around 139,199,500 IDR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 60,361,600 and 105,478,200 IDR.

  • Is the median personal support worker salary in Indonesia higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 85,681,300 IDR, lower than the average of 91,201,900 IDR. Half of personal support workers in Indonesia earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for personal support workers in Indonesia?

    Men working as a personal support worker in Indonesia earn around 10% less than women on average (85,200,800 vs 95,161,700 IDR a year).

  • Do personal support workers in Indonesia get bonuses?

    About 25% of personal support workers in Indonesia reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 1% to 3% of base salary.

  • Do personal support workers earn more in the public or private sector in Indonesia?

    In Indonesia, the public sector pays a personal support worker about 9% more on average. Public-sector pay tends to be steadier; private-sector pay tends to offer bigger upside.

  • How often do personal support workers in Indonesia get a pay raise?

    A personal support worker in Indonesia sees a raise of around 8% every 20 months, equivalent to roughly 5% a year.