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Average Professor - Drama Salary in Indonesia for 2026

A professor of drama in Indonesia earns about 211,199,300 IDR a year. That's 45% above 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 113,999,200 IDR a year, while the very top stretches to 319,201,400 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 professor of drama make in Indonesia?

Average salary
211,199,300 IDR
17,599,941 IDR per month
Lowest reported
113,999,200 IDR
9,499,933 IDR per month
Highest reported
319,201,400 IDR
26,600,116 IDR per month

A typical professor of drama working in Indonesia brings home around 17,599,941 IDR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 113,999,200 IDR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 319,201,400 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 professor of drama 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 professor of drama 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 professors of drama in Indonesia earn less than 194,398,100 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 139,199,500 IDR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 236,398,300 IDR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of professors of drama sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 113,999,200 IDR. The highest stretch to 319,201,400 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.

113,999,200
Low
194,398,100
Median
319,201,400
High
139,199,500
25th
236,398,300
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in IDR

Professor of drama pay by experience in Indonesia

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

  • 0-2 Years
    131,998,300 IDR
  • 2-5 Years
    +26% from previous
    166,799,600 IDR
  • 5-10 Years
    +32% from previous
    220,800,400 IDR
  • 10-15 Years
    +17% from previous
    259,198,700 IDR
  • 15-20 Years
    +11% from previous
    286,800,900 IDR
  • 20+ Years
    +6% from previous
    304,798,100 IDR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 32%. That is the point at which a professor of drama 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.


Professor of drama pay by education in Indonesia

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

  • Master's Degree
    159,601,400 IDR
  • PhD
    +64% from previous
    261,598,900 IDR

Professor of drama gender pay gap in Indonesia

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and Indonesia is no exception. Male professors of drama in Indonesia earn an average of 217,198,400 IDR a year, while female professors of drama earn around 201,598,500 IDR. That works out to a 8% 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.

Professor - Drama gender pay gap

7%

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

Men 217,198,400 IDR
Women 201,598,500 IDR

Pay raises for a professor of drama 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 11% every 20 months, which works out to roughly 7% 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

Professor of drama 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.

51%

51% of professors of drama in Indonesia reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a professor of drama 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 4% to 5% of base salary. The remaining 49% of professors of drama 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

Professor of drama: 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

Professor of drama salary by city in Indonesia

Professor of drama 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
  • Tangerang
  • Bandung
  • Medan
  • Palembang
  • Semarang
  • Makasar
  • Surakarta
  • Malang
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
JakartaCity246,000,200 IDR226,800,200 IDR133,198,700-372,001,000 IDR
SurabayaCity246,000,200 IDR250,801,100 IDR119,998,200-383,999,700 IDR
TangerangCity231,599,000 IDR249,599,700 IDR106,439,300-368,401,200 IDR
BandungCity221,999,600 IDR208,801,000 IDR117,600,500-337,201,000 IDR
MedanCity220,800,400 IDR230,401,100 IDR106,198,200-347,998,900 IDR
PalembangCity215,998,500 IDR207,600,200 IDR112,440,200-331,199,700 IDR
SemarangCity215,998,500 IDR227,999,700 IDR101,281,000-340,800,200 IDR
MakasarCity214,799,400 IDR209,999,300 IDR109,320,600-330,000,500 IDR
SurakartaCity201,598,500 IDR189,600,800 IDR106,801,500-305,999,400 IDR
MalangCity199,199,700 IDR183,600,500 IDR107,521,300-301,201,000 IDR


Professor - Drama in Indonesia: FAQs

  • How much does a professor of drama make per month in Indonesia?

    A professor of drama in Indonesia earns about 17,599,941 IDR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 211,199,300 IDR.

  • What's the salary range for a professor of drama in Indonesia?

    Entry-level professors of drama in Indonesia start near 113,999,200 IDR. Top-end pay reaches around 319,201,400 IDR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 139,199,500 and 236,398,300 IDR.

  • Is the median professor of drama salary in Indonesia higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 194,398,100 IDR, lower than the average of 211,199,300 IDR. Half of professors of drama in Indonesia earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for professors of drama in Indonesia?

    Men working as a professor of drama in Indonesia earn around 8% more than women on average (217,198,400 vs 201,598,500 IDR a year).

  • Do professors of drama in Indonesia get bonuses?

    About 51% of professors of drama in Indonesia reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 4% to 5% of base salary.

  • Do professors of drama earn more in the public or private sector in Indonesia?

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

  • How often do professors of drama in Indonesia get a pay raise?

    A professor of drama in Indonesia sees a raise of around 11% every 20 months, equivalent to roughly 7% a year.