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Average Program Coordinator Salary in India for 2026

A program coordinator 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 program coordinator 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 program coordinator 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 program coordinator 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 program coordinator 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 program coordinators 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 program coordinators 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

Program coordinator pay by experience in India

Years of experience is the single biggest lever on pay for a program coordinator 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 program coordinator 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 program coordinator 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.

Program coordinator pay by education in India

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

  • High School
    181,600 INR
  • Certificate or Diploma
    +15% from previous
    209,500 INR
  • Bachelor's Degree
    +47% from previous
    308,900 INR
  • Master's Degree
    +30% from previous
    403,100 INR

Program coordinator gender pay gap in India

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and India is no exception. Male program coordinators in India earn an average of 292,000 INR a year, while female program coordinators 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.

Program Coordinator 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 program coordinator 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 10% every 18 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 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

Program coordinator 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 program coordinators in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a program coordinator 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 program coordinators 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

Program coordinator: 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

Program coordinator salary by city and region in India

Program coordinator 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
  • West Bengal
  • Karnataka
  • Maharashtra
  • Mumbai
  • Bangalore
  • Bihar
  • Rajasthan
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Orissa
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Uttar PradeshRegion341,400 INR357,300 INR163,800-535,900 INR
West BengalRegion330,700 INR335,800 INR161,300-516,100 INR
KarnatakaRegion318,800 INR325,800 INR157,600-496,100 INR
MaharashtraRegion318,800 INR297,000 INR167,100-483,400 INR
MumbaiCity315,900 INR322,600 INR154,700-492,700 INR
BangaloreCity315,900 INR335,800 INR150,000-500,100 INR
BiharRegion314,500 INR339,100 INR142,300-498,500 INR
RajasthanRegion314,500 INR301,300 INR161,600-478,000 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion313,700 INR301,700 INR163,800-483,800 INR
OrissaRegion308,300 INR313,700 INR152,100-483,400 INR
JharkhandRegion308,300 INR320,500 INR150,000-485,300 INR
KeralaRegion301,800 INR301,800 INR151,800-466,300 INR
Tamil NaduRegion301,700 INR279,400 INR163,800-459,700 INR
GujaratRegion301,300 INR282,300 INR159,400-457,300 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion301,300 INR290,800 INR157,600-460,500 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion299,500 INR309,800 INR143,200-466,900 INR
AhmadabadCity297,000 INR297,000 INR151,800-464,400 INR
HyderabadCity296,000 INR288,700 INR152,100-454,900 INR
Delhi (city)City296,000 INR277,400 INR158,700-450,300 INR
JaipurCity294,700 INR297,000 INR143,200-454,900 INR
KolkataCity294,700 INR283,400 INR152,000-447,700 INR
ChennaiCity292,000 INR275,200 INR154,700-442,300 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion290,800 INR307,400 INR136,200-454,900 INR
PunjabRegion288,700 INR283,700 INR150,000-448,500 INR
PuneCity288,700 INR288,700 INR146,200-451,000 INR
SuratCity288,100 INR283,400 INR148,300-442,300 INR
IndoreCity286,400 INR312,400 INR130,400-459,700 INR
UttaranchalRegion283,700 INR301,700 INR136,100-453,200 INR
KanpurCity283,400 INR275,800 INR142,300-431,300 INR
BhopalCity283,400 INR297,000 INR130,400-444,300 INR
AssamRegion282,300 INR261,300 INR152,000-428,400 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity282,300 INR305,600 INR128,500-451,000 INR
LucknowCity281,500 INR271,300 INR148,300-430,000 INR
Delhi (region)Region279,400 INR275,200 INR143,200-431,100 INR
NagpurCity275,800 INR271,300 INR138,800-424,900 INR
VisakhapatnamCity273,300 INR290,800 INR129,000-430,000 INR
HaryanaRegion273,300 INR249,600 INR148,300-412,000 INR
GhaziabadCity271,300 INR283,400 INR128,500-424,900 INR
LudhianaCity268,900 INR283,700 INR127,700-424,900 INR
NagalandRegion267,100 INR277,400 INR129,000-420,100 INR
PatnaCity263,200 INR275,500 INR123,400-414,000 INR
MizoramRegion259,100 INR273,000 INR119,900-409,000 INR
ManipurRegion258,400 INR237,400 INR139,100-386,400 INR
TripuraRegion258,400 INR275,500 INR119,560-407,300 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion257,700 INR279,400 INR119,020-412,000 INR
ChandigarhRegion254,800 INR272,800 INR119,700-406,300 INR
PondicherryRegion254,700 INR254,700 INR125,700-394,800 INR
CoimbatoreCity254,700 INR233,600 INR139,100-384,500 INR
GoaRegion249,600 INR239,000 INR128,900-382,600 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion249,600 INR233,900 INR134,600-381,800 INR
MeghalayaRegion249,600 INR272,800 INR116,420-398,300 INR
VadodaraCity246,200 INR233,900 INR125,700-376,800 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion245,300 INR251,500 INR119,860-383,300 INR
agraCity245,300 INR231,000 INR128,500-371,100 INR
SikkimRegion239,000 INR221,500 INR127,700-361,600 INR
Daman & DiuRegion237,400 INR237,400 INR118,380-366,200 INR
MaduraiCity237,400 INR254,700 INR106,980-375,200 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion237,400 INR232,900 INR119,700-365,400 INR
LakshadweepRegion231,000 INR228,500 INR119,320-354,000 INR

Program Coordinator in India: FAQs

  • How much does a program coordinator make per month in India?

    A program coordinator 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 program coordinator in India?

    Entry-level program coordinators 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 program coordinator 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 program coordinators in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for program coordinators in India?

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

  • Do program coordinators in India get bonuses?

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

  • Do program coordinators earn more in the public or private sector in India?

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

  • How often do program coordinators in India get a pay raise?

    A program coordinator in India sees a raise of around 10% every 18 months, equivalent to roughly 7% a year.