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Average Programme Coordinator Salary in India for 2026

A programme coordinator in India earns about 407,300 INR a year. That's 6% above 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 200,000 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 638,700 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 a programme coordinator make in India?

Average salary
407,300 INR
33,941 INR per month
Lowest reported
200,000 INR
16,666 INR per month
Highest reported
638,700 INR
53,225 INR per month

A typical programme coordinator working in India brings home around 33,941 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 200,000 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 638,700 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 programme 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 programme 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 programme coordinators in India earn less than 417,200 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 275,500 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 535,900 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of programme coordinators sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 200,000 INR. The highest stretch to 638,700 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.

200,000
Low
417,200
Median
638,700
High
275,500
25th
535,900
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Programme coordinator pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    239,000 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +28% from previous
    305,600 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +37% from previous
    420,100 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +24% from previous
    520,900 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +7% from previous
    558,300 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +7% from previous
    596,100 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 37%. That is the point at which a programme 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.

Programme coordinator pay by education in India

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

  • High School
    296,000 INR
  • Certificate or Diploma
    +15% from previous
    340,400 INR
  • Bachelor's Degree
    +35% from previous
    459,700 INR
  • Master's Degree
    +25% from previous
    574,200 INR

Programme 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 programme coordinators in India earn an average of 425,100 INR a year, while female programme coordinators earn around 381,800 INR. That works out to a 11% 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.

Programme Coordinator gender pay gap

10%

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

Men 425,100 INR
Women 381,800 INR

Pay raises for a programme 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 13% every 15 months, which works out to roughly 10% 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

Programme 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.

31%

31% of programme coordinators in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a programme 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 69% of programme 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

Programme 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

Programme coordinator salary by city and region in India

Programme 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.

  • Maharashtra
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Bihar
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Bangalore
  • Rajasthan
  • West Bengal
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Andhra Pradesh
  • Mumbai
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
MaharashtraRegion510,200 INR522,700 INR249,600-795,700 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion504,400 INR544,800 INR232,900-800,200 INR
BiharRegion499,300 INR535,900 INR228,000-791,200 INR
Uttar PradeshRegion492,700 INR472,100 INR258,400-757,300 INR
BangaloreCity483,800 INR493,000 INR239,000-754,900 INR
RajasthanRegion483,400 INR522,700 INR222,300-767,400 INR
West BengalRegion478,000 INR518,300 INR218,900-761,400 INR
Tamil NaduRegion472,100 INR455,400 INR246,200-724,000 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion467,100 INR504,500 INR215,100-744,600 INR
MumbaiCity467,100 INR504,300 INR215,100-744,700 INR
KolkataCity467,100 INR504,300 INR214,000-744,700 INR
OrissaRegion464,900 INR501,400 INR214,000-741,500 INR
ChennaiCity462,300 INR471,700 INR225,300-721,600 INR
AhmadabadCity460,500 INR467,700 INR225,300-717,900 INR
HyderabadCity457,300 INR437,900 INR239,000-698,200 INR
Delhi (city)City455,400 INR464,400 INR221,500-709,600 INR
GujaratRegion455,400 INR464,400 INR222,300-707,700 INR
AssamRegion448,500 INR431,100 INR232,400-684,900 INR
KarnatakaRegion447,700 INR485,300 INR207,800-714,300 INR
PunjabRegion444,300 INR428,400 INR232,900-681,900 INR
SuratCity444,300 INR428,400 INR232,900-681,500 INR
LucknowCity436,200 INR472,000 INR201,100-694,700 INR
KanpurCity433,800 INR419,400 INR228,500-667,400 INR
JharkhandRegion433,400 INR417,200 INR225,300-664,500 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion431,300 INR417,200 INR225,300-663,100 INR
IndoreCity431,300 INR467,100 INR197,600-689,900 INR
PuneCity430,500 INR440,200 INR210,500-675,100 INR
BhopalCity428,400 INR433,800 INR208,600-667,400 INR
KeralaRegion428,400 INR433,800 INR208,600-667,400 INR
JaipurCity424,300 INR457,300 INR194,600-674,100 INR
VisakhapatnamCity421,400 INR426,700 INR204,000-653,200 INR
Delhi (region)Region415,900 INR398,300 INR215,100-637,500 INR
ManipurRegion415,900 INR398,300 INR215,100-633,300 INR
HaryanaRegion415,900 INR398,300 INR215,100-633,300 INR
NagpurCity413,900 INR396,300 INR214,000-632,400 INR
UttaranchalRegion411,400 INR417,100 INR201,100-639,900 INR
MeghalayaRegion409,000 INR440,200 INR189,300-649,700 INR
CoimbatoreCity407,100 INR390,000 INR209,500-623,200 INR
TripuraRegion403,100 INR433,800 INR187,500-643,400 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion403,100 INR412,000 INR197,600-627,900 INR
NagalandRegion401,300 INR384,500 INR208,600-614,600 INR
LudhianaCity398,300 INR407,100 INR196,800-619,800 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion394,500 INR426,700 INR183,600-629,800 INR
GhaziabadCity394,300 INR378,800 INR204,000-603,400 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity394,300 INR425,100 INR181,600-628,000 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion392,300 INR399,900 INR192,600-610,100 INR
PondicherryRegion384,500 INR392,300 INR189,300-600,000 INR
MizoramRegion384,500 INR394,800 INR189,300-600,000 INR
VadodaraCity382,600 INR413,900 INR176,800-608,500 INR
agraCity382,600 INR390,000 INR189,300-597,800 INR
MaduraiCity378,800 INR409,000 INR172,200-603,400 INR
GoaRegion376,800 INR404,600 INR172,400-596,800 INR
PatnaCity375,200 INR383,300 INR183,700-582,700 INR
ChandigarhRegion369,300 INR378,300 INR181,600-578,500 INR
SikkimRegion367,900 INR376,800 INR180,500-573,500 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion363,000 INR352,000 INR190,500-559,000 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion359,900 INR386,400 INR164,200-572,200 INR
Daman & DiuRegion348,300 INR357,300 INR172,200-543,200 INR
LakshadweepRegion330,900 INR318,800 INR172,200-504,500 INR

Programme Coordinator in India: FAQs

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

    A programme coordinator in India earns about 33,941 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 407,300 INR.

  • What's the salary range for a programme coordinator in India?

    Entry-level programme coordinators in India start near 200,000 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 638,700 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 275,500 and 535,900 INR.

  • Is the median programme coordinator salary in India higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 417,200 INR, higher than the average of 407,300 INR. Half of programme coordinators in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

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

    Men working as a programme coordinator in India earn around 11% more than women on average (425,100 vs 381,800 INR a year).

  • Do programme coordinators in India get bonuses?

    About 31% of programme coordinators in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 0% to 4% of base salary.

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

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

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

    A programme coordinator in India sees a raise of around 13% every 15 months, equivalent to roughly 10% a year.