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Average Psychiatric Aide Salary in India for 2026

A psychiatric aide in India earns about 183,600 INR a year. That's 52% 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 93,600 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 279,400 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 psychiatric aide make in India?

Average salary
183,600 INR
15,300 INR per month
Lowest reported
93,600 INR
7,800 INR per month
Highest reported
279,400 INR
23,283 INR per month

A typical psychiatric aide working in India brings home around 15,300 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 93,600 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 279,400 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 psychiatric aide 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 psychiatric aide 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 psychiatric aides in India earn less than 174,000 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 119,900 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 217,900 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of psychiatric aides sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 93,600 INR. The highest stretch to 279,400 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.

93,600
Low
174,000
Median
279,400
High
119,900
25th
217,900
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Psychiatric aide pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    106,960 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +33% from previous
    142,300 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +33% from previous
    189,300 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +20% from previous
    227,600 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +9% from previous
    247,800 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +6% from previous
    263,200 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 0 - 2 Years to 2 - 5 Years, where pay rises by about 33%. That is the point at which a psychiatric aide 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.

Psychiatric aide pay by education in India

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

  • Certificate or Diploma
    129,000 INR
  • Bachelor's Degree
    +51% from previous
    194,600 INR
  • Master's Degree
    +40% from previous
    273,000 INR

Psychiatric aide gender pay gap in India

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and India is no exception. Male psychiatric aides in India earn an average of 172,200 INR a year, while female psychiatric aides earn around 194,600 INR. That works out to a 12% 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.

Psychiatric Aide gender pay gap

12%

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

Women 194,600 INR
Men 172,200 INR

Pay raises for a psychiatric aide 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 11% every 16 months, which works out to roughly 8% 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

Psychiatric aide 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.

52%

52% of psychiatric aides in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a psychiatric aide 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 3% to 5% of base salary. The remaining 48% of psychiatric aides 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

Psychiatric aide: 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

Psychiatric aide salary by city and region in India

Psychiatric aide 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
  • West Bengal
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Bihar
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Andhra Pradesh
  • Rajasthan
  • Orissa
  • Jharkhand
  • Delhi (city)
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
MaharashtraRegion227,600 INR217,900 INR118,060-348,300 INR
West BengalRegion225,700 INR240,500 INR103,840-357,700 INR
Uttar PradeshRegion225,300 INR231,000 INR111,860-351,200 INR
BiharRegion222,300 INR239,000 INR104,040-351,200 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion221,500 INR239,000 INR100,140-348,300 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion214,000 INR232,900 INR99,920-340,400 INR
RajasthanRegion214,000 INR232,400 INR97,300-341,400 INR
OrissaRegion212,500 INR231,000 INR97,840-340,000 INR
JharkhandRegion208,600 INR212,500 INR104,080-325,900 INR
Delhi (city)City208,600 INR200,000 INR109,740-317,700 INR
MumbaiCity208,600 INR225,300 INR97,640-332,500 INR
HyderabadCity208,600 INR212,500 INR103,900-325,900 INR
SuratCity205,700 INR207,700 INR99,460-318,800 INR
KolkataCity205,700 INR221,500 INR93,340-325,800 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion204,700 INR207,700 INR97,900-315,900 INR
BangaloreCity204,000 INR197,600 INR107,820-315,700 INR
AhmadabadCity204,000 INR195,200 INR107,820-315,700 INR
Tamil NaduRegion201,100 INR204,000 INR99,920-314,500 INR
ChennaiCity200,000 INR191,600 INR104,620-308,900 INR
LucknowCity200,000 INR215,100 INR93,660-318,800 INR
KarnatakaRegion200,000 INR215,100 INR92,880-317,700 INR
JaipurCity197,600 INR214,000 INR93,120-313,700 INR
PuneCity197,600 INR190,500 INR102,160-301,600 INR
GujaratRegion197,600 INR190,500 INR101,120-301,600 INR
KeralaRegion196,800 INR187,300 INR102,240-297,000 INR
AssamRegion194,600 INR197,600 INR94,400-301,700 INR
KanpurCity194,600 INR197,600 INR96,160-301,700 INR
NagpurCity194,600 INR197,600 INR96,160-301,600 INR
Delhi (region)Region192,000 INR194,600 INR91,840-296,000 INR
IndoreCity191,600 INR208,600 INR88,020-308,900 INR
PunjabRegion191,600 INR197,600 INR96,220-301,600 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion190,500 INR181,600 INR97,300-290,800 INR
GhaziabadCity185,100 INR189,300 INR91,520-290,800 INR
HaryanaRegion185,100 INR189,300 INR91,520-290,800 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity185,100 INR200,000 INR84,800-294,700 INR
UttaranchalRegion183,700 INR176,800 INR96,980-281,500 INR
VisakhapatnamCity183,600 INR174,000 INR96,540-279,400 INR
CoimbatoreCity181,600 INR187,500 INR87,640-282,300 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion181,600 INR196,800 INR82,720-286,400 INR
NagalandRegion180,300 INR183,600 INR86,640-279,400 INR
BhopalCity176,800 INR169,000 INR90,620-271,300 INR
GoaRegion176,800 INR192,000 INR83,020-281,500 INR
TripuraRegion174,000 INR190,500 INR80,060-279,400 INR
PatnaCity172,200 INR163,800 INR87,640-263,200 INR
LudhianaCity172,200 INR168,100 INR90,540-265,000 INR
MaduraiCity172,200 INR187,300 INR79,000-275,800 INR
MeghalayaRegion172,200 INR187,300 INR78,120-275,800 INR
ManipurRegion172,200 INR174,000 INR85,940-268,900 INR
ChandigarhRegion169,000 INR161,600 INR89,800-259,100 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion168,100 INR159,400 INR86,740-254,700 INR
SikkimRegion167,100 INR161,300 INR87,880-257,700 INR
MizoramRegion167,100 INR159,500 INR88,260-258,400 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion161,600 INR164,200 INR79,000-254,700 INR
PondicherryRegion161,600 INR158,700 INR84,180-249,600 INR
agraCity161,600 INR157,600 INR85,020-251,500 INR
VadodaraCity161,600 INR174,000 INR73,980-259,100 INR
Daman & DiuRegion157,600 INR151,800 INR79,500-238,900 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion157,600 INR169,000 INR70,880-247,800 INR
LakshadweepRegion157,600 INR159,100 INR74,300-240,500 INR

Psychiatric Aide in India: FAQs

  • How much does a psychiatric aide make per month in India?

    A psychiatric aide in India earns about 15,300 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 183,600 INR.

  • What's the salary range for a psychiatric aide in India?

    Entry-level psychiatric aides in India start near 93,600 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 279,400 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 119,900 and 217,900 INR.

  • Is the median psychiatric aide salary in India higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 174,000 INR, lower than the average of 183,600 INR. Half of psychiatric aides in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for psychiatric aides in India?

    Men working as a psychiatric aide in India earn around 12% less than women on average (172,200 vs 194,600 INR a year).

  • Do psychiatric aides in India get bonuses?

    About 52% of psychiatric aides in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 3% to 5% of base salary.

  • Do psychiatric aides earn more in the public or private sector in India?

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

  • How often do psychiatric aides in India get a pay raise?

    A psychiatric aide in India sees a raise of around 11% every 16 months, equivalent to roughly 8% a year.