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Average Rehabilitation Aide Salary in India for 2026

A rehabilitation aide in India earns about 150,000 INR a year. That's 61% 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 77,400 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 227,600 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 rehabilitation aide make in India?

Average salary
150,000 INR
12,500 INR per month
Lowest reported
77,400 INR
6,450 INR per month
Highest reported
227,600 INR
18,966 INR per month

A typical rehabilitation aide working in India brings home around 12,500 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 77,400 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 227,600 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 rehabilitation 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 rehabilitation 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 rehabilitation aides in India earn less than 146,200 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 97,460 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 183,700 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of rehabilitation aides sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 77,400 INR. The highest stretch to 227,600 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.

77,400
Low
146,200
Median
227,600
High
97,460
25th
183,700
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Rehabilitation aide pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    85,020 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +32% from previous
    111,860 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +38% from previous
    154,700 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +21% from previous
    187,500 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +9% from previous
    204,700 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +6% from previous
    217,900 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 38%. That is the point at which a rehabilitation 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.

Rehabilitation aide pay by education in India

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

  • High School
    97,760 INR
  • Certificate or Diploma
    +46% from previous
    143,200 INR
  • Bachelor's Degree
    +55% from previous
    221,500 INR

Rehabilitation 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 rehabilitation aides in India earn an average of 137,400 INR a year, while female rehabilitation aides earn around 159,500 INR. That works out to a 14% 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.

Rehabilitation Aide gender pay gap

14%

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

Women 159,500 INR
Men 137,400 INR

Pay raises for a rehabilitation 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 10% every 17 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

Rehabilitation 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.

28%

28% of rehabilitation aides in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a rehabilitation aide 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 72% of rehabilitation 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

Rehabilitation 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

Rehabilitation aide salary by city and region in India

Rehabilitation 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.

  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Bihar
  • Bangalore
  • Maharashtra
  • Mumbai
  • Orissa
  • Karnataka
  • Kolkata
  • West Bengal
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Uttar PradeshRegion187,300 INR197,600 INR88,580-296,000 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion183,700 INR187,300 INR91,560-283,700 INR
BiharRegion183,600 INR195,200 INR84,040-290,800 INR
BangaloreCity176,800 INR172,400 INR90,900-273,300 INR
MaharashtraRegion175,900 INR161,600 INR94,380-267,100 INR
MumbaiCity172,400 INR168,100 INR89,120-265,000 INR
OrissaRegion172,400 INR164,200 INR87,940-263,900 INR
KarnatakaRegion172,200 INR161,600 INR87,760-261,300 INR
KolkataCity172,200 INR172,200 INR83,200-265,000 INR
West BengalRegion172,200 INR168,100 INR90,540-265,000 INR
RajasthanRegion172,200 INR174,000 INR83,300-267,100 INR
HyderabadCity169,000 INR159,100 INR88,300-258,400 INR
Tamil NaduRegion169,000 INR169,000 INR85,020-263,100 INR
SuratCity168,100 INR158,700 INR87,040-252,300 INR
PunjabRegion164,200 INR157,600 INR86,640-253,400 INR
ChennaiCity161,600 INR151,800 INR86,640-246,200 INR
AhmadabadCity161,600 INR172,200 INR77,100-258,400 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion161,300 INR163,800 INR78,480-253,400 INR
Delhi (city)City161,300 INR151,800 INR88,620-245,300 INR
GujaratRegion159,500 INR150,000 INR86,420-243,000 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion159,400 INR169,000 INR75,500-253,400 INR
KanpurCity158,700 INR148,300 INR84,780-238,900 INR
JharkhandRegion157,600 INR164,200 INR74,620-246,500 INR
HaryanaRegion154,700 INR154,700 INR76,440-239,300 INR
AssamRegion154,700 INR154,700 INR79,120-239,000 INR
KeralaRegion154,700 INR159,500 INR72,540-240,500 INR
IndoreCity154,700 INR168,100 INR72,360-246,200 INR
NagpurCity152,300 INR146,200 INR80,520-233,600 INR
CoimbatoreCity152,100 INR152,100 INR77,400-233,600 INR
LucknowCity152,100 INR152,300 INR73,120-233,900 INR
JaipurCity152,100 INR146,200 INR78,160-231,000 INR
PuneCity152,000 INR159,100 INR71,400-239,000 INR
ManipurRegion152,000 INR152,000 INR74,560-233,900 INR
TripuraRegion152,000 INR163,800 INR69,060-239,300 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion152,000 INR150,000 INR79,120-233,600 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity150,000 INR159,500 INR68,900-237,400 INR
VisakhapatnamCity148,300 INR143,200 INR73,020-225,300 INR
UttaranchalRegion148,300 INR146,200 INR77,060-227,600 INR
Delhi (region)Region148,300 INR139,100 INR79,360-221,500 INR
BhopalCity146,200 INR143,200 INR73,760-225,700 INR
GhaziabadCity146,200 INR152,300 INR68,580-228,000 INR
MeghalayaRegion143,200 INR154,700 INR67,560-228,500 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion143,200 INR128,900 INR78,940-215,100 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion142,300 INR152,000 INR65,760-225,300 INR
NagalandRegion142,300 INR151,800 INR68,060-221,500 INR
MizoramRegion142,300 INR138,200 INR73,260-217,900 INR
LudhianaCity142,300 INR142,300 INR73,880-222,300 INR
PatnaCity139,100 INR136,100 INR69,180-209,500 INR
SikkimRegion139,100 INR125,700 INR73,800-207,700 INR
GoaRegion138,800 INR143,200 INR66,840-217,900 INR
agraCity138,200 INR129,000 INR77,060-209,500 INR
VadodaraCity137,400 INR138,800 INR67,900-212,500 INR
PondicherryRegion136,200 INR142,300 INR64,200-212,500 INR
MaduraiCity136,100 INR146,200 INR62,420-212,500 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion130,400 INR125,100 INR69,540-200,000 INR
ChandigarhRegion128,500 INR125,700 INR66,480-197,600 INR
Daman & DiuRegion128,500 INR136,100 INR61,840-204,700 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion127,700 INR119,900 INR64,920-191,600 INR
LakshadweepRegion127,700 INR118,200 INR66,260-192,600 INR

Rehabilitation Aide in India: FAQs

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

    A rehabilitation aide in India earns about 12,500 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 150,000 INR.

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

    Entry-level rehabilitation aides in India start near 77,400 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 227,600 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 97,460 and 183,700 INR.

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

    The median is 146,200 INR, lower than the average of 150,000 INR. Half of rehabilitation aides in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

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

    Men working as a rehabilitation aide in India earn around 14% less than women on average (137,400 vs 159,500 INR a year).

  • Do rehabilitation aides in India get bonuses?

    About 28% of rehabilitation aides in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 1% to 3% of base salary.

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

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

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

    A rehabilitation aide in India sees a raise of around 10% every 17 months, equivalent to roughly 7% a year.