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Average Student Services Coordinator Salary in India for 2026

A student services coordinator in India earns about 283,700 INR a year. That's 26% 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 137,400 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 448,500 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 student services coordinator make in India?

Average salary
283,700 INR
23,641 INR per month
Lowest reported
137,400 INR
11,450 INR per month
Highest reported
448,500 INR
37,375 INR per month

A typical student services coordinator working in India brings home around 23,641 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 137,400 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 448,500 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 student services 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 student services 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 student services coordinators in India earn less than 296,000 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 194,600 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 385,300 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of student services coordinators sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 137,400 INR. The highest stretch to 448,500 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.

137,400
Low
296,000
Median
448,500
High
194,600
25th
385,300
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Student services coordinator pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    159,400 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +43% from previous
    228,500 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +30% from previous
    297,000 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +24% from previous
    367,900 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +5% from previous
    388,100 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +10% from previous
    428,400 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 0 - 2 Years to 2 - 5 Years, where pay rises by about 43%. That is the point at which a student services 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.

Student services coordinator pay by education in India

Education lifts pay across almost every role, but the size of the lift varies enormously. The biggest premiums show up in licensed professions like medicine, law and accounting, where extra years of formal study open up seniority that isn't available without the qualification. The smallest premiums show up in skilled trades and creative work, where practical experience often beats academic credentials.

As a rough cross-industry guide for India: a post-secondary certificate or diploma adds around 17% over a high-school-only baseline. A bachelor's degree typically adds another 25% on top of that. A master's lifts pay a further 30%, and a PhD adds about 22% more in fields that value research-level qualifications. These are averages across many different professions, so the real number for your specific job could easily be twice as high or close to zero. The per-job pages below have the real numbers for individual roles.

Student services 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 student services coordinators in India earn an average of 275,500 INR a year, while female student services coordinators earn around 301,600 INR. That works out to a 9% 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.

Student Services Coordinator gender pay gap

9%

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

Women 301,600 INR
Men 275,500 INR

Pay raises for a student services 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 11% every 17 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

Student services 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.

32%

32% of student services coordinators in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a student services 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 68% of student services 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

Student services 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

Student services coordinator salary by city and region in India

Student services 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
  • Maharashtra
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • West Bengal
  • Delhi (city)
  • Bihar
  • Mumbai
  • Bangalore
  • Orissa
  • Rajasthan
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Uttar PradeshRegion351,900 INR351,900 INR174,000-543,200 INR
MaharashtraRegion349,300 INR340,400 INR175,900-537,300 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion349,300 INR353,600 INR172,200-541,700 INR
West BengalRegion339,100 INR325,800 INR174,000-514,800 INR
Delhi (city)City339,100 INR330,700 INR172,200-519,300 INR
BiharRegion335,800 INR361,500 INR154,700-533,000 INR
MumbaiCity332,100 INR319,600 INR172,400-510,300 INR
BangaloreCity330,700 INR341,900 INR159,100-519,300 INR
OrissaRegion330,700 INR315,900 INR172,200-504,300 INR
RajasthanRegion330,700 INR335,800 INR161,300-516,100 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion327,800 INR335,100 INR159,500-510,200 INR
HyderabadCity327,300 INR348,300 INR154,700-522,700 INR
ChennaiCity325,900 INR319,600 INR168,100-504,400 INR
KolkataCity322,600 INR327,300 INR159,100-501,400 INR
KarnatakaRegion320,500 INR309,800 INR168,100-491,000 INR
JaipurCity315,900 INR305,600 INR163,800-485,300 INR
AhmadabadCity315,700 INR290,800 INR172,200-475,700 INR
JharkhandRegion315,700 INR315,700 INR158,700-487,600 INR
Tamil NaduRegion313,700 INR299,500 INR167,100-480,600 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion313,700 INR313,700 INR159,100-489,500 INR
HaryanaRegion312,400 INR292,000 INR163,800-472,000 INR
GujaratRegion311,700 INR307,400 INR159,100-480,600 INR
PunjabRegion309,800 INR325,900 INR146,200-485,200 INR
KanpurCity309,800 INR325,900 INR146,200-487,600 INR
LucknowCity308,900 INR314,500 INR151,800-478,000 INR
AssamRegion307,400 INR286,400 INR161,300-466,300 INR
PuneCity301,700 INR279,400 INR163,800-459,300 INR
SuratCity301,300 INR317,700 INR142,300-475,700 INR
KeralaRegion301,300 INR275,500 INR161,600-455,400 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion294,700 INR308,900 INR142,300-464,400 INR
Delhi (region)Region294,700 INR308,300 INR137,400-462,300 INR
UttaranchalRegion294,700 INR308,900 INR142,300-466,300 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion294,300 INR315,900 INR136,200-466,900 INR
TripuraRegion294,300 INR315,900 INR136,200-466,900 INR
IndoreCity292,000 INR315,700 INR136,100-464,400 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity290,800 INR311,700 INR134,600-459,300 INR
GhaziabadCity286,400 INR286,400 INR142,300-444,300 INR
NagpurCity286,400 INR305,600 INR136,200-455,400 INR
CoimbatoreCity283,700 INR267,100 INR152,100-431,300 INR
VisakhapatnamCity283,400 INR294,300 INR136,200-445,100 INR
BhopalCity282,500 INR294,700 INR137,400-447,300 INR
ManipurRegion279,400 INR263,100 INR148,300-424,900 INR
LudhianaCity279,400 INR288,700 INR136,100-436,200 INR
PatnaCity275,200 INR282,500 INR130,400-431,100 INR
MeghalayaRegion273,300 INR294,300 INR124,400-431,300 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion272,800 INR266,000 INR139,100-417,100 INR
PondicherryRegion271,300 INR247,800 INR146,200-407,300 INR
agraCity265,000 INR261,300 INR136,200-409,000 INR
GoaRegion263,200 INR266,000 INR129,000-407,100 INR
MaduraiCity263,100 INR282,300 INR119,900-419,400 INR
NagalandRegion261,300 INR261,300 INR128,900-403,100 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion257,700 INR247,800 INR136,100-394,500 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion257,700 INR275,200 INR119,900-407,300 INR
VadodaraCity254,800 INR261,300 INR124,400-397,900 INR
MizoramRegion252,300 INR263,100 INR119,900-396,300 INR
Daman & DiuRegion247,800 INR227,600 INR136,100-376,800 INR
SikkimRegion247,800 INR243,000 INR125,700-384,200 INR
ChandigarhRegion246,500 INR258,400 INR116,780-386,400 INR
LakshadweepRegion231,000 INR245,300 INR106,980-363,000 INR

Student Services Coordinator in India: FAQs

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

    A student services coordinator in India earns about 23,641 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 283,700 INR.

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

    Entry-level student services coordinators in India start near 137,400 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 448,500 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 194,600 and 385,300 INR.

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

    The median is 296,000 INR, higher than the average of 283,700 INR. Half of student services coordinators in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

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

    Men working as a student services coordinator in India earn around 9% less than women on average (275,500 vs 301,600 INR a year).

  • Do student services coordinators in India get bonuses?

    About 32% of student services coordinators in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 0% to 4% of base salary.

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

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

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

    A student services coordinator in India sees a raise of around 11% every 17 months, equivalent to roughly 8% a year.