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Average Supervisor of Food Services Salary in India for 2026

A supervisor of food services in India earns about 317,700 INR a year. That's 17% 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 172,400 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 483,400 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 supervisor of food services make in India?

Average salary
317,700 INR
26,475 INR per month
Lowest reported
172,400 INR
14,366 INR per month
Highest reported
483,400 INR
40,283 INR per month

A typical supervisor of food services working in India brings home around 26,475 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 172,400 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 483,400 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 supervisor of food services 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 supervisor of food services 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 supervisor of food serviceses in India earn less than 294,300 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 209,700 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 357,300 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of supervisor of food serviceses sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 172,400 INR. The highest stretch to 483,400 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.

172,400
Low
294,300
Median
483,400
High
209,700
25th
357,300
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Supervisor of food services pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    200,000 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +26% from previous
    252,300 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +32% from previous
    332,100 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +18% from previous
    392,300 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +10% from previous
    433,400 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +7% from previous
    462,300 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 32%. That is the point at which a supervisor of food services 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.

Supervisor of food services pay by education in India

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

  • High School
    252,300 INR
  • Certificate or Diploma
    +37% from previous
    344,600 INR
  • Bachelor's Degree
    +29% from previous
    444,300 INR

Supervisor of food services gender pay gap in India

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and India is no exception. Male supervisor of food serviceses in India earn an average of 330,900 INR a year, while female supervisor of food serviceses earn around 301,600 INR. That works out to a 10% 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.

Supervisor of Food Services gender pay gap

9%

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

Men 330,900 INR
Women 301,600 INR

Pay raises for a supervisor of food services 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

Supervisor of food services 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.

76%

76% of supervisor of food serviceses in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a supervisor of food services a high-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 6% to 7% of base salary. The remaining 24% of supervisor of food serviceses 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

Supervisor of food services: 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

Supervisor of food services salary by city and region in India

Supervisor of food services 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
  • West Bengal
  • Bihar
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Delhi (city)
  • Andhra Pradesh
  • Gujarat
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Orissa
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Uttar PradeshRegion397,900 INR376,800 INR209,500-606,400 INR
MaharashtraRegion394,300 INR411,400 INR190,500-619,000 INR
West BengalRegion394,300 INR378,800 INR204,000-603,400 INR
BiharRegion384,200 INR414,000 INR176,800-607,400 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion383,300 INR388,100 INR187,300-595,300 INR
Delhi (city)City376,800 INR388,100 INR180,500-589,400 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion376,800 INR384,200 INR183,700-585,900 INR
GujaratRegion362,200 INR376,800 INR172,400-565,100 INR
Tamil NaduRegion361,500 INR382,600 INR172,200-571,300 INR
OrissaRegion357,700 INR341,900 INR187,500-548,800 INR
PunjabRegion354,000 INR354,000 INR175,900-547,800 INR
BangaloreCity354,000 INR327,800 INR192,600-537,300 INR
KarnatakaRegion354,000 INR340,400 INR185,100-544,800 INR
KolkataCity354,000 INR362,200 INR172,200-553,800 INR
HyderabadCity353,600 INR353,600 INR175,900-548,500 INR
RajasthanRegion353,600 INR362,200 INR172,200-553,800 INR
MumbaiCity351,900 INR339,100 INR183,600-535,900 INR
LucknowCity351,900 INR357,700 INR172,200-548,800 INR
KeralaRegion345,100 INR339,100 INR174,000-529,600 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion344,600 INR325,600 INR183,700-524,300 INR
KanpurCity341,900 INR341,900 INR172,200-533,100 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion340,000 INR311,700 INR183,700-513,300 INR
AhmadabadCity340,000 INR330,900 INR172,400-522,700 INR
ChennaiCity339,100 INR352,000 INR161,300-528,600 INR
JharkhandRegion339,100 INR315,900 INR180,300-513,300 INR
AssamRegion339,100 INR357,700 INR159,100-531,700 INR
HaryanaRegion335,800 INR357,300 INR159,100-529,600 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity332,500 INR359,900 INR152,000-528,500 INR
SuratCity332,100 INR332,100 INR168,100-518,300 INR
PuneCity330,900 INR325,800 INR169,000-510,000 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion327,800 INR351,200 INR151,800-522,700 INR
ManipurRegion325,900 INR344,600 INR152,300-514,800 INR
JaipurCity325,600 INR314,500 INR169,000-499,300 INR
UttaranchalRegion325,600 INR301,800 INR176,800-492,400 INR
NagpurCity322,600 INR322,600 INR159,500-500,100 INR
BhopalCity318,800 INR294,700 INR172,200-480,600 INR
Delhi (region)Region318,800 INR318,800 INR159,100-492,400 INR
VisakhapatnamCity315,700 INR290,800 INR169,000-472,100 INR
TripuraRegion315,700 INR340,400 INR142,300-498,000 INR
IndoreCity313,700 INR341,400 INR146,200-501,400 INR
GhaziabadCity313,700 INR296,000 INR168,100-478,000 INR
LudhianaCity305,600 INR279,400 INR163,800-459,300 INR
CoimbatoreCity301,700 INR320,500 INR143,200-478,000 INR
NagalandRegion301,600 INR282,500 INR159,500-459,300 INR
PondicherryRegion301,300 INR294,700 INR152,300-466,300 INR
MeghalayaRegion296,000 INR319,600 INR137,400-472,100 INR
GoaRegion294,700 INR297,000 INR142,300-457,300 INR
VadodaraCity294,700 INR297,000 INR142,300-457,300 INR
PatnaCity292,000 INR268,900 INR158,700-442,200 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion292,000 INR281,500 INR152,000-447,300 INR
ChandigarhRegion288,700 INR267,100 INR158,700-436,200 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion288,700 INR301,600 INR138,200-454,900 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion288,100 INR288,100 INR142,300-444,300 INR
MaduraiCity286,400 INR312,400 INR130,400-459,700 INR
MizoramRegion283,700 INR263,100 INR152,300-430,000 INR
agraCity282,500 INR294,700 INR137,400-444,300 INR
SikkimRegion275,800 INR288,100 INR130,400-431,300 INR
LakshadweepRegion273,300 INR273,300 INR136,200-420,800 INR
Daman & DiuRegion263,200 INR258,400 INR134,600-403,100 INR

Supervisor of Food Services in India: FAQs

  • How much does a supervisor of food services make per month in India?

    A supervisor of food services in India earns about 26,475 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 317,700 INR.

  • What's the salary range for a supervisor of food services in India?

    Entry-level supervisor of food serviceses in India start near 172,400 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 483,400 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 209,700 and 357,300 INR.

  • Is the median supervisor of food services salary in India higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 294,300 INR, lower than the average of 317,700 INR. Half of supervisor of food serviceses in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for supervisor of food serviceses in India?

    Men working as a supervisor of food services in India earn around 10% more than women on average (330,900 vs 301,600 INR a year).

  • Do supervisor of food serviceses in India get bonuses?

    About 76% of supervisor of food serviceses in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 6% to 7% of base salary.

  • Do supervisor of food serviceses earn more in the public or private sector in India?

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

  • How often do supervisor of food serviceses in India get a pay raise?

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