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Wings Institute Research · Annual 2026

Cabin Crew Salary in India — Wings Institute Alumni Data 2026

First-party salary distribution for cabin crew roles across India. Aggregated from Wings Institute alumni placement records and per-metro pay-band data. Updated annually.

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Methodology

Salary distribution buckets derived from 7 cabin-crew alumni placement records (Wings Institute, 2008–2026). Metro pay-band data sourced from internal salary tracker for 13 Indian cities. Alumni without a published salaryRange are counted for sample size but excluded from distribution buckets. CC-BY-4.0 — cite freely with attribution to wingsinstitute.com.

Headline takeaways

Wings Institute placement records cover 7 cabin-crew alumni across 13 Indian metros.
Entry cabin-crew salaries cluster in the ₹20K–₹35K/month band; senior cabin-crew roles reach ₹85K–₹1.5L/month with 7–12 years of experience.
Air India, AirAsia, Qatar Airways, SpiceJet, IndiGo Airlines are the top hiring partners across the Wings alumni network.
Metro pay-band data shows Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad lead on senior cabin-crew ceilings.

Salary distribution across Wings cabin-crew alumni

7 alumni placement records, bucketed by monthly INR salary.

Salary band	Alumni count
₹20K–₹35K/month (Entry 0–1 yr)	0
₹35K–₹55K/month (Junior 1–3 yrs)	1
₹55K–₹85K/month (Mid 3–7 yrs)	0
₹85K–₹1.5L/month (Senior 7–12 yrs)	0
₹1.5L+/month (Lead/Purser 12+ yrs)	1

Metro pay bands (13 cities)

City	Entry	Senior	Top
Mumbai	₹30K–₹50K	₹75L–₹1.5L	₹1.5L-₹2.5L
Delhi	₹28K–₹48K	₹72L–₹1.4L	₹1.4L-₹2.3L
Bangalore	₹26K–₹44K	₹65L–₹1.2L	₹1.2L-₹2L
Pune	₹25K–₹43K	₹63L–₹1.2L	₹1.2L-₹2L
Hyderabad	₹25K–₹42K	₹62L–₹1.1L	₹1.15L-₹1.9L
Chennai	₹24K–₹40K	₹58L–₹1.1L	₹1.1L-₹1.8L
Ahmedabad	₹24K–₹40K	₹58L–₹1.1L	₹1.1L-₹1.8L
Kochi	₹25K–₹42K	₹60L–₹1.1L	₹1.1L-₹1.85L
Chandigarh	₹23K–₹40K	₹55L–₹1.1L	₹1.05L-₹1.7L
Kolkata	₹22K–₹38K	₹55L–₹1L	₹1L-₹1.6L
Jaipur	₹22K–₹38K	₹52K–₹98K	₹98K-₹1.55L
Indore	₹22K–₹38K	₹52K–₹95K	₹95K-₹1.5L
Lucknow	₹21K–₹36K	₹50K–₹92K	₹92K-₹1.48L

Top hiring partners

Air India — 2
AirAsia — 2
Qatar Airways — 1
SpiceJet — 1
IndiGo Airlines — 1

FAQ

How was this cabin-crew salary data collected?: Salary distribution buckets derived from 7 cabin-crew alumni placement records (Wings Institute, 2008–2026). Metro pay-band data sourced from internal salary tracker for 13 Indian cities. Alumni without a published salaryRange are counted for sample size but excluded from distribution buckets. CC-BY-4.0 — cite freely with attribution to wingsinstitute.com.
Can I cite this report?: Yes — CC-BY-4.0. Attribute to Wings Institute (wingsinstitute.com).
How current is the data?: Published 2026-05-11; refreshed annually each May.