India Aviation + Hospitality Career Salary Bands 2026 (22 roles)

Entry / Senior / Top monthly salary bands across 22 aviation, hospitality, ground-staff, culinary, cruise, and travel careers. Sourced 1:1 from Wings Institute careerPathConfig.ts — the same data Wings publishes on every career page. CC-BY-4.0 — cite freely.

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Methodology

Build-time copy of CAREER_PATHS array in src/data/careerPathConfig.ts. Each row maps 1:1 to one CareerPathConfig record. Bands are role-level industry estimates aggregated by Wings counselling team from placement records + public airline / hotel HR disclosures. No imputation. Last reviewed alongside annual career-page refresh.

Headline takeaways

22 careers with published entry/senior/top salary bands.
Cabin crew entry: ₹25,000–₹40,000/month; international (Emirates, Qatar) ₹1.5L–₹2.5L+.
Ground staff entry: ₹18,000–₹30,000/month; supervisory ₹40,000–₹70,000.
Hotel front office entry: ₹18,000–₹28,000; manager tier ₹80,000–₹1.3L+.
Cruise line entry: ₹40,000–₹70,000 (USD-denominated, tax-free with food + accommodation).
Sourced from careerPathConfig.ts — same single source of truth that powers wingsinstitute.com career pages.

Salary bands across 22 careers

Sourced 1:1 from careerPathConfig.ts.

Profession	Category	Entry	Senior	Top
Air Hostess / Cabin Crew	air-hostess-training	₹25,000-₹40,000	₹60,000-₹1.2L	₹1.5L-₹2.5L
Airport Ground Staff	airport-management	₹18,000-₹30,000	₹40,000-₹70,000	₹80,000-₹1.2L
Hotel Manager	hotel-management	₹20,000-₹35,000	₹50,000-₹80,000	₹1L-₹2L
Professional Chef	culinary-cooking-course	₹15,000-₹25,000	₹35,000-₹60,000	₹1L-₹3L
Travel Consultant	travel-tourism-management	₹15,000-₹25,000	₹30,000-₹50,000	₹60,000-₹1.2L
Flight Steward	air-hostess-training	₹25,000-₹40,000	₹60,000-₹1.2L	₹1.5L-₹2.5L
Passenger Service Agent	airport-management	₹18,000-₹30,000	₹40,000-₹65,000	₹75,000-₹1.1L
Check-in Agent	airport-management	₹18,000-₹28,000	₹35,000-₹55,000	₹65,000-₹95,000
Ramp Agent	airport-management	₹16,000-₹26,000	₹32,000-₹50,000	₹60,000-₹85,000
Front Office Associate	hotel-management	₹18,000-₹28,000	₹40,000-₹65,000	₹80,000-₹1.3L
Guest Relations Executive	hotel-management	₹22,000-₹35,000	₹50,000-₹85,000	₹1L-₹1.8L
Hotel Receptionist	hotel-management	₹15,000-₹25,000	₹32,000-₹50,000	₹60,000-₹90,000
Commis Chef	culinary-cooking-course	₹15,000-₹25,000	₹30,000-₹50,000	₹70,000-₹1.5L
Baggage Handler	airport-management	₹16,000-₹25,000	₹28,000-₹45,000	₹45,000-₹70,000
Airport Security Screener	airport-management	₹18,000-₹28,000	₹30,000-₹50,000	₹50,000-₹80,000
Air Cargo Executive	airport-management	₹20,000-₹32,000	₹40,000-₹70,000	₹90,000-₹1.5L
Premium Airport Lounge Executive	airport-management	₹18,000-₹28,000	₹30,000-₹55,000	₹55,000-₹90,000
Airline Ticketing Executive	airport-management	₹18,000-₹30,000	₹35,000-₹60,000	₹70,000-₹1L
Airport Duty Manager	airport-management	₹40,000-₹55,000	₹70,000-₹1L	₹1.1L-₹1.5L
Airline Station Manager	airport-management	₹60,000-₹80,000	₹1L-₹1.3L	₹1.5L-₹2.5L
Dangerous Goods (DGR) Specialist	airport-management	₹25,000-₹35,000	₹50,000-₹80,000	₹90,000-₹1.3L
Cruise Line Career	international-cruise-line-training-program	₹40,000-₹70,000	₹80,000-₹1.5L	₹1.5L-₹2.5L+

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Methodology: Build-time copy of CAREER_PATHS array in src/data/careerPathConfig.ts. Each row maps 1:1 to one CareerPathConfig record. Bands are role-level industry estimates aggregated by Wings counselling team from placement records + public airline / hotel HR disclosures. No imputation. Last reviewed alongside annual career-page refresh.
License?: CC-BY-4.0. Attribute to Wings Institute.