Earnings

Astrotalk astrologer salary: what Astrotalk itself says about pay

Astrotalk does not publish a salary or a commission rate for astrologers. It has published a few earnings stories. Here is each one, dated, with the arithmetic behind it.

Updated 2026-11-05

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Short answer

Astrotalk does not pay astrologers a salary and does not publish its commission. Astrotalk's Puneet Gupta wrote in 2020 that clients pay each astrologer's per-minute price and Astrotalk takes a cut ¹. Its blog says the top astrologer earns INR 84 lakh a year (2020) ¹ and that top astrologers average Rs 80,000 to Rs 1,00,000 a month (2022) ². Both are claims about its best earners, with no method given. Kismo, by contrast, publishes its share: 30% to 55% of a rate you set yourself.

Salary: None: astrologers are members of the site, not employees ³
How clients pay: The astrologer's per-minute price; Astrotalk takes a cut ¹
Commission or share: Not stated publicly by Astrotalk
Payout schedule: Not stated publicly by Astrotalk
Top-earner claim: INR 84 lakh a year for its top astrologer, December 2020 ¹
Chat prices seen: Rs 18 to Rs 63 a minute on one visit to the chat page, 5 November 2026 ⁴

Salary

Does Astrotalk pay astrologers a monthly salary?

Astrotalk does not pay astrologers a monthly salary. Its terms say astrologers and other advisors are members of the site and not employees of the company ³.

Puneet Gupta told the story in a December 2020 post on Astrotalk's blog. An astrologer he interviewed when Astrotalk launched in 2017 asked for a fixed Rs 15,000 a month; Gupta did not want that risk and asked him to work on commission instead ¹.

Your income on Astrotalk therefore comes from minutes, not from a pay slip. For the general formula behind per-minute pay, see what online astrologers earn.

The cut

How much commission does Astrotalk take from astrologers?

Astrotalk's commission is not stated publicly. The only public description is the 2020 post's line that clients are charged the astrologer's per-minute price and Astrotalk takes a cut from it ¹.

Astrotalk's terms refer to separate Service Terms and Conditions that a service provider agrees to at registration ³. That is where the share should be written, so read it before you accept, and ask whether the share is counted on the client's payment or on your listed price.

Its own figures

What earnings figures has Astrotalk published?

The earnings figures we found on Astrotalk's blog are all about its most successful astrologers. None states the share kept, how many astrologers the average covers, or how it was measured.

Claim	Date of post	What it works out to
Top astrologer earns INR 84 LPA ¹	19 December 2020	Rs 7,00,000 a month on average
One astrologer at Rs 30 a minute does business of about INR 3,50,000 a month ¹	19 December 2020	About 11,667 paid minutes a month
Top astrologers earn an average of Rs 80,000 to Rs 1,00,000 a month ²	11 January 2022	No minutes or share given
Highest earning goes up to Rs 15 lakh a month ²	11 January 2022	One astrologer, not a typical figure

The 2020 post calls the Rs 3,50,000 "business", which reads as what clients paid. It does not say how much of that the astrologer took home ¹.

In minutes

How many minutes is Rs 3,50,000 a month at Rs 30 a minute?

Rs 3,50,000 a month at Rs 30 a minute is about 11,667 paid minutes. Spread over 30 days, that is about 389 minutes, or six and a half hours of paid talk, every single day.

The same post gives the background. Before joining, the astrologer earned Rs 400 to Rs 600 a day reading charts offline and had about 50 regular clients; by 2020 he had served more than 19,000 customers in two years ¹.

His starting price was not his choice. Gupta writes that he set it at the average price of all the astrologers he had recruited at the time ¹.

Prices

What do clients pay per minute on Astrotalk?

Clients on Astrotalk pay a per-minute price shown on each astrologer's card. On our visit to the chat page on 5 November 2026, the astrologers shown ranged from Rs 18 to Rs 63 a minute ⁴; the profiles shown change between visits.

Listing seen	Experience shown	Price
Nadi astrologer	1 year	Rs 18 a minute ⁴
Tarot and psychic reader	10 years	Rs 30 a minute ⁴
Numerology and tarot reader	Not shown	Rs 63 a minute ⁴

The same page tells clients their first chat is free and that low-rated minutes are refunded within 24 hours ⁴. It does not say whether the astrologer is paid for the free chat or loses the refunded minutes.

Other factors

What else affects how much an Astrotalk astrologer earns?

An Astrotalk astrologer's income also depends on live sessions, the probation period and staying within the rules.

Three ways to earn: talk, chat and live sessions; the 2022 post says live sessions averaged 7,000 to 8,000 viewers and viewers can pay ².
Probation: the chat page describes a 4-step check whose last step is a 30-day probation with live audits before a new astrologer goes fully public ⁴.
Rules: the terms let Astrotalk deactivate a provider's profile for breaking the terms or the Service Terms ³.
The app you work in: Astrotalk's astrologer login app is rated 3.9 from 5.06K reviews on Google Play (5 November 2026) ⁵.

Compared

How do Kismo's published pay terms compare with Astrotalk's?

Kismo publishes the pay terms Astrotalk leaves private: your share for every kind of visit, who sets the rate, and when you can withdraw.

Pay term	Astrotalk, public pages	Kismo
Who sets your price	In the 2020 story, Astrotalk set it ¹	You, from Rs 20 to Rs 1,000 a minute
Your share	Not stated publicly	30%, 40% or 50% on a first visit by level; 50% on a second; 55% from the third
Where you see it	In the terms you sign at registration ³	On every request card, before you accept
Withdrawals	Not stated publicly	Rs 2,000 minimum, once every 14 days, sent by email through Grade
Gifts after a reading	Not stated publicly	You get 50% of a client's gift

Kismo's Astrologer Agreement is exclusive, so you cannot take readings on both apps at the same time. You can apply while still on Astrotalk, but you leave it before your Kismo profile goes live; see how to register on Astrotalk for that side.

Questions

What do astrologers ask about this?

Is the Rs 15 lakh a month Astrotalk figure normal?

No. Astrotalk's 2022 post gives Rs 15 lakh a month as the highest earning on the platform, next to an average of Rs 80,000 to Rs 1,00,000 for its top astrologers ². It gives no figure for a typical or new astrologer.

What percentage does Astrotalk keep from each minute?

Astrotalk does not publish it. The 2020 post on its blog only says Astrotalk takes a cut of the per-minute charge ¹, and the terms point to Service Terms agreed at registration ³. Ask for the percentage in writing before you start; on Kismo, by comparison, your share is printed on every request.

Does an Astrotalk astrologer get paid for the client's free first chat?

Astrotalk does not say. Its chat page promises clients a free first chat and refunds of low-rated minutes within 24 hours ⁴, but nothing public explains how either affects the astrologer's earnings.

When does Astrotalk pay its astrologers?

The payout schedule is not stated publicly by Astrotalk. Kismo's schedule is public: you can withdraw your whole balance once every 14 days when it reaches Rs 2,000, and each payout is checked and sent by hand within a few working days.

Can I earn from live sessions on Astrotalk?

Yes, according to Astrotalk. Its 2022 post lists live sessions as one of three ways to earn, with an average audience of 7,000 to 8,000 per session, and says viewers can pay you ². Current figures are not published.

What did Astrotalk's top astrologer charge per minute?

The astrologer in Astrotalk's 2020 story charged Rs 30 a minute and did about INR 3,50,000 of business a month ¹. That is roughly 389 paid minutes a day, which shows how many minutes sit behind a large monthly figure.

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