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Average Aeronautical Engineer Salary in India for 2026

An aeronautical engineer in India earns about 406,300 INR a year. That's 6% above 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 214,000 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 615,700 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 an aeronautical engineer make in India?

Average salary
406,300 INR
33,858 INR per month
Lowest reported
214,000 INR
17,833 INR per month
Highest reported
615,700 INR
51,308 INR per month

A typical aeronautical engineer working in India brings home around 33,858 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 214,000 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 615,700 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 aeronautical engineer 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 aeronautical engineer 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 aeronautical engineers in India earn less than 381,800 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 267,100 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 467,100 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of aeronautical engineers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 214,000 INR. The highest stretch to 615,700 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.

214,000
Low
381,800
Median
615,700
High
267,100
25th
467,100
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Aeronautical engineer pay by experience in India

Years of experience is the single biggest lever on pay for an aeronautical engineer 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 aeronautical engineer salary changes as you move through the career ladder.

  • 0-2 Years
    246,200 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +23% from previous
    301,600 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +41% from previous
    426,700 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +17% from previous
    500,100 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +10% from previous
    551,200 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +6% from previous
    582,700 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 41%. That is the point at which a aeronautical engineer 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.

Aeronautical engineer pay by education in India

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

  • Bachelor's Degree
    277,400 INR
  • Master's Degree
    +95% from previous
    539,800 INR

Aeronautical engineer gender pay gap in India

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and India is no exception. Male aeronautical engineers in India earn an average of 425,100 INR a year, while female aeronautical engineers earn around 369,300 INR. That works out to a 15% 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.

Aeronautical Engineer gender pay gap

13%

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

Men 425,100 INR
Women 369,300 INR

Pay raises for an aeronautical engineer 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 12% every 16 months, which works out to roughly 9% 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

Aeronautical engineer 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.

27%

27% of aeronautical engineers in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes an aeronautical engineer 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 1% to 3% of base salary. The remaining 73% of aeronautical engineers 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

Aeronautical engineer: 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

Aeronautical engineer salary by city and region in India

Aeronautical engineer 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
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Maharashtra
  • Delhi (city)
  • West Bengal
  • Bihar
  • Mumbai
  • Orissa
  • Rajasthan
  • Bangalore
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Uttar PradeshRegion498,000 INR489,500 INR254,700-768,900 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion493,000 INR472,100 INR258,400-754,900 INR
MaharashtraRegion492,700 INR492,700 INR246,500-767,400 INR
Delhi (city)City478,000 INR478,000 INR238,900-743,300 INR
West BengalRegion478,000 INR489,600 INR233,600-745,000 INR
BiharRegion476,600 INR516,100 INR221,500-756,700 INR
MumbaiCity472,000 INR483,400 INR232,900-737,000 INR
OrissaRegion467,700 INR476,600 INR228,000-732,400 INR
RajasthanRegion467,100 INR451,000 INR243,000-718,000 INR
BangaloreCity467,100 INR442,200 INR247,800-712,100 INR
HyderabadCity467,100 INR430,000 INR253,400-706,200 INR
ChennaiCity466,300 INR466,300 INR232,900-721,600 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion464,900 INR448,500 INR240,500-714,600 INR
KolkataCity459,700 INR437,900 INR238,900-701,400 INR
KarnatakaRegion454,900 INR464,900 INR221,500-712,100 INR
JaipurCity451,000 INR459,300 INR218,900-702,800 INR
AhmadabadCity448,500 INR472,100 INR209,700-707,600 INR
Tamil NaduRegion447,700 INR466,900 INR215,100-705,500 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion447,700 INR437,900 INR228,000-691,200 INR
JharkhandRegion447,300 INR436,200 INR227,600-688,900 INR
GujaratRegion442,300 INR442,300 INR218,900-687,100 INR
HaryanaRegion440,200 INR459,700 INR209,500-693,100 INR
PunjabRegion437,300 INR401,300 INR237,400-659,200 INR
KanpurCity436,200 INR403,100 INR237,400-660,500 INR
LucknowCity433,800 INR419,400 INR228,500-667,400 INR
AssamRegion433,400 INR450,300 INR208,600-681,500 INR
PuneCity430,500 INR459,700 INR204,700-683,400 INR
SuratCity428,400 INR394,800 INR231,000-645,800 INR
KeralaRegion426,700 INR454,300 INR201,100-677,100 INR
UttaranchalRegion421,400 INR394,300 INR222,300-638,700 INR
TripuraRegion419,400 INR450,300 INR192,600-663,100 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion417,200 INR451,000 INR192,600-663,200 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion417,100 INR394,800 INR222,300-638,700 INR
Delhi (region)Region415,900 INR383,300 INR225,700-626,800 INR
IndoreCity413,900 INR448,500 INR192,000-658,300 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity411,400 INR442,300 INR189,300-652,200 INR
NagpurCity407,300 INR376,800 INR218,900-615,300 INR
GhaziabadCity407,300 INR399,900 INR208,600-627,900 INR
CoimbatoreCity406,300 INR420,100 INR194,600-637,500 INR
BhopalCity403,100 INR378,800 INR212,500-615,000 INR
VisakhapatnamCity399,900 INR377,200 INR210,500-608,500 INR
ManipurRegion396,300 INR414,000 INR192,000-623,200 INR
LudhianaCity394,500 INR371,100 INR209,700-602,700 INR
PatnaCity389,200 INR366,200 INR207,800-590,200 INR
MeghalayaRegion385,300 INR419,400 INR175,900-614,600 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion384,500 INR384,500 INR191,600-596,800 INR
PondicherryRegion384,200 INR404,600 INR180,500-605,700 INR
agraCity377,200 INR377,200 INR189,300-583,000 INR
MaduraiCity372,600 INR403,100 INR172,200-592,200 INR
NagalandRegion369,900 INR361,500 INR189,300-568,500 INR
GoaRegion369,300 INR357,300 INR191,600-566,900 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion367,900 INR375,200 INR180,500-571,300 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion367,900 INR339,100 INR197,600-553,400 INR
VadodaraCity365,400 INR348,300 INR189,300-555,800 INR
MizoramRegion361,600 INR340,000 INR192,000-545,300 INR
ChandigarhRegion352,000 INR330,700 INR187,500-533,000 INR
SikkimRegion351,200 INR351,200 INR176,800-548,800 INR
Daman & DiuRegion351,200 INR375,200 INR164,200-559,000 INR
LakshadweepRegion327,800 INR301,300 INR175,900-492,700 INR

Aeronautical Engineer in India: FAQs

  • How much does an aeronautical engineer make per month in India?

    An aeronautical engineer in India earns about 33,858 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 406,300 INR.

  • What's the salary range for an aeronautical engineer in India?

    Entry-level aeronautical engineers in India start near 214,000 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 615,700 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 267,100 and 467,100 INR.

  • Is the median aeronautical engineer salary in India higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 381,800 INR, lower than the average of 406,300 INR. Half of aeronautical engineers in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for aeronautical engineers in India?

    Men working as an aeronautical engineer in India earn around 15% more than women on average (425,100 vs 369,300 INR a year).

  • Do aeronautical engineers in India get bonuses?

    About 27% of aeronautical engineers in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 1% to 3% of base salary.

  • Do aeronautical engineers earn more in the public or private sector in India?

    In India, the public sector pays an aeronautical engineer about 6% more on average. Public-sector pay tends to be steadier; private-sector pay tends to offer bigger upside.

  • How often do aeronautical engineers in India get a pay raise?

    An aeronautical engineer in India sees a raise of around 12% every 16 months, equivalent to roughly 9% a year.