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Average Aircraft Engineer Salary in India for 2026

An aircraft engineer in India earns about 397,900 INR a year. That's 4% roughly in line with 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 196,800 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 623,200 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 aircraft engineer make in India?

Average salary
397,900 INR
33,158 INR per month
Lowest reported
196,800 INR
16,400 INR per month
Highest reported
623,200 INR
51,933 INR per month

A typical aircraft engineer working in India brings home around 33,158 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 196,800 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 623,200 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 aircraft 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 aircraft 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 aircraft engineers in India earn less than 407,100 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 272,800 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 524,300 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of aircraft engineers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 196,800 INR. The highest stretch to 623,200 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.

196,800
Low
407,100
Median
623,200
High
272,800
25th
524,300
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Aircraft engineer pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    232,900 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +29% from previous
    299,500 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +38% from previous
    412,000 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +24% from previous
    510,000 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +7% from previous
    545,300 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +7% from previous
    581,000 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 38%. That is the point at which a aircraft 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.

Aircraft engineer pay by education in India

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

  • Bachelor's Degree
    290,800 INR
  • Master's Degree
    +60% from previous
    466,300 INR

Aircraft 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 aircraft engineers in India earn an average of 417,200 INR a year, while female aircraft engineers earn around 371,100 INR. That works out to a 12% 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.

Aircraft Engineer gender pay gap

11%

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

Men 417,200 INR
Women 371,100 INR

Pay raises for an aircraft 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

Aircraft 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.

31%

31% of aircraft engineers in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes an aircraft 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 0% to 4% of base salary. The remaining 69% of aircraft 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

Aircraft 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

Aircraft engineer salary by city and region in India

Aircraft 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.

  • Bihar
  • Maharashtra
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Rajasthan
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Gujarat
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Bangalore
  • Delhi (city)
  • Ahmadabad
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
BiharRegion492,400 INR533,100 INR225,300-780,600 INR
MaharashtraRegion491,000 INR502,200 INR239,300-767,400 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion489,600 INR525,700 INR225,700-778,200 INR
RajasthanRegion480,600 INR519,300 INR218,900-762,400 INR
Uttar PradeshRegion472,000 INR454,300 INR246,200-724,300 INR
GujaratRegion467,700 INR478,000 INR231,000-731,700 INR
Tamil NaduRegion466,300 INR447,300 INR239,300-712,100 INR
BangaloreCity464,900 INR475,700 INR227,600-727,400 INR
Delhi (city)City462,300 INR472,100 INR228,500-721,600 INR
AhmadabadCity459,700 INR467,100 INR225,700-713,900 INR
West BengalRegion455,400 INR491,000 INR208,600-722,100 INR
KolkataCity454,300 INR489,500 INR208,600-721,600 INR
MumbaiCity448,500 INR483,800 INR207,800-714,600 INR
PunjabRegion447,300 INR426,700 INR232,900-683,400 INR
KarnatakaRegion447,300 INR480,300 INR204,000-709,600 INR
AssamRegion444,300 INR428,400 INR232,900-681,500 INR
SuratCity442,200 INR420,800 INR228,000-674,100 INR
HyderabadCity440,200 INR424,300 INR228,000-675,200 INR
JharkhandRegion433,400 INR419,400 INR225,300-664,500 INR
JaipurCity431,300 INR467,100 INR197,600-689,900 INR
OrissaRegion431,100 INR466,300 INR197,600-684,900 INR
NagpurCity430,000 INR414,000 INR225,700-658,300 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion426,700 INR464,400 INR195,200-681,500 INR
ChennaiCity425,100 INR433,400 INR208,600-664,500 INR
HaryanaRegion424,900 INR407,300 INR218,900-649,700 INR
KeralaRegion421,400 INR426,700 INR207,800-656,800 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion420,100 INR406,300 INR221,500-645,800 INR
IndoreCity414,000 INR447,300 INR190,500-658,300 INR
PuneCity411,400 INR417,100 INR201,100-641,900 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion407,100 INR415,900 INR197,600-633,300 INR
BhopalCity406,300 INR412,000 INR197,600-629,800 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion403,100 INR433,800 INR185,100-641,900 INR
KanpurCity401,300 INR384,500 INR208,600-614,600 INR
VisakhapatnamCity399,900 INR407,300 INR196,800-623,700 INR
LucknowCity399,900 INR431,300 INR185,100-638,700 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity398,300 INR431,100 INR183,700-632,400 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion394,800 INR401,300 INR191,600-614,600 INR
UttaranchalRegion394,500 INR406,300 INR194,600-618,800 INR
ManipurRegion394,500 INR381,800 INR207,800-605,700 INR
Delhi (region)Region394,300 INR378,300 INR204,000-603,400 INR
TripuraRegion392,300 INR424,300 INR180,500-623,700 INR
GoaRegion390,000 INR420,800 INR180,500-619,800 INR
MeghalayaRegion386,400 INR419,400 INR175,900-615,700 INR
agraCity384,500 INR392,300 INR189,300-600,000 INR
GhaziabadCity382,600 INR367,200 INR197,600-587,800 INR
MaduraiCity381,800 INR412,000 INR174,000-605,700 INR
PatnaCity377,200 INR384,500 INR185,100-587,800 INR
VadodaraCity376,800 INR404,600 INR172,400-596,800 INR
CoimbatoreCity372,600 INR357,700 INR191,600-568,500 INR
NagalandRegion372,600 INR359,900 INR194,600-571,300 INR
SikkimRegion365,400 INR369,300 INR175,900-565,100 INR
ChandigarhRegion365,400 INR369,300 INR175,900-565,100 INR
LudhianaCity363,000 INR371,100 INR180,300-566,900 INR
MizoramRegion362,200 INR367,200 INR175,900-562,600 INR
PondicherryRegion351,200 INR361,600 INR172,400-547,800 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion345,700 INR375,200 INR159,400-551,200 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion339,100 INR322,600 INR174,000-516,100 INR
Daman & DiuRegion332,100 INR340,400 INR161,600-522,700 INR
LakshadweepRegion322,600 INR312,400 INR167,100-492,700 INR

Aircraft Engineer in India: FAQs

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

    An aircraft engineer in India earns about 33,158 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 397,900 INR.

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

    Entry-level aircraft engineers in India start near 196,800 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 623,200 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 272,800 and 524,300 INR.

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

    The median is 407,100 INR, higher than the average of 397,900 INR. Half of aircraft engineers in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

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

    Men working as an aircraft engineer in India earn around 12% more than women on average (417,200 vs 371,100 INR a year).

  • Do aircraft engineers in India get bonuses?

    About 31% of aircraft engineers in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 0% to 4% of base salary.

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

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

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

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