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Average Aircraft Maintenance Supervisor Salary in India for 2026

An aircraft maintenance supervisor in India earns about 403,100 INR a year. That's 5% 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 207,800 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 619,800 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 maintenance supervisor make in India?

Average salary
403,100 INR
33,591 INR per month
Lowest reported
207,800 INR
17,316 INR per month
Highest reported
619,800 INR
51,650 INR per month

A typical aircraft maintenance supervisor working in India brings home around 33,591 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 207,800 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 619,800 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 maintenance supervisor 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 maintenance supervisor 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 maintenance supervisors in India earn less than 394,500 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 499,300 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of aircraft maintenance supervisors sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 207,800 INR. The highest stretch to 619,800 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.

207,800
Low
394,500
Median
619,800
High
272,800
25th
499,300
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Aircraft maintenance supervisor pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    231,000 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +30% from previous
    301,300 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +40% from previous
    420,800 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +21% from previous
    507,300 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +9% from previous
    551,200 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +8% from previous
    596,100 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 40%. That is the point at which a aircraft maintenance supervisor 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 maintenance supervisor pay by education in India

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

  • Certificate or Diploma
    263,900 INR
  • Bachelor's Degree
    +50% from previous
    396,300 INR
  • Master's Degree
    +48% from previous
    587,800 INR

Aircraft maintenance supervisor 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 maintenance supervisors in India earn an average of 436,200 INR a year, while female aircraft maintenance supervisors earn around 372,600 INR. That works out to a 17% 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 Maintenance Supervisor gender pay gap

15%

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

Men 436,200 INR
Women 372,600 INR

Pay raises for an aircraft maintenance supervisor 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 maintenance supervisor 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.

54%

54% of aircraft maintenance supervisors in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes an aircraft maintenance supervisor a moderate-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 3% to 6% of base salary. The remaining 46% of aircraft maintenance supervisors 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 maintenance supervisor: 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 maintenance supervisor salary by city and region in India

Aircraft maintenance supervisor 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.

  • Maharashtra
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Mumbai
  • Gujarat
  • Bihar
  • Tamil Nadu
  • West Bengal
  • Hyderabad
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Rajasthan
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
MaharashtraRegion500,100 INR460,500 INR271,300-757,300 INR
Uttar PradeshRegion496,100 INR524,300 INR232,400-781,200 INR
MumbaiCity480,300 INR462,300 INR249,600-735,200 INR
GujaratRegion472,000 INR433,800 INR254,800-714,300 INR
BiharRegion471,700 INR507,300 INR215,100-746,600 INR
Tamil NaduRegion467,700 INR467,700 INR233,900-725,700 INR
West BengalRegion466,900 INR448,500 INR240,500-714,300 INR
HyderabadCity460,500 INR431,300 INR243,000-698,200 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion460,500 INR467,700 INR225,300-717,900 INR
RajasthanRegion457,300 INR466,900 INR225,700-714,300 INR
ChennaiCity455,400 INR417,100 INR246,200-687,100 INR
KeralaRegion454,900 INR475,700 INR221,500-718,000 INR
SuratCity454,300 INR428,400 INR239,000-691,200 INR
JaipurCity451,000 INR430,500 INR233,600-689,900 INR
BangaloreCity450,300 INR442,300 INR231,000-694,700 INR
KarnatakaRegion448,500 INR431,100 INR232,400-683,800 INR
Delhi (city)City448,500 INR412,000 INR239,300-675,100 INR
JharkhandRegion444,300 INR472,000 INR209,700-705,500 INR
OrissaRegion437,300 INR417,100 INR228,500-669,100 INR
AhmadabadCity437,300 INR455,400 INR209,700-687,100 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion437,300 INR444,300 INR212,500-681,500 INR
AssamRegion433,800 INR433,800 INR216,800-675,200 INR
PunjabRegion433,400 INR409,000 INR231,000-660,500 INR
PuneCity430,500 INR451,000 INR207,700-679,200 INR
KolkataCity428,400 INR433,800 INR209,700-665,300 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion428,400 INR454,300 INR200,000-675,200 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion425,100 INR417,200 INR216,800-656,800 INR
UttaranchalRegion424,300 INR415,900 INR215,100-650,700 INR
HaryanaRegion421,400 INR421,400 INR209,700-649,700 INR
IndoreCity420,800 INR457,300 INR194,600-671,000 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity417,200 INR451,000 INR192,600-663,200 INR
KanpurCity417,100 INR394,800 INR222,300-637,500 INR
Delhi (region)Region415,900 INR388,100 INR221,500-633,100 INR
LucknowCity407,300 INR417,200 INR200,000-638,700 INR
BhopalCity404,600 INR396,300 INR207,800-623,700 INR
NagpurCity401,300 INR378,300 INR210,500-612,500 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion394,800 INR362,200 INR210,500-592,600 INR
ManipurRegion394,500 INR394,500 INR197,600-615,000 INR
LudhianaCity390,000 INR384,200 INR197,600-602,700 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion388,100 INR420,100 INR180,300-619,000 INR
CoimbatoreCity388,100 INR388,100 INR194,600-603,400 INR
GhaziabadCity388,100 INR414,000 INR183,700-615,700 INR
NagalandRegion386,400 INR411,400 INR183,600-610,100 INR
PondicherryRegion386,400 INR403,100 INR187,500-607,400 INR
TripuraRegion386,400 INR417,100 INR180,300-615,300 INR
MizoramRegion384,200 INR376,800 INR196,800-589,400 INR
agraCity382,600 INR353,600 INR207,700-580,600 INR
VisakhapatnamCity381,800 INR371,100 INR191,600-585,900 INR
VadodaraCity378,800 INR386,400 INR187,500-592,200 INR
MeghalayaRegion378,300 INR409,000 INR172,200-600,000 INR
ChandigarhRegion376,800 INR367,200 INR192,600-581,300 INR
SikkimRegion375,200 INR345,100 INR204,700-563,300 INR
PatnaCity366,200 INR359,900 INR187,300-562,600 INR
GoaRegion363,000 INR371,100 INR180,300-566,900 INR
Daman & DiuRegion359,900 INR372,600 INR172,400-562,600 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion352,000 INR330,700 INR187,500-531,700 INR
MaduraiCity351,200 INR381,800 INR161,300-559,000 INR
LakshadweepRegion345,100 INR325,800 INR183,600-524,400 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion341,900 INR330,700 INR180,300-524,300 INR

Aircraft Maintenance Supervisor in India: FAQs

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

    An aircraft maintenance supervisor in India earns about 33,591 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 403,100 INR.

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

    Entry-level aircraft maintenance supervisors in India start near 207,800 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 619,800 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 272,800 and 499,300 INR.

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

    The median is 394,500 INR, lower than the average of 403,100 INR. Half of aircraft maintenance supervisors in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

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

    Men working as an aircraft maintenance supervisor in India earn around 17% more than women on average (436,200 vs 372,600 INR a year).

  • Do aircraft maintenance supervisors in India get bonuses?

    About 54% of aircraft maintenance supervisors in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 3% to 6% of base salary.

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

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

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

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