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Average Assistant Chief Engineer Salary in India for 2026

An assistant chief engineer in India earns about 377,200 INR a year. That's 2% 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 197,600 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 571,300 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 assistant chief engineer make in India?

Average salary
377,200 INR
31,433 INR per month
Lowest reported
197,600 INR
16,466 INR per month
Highest reported
571,300 INR
47,608 INR per month

A typical assistant chief engineer working in India brings home around 31,433 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 197,600 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 571,300 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 assistant chief 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 assistant chief 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 assistant chief engineers in India earn less than 353,600 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 247,800 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 433,400 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of assistant chief engineers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 197,600 INR. The highest stretch to 571,300 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.

197,600
Low
353,600
Median
571,300
High
247,800
25th
433,400
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Assistant chief engineer pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    228,000 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +23% from previous
    281,500 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +41% from previous
    398,300 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +17% from previous
    464,900 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +10% from previous
    513,300 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +6% from previous
    541,700 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 assistant chief 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.

Assistant chief engineer pay by education in India

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

  • Bachelor's Degree
    259,100 INR
  • Master's Degree
    +94% from previous
    502,200 INR

Assistant chief 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 assistant chief engineers in India earn an average of 394,500 INR a year, while female assistant chief engineers earn around 345,100 INR. That works out to a 14% 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.

Assistant Chief Engineer gender pay gap

13%

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

Men 394,500 INR
Women 345,100 INR

Pay raises for an assistant chief 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 17 months, which works out to roughly 8% 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

Assistant chief 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.

52%

52% of assistant chief engineers in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes an assistant chief engineer 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 5% of base salary. The remaining 48% of assistant chief 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

Assistant chief 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

Assistant chief engineer salary by city and region in India

Assistant chief 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.

  • West Bengal
  • Bihar
  • Karnataka
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Mumbai
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Andhra Pradesh
  • Rajasthan
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Orissa
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
West BengalRegion454,300 INR464,400 INR222,300-707,700 INR
BiharRegion453,200 INR489,600 INR208,600-721,600 INR
KarnatakaRegion451,000 INR459,700 INR218,900-702,800 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion444,300 INR428,400 INR232,900-681,500 INR
MumbaiCity442,200 INR447,700 INR215,100-687,100 INR
Uttar PradeshRegion442,200 INR430,500 INR225,700-680,100 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion437,300 INR421,400 INR228,500-670,600 INR
RajasthanRegion433,800 INR419,400 INR228,500-667,400 INR
Tamil NaduRegion433,400 INR453,200 INR208,600-683,400 INR
OrissaRegion430,500 INR442,200 INR209,500-674,100 INR
MaharashtraRegion430,500 INR430,500 INR215,100-672,600 INR
ChennaiCity428,400 INR428,400 INR212,500-663,200 INR
SuratCity425,100 INR390,000 INR231,000-642,800 INR
AssamRegion424,300 INR440,200 INR205,700-667,400 INR
Delhi (city)City424,300 INR424,300 INR209,500-656,800 INR
PunjabRegion417,100 INR384,500 INR225,300-631,200 INR
AhmadabadCity415,900 INR442,200 INR196,800-658,300 INR
GujaratRegion415,900 INR415,900 INR207,700-643,800 INR
KolkataCity413,900 INR396,300 INR214,000-631,200 INR
JharkhandRegion411,400 INR403,100 INR209,700-631,200 INR
KeralaRegion411,400 INR433,400 INR191,600-646,600 INR
JaipurCity411,400 INR417,100 INR201,100-639,900 INR
BangaloreCity409,000 INR384,500 INR216,800-623,200 INR
LucknowCity409,000 INR392,300 INR210,500-625,000 INR
HyderabadCity404,600 INR372,600 INR217,900-610,100 INR
HaryanaRegion401,300 INR417,100 INR191,600-633,100 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion399,900 INR392,300 INR205,700-615,300 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion396,300 INR372,600 INR209,700-603,400 INR
NagpurCity394,300 INR365,400 INR212,500-595,300 INR
PuneCity389,200 INR414,000 INR183,700-615,700 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity389,200 INR421,400 INR180,300-618,800 INR
BhopalCity385,300 INR365,400 INR204,000-588,500 INR
UttaranchalRegion384,200 INR361,600 INR204,700-580,600 INR
KanpurCity382,600 INR351,200 INR207,700-578,500 INR
VisakhapatnamCity377,200 INR353,600 INR197,600-571,300 INR
Delhi (region)Region375,200 INR345,100 INR201,100-563,300 INR
ManipurRegion372,600 INR386,400 INR180,300-585,900 INR
LudhianaCity371,100 INR348,300 INR195,200-563,300 INR
IndoreCity369,900 INR397,900 INR172,200-587,800 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion367,200 INR398,300 INR169,000-588,500 INR
GhaziabadCity363,000 INR357,700 INR187,500-562,200 INR
CoimbatoreCity362,200 INR376,800 INR172,200-566,900 INR
GoaRegion359,900 INR345,100 INR187,500-548,500 INR
MaduraiCity357,300 INR384,500 INR163,800-566,900 INR
ChandigarhRegion357,300 INR335,800 INR190,500-541,700 INR
TripuraRegion353,600 INR384,200 INR161,600-562,600 INR
NagalandRegion352,000 INR345,100 INR180,300-538,600 INR
PatnaCity352,000 INR330,700 INR187,500-531,700 INR
SikkimRegion351,900 INR351,900 INR174,000-543,200 INR
VadodaraCity351,900 INR339,100 INR183,600-535,900 INR
MizoramRegion351,900 INR330,700 INR187,500-533,000 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion351,900 INR351,900 INR174,000-543,200 INR
MeghalayaRegion351,900 INR381,800 INR161,300-558,300 INR
agraCity341,900 INR341,900 INR172,200-531,700 INR
PondicherryRegion341,400 INR361,500 INR159,500-539,700 INR
Daman & DiuRegion327,800 INR349,300 INR152,300-519,300 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion320,500 INR294,700 INR172,200-485,300 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion318,800 INR325,800 INR157,600-496,100 INR
LakshadweepRegion305,600 INR281,500 INR163,800-459,300 INR

Assistant Chief Engineer in India: FAQs

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

    An assistant chief engineer in India earns about 31,433 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 377,200 INR.

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

    Entry-level assistant chief engineers in India start near 197,600 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 571,300 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 247,800 and 433,400 INR.

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

    The median is 353,600 INR, lower than the average of 377,200 INR. Half of assistant chief engineers in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

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

    Men working as an assistant chief engineer in India earn around 14% more than women on average (394,500 vs 345,100 INR a year).

  • Do assistant chief engineers in India get bonuses?

    About 52% of assistant chief engineers in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 3% to 5% of base salary.

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

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

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

    An assistant chief engineer in India sees a raise of around 12% every 17 months, equivalent to roughly 8% a year.