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Average Automation Engineer Salary in India for 2026

An automation engineer in India earns about 359,900 INR a year. That's 6% below 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 180,500 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 556,000 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 automation engineer make in India?

Average salary
359,900 INR
29,991 INR per month
Lowest reported
180,500 INR
15,041 INR per month
Highest reported
556,000 INR
46,333 INR per month

A typical automation engineer working in India brings home around 29,991 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 180,500 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 556,000 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 automation 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 automation 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 automation engineers in India earn less than 359,900 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 240,500 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 459,700 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of automation engineers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 180,500 INR. The highest stretch to 556,000 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.

180,500
Low
359,900
Median
556,000
High
240,500
25th
459,700
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Automation engineer pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    214,000 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +33% from previous
    283,700 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +35% from previous
    383,300 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +19% from previous
    455,400 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +8% from previous
    491,000 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +7% from previous
    525,700 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 35%. That is the point at which a automation 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.

Automation engineer pay by education in India

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

  • Bachelor's Degree
    308,900 INR
  • Master's Degree
    +57% from previous
    485,300 INR

Automation 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 automation engineers in India earn an average of 369,900 INR a year, while female automation engineers earn around 344,600 INR. That works out to a 7% 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.

Automation Engineer gender pay gap

7%

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

Men 369,900 INR
Women 344,600 INR

Pay raises for an automation 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

Automation 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.

55%

55% of automation engineers in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes an automation 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 6% of base salary. The remaining 45% of automation 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

Automation 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

Automation engineer salary by city and region in India

Automation 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 (region)
  • Uttar Pradesh (region)
  • Maharashtra (region)
  • Tamil Nadu (region)
  • Maharashtra (region)
  • Rajasthan (region)
  • Bihar (region)
  • Uttar Pradesh (region)
  • West Bengal (region)
  • Karnataka (region)
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Bihar (region)Region455,400 INR491,000 INR208,600-722,100 INR
Uttar Pradesh (region)Region444,300 INR444,300 INR222,300-691,200 INR
Maharashtra (region)Region442,200 INR430,500 INR225,700-679,200 INR
Tamil Nadu (region)Region431,100 INR403,100 INR227,600-652,200 INR
Maharashtra (region)Region428,400 INR453,200 INR200,000-675,100 INR
Rajasthan (region)Region424,300 INR430,500 INR207,700-660,500 INR
Bihar (region)Region420,100 INR455,400 INR194,600-672,600 INR
Uttar Pradesh (region)Region417,200 INR384,200 INR225,700-627,900 INR
West Bengal (region)Region417,200 INR399,900 INR216,800-639,100 INR
Karnataka (region)Region417,200 INR424,900 INR205,700-650,800 INR
Hyderabad (city)City417,200 INR431,300 INR200,000-653,200 INR
Gujarat (region)Region414,000 INR437,300 INR191,600-650,700 INR
West Bengal (region)Region413,900 INR420,800 INR204,700-648,200 INR
Tamil Nadu (region)Region412,000 INR403,100 INR209,700-632,400 INR
Orissa (region)Region412,000 INR394,300 INR212,500-629,800 INR
Mumbai (city)City412,000 INR394,300 INR212,500-629,800 INR
Madhya Pradesh (region)Region411,400 INR394,300 INR212,500-627,900 INR
Delhi (city)City411,400 INR401,300 INR208,600-633,100 INR
Kerala (region)Region407,300 INR376,800 INR218,900-615,300 INR
Andhra Pradesh (region)Region407,300 INR392,300 INR210,500-625,000 INR
Madhya Pradesh (region)Region407,100 INR415,900 INR197,600-633,300 INR
Kerala (region)Region406,300 INR381,800 INR214,000-615,700 INR
Punjab (region)Region406,300 INR426,700 INR190,500-639,900 INR
Ahmadabad (city)City406,300 INR371,100 INR217,900-612,500 INR
Bangalore (city)City406,300 INR406,300 INR201,100-626,800 INR
Jharkhand (region)Region403,100 INR403,100 INR201,100-625,000 INR
Karnataka (region)Region403,100 INR385,300 INR209,700-615,300 INR
Rajasthan (region)Region398,300 INR384,200 INR207,700-608,500 INR
Bangalore (city)City396,300 INR414,000 INR192,000-623,200 INR
Gujarat (region)Region396,300 INR389,200 INR204,700-610,100 INR
Punjab (region)Region396,300 INR414,000 INR192,000-623,700 INR
Orissa (region)Region396,300 INR406,300 INR194,600-619,000 INR
Jaipur (city)City394,800 INR399,900 INR191,600-615,000 INR
Hyderabad (city)City394,500 INR421,400 INR187,500-625,000 INR
Mumbai (city)City394,300 INR403,100 INR191,600-615,300 INR
Chennai (city)City392,300 INR417,200 INR185,100-620,300 INR
Jharkhand (region)Region392,300 INR362,200 INR210,500-592,200 INR
Delhi (city)City390,000 INR415,900 INR183,700-618,800 INR
Andhra Pradesh (region)Region388,100 INR396,300 INR192,000-606,400 INR
Chennai (city)City386,400 INR381,800 INR197,600-596,800 INR
Haryana (region)Region385,300 INR365,400 INR204,000-587,800 INR
Chhatisgarh (region)Region384,500 INR354,000 INR208,600-581,000 INR
Haryana (region)Region384,500 INR378,300 INR195,200-592,600 INR
Lucknow (city)City383,300 INR366,200 INR197,600-583,000 INR
Kolkata (city)City383,300 INR366,200 INR197,600-582,700 INR
Assam (region)Region382,600 INR361,600 INR204,700-582,700 INR
Ahmadabad (city)City381,800 INR357,700 INR201,100-578,500 INR
Surat (city)City378,300 INR392,300 INR181,600-592,200 INR
Surat (city)City378,300 INR399,900 INR175,900-596,800 INR
Kolkata (city)City378,300 INR384,500 INR185,100-589,400 INR
Jaipur (city)City376,800 INR362,200 INR196,800-575,100 INR
Nagpur (city)City375,200 INR396,300 INR176,800-592,200 INR
Kanpur (city)City375,200 INR396,300 INR176,800-592,200 INR
Pune (city)City375,200 INR351,900 INR197,600-566,900 INR
Bhopal (city)City372,600 INR372,600 INR187,300-581,300 INR
Uttaranchal (region)Region372,600 INR372,600 INR187,300-581,300 INR
Bhopal (city)City369,900 INR382,600 INR175,900-580,600 INR
Assam (region)Region369,900 INR361,500 INR189,300-568,500 INR
Chhatisgarh (region)Region369,900 INR369,900 INR185,100-571,300 INR
Kanpur (city)City369,300 INR384,500 INR175,900-581,000 INR
Indore (city)City369,300 INR397,900 INR172,200-589,400 INR
Nagpur (city)City367,900 INR383,300 INR176,800-574,200 INR
Visakhapatnam (city)City367,900 INR383,300 INR176,800-574,200 INR
Pune (city)City367,900 INR339,100 INR197,600-553,800 INR
Lucknow (city)City365,400 INR369,300 INR180,300-566,900 INR
Meghalaya (region)Region365,400 INR392,300 INR168,100-576,500 INR
Coimbatore (city)City363,000 INR341,900 INR191,600-553,400 INR
Delhi (region)Region359,900 INR372,600 INR172,400-562,600 INR
Tripura (region)Region359,900 INR386,400 INR164,200-572,200 INR
Visakhapatnam (city)City359,900 INR359,900 INR180,500-556,000 INR
Meghalaya (region)Region357,700 INR385,300 INR163,800-568,500 INR
Himachal Pradesh (region)Region357,700 INR385,300 INR163,800-566,900 INR
Manipur (region)Region354,000 INR349,300 INR181,600-548,800 INR
Jammu & Kashmir (region)Region354,000 INR354,000 INR175,900-551,200 INR
Coimbatore (city)City354,000 INR349,300 INR181,600-548,800 INR
Arunachal Pradesh (region)Region352,000 INR371,100 INR163,800-553,800 INR
Jammu & Kashmir (region)Region352,000 INR363,000 INR167,100-551,200 INR
Patna (city)City352,000 INR363,000 INR167,100-551,200 INR
Indore (city)City351,900 INR378,800 INR161,300-559,000 INR
Ghaziabad (city)City351,900 INR322,600 INR190,500-529,600 INR
Delhi (region)Region351,200 INR372,600 INR164,200-556,000 INR
Tripura (region)Region351,200 INR383,300 INR161,300-562,200 INR
Ludhiana (city)City349,300 INR361,500 INR168,100-548,800 INR
Arunachal Pradesh (region)Region349,300 INR341,400 INR175,900-537,300 INR
Pimpri-Chinchwad (city)City349,300 INR376,800 INR159,500-553,400 INR
Ludhiana (city)City349,300 INR349,300 INR172,200-539,800 INR
Vadodara (city)City345,700 INR353,600 INR172,200-539,700 INR
Manipur (region)Region344,600 INR325,600 INR183,700-524,300 INR
Uttaranchal (region)Region344,600 INR361,600 INR164,200-544,800 INR
Pimpri-Chinchwad (city)City341,900 INR369,300 INR159,100-545,300 INR
agra (city)City341,900 INR365,400 INR159,500-539,700 INR
Goa (region)Region340,400 INR345,700 INR168,100-533,100 INR
Himachal Pradesh (region)Region340,400 INR367,200 INR158,700-541,700 INR
agra (city)City340,400 INR332,100 INR172,200-524,700 INR
Madurai (city)City340,000 INR366,200 INR157,600-539,800 INR
Ghaziabad (city)City339,100 INR339,100 INR167,100-520,900 INR
Pondicherry (region)Region335,800 INR313,700 INR175,900-510,200 INR
Nagaland (region)Region332,500 INR332,500 INR164,200-516,100 INR
Goa (region)Region332,100 INR317,700 INR172,400-510,300 INR
Nagaland (region)Region332,100 INR308,900 INR180,500-504,400 INR
Vadodara (city)City332,100 INR317,700 INR172,400-510,300 INR
Patna (city)City330,700 INR330,700 INR164,200-510,200 INR
Mizoram (region)Region330,700 INR341,900 INR159,100-519,300 INR
Dadra & Nagar Haveli (region)Region327,800 INR332,100 INR159,500-510,300 INR
Chandigarh (region)Region327,800 INR340,400 INR158,700-514,300 INR
Madurai (city)City327,300 INR354,000 INR152,100-520,900 INR
Pondicherry (region)Region327,300 INR301,600 INR175,900-498,500 INR
Dadra & Nagar Haveli (region)Region325,900 INR314,500 INR172,200-500,100 INR
Chandigarh (region)Region320,500 INR320,500 INR159,500-498,000 INR
Andaman & Nicobar Islands (region)Region315,700 INR332,100 INR148,300-498,500 INR
Andaman & Nicobar Islands (region)Region312,400 INR322,600 INR150,000-487,600 INR
Sikkim (region)Region311,700 INR330,700 INR148,300-492,400 INR
Mizoram (region)Region311,700 INR311,700 INR157,600-485,300 INR
Sikkim (region)Region311,700 INR307,400 INR159,400-480,600 INR
Daman & Diu (region)Region308,900 INR283,400 INR164,200-464,400 INR
Lakshadweep (region)Region307,400 INR325,800 INR142,300-483,800 INR
Daman & Diu (region)Region294,300 INR275,500 INR157,600-448,500 INR
Lakshadweep (region)Region288,700 INR301,600 INR138,200-457,300 INR

Automation Engineer in India: FAQs

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

    An automation engineer in India earns about 29,991 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 359,900 INR.

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

    Entry-level automation engineers in India start near 180,500 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 556,000 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 240,500 and 459,700 INR.

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

    The median is 359,900 INR, higher than the average of 359,900 INR. Half of automation engineers in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

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

    Men working as an automation engineer in India earn around 7% more than women on average (369,900 vs 344,600 INR a year).

  • Do automation engineers in India get bonuses?

    About 55% of automation engineers in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 3% to 6% of base salary.

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

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

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

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