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Average Automotive Body Repairer Salary in India for 2026

An automotive body repairer in India earns about 137,400 INR a year. That's 64% 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 66,940 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 214,000 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 automotive body repairer make in India?

Average salary
137,400 INR
11,450 INR per month
Lowest reported
66,940 INR
5,578 INR per month
Highest reported
214,000 INR
17,833 INR per month

A typical automotive body repairer working in India brings home around 11,450 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 66,940 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 214,000 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 automotive body repairer 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 automotive body repairer 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 automotive body repairers in India earn less than 143,200 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 94,800 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 187,500 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of automotive body repairers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 66,940 INR. The highest stretch to 214,000 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.

66,940
Low
143,200
Median
214,000
High
94,800
25th
187,500
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Automotive body repairer pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    75,100 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +44% from previous
    107,860 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +33% from previous
    143,200 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +23% from previous
    176,800 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +6% from previous
    187,300 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +9% from previous
    204,000 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 0 - 2 Years to 2 - 5 Years, where pay rises by about 44%. That is the point at which a automotive body repairer 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.

Automotive body repairer pay by education in India

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

  • High School
    96,720 INR
  • Certificate or Diploma
    +44% from previous
    138,800 INR
  • Bachelor's Degree
    +36% from previous
    189,300 INR

Automotive body repairer gender pay gap in India

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and India is no exception. Male automotive body repairers in India earn an average of 146,200 INR a year, while female automotive body repairers earn around 134,600 INR. That works out to a 9% 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.

Automotive Body Repairer gender pay gap

8%

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

Men 146,200 INR
Women 134,600 INR

Pay raises for an automotive body repairer 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 10% every 16 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

Automotive body repairer 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.

56%

56% of automotive body repairers in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes an automotive body repairer 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 44% of automotive body repairers 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

Automotive body repairer: 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

Automotive body repairer salary by city and region in India

Automotive body repairer 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
  • West Bengal
  • Bihar
  • Mumbai
  • Andhra Pradesh
  • Karnataka
  • Maharashtra
  • Orissa
  • Hyderabad
  • Tamil Nadu
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Uttar PradeshRegion172,200 INR172,200 INR85,440-266,000 INR
West BengalRegion169,000 INR161,600 INR89,800-259,100 INR
BiharRegion161,600 INR174,000 INR75,260-257,700 INR
MumbaiCity161,600 INR158,700 INR83,640-251,500 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion159,500 INR163,800 INR79,260-253,400 INR
KarnatakaRegion159,500 INR154,700 INR85,460-246,200 INR
MaharashtraRegion159,400 INR158,700 INR82,200-246,200 INR
OrissaRegion159,100 INR152,100 INR80,280-239,300 INR
HyderabadCity158,700 INR168,100 INR73,880-247,800 INR
Tamil NaduRegion158,700 INR148,300 INR83,200-238,900 INR
KeralaRegion157,600 INR143,200 INR83,300-233,900 INR
ChennaiCity157,600 INR152,300 INR80,580-239,300 INR
Delhi (city)City154,700 INR152,000 INR78,400-238,900 INR
RajasthanRegion154,700 INR159,100 INR74,560-240,500 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion154,700 INR159,100 INR77,380-240,500 INR
JharkhandRegion152,300 INR152,300 INR75,980-239,000 INR
PuneCity152,300 INR138,800 INR81,180-232,900 INR
LucknowCity152,100 INR152,300 INR73,100-233,900 INR
BangaloreCity152,100 INR158,700 INR73,820-239,000 INR
GujaratRegion151,800 INR148,300 INR75,980-232,900 INR
Delhi (region)Region148,300 INR157,600 INR67,320-232,400 INR
KanpurCity148,300 INR157,600 INR70,940-232,400 INR
AhmadabadCity148,300 INR137,400 INR78,120-221,500 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion148,300 INR148,300 INR71,400-228,500 INR
SuratCity146,200 INR154,700 INR67,120-231,000 INR
JaipurCity143,200 INR137,400 INR73,120-216,800 INR
KolkataCity142,300 INR148,300 INR69,260-225,700 INR
AssamRegion142,300 INR136,200 INR74,300-217,900 INR
IndoreCity139,100 INR150,000 INR61,760-217,900 INR
BhopalCity139,100 INR142,300 INR66,440-216,800 INR
PunjabRegion138,800 INR150,000 INR64,620-222,300 INR
CoimbatoreCity138,800 INR130,400 INR75,280-210,500 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion138,800 INR146,200 INR67,900-221,500 INR
UttaranchalRegion138,800 INR148,300 INR67,360-218,900 INR
HaryanaRegion138,200 INR128,900 INR73,120-210,500 INR
LudhianaCity137,400 INR143,200 INR67,560-214,000 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity137,400 INR148,300 INR63,500-217,900 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion136,200 INR148,300 INR61,780-214,000 INR
TripuraRegion136,200 INR148,300 INR64,040-215,100 INR
NagalandRegion136,100 INR136,100 INR66,260-207,700 INR
NagpurCity136,100 INR143,200 INR64,040-210,500 INR
GhaziabadCity134,600 INR134,600 INR66,100-207,800 INR
VisakhapatnamCity134,600 INR138,200 INR63,480-209,700 INR
MeghalayaRegion130,400 INR143,200 INR60,340-209,700 INR
ManipurRegion130,400 INR125,100 INR69,060-200,000 INR
PondicherryRegion130,400 INR123,400 INR73,040-200,000 INR
PatnaCity128,500 INR136,200 INR61,780-205,700 INR
MizoramRegion127,700 INR130,400 INR60,020-197,600 INR
VadodaraCity125,700 INR128,500 INR63,700-197,600 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion125,100 INR119,900 INR61,760-192,000 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion125,100 INR128,900 INR59,480-196,800 INR
ChandigarhRegion125,100 INR129,000 INR57,440-191,600 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion125,100 INR118,800 INR63,480-189,300 INR
GoaRegion123,400 INR124,400 INR61,180-192,000 INR
agraCity119,900 INR119,020 INR62,420-187,300 INR
Daman & DiuRegion119,900 INR110,340 INR66,940-183,700 INR
MaduraiCity119,700 INR128,500 INR56,100-192,000 INR
SikkimRegion119,700 INR115,940 INR60,920-185,100 INR
LakshadweepRegion111,860 INR117,380 INR50,180-174,000 INR

Automotive Body Repairer in India: FAQs

  • How much does an automotive body repairer make per month in India?

    An automotive body repairer in India earns about 11,450 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 137,400 INR.

  • What's the salary range for an automotive body repairer in India?

    Entry-level automotive body repairers in India start near 66,940 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 214,000 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 94,800 and 187,500 INR.

  • Is the median automotive body repairer salary in India higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 143,200 INR, higher than the average of 137,400 INR. Half of automotive body repairers in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for automotive body repairers in India?

    Men working as an automotive body repairer in India earn around 9% more than women on average (146,200 vs 134,600 INR a year).

  • Do automotive body repairers in India get bonuses?

    About 56% of automotive body repairers in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 3% to 6% of base salary.

  • Do automotive body repairers earn more in the public or private sector in India?

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

  • How often do automotive body repairers in India get a pay raise?

    An automotive body repairer in India sees a raise of around 10% every 16 months, equivalent to roughly 8% a year.