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Average Automotive Engineering Technician Salary in India for 2026

An automotive engineering technician in India earns about 197,600 INR a year. That's 49% 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 95,620 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 313,700 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 engineering technician make in India?

Average salary
197,600 INR
16,466 INR per month
Lowest reported
95,620 INR
7,968 INR per month
Highest reported
313,700 INR
26,141 INR per month

A typical automotive engineering technician working in India brings home around 16,466 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 95,620 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 313,700 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 engineering technician 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 engineering technician 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 engineering technicians in India earn less than 209,500 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 137,400 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 279,400 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of automotive engineering technicians sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 95,620 INR. The highest stretch to 313,700 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.

95,620
Low
209,500
Median
313,700
High
137,400
25th
279,400
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Automotive engineering technician pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    108,320 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +38% from previous
    150,000 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +40% from previous
    210,500 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +23% from previous
    259,100 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +6% from previous
    275,200 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +9% from previous
    299,500 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 automotive engineering technician 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 engineering technician pay by education in India

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

  • High School
    128,500 INR
  • Certificate or Diploma
    +53% from previous
    196,800 INR
  • Bachelor's Degree
    +50% from previous
    294,700 INR

Automotive engineering technician 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 engineering technicians in India earn an average of 214,000 INR a year, while female automotive engineering technicians earn around 187,300 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.

Automotive Engineering Technician gender pay gap

12%

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

Men 214,000 INR
Women 187,300 INR

Pay raises for an automotive engineering technician 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 engineering technician 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.

32%

32% of automotive engineering technicians in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes an automotive engineering technician 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 68% of automotive engineering technicians 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 engineering technician: 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 engineering technician salary by city and region in India

Automotive engineering technician 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
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Rajasthan
  • West Bengal
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Delhi (city)
  • Hyderabad
  • Chennai
  • Ahmadabad
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
BiharRegion246,200 INR265,000 INR114,940-390,000 INR
MaharashtraRegion246,200 INR231,000 INR128,500-372,600 INR
Uttar PradeshRegion240,500 INR253,400 INR115,400-381,800 INR
RajasthanRegion239,000 INR231,000 INR124,400-367,900 INR
West BengalRegion238,900 INR243,000 INR117,440-372,600 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion238,900 INR228,000 INR125,100-363,000 INR
Delhi (city)City237,400 INR221,500 INR127,700-361,600 INR
HyderabadCity228,500 INR222,300 INR116,540-349,300 INR
ChennaiCity228,000 INR215,100 INR119,900-348,300 INR
AhmadabadCity228,000 INR228,000 INR113,700-354,000 INR
GujaratRegion228,000 INR214,000 INR119,900-349,300 INR
MumbaiCity225,700 INR227,600 INR107,900-348,300 INR
SuratCity225,300 INR218,900 INR115,380-349,300 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion222,300 INR231,000 INR108,120-349,300 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion221,500 INR209,500 INR115,260-335,800 INR
KarnatakaRegion221,500 INR227,600 INR108,300-349,300 INR
Tamil NaduRegion218,900 INR204,700 INR119,080-332,100 INR
OrissaRegion218,900 INR225,300 INR108,320-345,100 INR
BangaloreCity218,900 INR233,900 INR103,440-348,300 INR
KolkataCity218,900 INR210,500 INR115,380-340,000 INR
PunjabRegion217,900 INR212,500 INR111,920-335,800 INR
AssamRegion216,800 INR200,000 INR118,260-327,300 INR
KeralaRegion215,100 INR215,100 INR106,960-332,100 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion212,500 INR228,500 INR101,920-339,100 INR
JharkhandRegion210,500 INR218,900 INR102,460-332,500 INR
HaryanaRegion210,500 INR196,800 INR115,520-319,600 INR
PuneCity209,700 INR209,700 INR106,740-325,900 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity208,600 INR225,300 INR97,640-332,500 INR
IndoreCity207,800 INR221,500 INR96,540-327,300 INR
JaipurCity207,800 INR209,700 INR100,140-320,500 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion207,800 INR221,500 INR96,540-327,300 INR
BhopalCity207,700 INR221,500 INR96,520-327,800 INR
Delhi (region)Region204,700 INR197,600 INR104,600-311,700 INR
ManipurRegion204,700 INR187,300 INR111,460-307,400 INR
NagpurCity204,000 INR200,000 INR104,620-313,700 INR
LucknowCity204,000 INR195,200 INR107,820-315,700 INR
GhaziabadCity201,100 INR209,700 INR98,140-315,900 INR
KanpurCity200,000 INR195,200 INR104,080-308,300 INR
UttaranchalRegion197,600 INR209,700 INR92,500-314,500 INR
VisakhapatnamCity196,800 INR207,800 INR92,900-309,800 INR
LudhianaCity195,200 INR208,600 INR93,100-312,400 INR
TripuraRegion192,000 INR207,800 INR87,060-301,700 INR
PatnaCity191,600 INR204,000 INR89,340-307,400 INR
CoimbatoreCity187,500 INR172,200 INR98,960-281,500 INR
GoaRegion187,500 INR180,300 INR98,140-282,500 INR
PondicherryRegion187,500 INR187,500 INR91,960-286,400 INR
SikkimRegion187,500 INR174,000 INR99,340-282,300 INR
ChandigarhRegion187,500 INR195,200 INR87,880-294,300 INR
NagalandRegion187,300 INR194,600 INR91,560-294,300 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion187,300 INR176,800 INR97,460-282,500 INR
MeghalayaRegion183,700 INR197,600 INR83,100-294,700 INR
agraCity183,700 INR172,400 INR95,600-277,400 INR
VadodaraCity180,300 INR172,200 INR93,280-275,200 INR
MizoramRegion176,800 INR187,300 INR83,420-277,400 INR
MaduraiCity176,800 INR192,000 INR80,840-281,500 INR
LakshadweepRegion172,200 INR168,100 INR85,760-263,200 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion169,000 INR172,200 INR81,180-263,100 INR
Daman & DiuRegion168,100 INR168,100 INR82,720-259,100 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion167,100 INR164,200 INR86,520-259,100 INR

Automotive Engineering Technician in India: FAQs

  • How much does an automotive engineering technician make per month in India?

    An automotive engineering technician in India earns about 16,466 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 197,600 INR.

  • What's the salary range for an automotive engineering technician in India?

    Entry-level automotive engineering technicians in India start near 95,620 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 313,700 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 137,400 and 279,400 INR.

  • Is the median automotive engineering technician salary in India higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 209,500 INR, higher than the average of 197,600 INR. Half of automotive engineering technicians in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for automotive engineering technicians in India?

    Men working as an automotive engineering technician in India earn around 14% more than women on average (214,000 vs 187,300 INR a year).

  • Do automotive engineering technicians in India get bonuses?

    About 32% of automotive engineering technicians in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 0% to 4% of base salary.

  • Do automotive engineering technicians earn more in the public or private sector in India?

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

  • How often do automotive engineering technicians in India get a pay raise?

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