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Average Biomedical Engineering Technician Salary in India for 2026

A biomedical engineering technician in India earns about 275,800 INR a year. That's 28% 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 139,100 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 428,400 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 a biomedical engineering technician make in India?

Average salary
275,800 INR
22,983 INR per month
Lowest reported
139,100 INR
11,591 INR per month
Highest reported
428,400 INR
35,700 INR per month

A typical biomedical engineering technician working in India brings home around 22,983 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 139,100 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 428,400 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 biomedical 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 biomedical 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 biomedical engineering technicians in India earn less than 275,800 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 187,500 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 351,900 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of biomedical 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 139,100 INR. The highest stretch to 428,400 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.

139,100
Low
275,800
Median
428,400
High
187,500
25th
351,900
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Biomedical engineering technician pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    164,200 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +33% from previous
    217,900 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +35% from previous
    294,700 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +18% from previous
    348,300 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +8% from previous
    377,200 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +8% from previous
    406,300 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 biomedical 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.

Biomedical engineering technician pay by education in India

Education lifts pay across almost every role, but the size of the lift varies enormously. The biggest premiums show up in licensed professions like medicine, law and accounting, where extra years of formal study open up seniority that isn't available without the qualification. The smallest premiums show up in skilled trades and creative work, where practical experience often beats academic credentials.

As a rough cross-industry guide for India: a post-secondary certificate or diploma adds around 17% over a high-school-only baseline. A bachelor's degree typically adds another 25% on top of that. A master's lifts pay a further 30%, and a PhD adds about 22% more in fields that value research-level qualifications. These are averages across many different professions, so the real number for your specific job could easily be twice as high or close to zero. The per-job pages below have the real numbers for individual roles.

Biomedical 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 biomedical engineering technicians in India earn an average of 282,300 INR a year, while female biomedical engineering technicians earn around 265,000 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.

Biomedical Engineering Technician gender pay gap

6%

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

Men 282,300 INR
Women 265,000 INR

Pay raises for a biomedical 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

Biomedical 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.

30%

30% of biomedical engineering technicians in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a biomedical 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 3% of base salary. The remaining 70% of biomedical 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

Biomedical 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

Biomedical engineering technician salary by city and region in India

Biomedical 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.

  • West Bengal
  • Bihar
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Rajasthan
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Maharashtra
  • Karnataka
  • Jharkhand
  • Delhi (city)
  • Ahmadabad
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
West BengalRegion340,400 INR345,700 INR168,100-529,600 INR
BiharRegion332,500 INR361,600 INR152,300-528,600 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion330,900 INR318,800 INR172,200-504,500 INR
RajasthanRegion330,900 INR318,800 INR172,400-507,300 INR
Uttar PradeshRegion325,900 INR301,800 INR176,800-493,000 INR
MaharashtraRegion325,900 INR344,600 INR152,300-516,100 INR
KarnatakaRegion319,600 INR325,900 INR158,700-500,100 INR
JharkhandRegion318,800 INR294,700 INR172,200-480,300 INR
Delhi (city)City317,700 INR340,000 INR151,800-504,400 INR
AhmadabadCity315,900 INR299,500 INR167,100-480,300 INR
OrissaRegion313,700 INR320,500 INR154,700-492,400 INR
HyderabadCity312,400 INR322,600 INR150,000-489,600 INR
ChennaiCity311,700 INR330,900 INR148,300-493,000 INR
BangaloreCity309,800 INR309,800 INR154,700-478,000 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion309,800 INR296,000 INR159,500-472,100 INR
Tamil NaduRegion309,800 INR301,600 INR158,700-472,100 INR
KolkataCity308,900 INR294,700 INR159,400-467,700 INR
AssamRegion308,900 INR301,300 INR158,700-472,100 INR
PuneCity308,900 INR290,800 INR161,600-466,900 INR
MumbaiCity308,300 INR313,700 INR152,100-483,400 INR
JaipurCity305,600 INR312,400 INR151,800-478,100 INR
GujaratRegion305,600 INR322,600 INR143,200-483,400 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion301,600 INR277,400 INR161,600-457,300 INR
SuratCity299,500 INR308,300 INR143,200-467,100 INR
HaryanaRegion297,000 INR294,700 INR152,000-460,500 INR
KeralaRegion296,000 INR277,400 INR158,700-451,000 INR
Delhi (region)Region294,700 INR308,900 INR142,300-464,400 INR
KanpurCity294,300 INR307,400 INR142,300-462,300 INR
LucknowCity286,400 INR275,500 INR151,800-440,200 INR
NagpurCity283,700 INR299,500 INR137,400-447,700 INR
TripuraRegion283,400 INR305,600 INR128,500-448,500 INR
BhopalCity282,500 INR282,500 INR143,200-442,200 INR
PunjabRegion282,500 INR296,000 INR137,400-447,300 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion277,400 INR301,800 INR129,000-442,300 INR
UttaranchalRegion277,400 INR277,400 INR138,200-430,500 INR
GhaziabadCity275,800 INR252,300 INR150,000-417,200 INR
MeghalayaRegion273,300 INR294,300 INR127,700-431,300 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion273,000 INR273,000 INR139,100-425,100 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity271,300 INR288,700 INR125,100-426,700 INR
IndoreCity268,900 INR288,700 INR125,100-428,400 INR
CoimbatoreCity267,100 INR263,100 INR137,400-414,000 INR
LudhianaCity263,100 INR263,100 INR128,900-407,100 INR
VisakhapatnamCity261,300 INR261,300 INR128,500-403,100 INR
GoaRegion259,100 INR251,500 INR136,200-396,300 INR
ManipurRegion258,400 INR253,400 INR128,900-394,500 INR
PatnaCity254,800 INR254,800 INR125,700-394,500 INR
PondicherryRegion252,300 INR238,900 INR136,100-384,500 INR
NagalandRegion252,300 INR232,400 INR137,400-383,300 INR
MizoramRegion251,500 INR251,500 INR124,400-386,400 INR
VadodaraCity251,500 INR238,900 INR128,500-383,300 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion249,600 INR266,000 INR119,560-396,300 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion246,500 INR258,400 INR118,060-386,400 INR
SikkimRegion246,200 INR261,300 INR116,180-389,200 INR
agraCity246,200 INR261,300 INR116,540-386,400 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion243,000 INR247,800 INR120,040-381,800 INR
MaduraiCity240,500 INR263,200 INR110,500-385,300 INR
ChandigarhRegion239,300 INR239,300 INR119,700-372,600 INR
Daman & DiuRegion231,000 INR216,800 INR123,400-352,000 INR
LakshadweepRegion221,500 INR232,900 INR106,360-352,000 INR

Biomedical Engineering Technician in India: FAQs

  • How much does a biomedical engineering technician make per month in India?

    A biomedical engineering technician in India earns about 22,983 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 275,800 INR.

  • What's the salary range for a biomedical engineering technician in India?

    Entry-level biomedical engineering technicians in India start near 139,100 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 428,400 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 187,500 and 351,900 INR.

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

    The median is 275,800 INR, higher than the average of 275,800 INR. Half of biomedical engineering technicians in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

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

    Men working as a biomedical engineering technician in India earn around 7% more than women on average (282,300 vs 265,000 INR a year).

  • Do biomedical engineering technicians in India get bonuses?

    About 30% of biomedical engineering technicians in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 0% to 3% of base salary.

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

    In India, the public sector pays a biomedical 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 biomedical engineering technicians in India get a pay raise?

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