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Average CAS Engineer Salary in India for 2026

A CAS engineer in India earns about 369,300 INR a year. That's 4% 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 185,100 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 575,100 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 CAS engineer make in India?

Average salary
369,300 INR
30,775 INR per month
Lowest reported
185,100 INR
15,425 INR per month
Highest reported
575,100 INR
47,925 INR per month

A typical CAS engineer working in India brings home around 30,775 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 185,100 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 575,100 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 CAS 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 CAS 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 CAS engineers in India earn less than 369,300 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 251,500 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 472,000 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of CAS engineers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 185,100 INR. The highest stretch to 575,100 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.

185,100
Low
369,300
Median
575,100
High
251,500
25th
472,000
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

CAS engineer pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    222,300 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +32% from previous
    294,300 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +34% from previous
    394,800 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +18% from previous
    467,700 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +8% from previous
    504,500 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +8% from previous
    544,800 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 34%. That is the point at which a CAS 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.

CAS engineer pay by education in India

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

  • High School
    277,400 INR
  • Certificate or Diploma
    +15% from previous
    318,800 INR
  • Bachelor's Degree
    +35% from previous
    430,000 INR
  • Master's Degree
    +27% from previous
    544,800 INR

CAS 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 CAS engineers in India earn an average of 381,800 INR a year, while female CAS engineers earn around 357,700 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.

CAS Engineer gender pay gap

6%

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

Men 381,800 INR
Women 357,700 INR

Pay raises for a CAS 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

CAS 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.

30%

30% of CAS engineers in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a CAS engineer 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 CAS 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

CAS 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

CAS engineer salary by city and region in India

CAS 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.

  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Bihar
  • Karnataka
  • Mumbai
  • Hyderabad
  • Rajasthan
  • Maharashtra
  • West Bengal
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Uttar PradeshRegion467,100 INR430,000 INR252,300-707,600 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion451,000 INR430,500 INR233,600-688,900 INR
Tamil NaduRegion451,000 INR442,200 INR228,000-693,100 INR
BiharRegion447,300 INR480,300 INR204,000-709,600 INR
KarnatakaRegion442,300 INR453,200 INR216,800-692,500 INR
MumbaiCity431,300 INR440,200 INR210,500-675,200 INR
HyderabadCity430,000 INR448,500 INR207,800-675,200 INR
RajasthanRegion426,700 INR412,000 INR221,500-656,800 INR
MaharashtraRegion425,100 INR450,300 INR200,000-674,100 INR
West BengalRegion424,900 INR431,300 INR207,700-663,200 INR
BangaloreCity424,900 INR424,900 INR210,500-659,400 INR
GujaratRegion421,400 INR444,300 INR195,200-663,100 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion421,400 INR403,100 INR217,900-642,800 INR
KolkataCity419,400 INR399,900 INR216,800-639,100 INR
OrissaRegion415,900 INR420,800 INR204,700-648,200 INR
JharkhandRegion415,900 INR383,300 INR225,700-626,800 INR
PuneCity414,000 INR389,200 INR221,500-627,900 INR
AhmadabadCity409,000 INR384,500 INR216,800-619,800 INR
SuratCity409,000 INR425,100 INR195,200-642,800 INR
Delhi (city)City404,600 INR430,000 INR192,000-643,400 INR
Delhi (region)Region396,300 INR414,000 INR192,000-623,700 INR
KeralaRegion394,800 INR369,300 INR208,600-597,800 INR
HaryanaRegion394,500 INR389,200 INR201,100-608,500 INR
LucknowCity392,300 INR377,200 INR205,700-600,000 INR
ChennaiCity388,100 INR413,900 INR183,700-615,300 INR
AssamRegion386,400 INR381,800 INR197,600-595,300 INR
PunjabRegion384,200 INR396,300 INR183,700-598,600 INR
JaipurCity382,600 INR392,300 INR189,300-598,600 INR
VisakhapatnamCity381,800 INR381,800 INR190,500-589,400 INR
KanpurCity378,300 INR392,300 INR181,600-592,200 INR
UttaranchalRegion377,200 INR377,200 INR189,300-583,000 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion375,200 INR345,100 INR204,700-565,100 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion371,100 INR371,100 INR187,500-576,500 INR
NagpurCity369,900 INR384,500 INR175,900-580,600 INR
BhopalCity369,300 INR369,300 INR187,500-575,100 INR
IndoreCity365,400 INR394,800 INR167,100-578,500 INR
VadodaraCity365,400 INR348,300 INR190,500-556,000 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion365,400 INR384,500 INR172,200-575,100 INR
MeghalayaRegion363,000 INR394,800 INR167,100-581,300 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity363,000 INR394,800 INR167,100-581,300 INR
TripuraRegion357,700 INR385,300 INR163,800-568,500 INR
ManipurRegion357,700 INR352,000 INR183,600-551,200 INR
CoimbatoreCity357,300 INR348,300 INR181,600-548,500 INR
agraCity354,000 INR377,200 INR168,100-562,200 INR
MizoramRegion353,600 INR353,600 INR175,900-547,800 INR
PondicherryRegion353,600 INR332,500 INR187,300-539,800 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion353,600 INR383,300 INR161,600-563,000 INR
NagalandRegion344,600 INR318,800 INR187,300-520,900 INR
ChandigarhRegion341,900 INR341,900 INR172,200-533,100 INR
MaduraiCity341,900 INR369,300 INR159,100-545,300 INR
GhaziabadCity341,400 INR315,700 INR185,100-514,800 INR
LudhianaCity340,400 INR340,400 INR172,200-525,700 INR
PatnaCity339,100 INR339,100 INR167,100-520,900 INR
SikkimRegion339,100 INR357,700 INR159,100-533,000 INR
GoaRegion335,800 INR322,600 INR174,000-514,300 INR
Daman & DiuRegion322,600 INR301,700 INR172,200-491,000 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion320,500 INR327,800 INR158,700-502,200 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion315,900 INR327,300 INR152,000-498,500 INR
LakshadweepRegion313,700 INR327,300 INR152,100-496,100 INR

CAS Engineer in India: FAQs

  • How much does a CAS engineer make per month in India?

    A CAS engineer in India earns about 30,775 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 369,300 INR.

  • What's the salary range for a CAS engineer in India?

    Entry-level CAS engineers in India start near 185,100 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 575,100 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 251,500 and 472,000 INR.

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

    The median is 369,300 INR, higher than the average of 369,300 INR. Half of CAS engineers in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

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

    Men working as a CAS engineer in India earn around 7% more than women on average (381,800 vs 357,700 INR a year).

  • Do CAS engineers in India get bonuses?

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

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

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

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

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