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Average Communications Engineer Salary in India for 2026

A communications engineer in India earns about 363,000 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 174,000 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 571,300 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 communications engineer make in India?

Average salary
363,000 INR
30,250 INR per month
Lowest reported
174,000 INR
14,500 INR per month
Highest reported
571,300 INR
47,608 INR per month

A typical communications engineer working in India brings home around 30,250 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 174,000 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 571,300 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 communications 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 communications 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 communications engineers in India earn less than 378,800 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 251,500 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 496,100 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of communications engineers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 174,000 INR. The highest stretch to 571,300 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.

174,000
Low
378,800
Median
571,300
High
251,500
25th
496,100
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Communications engineer pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    204,000 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +42% from previous
    288,700 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +33% from previous
    383,300 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +22% from previous
    467,700 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +6% from previous
    498,000 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +10% from previous
    548,800 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 0 - 2 Years to 2 - 5 Years, where pay rises by about 42%. That is the point at which a communications 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.

Communications engineer pay by education in India

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

  • Bachelor's Degree
    322,600 INR
  • Master's Degree
    +43% from previous
    462,300 INR

Communications 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 communications engineers in India earn an average of 385,300 INR a year, while female communications engineers earn around 353,600 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.

Communications Engineer gender pay gap

8%

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

Men 385,300 INR
Women 353,600 INR

Pay raises for a communications 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

Communications 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.

57%

57% of communications engineers in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a communications 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 43% of communications 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

Communications 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

Communications engineer salary by city and region in India

Communications 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
  • West Bengal
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Maharashtra
  • Gujarat
  • Delhi (city)
  • Bangalore
  • Bihar
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Karnataka
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Uttar PradeshRegion454,900 INR454,900 INR227,600-707,700 INR
West BengalRegion442,300 INR424,900 INR231,000-677,100 INR
Tamil NaduRegion437,900 INR414,000 INR232,400-665,300 INR
MaharashtraRegion431,300 INR424,900 INR218,900-665,300 INR
GujaratRegion431,100 INR420,100 INR217,900-660,500 INR
Delhi (city)City431,100 INR421,400 INR217,900-660,500 INR
BangaloreCity430,000 INR447,700 INR207,700-677,100 INR
BiharRegion426,700 INR464,400 INR195,200-681,500 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion426,700 INR437,300 INR209,700-665,300 INR
KarnatakaRegion420,800 INR404,600 INR221,500-648,200 INR
SuratCity414,000 INR436,200 INR194,600-652,200 INR
HyderabadCity414,000 INR436,200 INR194,600-652,200 INR
ChennaiCity409,000 INR399,900 INR208,600-629,800 INR
PuneCity409,000 INR377,200 INR218,900-618,800 INR
JharkhandRegion409,000 INR409,000 INR204,000-633,300 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion406,300 INR414,000 INR197,600-633,100 INR
RajasthanRegion406,300 INR414,000 INR197,600-633,100 INR
MumbaiCity399,900 INR384,500 INR208,600-614,600 INR
KeralaRegion399,900 INR369,900 INR216,800-605,700 INR
KolkataCity396,300 INR404,600 INR194,600-620,300 INR
Delhi (region)Region394,800 INR417,200 INR185,100-619,800 INR
OrissaRegion392,300 INR377,200 INR205,700-600,000 INR
HaryanaRegion390,000 INR367,200 INR207,700-596,100 INR
NagpurCity390,000 INR415,900 INR183,700-618,800 INR
AhmadabadCity385,300 INR354,000 INR208,600-583,000 INR
AssamRegion384,500 INR361,500 INR205,700-585,900 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion381,800 INR394,300 INR183,600-595,300 INR
JaipurCity381,800 INR363,000 INR197,600-581,000 INR
UttaranchalRegion378,800 INR394,300 INR183,600-595,300 INR
LucknowCity378,300 INR385,300 INR185,100-590,200 INR
KanpurCity377,200 INR398,300 INR176,800-596,100 INR
IndoreCity377,200 INR407,100 INR172,400-596,800 INR
PunjabRegion375,200 INR394,500 INR176,800-592,600 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion375,200 INR406,300 INR172,200-592,600 INR
TripuraRegion372,600 INR403,100 INR172,200-592,600 INR
VisakhapatnamCity372,600 INR389,200 INR180,300-588,500 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity371,100 INR401,300 INR172,200-592,600 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion371,100 INR371,100 INR187,500-576,500 INR
BhopalCity369,300 INR384,500 INR175,900-581,000 INR
PatnaCity362,200 INR376,800 INR172,400-566,900 INR
CoimbatoreCity362,200 INR340,400 INR192,000-548,500 INR
LudhianaCity362,200 INR376,800 INR172,200-566,900 INR
VadodaraCity354,000 INR361,500 INR172,200-553,400 INR
GoaRegion354,000 INR361,500 INR172,200-553,400 INR
ManipurRegion351,900 INR330,900 INR187,500-535,800 INR
MeghalayaRegion345,700 INR375,200 INR159,400-551,200 INR
SikkimRegion340,400 INR335,100 INR172,200-524,300 INR
GhaziabadCity340,400 INR340,400 INR169,000-524,300 INR
NagalandRegion340,000 INR340,000 INR169,000-524,300 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion340,000 INR332,500 INR172,400-520,900 INR
MaduraiCity335,800 INR361,500 INR154,700-533,000 INR
agraCity330,900 INR325,800 INR169,000-510,300 INR
PondicherryRegion325,800 INR297,000 INR174,000-489,500 INR
MizoramRegion325,600 INR340,000 INR157,600-510,200 INR
ChandigarhRegion317,700 INR330,900 INR152,000-500,100 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion313,700 INR335,100 INR150,000-499,300 INR
LakshadweepRegion312,400 INR330,700 INR148,300-492,400 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion309,800 INR294,700 INR159,400-472,100 INR
Daman & DiuRegion297,000 INR273,000 INR161,300-450,300 INR

Communications Engineer in India: FAQs

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

    A communications engineer in India earns about 30,250 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 363,000 INR.

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

    Entry-level communications engineers in India start near 174,000 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 571,300 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 251,500 and 496,100 INR.

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

    The median is 378,800 INR, higher than the average of 363,000 INR. Half of communications engineers in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

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

    Men working as a communications engineer in India earn around 9% more than women on average (385,300 vs 353,600 INR a year).

  • Do communications engineers in India get bonuses?

    About 57% of communications engineers in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 3% to 6% of base salary.

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

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

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

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