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Average Electrical Engineering Manager Salary in India for 2026

An electrical engineering manager in India earns about 514,300 INR a year. That's 34% above 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 246,200 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 803,400 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 an electrical engineering manager make in India?

Average salary
514,300 INR
42,858 INR per month
Lowest reported
246,200 INR
20,516 INR per month
Highest reported
803,400 INR
66,950 INR per month

A typical electrical engineering manager working in India brings home around 42,858 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 246,200 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 803,400 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 electrical engineering manager 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 electrical engineering manager 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 electrical engineering managers in India earn less than 533,000 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 352,000 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 694,700 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of electrical engineering managers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 246,200 INR. The highest stretch to 803,400 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.

246,200
Low
533,000
Median
803,400
High
352,000
25th
694,700
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Electrical engineering manager pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    286,400 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +42% from previous
    407,300 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +32% from previous
    535,900 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +23% from previous
    659,200 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +7% from previous
    702,800 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +9% from previous
    768,900 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 electrical engineering manager 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.

Electrical engineering manager pay by education in India

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

  • Bachelor's Degree
    454,300 INR
  • Master's Degree
    +43% from previous
    650,800 INR

Electrical engineering manager gender pay gap in India

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and India is no exception. Male electrical engineering managers in India earn an average of 544,800 INR a year, while female electrical engineering managers earn around 498,000 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.

Electrical Engineering Manager gender pay gap

9%

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

Men 544,800 INR
Women 498,000 INR

Pay raises for an electrical engineering manager 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 11% every 20 months, which works out to roughly 7% 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

Electrical engineering manager 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.

83%

83% of electrical engineering managers in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes an electrical engineering manager a high-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 5% to 9% of base salary. The remaining 17% of electrical engineering managers 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

Electrical engineering manager: 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

Electrical engineering manager salary by city and region in India

Electrical engineering manager 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
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Rajasthan
  • Maharashtra
  • Bangalore
  • Karnataka
  • Gujarat
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Mumbai
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
BiharRegion638,700 INR688,900 INR294,700-1,011,300 INR
Uttar PradeshRegion637,500 INR637,500 INR318,800-986,700 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion629,800 INR643,400 INR309,800-983,100 INR
RajasthanRegion605,700 INR618,800 INR296,000-945,400 INR
MaharashtraRegion605,700 INR592,200 INR309,800-931,700 INR
BangaloreCity602,700 INR626,800 INR290,800-945,400 INR
KarnatakaRegion597,800 INR575,100 INR311,700-917,700 INR
GujaratRegion590,200 INR578,500 INR301,300-908,200 INR
Tamil NaduRegion589,400 INR553,400 INR311,700-893,500 INR
MumbaiCity587,800 INR562,600 INR307,400-899,900 INR
ChennaiCity587,800 INR574,200 INR301,800-906,500 INR
Delhi (city)City585,900 INR573,500 INR297,000-903,500 INR
KolkataCity583,000 INR595,300 INR288,100-913,400 INR
West BengalRegion582,700 INR559,000 INR301,700-894,500 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion581,300 INR592,600 INR282,500-903,500 INR
AhmadabadCity578,500 INR533,100 INR311,700-874,300 INR
HyderabadCity576,500 INR610,100 INR272,800-913,400 INR
PuneCity566,900 INR520,900 INR308,900-858,400 INR
OrissaRegion563,300 INR541,700 INR294,300-862,400 INR
JharkhandRegion553,400 INR553,400 INR275,500-860,300 INR
JaipurCity548,800 INR524,300 INR282,500-839,500 INR
AssamRegion548,500 INR516,100 INR288,700-832,000 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion547,800 INR547,800 INR273,000-852,900 INR
Delhi (region)Region545,300 INR578,500 INR258,400-862,100 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion541,700 INR562,600 INR261,300-852,900 INR
KeralaRegion539,800 INR496,100 INR288,700-812,900 INR
BhopalCity539,800 INR559,000 INR257,700-846,500 INR
LucknowCity539,700 INR552,400 INR265,000-844,600 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity533,100 INR573,500 INR245,300-844,600 INR
PunjabRegion533,000 INR563,300 INR249,600-844,100 INR
SuratCity528,600 INR559,000 INR247,800-836,800 INR
TripuraRegion524,700 INR565,100 INR239,300-832,300 INR
IndoreCity524,400 INR562,600 INR239,000-830,500 INR
KanpurCity516,100 INR543,200 INR239,300-814,100 INR
NagpurCity516,100 INR543,200 INR239,300-814,100 INR
NagalandRegion514,300 INR514,300 INR258,400-795,700 INR
ManipurRegion514,300 INR483,400 INR273,300-780,600 INR
HaryanaRegion510,300 INR480,600 INR271,300-773,400 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion510,300 INR551,200 INR233,900-810,500 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion507,300 INR498,500 INR259,100-780,600 INR
UttaranchalRegion504,300 INR524,300 INR240,500-791,600 INR
GhaziabadCity500,100 INR500,100 INR249,600-778,200 INR
agraCity496,100 INR485,200 INR252,300-765,100 INR
VisakhapatnamCity492,700 INR514,300 INR239,000-773,400 INR
CoimbatoreCity491,000 INR462,300 INR261,300-745,000 INR
PatnaCity491,000 INR510,200 INR237,400-772,700 INR
PondicherryRegion489,600 INR451,000 INR263,900-737,000 INR
VadodaraCity478,100 INR485,200 INR233,600-744,700 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion478,100 INR457,300 INR246,500-727,100 INR
MaduraiCity478,000 INR518,300 INR218,900-759,300 INR
MeghalayaRegion478,000 INR518,300 INR218,900-761,400 INR
MizoramRegion472,100 INR491,000 INR228,500-743,300 INR
LudhianaCity467,100 INR487,600 INR225,700-736,700 INR
GoaRegion466,900 INR478,100 INR228,000-727,100 INR
ChandigarhRegion447,700 INR466,900 INR215,100-706,200 INR
SikkimRegion437,300 INR428,400 INR221,500-671,000 INR
Daman & DiuRegion436,200 INR403,100 INR237,400-663,200 INR
LakshadweepRegion436,200 INR464,400 INR204,000-692,500 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion430,000 INR457,300 INR204,700-681,500 INR

Electrical Engineering Manager in India: FAQs

  • How much does an electrical engineering manager make per month in India?

    An electrical engineering manager in India earns about 42,858 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 514,300 INR.

  • What's the salary range for an electrical engineering manager in India?

    Entry-level electrical engineering managers in India start near 246,200 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 803,400 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 352,000 and 694,700 INR.

  • Is the median electrical engineering manager salary in India higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 533,000 INR, higher than the average of 514,300 INR. Half of electrical engineering managers in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for electrical engineering managers in India?

    Men working as an electrical engineering manager in India earn around 9% more than women on average (544,800 vs 498,000 INR a year).

  • Do electrical engineering managers in India get bonuses?

    About 83% of electrical engineering managers in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 5% to 9% of base salary.

  • Do electrical engineering managers earn more in the public or private sector in India?

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

  • How often do electrical engineering managers in India get a pay raise?

    An electrical engineering manager in India sees a raise of around 11% every 20 months, equivalent to roughly 7% a year.