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Average Electrical Engineering Supervisor Salary in India for 2026

An electrical engineering supervisor in India earns about 397,900 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 205,700 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 614,600 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 supervisor make in India?

Average salary
397,900 INR
33,158 INR per month
Lowest reported
205,700 INR
17,141 INR per month
Highest reported
614,600 INR
51,216 INR per month

A typical electrical engineering supervisor working in India brings home around 33,158 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 205,700 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 614,600 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 supervisor 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 supervisor 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 supervisors in India earn less than 390,000 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 267,100 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 493,000 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of electrical engineering supervisors sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 205,700 INR. The highest stretch to 614,600 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.

205,700
Low
390,000
Median
614,600
High
267,100
25th
493,000
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Electrical engineering supervisor pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    227,600 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +32% from previous
    299,500 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +40% from previous
    419,400 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +20% from previous
    502,200 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +8% from previous
    543,200 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +8% from previous
    587,800 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 electrical engineering supervisor 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 supervisor pay by education in India

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

  • Bachelor's Degree
    283,400 INR
  • Master's Degree
    +76% from previous
    498,000 INR

Electrical engineering supervisor 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 supervisors in India earn an average of 430,500 INR a year, while female electrical engineering supervisors earn around 367,200 INR. That works out to a 17% 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 Supervisor gender pay gap

15%

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

Men 430,500 INR
Women 367,200 INR

Pay raises for an electrical engineering supervisor 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 19 months, which works out to roughly 6% 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 supervisor 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.

54%

54% of electrical engineering supervisors in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes an electrical engineering supervisor 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 46% of electrical engineering supervisors 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 supervisor: 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 supervisor salary by city and region in India

Electrical engineering supervisor 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
  • Delhi (city)
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Andhra Pradesh
  • Hyderabad
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Bihar
  • Maharashtra
  • Orissa
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Uttar PradeshRegion498,000 INR528,600 INR233,900-790,300 INR
West BengalRegion475,700 INR454,900 INR246,500-727,400 INR
Delhi (city)City467,700 INR430,500 INR252,300-707,700 INR
Tamil NaduRegion462,300 INR462,300 INR232,900-718,000 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion460,500 INR471,700 INR225,300-719,100 INR
HyderabadCity460,500 INR431,300 INR243,000-698,200 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion459,700 INR467,100 INR225,700-713,900 INR
BiharRegion459,700 INR496,100 INR209,500-728,500 INR
MaharashtraRegion455,400 INR417,100 INR246,200-687,100 INR
OrissaRegion454,900 INR436,200 INR239,000-699,700 INR
BangaloreCity454,300 INR445,100 INR232,900-699,700 INR
KeralaRegion448,500 INR464,900 INR214,000-704,300 INR
SuratCity445,100 INR417,200 INR233,900-675,100 INR
GujaratRegion442,300 INR407,100 INR238,900-669,100 INR
RajasthanRegion442,300 INR450,300 INR216,800-692,500 INR
MumbaiCity437,900 INR420,100 INR227,600-671,000 INR
PuneCity437,900 INR457,300 INR209,500-691,200 INR
KarnatakaRegion433,400 INR419,400 INR225,300-667,400 INR
JharkhandRegion431,100 INR454,900 INR201,100-680,100 INR
ChennaiCity431,100 INR394,500 INR232,900-650,800 INR
LucknowCity430,000 INR437,900 INR209,500-671,000 INR
KolkataCity425,100 INR433,400 INR208,600-664,500 INR
JaipurCity424,900 INR407,100 INR218,900-650,800 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion424,900 INR451,000 INR197,600-672,600 INR
Delhi (region)Region420,800 INR394,500 INR221,500-641,900 INR
AhmadabadCity420,800 INR442,200 INR204,700-663,100 INR
AssamRegion420,100 INR420,100 INR209,500-653,200 INR
PunjabRegion419,400 INR392,300 INR218,900-633,300 INR
BhopalCity414,000 INR404,600 INR209,500-637,500 INR
NagpurCity412,000 INR385,300 INR217,900-625,000 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion409,000 INR440,200 INR189,300-649,700 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion407,300 INR397,900 INR207,700-628,000 INR
ManipurRegion399,900 INR399,900 INR200,000-620,300 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity397,900 INR430,000 INR183,700-633,300 INR
HaryanaRegion394,300 INR394,300 INR197,600-610,100 INR
KanpurCity394,300 INR369,300 INR208,600-598,600 INR
IndoreCity386,400 INR419,400 INR175,900-615,700 INR
PatnaCity386,400 INR378,800 INR197,600-595,300 INR
MeghalayaRegion385,300 INR419,400 INR175,900-614,600 INR
GhaziabadCity385,300 INR409,000 INR181,600-612,500 INR
TripuraRegion384,500 INR415,900 INR175,900-610,100 INR
VisakhapatnamCity384,500 INR377,200 INR195,200-592,200 INR
UttaranchalRegion384,200 INR376,800 INR196,800-590,200 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion378,300 INR349,300 INR205,700-572,200 INR
GoaRegion375,200 INR383,300 INR183,700-582,700 INR
VadodaraCity375,200 INR383,300 INR183,700-582,700 INR
MaduraiCity375,200 INR406,300 INR172,400-596,100 INR
LudhianaCity372,600 INR363,000 INR190,500-573,500 INR
agraCity369,900 INR340,400 INR197,600-559,000 INR
PondicherryRegion369,900 INR382,600 INR175,900-580,600 INR
ChandigarhRegion369,300 INR361,500 INR189,300-568,500 INR
CoimbatoreCity369,300 INR369,300 INR187,500-575,100 INR
SikkimRegion366,200 INR339,100 INR197,600-552,400 INR
NagalandRegion365,400 INR384,500 INR172,200-573,500 INR
MizoramRegion357,300 INR348,300 INR181,600-548,500 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion345,100 INR330,700 INR180,300-525,700 INR
LakshadweepRegion340,400 INR317,700 INR180,500-518,300 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion330,900 INR312,400 INR174,000-501,400 INR
Daman & DiuRegion327,800 INR340,400 INR158,700-514,300 INR

Electrical Engineering Supervisor in India: FAQs

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

    An electrical engineering supervisor in India earns about 33,158 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 397,900 INR.

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

    Entry-level electrical engineering supervisors in India start near 205,700 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 614,600 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 267,100 and 493,000 INR.

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

    The median is 390,000 INR, lower than the average of 397,900 INR. Half of electrical engineering supervisors in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

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

    Men working as an electrical engineering supervisor in India earn around 17% more than women on average (430,500 vs 367,200 INR a year).

  • Do electrical engineering supervisors in India get bonuses?

    About 54% of electrical engineering supervisors in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 3% to 6% of base salary.

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

    In India, the public sector pays an electrical engineering supervisor 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 supervisors in India get a pay raise?

    An electrical engineering supervisor in India sees a raise of around 10% every 19 months, equivalent to roughly 6% a year.