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Average Electronic Engineer Salary in India for 2026

An electronic engineer in India earns about 359,900 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 172,400 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 562,600 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 electronic engineer make in India?

Average salary
359,900 INR
29,991 INR per month
Lowest reported
172,400 INR
14,366 INR per month
Highest reported
562,600 INR
46,883 INR per month

A typical electronic engineer working in India brings home around 29,991 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 172,400 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 562,600 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 electronic 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 electronic 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 electronic engineers in India earn less than 372,600 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 246,200 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 487,600 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of electronic engineers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 172,400 INR. The highest stretch to 562,600 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.

172,400
Low
372,600
Median
562,600
High
246,200
25th
487,600
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Electronic engineer pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    201,100 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +41% from previous
    283,700 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +33% from previous
    376,800 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +23% from previous
    462,300 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +6% from previous
    491,000 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +10% from previous
    539,800 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 0 - 2 Years to 2 - 5 Years, where pay rises by about 41%. That is the point at which a electronic 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.

Electronic engineer pay by education in India

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

  • Bachelor's Degree
    315,900 INR
  • Master's Degree
    +44% from previous
    454,300 INR

Electronic 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 electronic engineers in India earn an average of 381,800 INR a year, while female electronic engineers earn around 348,300 INR. That works out to a 10% 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.

Electronic Engineer gender pay gap

9%

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

Men 381,800 INR
Women 348,300 INR

Pay raises for an electronic 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 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

Electronic 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 electronic engineers in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes an electronic 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 electronic 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

Electronic 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

Electronic engineer salary by city and region in India

Electronic 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.

  • Bihar
  • Maharashtra
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Bangalore
  • Mumbai
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Rajasthan
  • Kolkata
  • Hyderabad
  • West Bengal
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
BiharRegion451,000 INR485,200 INR207,800-713,900 INR
MaharashtraRegion448,500 INR436,200 INR227,600-689,900 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion440,200 INR450,300 INR215,100-691,200 INR
BangaloreCity424,300 INR442,200 INR205,700-664,500 INR
MumbaiCity421,400 INR403,100 INR217,900-643,400 INR
Uttar PradeshRegion420,100 INR420,100 INR209,700-652,200 INR
RajasthanRegion415,900 INR424,300 INR205,700-646,600 INR
KolkataCity411,400 INR417,100 INR201,100-641,900 INR
HyderabadCity411,400 INR433,800 INR191,600-650,800 INR
West BengalRegion407,300 INR390,000 INR210,500-623,700 INR
Tamil NaduRegion407,100 INR384,200 INR215,100-618,800 INR
GujaratRegion406,300 INR396,300 INR207,800-623,700 INR
OrissaRegion406,300 INR386,400 INR209,700-618,800 INR
AssamRegion406,300 INR381,800 INR214,000-615,700 INR
Delhi (city)City403,100 INR394,500 INR207,800-619,800 INR
ChennaiCity397,900 INR392,300 INR205,700-615,700 INR
AhmadabadCity396,300 INR363,000 INR214,000-597,800 INR
KarnatakaRegion394,500 INR381,800 INR207,800-605,700 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion388,100 INR388,100 INR196,800-605,700 INR
PuneCity386,400 INR357,300 INR208,600-583,000 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion384,500 INR392,300 INR189,300-600,000 INR
SuratCity384,200 INR404,600 INR180,500-605,700 INR
PunjabRegion382,600 INR407,100 INR180,500-606,400 INR
JharkhandRegion382,600 INR382,600 INR192,600-596,100 INR
JaipurCity377,200 INR362,200 INR196,800-574,200 INR
KeralaRegion376,800 INR344,600 INR204,700-566,900 INR
Delhi (region)Region371,100 INR394,300 INR174,000-587,800 INR
NagpurCity369,900 INR392,300 INR172,200-583,000 INR
VisakhapatnamCity367,900 INR383,300 INR176,800-574,200 INR
HaryanaRegion367,200 INR345,700 INR196,800-559,000 INR
IndoreCity361,600 INR389,200 INR164,200-571,300 INR
LucknowCity361,600 INR367,900 INR176,800-562,200 INR
ManipurRegion361,500 INR340,400 INR192,600-552,400 INR
KanpurCity359,900 INR381,800 INR167,100-565,100 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion357,700 INR371,100 INR172,200-559,000 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion357,300 INR348,300 INR181,600-548,500 INR
MeghalayaRegion357,300 INR384,500 INR163,800-566,900 INR
GhaziabadCity354,000 INR354,000 INR175,900-551,200 INR
BhopalCity353,600 INR367,200 INR172,200-555,800 INR
UttaranchalRegion352,000 INR363,000 INR167,100-551,200 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion351,900 INR381,800 INR161,300-558,300 INR
CoimbatoreCity351,200 INR330,900 INR187,300-535,800 INR
agraCity349,300 INR340,400 INR175,900-537,300 INR
PatnaCity349,300 INR361,500 INR168,100-548,800 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity348,300 INR378,300 INR159,500-555,800 INR
NagalandRegion348,300 INR348,300 INR172,200-539,700 INR
TripuraRegion344,600 INR372,600 INR159,100-547,800 INR
GoaRegion335,800 INR341,400 INR163,800-524,400 INR
MizoramRegion335,800 INR348,300 INR159,500-525,700 INR
PondicherryRegion332,100 INR308,900 INR180,500-501,400 INR
ChandigarhRegion332,100 INR349,300 INR159,500-524,700 INR
LudhianaCity327,800 INR340,400 INR158,700-514,300 INR
MaduraiCity327,800 INR353,600 INR152,100-522,700 INR
VadodaraCity327,300 INR335,800 INR159,500-514,300 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion322,600 INR308,300 INR167,100-493,000 INR
Daman & DiuRegion314,500 INR286,400 INR169,000-472,000 INR
SikkimRegion313,700 INR308,300 INR159,500-487,600 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion301,800 INR317,700 INR142,300-475,700 INR
LakshadweepRegion288,700 INR309,800 INR137,400-459,300 INR

Electronic Engineer in India: FAQs

  • How much does an electronic engineer make per month in India?

    An electronic engineer in India earns about 29,991 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 359,900 INR.

  • What's the salary range for an electronic engineer in India?

    Entry-level electronic engineers in India start near 172,400 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 562,600 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 246,200 and 487,600 INR.

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

    The median is 372,600 INR, higher than the average of 359,900 INR. Half of electronic engineers in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

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

    Men working as an electronic engineer in India earn around 10% more than women on average (381,800 vs 348,300 INR a year).

  • Do electronic engineers in India get bonuses?

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

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

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

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

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