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Average Engineering Planning Manager Salary in India for 2026

An engineering planning manager in India earns about 471,700 INR a year. That's 23% 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 254,700 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 710,500 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 engineering planning manager make in India?

Average salary
471,700 INR
39,308 INR per month
Lowest reported
254,700 INR
21,225 INR per month
Highest reported
710,500 INR
59,208 INR per month

A typical engineering planning manager working in India brings home around 39,308 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 254,700 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 710,500 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 engineering planning 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 engineering planning 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 engineering planning managers in India earn less than 431,300 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 309,800 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 524,300 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of engineering planning managers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 254,700 INR. The highest stretch to 710,500 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.

254,700
Low
431,300
Median
710,500
High
309,800
25th
524,300
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Engineering planning manager pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    294,700 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +26% from previous
    371,100 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +32% from previous
    491,000 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +18% from previous
    578,500 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +11% from previous
    639,900 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +7% from previous
    681,900 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 32%. That is the point at which a engineering planning 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.

Engineering planning manager pay by education in India

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

  • Bachelor's Degree
    383,300 INR
  • Master's Degree
    +52% from previous
    581,000 INR

Engineering planning 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 engineering planning managers in India earn an average of 487,600 INR a year, while female engineering planning managers earn around 447,300 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.

Engineering Planning Manager gender pay gap

8%

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

Men 487,600 INR
Women 447,300 INR

Pay raises for an engineering planning 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 12% every 17 months, which works out to roughly 8% 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

Engineering planning 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.

77%

77% of engineering planning managers in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes an engineering planning 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 6% to 7% of base salary. The remaining 23% of engineering planning 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

Engineering planning 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

Engineering planning manager salary by city and region in India

Engineering planning 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.

  • Maharashtra
  • Rajasthan
  • West Bengal
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Hyderabad
  • Orissa
  • Chennai
  • Delhi (city)
  • Bihar
  • Madhya Pradesh
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
MaharashtraRegion566,900 INR590,200 INR273,300-890,100 INR
RajasthanRegion565,100 INR576,500 INR275,500-882,400 INR
West BengalRegion559,000 INR537,300 INR288,700-855,200 INR
Uttar PradeshRegion556,000 INR524,400 INR294,700-848,200 INR
HyderabadCity552,400 INR552,400 INR275,800-854,300 INR
OrissaRegion548,500 INR525,700 INR283,700-840,800 INR
ChennaiCity544,800 INR563,300 INR261,300-852,600 INR
Delhi (city)City543,200 INR565,100 INR263,200-854,300 INR
BiharRegion543,200 INR589,400 INR249,600-866,900 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion541,700 INR553,800 INR265,000-846,500 INR
AhmadabadCity538,600 INR528,600 INR275,800-832,000 INR
Tamil NaduRegion537,300 INR566,900 INR253,400-847,000 INR
KarnatakaRegion537,300 INR516,100 INR277,400-819,000 INR
BangaloreCity535,900 INR492,700 INR288,700-814,100 INR
MumbaiCity528,500 INR507,300 INR273,000-808,000 INR
KeralaRegion524,300 INR514,800 INR268,900-810,200 INR
AssamRegion524,300 INR556,000 INR246,500-829,000 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion514,800 INR525,700 INR252,300-803,400 INR
KanpurCity513,300 INR513,300 INR258,400-792,900 INR
GujaratRegion510,300 INR529,600 INR245,300-799,300 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion504,500 INR478,100 INR268,900-769,500 INR
PunjabRegion504,500 INR504,500 INR252,300-782,500 INR
KolkataCity504,400 INR514,300 INR246,500-785,400 INR
PuneCity504,400 INR492,700 INR258,400-778,200 INR
JharkhandRegion502,200 INR472,100 INR266,000-762,400 INR
NagpurCity499,300 INR499,300 INR247,800-772,700 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion499,300 INR459,700 INR268,900-751,700 INR
IndoreCity498,500 INR537,300 INR227,600-790,300 INR
UttaranchalRegion496,100 INR454,900 INR267,100-746,600 INR
JaipurCity491,000 INR472,100 INR254,800-751,100 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity489,600 INR525,700 INR225,700-778,200 INR
SuratCity489,600 INR489,600 INR245,300-757,600 INR
Delhi (region)Region483,800 INR483,800 INR240,500-748,600 INR
LucknowCity483,400 INR492,400 INR237,400-751,700 INR
HaryanaRegion480,300 INR510,300 INR225,300-759,300 INR
VisakhapatnamCity480,300 INR442,300 INR261,300-727,400 INR
ManipurRegion478,100 INR504,400 INR221,500-751,700 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion475,700 INR513,300 INR217,900-754,900 INR
TripuraRegion472,100 INR510,300 INR216,800-748,600 INR
GhaziabadCity462,300 INR433,400 INR245,300-702,800 INR
PatnaCity462,300 INR425,100 INR251,500-699,700 INR
NagalandRegion459,700 INR430,000 INR243,000-696,700 INR
BhopalCity457,300 INR421,400 INR246,500-691,200 INR
GoaRegion453,200 INR460,500 INR222,300-706,200 INR
CoimbatoreCity447,700 INR475,700 INR209,500-707,700 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion447,300 INR466,300 INR214,000-701,400 INR
LudhianaCity437,900 INR403,100 INR237,400-663,200 INR
agraCity437,300 INR454,300 INR209,700-683,800 INR
MeghalayaRegion436,200 INR472,000 INR201,100-694,700 INR
VadodaraCity433,400 INR442,300 INR210,500-679,200 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion431,300 INR417,200 INR225,300-663,200 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion431,100 INR431,100 INR214,000-667,400 INR
MaduraiCity430,500 INR464,900 INR197,600-687,100 INR
MizoramRegion425,100 INR392,300 INR231,000-642,800 INR
PondicherryRegion424,900 INR415,900 INR215,100-652,200 INR
ChandigarhRegion421,400 INR385,300 INR228,500-632,400 INR
SikkimRegion403,100 INR417,100 INR191,600-631,200 INR
Daman & DiuRegion394,800 INR385,300 INR200,000-605,700 INR
LakshadweepRegion381,800 INR381,800 INR192,000-590,200 INR

Engineering Planning Manager in India: FAQs

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

    An engineering planning manager in India earns about 39,308 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 471,700 INR.

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

    Entry-level engineering planning managers in India start near 254,700 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 710,500 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 309,800 and 524,300 INR.

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

    The median is 431,300 INR, lower than the average of 471,700 INR. Half of engineering planning managers in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

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

    Men working as an engineering planning manager in India earn around 9% more than women on average (487,600 vs 447,300 INR a year).

  • Do engineering planning managers in India get bonuses?

    About 77% of engineering planning managers in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 6% to 7% of base salary.

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

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

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

    An engineering planning manager in India sees a raise of around 12% every 17 months, equivalent to roughly 8% a year.