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Average Engineering Production Manager Salary in India for 2026

An engineering production manager in India earns about 597,800 INR a year. That's 56% 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 281,500 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 946,800 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 production manager make in India?

Average salary
597,800 INR
49,816 INR per month
Lowest reported
281,500 INR
23,458 INR per month
Highest reported
946,800 INR
78,900 INR per month

A typical engineering production manager working in India brings home around 49,816 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 281,500 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 946,800 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 production 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 production 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 production managers in India earn less than 633,300 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 412,000 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 839,500 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of engineering production managers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 281,500 INR. The highest stretch to 946,800 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.

281,500
Low
633,300
Median
946,800
High
412,000
25th
839,500
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Engineering production manager pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    325,800 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +38% from previous
    448,500 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +42% from previous
    638,700 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +22% from previous
    778,200 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +5% from previous
    818,100 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +9% from previous
    894,500 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 42%. That is the point at which a engineering production 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 production manager pay by education in India

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

  • Bachelor's Degree
    448,500 INR
  • Master's Degree
    +82% from previous
    818,100 INR

Engineering production 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 production managers in India earn an average of 643,800 INR a year, while female engineering production managers earn around 563,000 INR. That works out to a 14% 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 Production Manager gender pay gap

13%

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

Men 643,800 INR
Women 563,000 INR

Pay raises for an engineering production 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 13% every 18 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

Engineering production 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.

85%

85% of engineering production managers in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes an engineering production 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 15% of engineering production 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 production 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 production manager salary by city and region in India

Engineering production 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
  • West Bengal
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Karnataka
  • Mumbai
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Andhra Pradesh
  • Gujarat
  • Chennai
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
BiharRegion741,500 INR800,500 INR340,400-1,178,000 INR
West BengalRegion735,500 INR747,400 INR361,600-1,144,400 INR
Uttar PradeshRegion735,500 INR765,100 INR351,200-1,154,300 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion724,000 INR694,700 INR377,200-1,109,600 INR
KarnatakaRegion719,100 INR733,300 INR351,900-1,122,300 INR
MumbaiCity714,300 INR727,100 INR348,300-1,112,300 INR
Tamil NaduRegion709,600 INR652,200 INR384,200-1,069,800 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion702,800 INR674,100 INR363,000-1,075,700 INR
GujaratRegion688,900 INR648,200 INR363,000-1,043,600 INR
ChennaiCity688,900 INR645,800 INR363,000-1,043,600 INR
MaharashtraRegion683,800 INR643,800 INR365,400-1,041,900 INR
BangaloreCity683,400 INR724,300 INR320,500-1,080,200 INR
RajasthanRegion679,200 INR650,700 INR351,200-1,038,700 INR
JharkhandRegion675,100 INR701,400 INR325,800-1,058,300 INR
KolkataCity674,100 INR645,800 INR352,000-1,030,200 INR
PunjabRegion672,600 INR658,300 INR341,400-1,031,200 INR
Delhi (city)City663,200 INR623,200 INR351,900-1,007,400 INR
OrissaRegion659,200 INR674,100 INR325,800-1,032,400 INR
LucknowCity658,300 INR629,800 INR340,400-1,004,400 INR
SuratCity648,200 INR632,400 INR330,700-995,200 INR
HaryanaRegion646,600 INR596,100 INR348,300-979,600 INR
AhmadabadCity646,600 INR646,600 INR325,800-1,004,600 INR
AssamRegion645,800 INR592,600 INR348,300-973,800 INR
HyderabadCity643,400 INR629,800 INR327,800-987,200 INR
KeralaRegion638,700 INR638,700 INR317,700-988,600 INR
KanpurCity631,200 INR619,000 INR322,600-973,800 INR
JaipurCity627,900 INR641,900 INR309,800-978,900 INR
BhopalCity625,000 INR663,200 INR294,300-988,600 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion619,800 INR645,800 INR299,500-975,700 INR
IndoreCity614,600 INR663,100 INR282,300-979,600 INR
PuneCity614,600 INR614,600 INR308,900-953,200 INR
VisakhapatnamCity612,500 INR648,200 INR288,100-964,000 INR
NagpurCity606,400 INR596,100 INR308,300-934,900 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion605,700 INR643,400 INR282,500-955,800 INR
UttaranchalRegion592,600 INR626,800 INR277,400-934,900 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity592,600 INR641,900 INR275,200-945,400 INR
Delhi (region)Region590,200 INR581,300 INR301,300-908,200 INR
MeghalayaRegion583,000 INR633,100 INR268,900-929,700 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion576,500 INR623,700 INR265,000-919,700 INR
PatnaCity576,500 INR612,500 INR272,800-909,300 INR
ManipurRegion575,100 INR528,600 INR312,400-866,900 INR
VadodaraCity573,500 INR551,200 INR297,000-878,900 INR
MizoramRegion566,900 INR600,000 INR266,000-896,700 INR
ChandigarhRegion566,900 INR602,700 INR267,100-899,100 INR
LudhianaCity566,900 INR602,700 INR267,100-899,100 INR
CoimbatoreCity565,100 INR522,700 INR307,400-855,200 INR
GhaziabadCity563,300 INR587,800 INR272,800-888,400 INR
PondicherryRegion563,000 INR563,000 INR283,400-875,000 INR
TripuraRegion563,000 INR607,400 INR259,100-893,500 INR
GoaRegion552,400 INR528,600 INR288,100-844,100 INR
NagalandRegion552,400 INR573,500 INR265,000-864,700 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion548,500 INR514,800 INR288,700-832,300 INR
MaduraiCity543,200 INR587,800 INR249,600-864,900 INR
agraCity537,300 INR504,400 INR282,500-817,800 INR
Daman & DiuRegion533,100 INR533,100 INR266,000-823,400 INR
SikkimRegion533,000 INR502,200 INR282,300-810,500 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion529,600 INR539,700 INR261,300-828,400 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion529,600 INR518,900 INR271,300-817,800 INR
LakshadweepRegion510,300 INR500,100 INR261,300-785,400 INR

Engineering Production Manager in India: FAQs

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

    An engineering production manager in India earns about 49,816 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 597,800 INR.

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

    Entry-level engineering production managers in India start near 281,500 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 946,800 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 412,000 and 839,500 INR.

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

    The median is 633,300 INR, higher than the average of 597,800 INR. Half of engineering production managers in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

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

    Men working as an engineering production manager in India earn around 14% more than women on average (643,800 vs 563,000 INR a year).

  • Do engineering production managers in India get bonuses?

    About 85% of engineering production managers in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 5% to 9% of base salary.

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

    In India, the public sector pays an engineering production 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 production managers in India get a pay raise?

    An engineering production manager in India sees a raise of around 13% every 18 months, equivalent to roughly 9% a year.