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Average Engineering Project Director Salary in India for 2026

An engineering project director in India earns about 684,900 INR a year. That's 78% 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 369,900 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 1,032,800 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 project director make in India?

Average salary
684,900 INR
57,075 INR per month
Lowest reported
369,900 INR
30,825 INR per month
Highest reported
1,032,800 INR
86,066 INR per month

A typical engineering project director working in India brings home around 57,075 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 369,900 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 1,032,800 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 project director 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 project director 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 project directors in India earn less than 627,900 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 447,700 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 765,100 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of engineering project directors sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 369,900 INR. The highest stretch to 1,032,800 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.

369,900
Low
627,900
Median
1,032,800
High
447,700
25th
765,100
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Engineering project director pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    431,100 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +26% from previous
    541,700 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +32% from previous
    714,300 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +18% from previous
    840,800 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +11% from previous
    931,900 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +6% from previous
    990,700 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 project director 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 project director pay by education in India

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

  • Bachelor's Degree
    516,100 INR
  • Master's Degree
    +33% from previous
    688,900 INR
  • PhD
    +42% from previous
    979,300 INR

Engineering project director 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 project directors in India earn an average of 709,600 INR a year, while female engineering project directors earn around 646,600 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.

Engineering Project Director gender pay gap

9%

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

Men 709,600 INR
Women 646,600 INR

Pay raises for an engineering project director 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 project director 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.

78%

78% of engineering project directors in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes an engineering project director 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 22% of engineering project directors 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 project director: 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 project director salary by city and region in India

Engineering project director 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
  • Maharashtra
  • Bihar
  • Rajasthan
  • Delhi (city)
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Orissa
  • West Bengal
  • Karnataka
  • Mumbai
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Uttar PradeshRegion868,400 INR817,800 INR460,500-1,320,500 INR
MaharashtraRegion823,900 INR854,300 INR394,300-1,296,900 INR
BiharRegion817,800 INR883,500 INR376,800-1,296,900 INR
RajasthanRegion808,000 INR821,500 INR394,500-1,259,300 INR
Delhi (city)City799,300 INR832,000 INR382,600-1,259,300 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion788,000 INR802,400 INR384,500-1,224,800 INR
OrissaRegion788,000 INR757,300 INR409,000-1,198,300 INR
West BengalRegion785,400 INR754,900 INR409,000-1,198,300 INR
KarnatakaRegion782,500 INR751,700 INR407,100-1,198,200 INR
MumbaiCity782,500 INR751,700 INR407,300-1,198,300 INR
ChennaiCity780,700 INR810,500 INR375,200-1,224,800 INR
BangaloreCity778,900 INR718,000 INR420,100-1,174,600 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion778,200 INR790,600 INR381,800-1,212,800 INR
AhmadabadCity769,500 INR757,300 INR394,800-1,185,300 INR
SuratCity767,500 INR767,500 INR382,600-1,191,100 INR
KeralaRegion767,400 INR751,100 INR390,000-1,180,700 INR
Tamil NaduRegion761,400 INR808,000 INR357,700-1,198,300 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion754,900 INR709,600 INR397,900-1,147,500 INR
GujaratRegion751,700 INR781,200 INR362,200-1,182,800 INR
PuneCity745,000 INR732,400 INR381,800-1,148,200 INR
HyderabadCity743,100 INR743,100 INR369,300-1,149,200 INR
NagpurCity736,700 INR736,700 INR367,900-1,138,300 INR
JharkhandRegion735,500 INR692,500 INR388,100-1,116,700 INR
KolkataCity732,400 INR744,600 INR357,700-1,138,300 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion732,400 INR671,000 INR394,300-1,104,400 INR
LucknowCity727,400 INR741,500 INR354,000-1,132,900 INR
JaipurCity722,100 INR695,200 INR376,800-1,105,600 INR
PunjabRegion722,100 INR722,100 INR362,200-1,120,700 INR
Delhi (region)Region718,000 INR718,000 INR359,900-1,110,500 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity713,900 INR774,200 INR327,300-1,136,700 INR
AssamRegion712,100 INR754,900 INR335,100-1,122,500 INR
HaryanaRegion707,700 INR751,100 INR332,100-1,120,700 INR
UttaranchalRegion701,400 INR643,800 INR378,300-1,058,300 INR
KanpurCity698,200 INR698,200 INR352,000-1,085,600 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion696,700 INR752,600 INR319,600-1,109,600 INR
BhopalCity695,200 INR639,100 INR375,200-1,047,900 INR
VisakhapatnamCity694,700 INR639,900 INR376,800-1,048,100 INR
ManipurRegion689,900 INR728,500 INR325,800-1,088,100 INR
GhaziabadCity688,900 INR648,200 INR363,000-1,043,600 INR
IndoreCity683,400 INR737,000 INR315,700-1,087,500 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion670,600 INR696,700 INR320,500-1,051,400 INR
TripuraRegion669,100 INR722,100 INR308,900-1,064,100 INR
GoaRegion665,300 INR681,500 INR327,800-1,041,900 INR
LudhianaCity659,200 INR606,400 INR357,300-996,600 INR
NagalandRegion658,300 INR619,000 INR348,300-1,003,800 INR
agraCity656,800 INR681,500 INR315,700-1,028,300 INR
PatnaCity645,800 INR592,600 INR349,300-973,800 INR
CoimbatoreCity643,400 INR681,900 INR301,300-1,012,100 INR
SikkimRegion632,400 INR658,300 INR305,600-995,200 INR
MeghalayaRegion631,200 INR683,400 INR288,700-1,004,600 INR
ChandigarhRegion626,800 INR574,200 INR340,000-946,000 INR
MaduraiCity615,300 INR667,400 INR282,300-978,900 INR
VadodaraCity615,300 INR627,900 INR301,600-962,300 INR
MizoramRegion614,600 INR563,300 INR330,900-926,000 INR
PondicherryRegion606,400 INR596,100 INR308,300-934,900 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion588,500 INR588,500 INR294,300-908,200 INR
Daman & DiuRegion583,000 INR571,300 INR299,500-899,900 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion582,700 INR558,300 INR301,700-890,100 INR
LakshadweepRegion553,400 INR553,400 INR275,500-860,300 INR

Engineering Project Director in India: FAQs

  • How much does an engineering project director make per month in India?

    An engineering project director in India earns about 57,075 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 684,900 INR.

  • What's the salary range for an engineering project director in India?

    Entry-level engineering project directors in India start near 369,900 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 1,032,800 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 447,700 and 765,100 INR.

  • Is the median engineering project director salary in India higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 627,900 INR, lower than the average of 684,900 INR. Half of engineering project directors in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for engineering project directors in India?

    Men working as an engineering project director in India earn around 10% more than women on average (709,600 vs 646,600 INR a year).

  • Do engineering project directors in India get bonuses?

    About 78% of engineering project directors in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 6% to 7% of base salary.

  • Do engineering project directors earn more in the public or private sector in India?

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

  • How often do engineering project directors in India get a pay raise?

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