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Average Engineering Project Manager Salary in India for 2026

An engineering project manager in India earns about 472,000 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 254,800 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 714,300 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 manager make in India?

Average salary
472,000 INR
39,333 INR per month
Lowest reported
254,800 INR
21,233 INR per month
Highest reported
714,300 INR
59,525 INR per month

A typical engineering project manager working in India brings home around 39,333 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 254,800 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 714,300 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 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 project 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 project managers in India earn less than 433,800 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 312,400 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 528,600 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of engineering project managers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 254,800 INR. The highest stretch to 714,300 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.

254,800
Low
433,800
Median
714,300
High
312,400
25th
528,600
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Engineering project manager pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    296,000 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +27% from previous
    375,200 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +31% from previous
    492,700 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +18% from previous
    580,600 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +11% from previous
    642,800 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +7% from previous
    684,900 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 31%. That is the point at which a engineering project 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 project manager pay by education in India

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

  • Bachelor's Degree
    382,600 INR
  • Master's Degree
    +53% from previous
    585,900 INR

Engineering project 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 project managers in India earn an average of 489,500 INR a year, while female engineering project managers earn around 447,700 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 Project Manager gender pay gap

9%

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

Men 489,500 INR
Women 447,700 INR

Pay raises for an engineering project 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 project 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 project managers in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes an engineering project 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 project 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 project 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 project manager salary by city and region in India

Engineering project 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.

  • West Bengal
  • Bihar
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Rajasthan
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Maharashtra
  • Karnataka
  • Jharkhand
  • Delhi (city)
  • Ahmadabad
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
West BengalRegion583,000 INR559,000 INR301,700-895,900 INR
BiharRegion572,200 INR615,300 INR263,100-907,100 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion566,900 INR581,300 INR277,400-887,100 INR
RajasthanRegion566,900 INR580,600 INR277,400-888,400 INR
Uttar PradeshRegion559,000 INR525,700 INR296,000-852,900 INR
MaharashtraRegion558,300 INR581,000 INR268,900-878,900 INR
KarnatakaRegion551,200 INR528,500 INR288,100-843,600 INR
JharkhandRegion548,800 INR514,300 INR288,700-830,500 INR
Delhi (city)City548,500 INR568,500 INR263,100-861,300 INR
AhmadabadCity544,800 INR531,700 INR275,500-839,500 INR
OrissaRegion539,700 INR518,900 INR283,400-829,000 INR
ChennaiCity537,300 INR559,000 INR257,700-843,600 INR
MumbaiCity533,100 INR510,300 INR275,800-814,100 INR
HyderabadCity533,000 INR533,000 INR266,000-828,400 INR
BangaloreCity529,600 INR489,600 INR288,100-799,300 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion528,600 INR538,600 INR259,100-825,900 INR
Tamil NaduRegion528,600 INR559,000 INR247,800-836,500 INR
AssamRegion528,500 INR559,000 INR247,800-836,800 INR
KolkataCity525,700 INR535,900 INR257,700-823,900 INR
PuneCity525,700 INR518,300 INR268,900-814,100 INR
JaipurCity524,700 INR501,400 INR273,300-800,200 INR
GujaratRegion524,700 INR543,200 INR253,400-823,900 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion518,900 INR489,600 INR275,800-791,200 INR
HaryanaRegion514,300 INR543,200 INR239,300-810,500 INR
SuratCity513,300 INR513,300 INR254,800-791,600 INR
KeralaRegion510,000 INR499,300 INR259,100-782,500 INR
Delhi (region)Region504,500 INR504,500 INR252,300-783,800 INR
KanpurCity504,500 INR504,500 INR252,300-782,500 INR
LucknowCity496,100 INR504,300 INR240,500-774,200 INR
NagpurCity491,000 INR491,000 INR246,200-759,300 INR
BhopalCity489,600 INR451,000 INR263,900-737,000 INR
PunjabRegion489,600 INR489,600 INR245,300-757,600 INR
TripuraRegion483,800 INR524,400 INR221,500-768,900 INR
UttaranchalRegion478,000 INR442,200 INR259,100-724,300 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion476,600 INR514,800 INR221,500-758,700 INR
GhaziabadCity472,100 INR444,300 INR249,600-721,600 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion472,000 INR433,400 INR254,800-714,600 INR
MeghalayaRegion467,100 INR504,300 INR214,000-744,700 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity464,400 INR498,000 INR210,500-736,700 INR
IndoreCity460,500 INR499,300 INR210,500-733,300 INR
CoimbatoreCity460,500 INR489,600 INR215,100-725,700 INR
LudhianaCity451,000 INR413,900 INR243,000-681,900 INR
VisakhapatnamCity447,300 INR411,400 INR239,300-675,100 INR
GoaRegion447,300 INR455,400 INR217,900-694,700 INR
ManipurRegion440,200 INR467,100 INR207,700-699,700 INR
PatnaCity436,200 INR403,100 INR237,400-663,200 INR
PondicherryRegion433,800 INR428,400 INR222,300-672,600 INR
NagalandRegion433,400 INR407,300 INR231,000-659,200 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion430,000 INR447,700 INR207,800-677,100 INR
VadodaraCity426,700 INR437,300 INR209,700-669,100 INR
MizoramRegion426,700 INR394,300 INR232,900-646,600 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion424,300 INR424,300 INR210,500-659,400 INR
SikkimRegion420,800 INR437,900 INR204,700-663,100 INR
agraCity420,100 INR436,200 INR204,700-663,200 INR
MaduraiCity417,200 INR451,000 INR192,600-663,200 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion417,100 INR401,300 INR217,900-641,900 INR
ChandigarhRegion413,900 INR381,800 INR221,500-625,000 INR
Daman & DiuRegion394,500 INR386,400 INR201,100-608,500 INR
LakshadweepRegion384,200 INR384,200 INR192,600-592,600 INR

Engineering Project Manager in India: FAQs

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

    An engineering project manager in India earns about 39,333 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 472,000 INR.

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

    Entry-level engineering project managers in India start near 254,800 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 714,300 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 312,400 and 528,600 INR.

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

    The median is 433,800 INR, lower than the average of 472,000 INR. Half of engineering project managers in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

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

    Men working as an engineering project manager in India earn around 9% more than women on average (489,500 vs 447,700 INR a year).

  • Do engineering project managers in India get bonuses?

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

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

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

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