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Average Engineering Technologist Salary in India for 2026

An engineering technologist in India earns about 263,100 INR a year. That's 32% 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 127,700 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 412,000 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 technologist make in India?

Average salary
263,100 INR
21,925 INR per month
Lowest reported
127,700 INR
10,641 INR per month
Highest reported
412,000 INR
34,333 INR per month

A typical engineering technologist working in India brings home around 21,925 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 127,700 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 412,000 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 technologist 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 technologist 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 technologists in India earn less than 273,300 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 180,300 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 357,300 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of engineering technologists sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 127,700 INR. The highest stretch to 412,000 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.

127,700
Low
273,300
Median
412,000
High
180,300
25th
357,300
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Engineering technologist pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    148,300 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +41% from previous
    208,600 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +31% from previous
    273,000 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +24% from previous
    339,100 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +6% from previous
    359,900 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +10% from previous
    394,800 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 engineering technologist 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 technologist pay by education in India

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

  • Certificate or Diploma
    195,200 INR
  • Bachelor's Degree
    +92% from previous
    375,200 INR

Engineering technologist 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 technologists in India earn an average of 277,400 INR a year, while female engineering technologists earn around 254,700 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 Technologist gender pay gap

8%

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

Men 277,400 INR
Women 254,700 INR

Pay raises for an engineering technologist 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 11% every 16 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 technologist 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.

32%

32% of engineering technologists in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes an engineering technologist a low-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 0% to 4% of base salary. The remaining 68% of engineering technologists 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 technologist: 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 technologist salary by city and region in India

Engineering technologist 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
  • West Bengal
  • Mumbai
  • Bihar
  • Andhra Pradesh
  • Karnataka
  • Maharashtra
  • Chennai
  • Orissa
  • Tamil Nadu
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Uttar PradeshRegion330,700 INR330,700 INR163,800-510,200 INR
West BengalRegion325,600 INR311,700 INR169,000-498,500 INR
MumbaiCity314,500 INR301,800 INR161,600-478,000 INR
BiharRegion311,700 INR339,100 INR143,200-496,100 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion309,800 INR313,700 INR152,100-483,400 INR
KarnatakaRegion309,800 INR296,000 INR159,500-472,000 INR
MaharashtraRegion307,400 INR301,800 INR157,600-472,100 INR
ChennaiCity301,800 INR294,300 INR152,000-462,300 INR
OrissaRegion301,600 INR288,700 INR158,700-464,400 INR
Tamil NaduRegion301,300 INR282,300 INR159,400-459,700 INR
HyderabadCity301,300 INR317,700 INR142,300-475,700 INR
Delhi (city)City299,500 INR292,000 INR152,000-459,700 INR
KeralaRegion299,500 INR275,200 INR159,500-451,000 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion299,500 INR301,700 INR146,200-466,300 INR
RajasthanRegion299,500 INR301,700 INR146,200-464,400 INR
PuneCity294,700 INR271,300 INR159,100-442,300 INR
JharkhandRegion294,300 INR294,300 INR148,300-454,900 INR
LucknowCity290,800 INR294,300 INR142,300-451,000 INR
BangaloreCity288,700 INR301,600 INR138,200-454,900 INR
GujaratRegion286,400 INR283,400 INR148,300-445,100 INR
Delhi (region)Region283,400 INR297,000 INR130,400-444,300 INR
KanpurCity283,400 INR301,800 INR134,600-447,300 INR
AhmadabadCity282,300 INR263,200 INR152,300-426,700 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion281,500 INR281,500 INR138,800-433,400 INR
SuratCity279,400 INR296,000 INR128,900-440,200 INR
KolkataCity275,800 INR283,400 INR136,200-430,000 INR
AssamRegion275,800 INR259,100 INR148,300-417,100 INR
JaipurCity273,300 INR263,200 INR142,300-419,400 INR
UttaranchalRegion271,300 INR281,500 INR128,500-424,300 INR
PunjabRegion271,300 INR283,700 INR125,700-425,100 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion268,900 INR277,400 INR129,000-420,100 INR
CoimbatoreCity268,900 INR253,400 INR143,200-407,300 INR
HaryanaRegion267,100 INR249,600 INR142,300-404,600 INR
IndoreCity263,900 INR283,700 INR119,900-421,400 INR
BhopalCity263,900 INR273,000 INR125,700-415,900 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity263,100 INR282,300 INR119,900-419,400 INR
LudhianaCity263,100 INR275,200 INR127,700-414,000 INR
TripuraRegion261,300 INR283,400 INR119,700-415,900 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion259,100 INR281,500 INR117,600-414,000 INR
NagalandRegion258,400 INR258,400 INR129,000-398,300 INR
NagpurCity257,700 INR275,200 INR119,900-407,300 INR
VisakhapatnamCity254,800 INR266,000 INR123,400-401,300 INR
GhaziabadCity254,800 INR254,800 INR125,700-394,500 INR
PondicherryRegion254,700 INR233,600 INR137,400-382,600 INR
MeghalayaRegion252,300 INR275,200 INR115,620-403,100 INR
ManipurRegion252,300 INR239,000 INR136,100-384,500 INR
PatnaCity247,800 INR259,100 INR118,520-390,000 INR
VadodaraCity243,000 INR251,500 INR120,040-381,800 INR
MizoramRegion240,500 INR253,400 INR115,400-381,800 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion239,000 INR232,400 INR119,900-366,200 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion237,400 INR249,600 INR112,460-375,200 INR
ChandigarhRegion237,400 INR245,300 INR114,380-369,300 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion237,400 INR228,500 INR123,400-362,200 INR
GoaRegion233,600 INR238,900 INR113,740-366,200 INR
Daman & DiuRegion232,400 INR214,000 INR127,700-351,900 INR
agraCity232,400 INR227,600 INR116,780-359,900 INR
MaduraiCity231,000 INR247,800 INR104,140-366,200 INR
SikkimRegion231,000 INR225,300 INR117,380-354,000 INR
LakshadweepRegion210,500 INR225,300 INR99,340-335,800 INR

Engineering Technologist in India: FAQs

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

    An engineering technologist in India earns about 21,925 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 263,100 INR.

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

    Entry-level engineering technologists in India start near 127,700 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 412,000 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 180,300 and 357,300 INR.

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

    The median is 273,300 INR, higher than the average of 263,100 INR. Half of engineering technologists in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

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

    Men working as an engineering technologist in India earn around 9% more than women on average (277,400 vs 254,700 INR a year).

  • Do engineering technologists in India get bonuses?

    About 32% of engineering technologists in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 0% to 4% of base salary.

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

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

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

    An engineering technologist in India sees a raise of around 11% every 16 months, equivalent to roughly 8% a year.