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Average Facilities Engineer Salary in India for 2026

A facilities engineer in India earns about 330,900 INR a year. That's 14% 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 154,700 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 520,900 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 a facilities engineer make in India?

Average salary
330,900 INR
27,575 INR per month
Lowest reported
154,700 INR
12,891 INR per month
Highest reported
520,900 INR
43,408 INR per month

A typical facilities engineer working in India brings home around 27,575 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 154,700 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 520,900 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 facilities engineer 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 facilities engineer 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 facilities engineers in India earn less than 352,000 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 227,600 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 462,300 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of facilities engineers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 154,700 INR. The highest stretch to 520,900 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.

154,700
Low
352,000
Median
520,900
High
227,600
25th
462,300
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Facilities engineer pay by experience in India

Years of experience is the single biggest lever on pay for a facilities engineer 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 facilities engineer salary changes as you move through the career ladder.

  • 0-2 Years
    180,300 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +37% from previous
    246,500 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +43% from previous
    351,900 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +21% from previous
    426,700 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +6% from previous
    453,200 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +9% from previous
    493,000 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 43%. That is the point at which a facilities engineer 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.

Facilities engineer pay by education in India

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

  • Bachelor's Degree
    246,500 INR
  • Master's Degree
    +84% from previous
    453,200 INR

Facilities engineer gender pay gap in India

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and India is no exception. Male facilities engineers in India earn an average of 354,000 INR a year, while female facilities engineers earn around 312,400 INR. That works out to a 13% 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.

Facilities Engineer gender pay gap

12%

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

Men 354,000 INR
Women 312,400 INR

Pay raises for a facilities engineer 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 10% every 18 months, which works out to roughly 7% 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

Facilities engineer 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.

58%

58% of facilities engineers in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a facilities engineer a moderate-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 2% to 7% of base salary. The remaining 42% of facilities engineers 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

Facilities engineer: 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

Facilities engineer salary by city and region in India

Facilities engineer 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
  • Mumbai
  • Maharashtra
  • Bangalore
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Delhi (city)
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Karnataka
  • Gujarat
  • Chennai
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
BiharRegion419,400 INR451,000 INR192,600-663,100 INR
MumbaiCity394,300 INR401,300 INR191,600-615,700 INR
MaharashtraRegion394,300 INR369,300 INR208,600-598,600 INR
BangaloreCity392,300 INR417,200 INR185,100-620,300 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion389,200 INR372,600 INR201,100-592,600 INR
Delhi (city)City384,500 INR361,500 INR205,700-585,900 INR
Uttar PradeshRegion384,500 INR399,900 INR185,100-605,700 INR
KarnatakaRegion383,300 INR389,200 INR187,300-596,100 INR
GujaratRegion382,600 INR362,200 INR204,700-582,700 INR
ChennaiCity376,800 INR353,600 INR197,600-572,200 INR
AssamRegion375,200 INR345,100 INR204,700-563,300 INR
West BengalRegion375,200 INR383,300 INR183,700-583,000 INR
RajasthanRegion375,200 INR361,600 INR194,600-573,500 INR
Tamil NaduRegion369,900 INR340,400 INR197,600-556,000 INR
JharkhandRegion367,200 INR382,600 INR176,800-578,500 INR
HyderabadCity366,200 INR359,900 INR187,300-562,600 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion365,400 INR378,800 INR174,000-572,200 INR
KeralaRegion365,400 INR365,400 INR181,600-563,000 INR
PuneCity363,000 INR363,000 INR183,600-563,300 INR
KolkataCity362,200 INR345,700 INR187,300-552,400 INR
OrissaRegion362,200 INR367,200 INR176,800-563,000 INR
AhmadabadCity357,700 INR357,700 INR180,300-553,400 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion353,600 INR340,400 INR183,700-541,700 INR
HaryanaRegion352,000 INR322,600 INR190,500-528,600 INR
Delhi (region)Region352,000 INR341,900 INR180,300-539,800 INR
NagpurCity348,300 INR341,400 INR175,900-535,900 INR
SuratCity345,700 INR340,400 INR176,800-533,000 INR
PunjabRegion344,600 INR340,000 INR176,800-533,100 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion341,400 INR361,500 INR159,500-538,600 INR
JaipurCity340,400 INR345,700 INR168,100-529,600 INR
VisakhapatnamCity340,400 INR362,200 INR159,400-535,900 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion335,800 INR361,500 INR154,700-533,000 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity335,100 INR362,200 INR152,300-533,100 INR
CoimbatoreCity332,500 INR307,400 INR180,300-502,200 INR
GhaziabadCity330,900 INR345,100 INR159,400-522,700 INR
LucknowCity330,900 INR318,800 INR172,200-504,500 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion327,300 INR309,800 INR172,200-498,000 INR
KanpurCity327,300 INR320,500 INR167,100-504,500 INR
IndoreCity325,900 INR351,900 INR151,800-519,300 INR
BhopalCity320,500 INR340,400 INR152,100-510,000 INR
ManipurRegion319,600 INR294,700 INR172,400-485,300 INR
UttaranchalRegion319,600 INR340,400 INR151,800-504,300 INR
agraCity319,600 INR301,300 INR172,200-489,600 INR
GoaRegion315,900 INR305,600 INR163,800-485,300 INR
MeghalayaRegion315,900 INR341,400 INR146,200-501,400 INR
LudhianaCity315,900 INR335,800 INR150,000-500,100 INR
TripuraRegion315,700 INR340,400 INR146,200-500,100 INR
ChandigarhRegion312,400 INR330,700 INR148,300-491,000 INR
NagalandRegion312,400 INR325,800 INR150,000-489,600 INR
MaduraiCity308,300 INR335,100 INR143,200-492,400 INR
PatnaCity308,300 INR327,800 INR146,200-489,600 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion301,600 INR309,800 INR148,300-472,100 INR
VadodaraCity297,000 INR288,100 INR154,700-457,300 INR
PondicherryRegion297,000 INR297,000 INR151,800-464,400 INR
MizoramRegion297,000 INR313,700 INR138,800-472,100 INR
Daman & DiuRegion294,300 INR294,300 INR148,300-454,900 INR
SikkimRegion283,700 INR268,900 INR152,100-433,400 INR
LakshadweepRegion283,400 INR275,800 INR142,300-433,400 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion275,800 INR271,300 INR138,800-424,900 INR

Facilities Engineer in India: FAQs

  • How much does a facilities engineer make per month in India?

    A facilities engineer in India earns about 27,575 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 330,900 INR.

  • What's the salary range for a facilities engineer in India?

    Entry-level facilities engineers in India start near 154,700 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 520,900 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 227,600 and 462,300 INR.

  • Is the median facilities engineer salary in India higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 352,000 INR, higher than the average of 330,900 INR. Half of facilities engineers in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for facilities engineers in India?

    Men working as a facilities engineer in India earn around 13% more than women on average (354,000 vs 312,400 INR a year).

  • Do facilities engineers in India get bonuses?

    About 58% of facilities engineers in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 2% to 7% of base salary.

  • Do facilities engineers earn more in the public or private sector in India?

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

  • How often do facilities engineers in India get a pay raise?

    A facilities engineer in India sees a raise of around 10% every 18 months, equivalent to roughly 7% a year.