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Average Fire Engineer Salary in India for 2026

A fire engineer in India earns about 340,400 INR a year. That's 11% 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 164,200 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 528,600 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 fire engineer make in India?

Average salary
340,400 INR
28,366 INR per month
Lowest reported
164,200 INR
13,683 INR per month
Highest reported
528,600 INR
44,050 INR per month

A typical fire engineer working in India brings home around 28,366 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 164,200 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 528,600 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 fire 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 fire 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 fire engineers in India earn less than 344,600 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 231,000 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 447,300 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of fire engineers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 164,200 INR. The highest stretch to 528,600 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.

164,200
Low
344,600
Median
528,600
High
231,000
25th
447,300
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Fire engineer pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    195,200 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +29% from previous
    252,300 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +38% from previous
    348,300 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +24% from previous
    431,300 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +8% from previous
    464,400 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +6% from previous
    492,700 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 38%. That is the point at which a fire 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.

Fire engineer pay by education in India

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

  • Bachelor's Degree
    246,200 INR
  • Master's Degree
    +60% from previous
    394,300 INR

Fire 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 fire engineers in India earn an average of 353,600 INR a year, while female fire engineers earn around 313,700 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.

Fire Engineer gender pay gap

11%

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

Men 353,600 INR
Women 313,700 INR

Pay raises for a fire 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 12% every 16 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

Fire 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.

31%

31% of fire engineers in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a fire engineer 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 69% of fire 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

Fire 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

Fire engineer salary by city and region in India

Fire 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.

  • West Bengal
  • Maharashtra
  • Bihar
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Gujarat
  • Hyderabad
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Kerala
  • Andhra Pradesh
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
West BengalRegion421,400 INR454,300 INR191,600-665,300 INR
MaharashtraRegion417,100 INR428,400 INR204,000-653,200 INR
BiharRegion407,100 INR437,900 INR187,300-648,200 INR
Uttar PradeshRegion403,100 INR386,400 INR209,700-618,800 INR
GujaratRegion403,100 INR411,400 INR197,600-627,900 INR
HyderabadCity394,300 INR378,800 INR204,000-605,700 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion385,300 INR417,200 INR175,900-615,000 INR
Tamil NaduRegion384,500 INR369,900 INR200,000-589,400 INR
KeralaRegion382,600 INR392,300 INR189,300-598,600 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion381,800 INR411,400 INR174,000-605,700 INR
Delhi (city)City378,800 INR385,300 INR187,500-592,600 INR
KarnatakaRegion378,300 INR407,300 INR172,200-598,600 INR
BangaloreCity378,300 INR384,500 INR185,100-589,400 INR
JharkhandRegion377,200 INR362,200 INR196,800-574,200 INR
ChennaiCity377,200 INR382,600 INR185,100-587,800 INR
AssamRegion377,200 INR361,500 INR196,800-576,500 INR
RajasthanRegion377,200 INR407,100 INR172,400-597,800 INR
MumbaiCity372,600 INR403,100 INR172,200-592,200 INR
SuratCity372,600 INR359,900 INR194,600-572,200 INR
PuneCity369,900 INR377,200 INR181,600-574,200 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion367,900 INR351,200 INR192,000-563,000 INR
KanpurCity365,400 INR348,300 INR190,500-556,000 INR
OrissaRegion362,200 INR388,100 INR168,100-575,100 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion361,600 INR367,900 INR176,800-562,200 INR
AhmadabadCity361,600 INR367,900 INR176,800-559,000 INR
PunjabRegion359,900 INR345,100 INR187,500-548,500 INR
KolkataCity359,900 INR385,300 INR163,800-568,500 INR
HaryanaRegion357,300 INR341,900 INR187,500-545,300 INR
Delhi (region)Region354,000 INR340,400 INR185,100-544,800 INR
LucknowCity354,000 INR382,600 INR161,600-563,300 INR
BhopalCity354,000 INR361,500 INR172,200-553,800 INR
TripuraRegion352,000 INR378,800 INR159,500-559,000 INR
VisakhapatnamCity352,000 INR357,700 INR172,200-548,800 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity351,200 INR381,800 INR161,300-559,000 INR
UttaranchalRegion344,600 INR351,200 INR169,000-538,600 INR
JaipurCity344,600 INR375,200 INR159,400-551,200 INR
NagpurCity341,900 INR327,300 INR180,300-524,700 INR
LudhianaCity340,400 INR345,700 INR168,100-528,600 INR
IndoreCity335,800 INR361,500 INR154,700-533,000 INR
GhaziabadCity335,100 INR320,500 INR172,200-513,300 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion330,900 INR357,700 INR152,000-524,300 INR
ManipurRegion330,700 INR315,900 INR172,200-504,300 INR
PatnaCity325,900 INR332,500 INR159,400-510,000 INR
CoimbatoreCity320,500 INR308,300 INR167,100-493,000 INR
MaduraiCity320,500 INR345,700 INR148,300-510,200 INR
NagalandRegion320,500 INR309,800 INR168,100-492,400 INR
PondicherryRegion319,600 INR325,900 INR158,700-500,100 INR
MizoramRegion318,800 INR325,600 INR157,600-498,500 INR
MeghalayaRegion313,700 INR340,400 INR146,200-502,200 INR
GoaRegion312,400 INR335,800 INR143,200-496,100 INR
VadodaraCity312,400 INR335,800 INR143,200-496,100 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion309,800 INR315,700 INR152,100-480,300 INR
SikkimRegion309,800 INR315,700 INR152,100-480,600 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion305,600 INR294,700 INR159,100-466,900 INR
agraCity301,300 INR308,900 INR148,300-471,700 INR
ChandigarhRegion294,700 INR297,000 INR142,300-457,300 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion294,700 INR317,700 INR136,200-467,700 INR
LakshadweepRegion290,800 INR275,500 INR151,800-442,300 INR
Daman & DiuRegion277,400 INR282,300 INR137,400-433,400 INR

Fire Engineer in India: FAQs

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

    A fire engineer in India earns about 28,366 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 340,400 INR.

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

    Entry-level fire engineers in India start near 164,200 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 528,600 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 231,000 and 447,300 INR.

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

    The median is 344,600 INR, higher than the average of 340,400 INR. Half of fire engineers in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

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

    Men working as a fire engineer in India earn around 13% more than women on average (353,600 vs 313,700 INR a year).

  • Do fire engineers in India get bonuses?

    About 31% of fire engineers in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 0% to 4% of base salary.

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

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

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

    A fire engineer in India sees a raise of around 12% every 16 months, equivalent to roughly 9% a year.