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Average Industrial Engineering Technologist Salary in India for 2026

An industrial engineering technologist in India earns about 325,600 INR a year. That's 15% 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 159,400 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 504,500 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 industrial engineering technologist make in India?

Average salary
325,600 INR
27,133 INR per month
Lowest reported
159,400 INR
13,283 INR per month
Highest reported
504,500 INR
42,041 INR per month

A typical industrial engineering technologist working in India brings home around 27,133 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 159,400 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 504,500 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 industrial 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 industrial 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 industrial engineering technologists in India earn less than 330,900 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 218,900 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 428,400 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of industrial 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 159,400 INR. The highest stretch to 504,500 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.

159,400
Low
330,900
Median
504,500
High
218,900
25th
428,400
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Industrial engineering technologist pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    189,300 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +27% from previous
    240,500 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +39% from previous
    335,100 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +24% from previous
    415,900 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +7% from previous
    445,100 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +6% from previous
    472,100 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 39%. That is the point at which a industrial 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.

Industrial engineering technologist pay by education in India

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

  • Certificate or Diploma
    240,500 INR
  • Bachelor's Degree
    +36% from previous
    325,900 INR
  • Master's Degree
    +53% from previous
    500,100 INR

Industrial 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 industrial engineering technologists in India earn an average of 340,400 INR a year, while female industrial engineering technologists earn around 301,600 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.

Industrial Engineering Technologist gender pay gap

11%

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

Men 340,400 INR
Women 301,600 INR

Pay raises for an industrial 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 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

Industrial 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.

31%

31% of industrial engineering technologists in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes an industrial 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 69% of industrial 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

Industrial 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

Industrial engineering technologist salary by city and region in India

Industrial 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
  • Bihar
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Delhi (city)
  • Karnataka
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Orissa
  • Maharashtra
  • Bangalore
  • West Bengal
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Uttar PradeshRegion407,100 INR388,100 INR209,500-619,800 INR
BiharRegion396,300 INR431,100 INR183,600-633,100 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion394,500 INR426,700 INR183,600-629,800 INR
Delhi (city)City383,300 INR388,100 INR187,300-595,300 INR
KarnatakaRegion382,600 INR415,900 INR176,800-612,500 INR
Tamil NaduRegion382,600 INR367,200 INR197,600-588,500 INR
OrissaRegion378,800 INR409,000 INR172,200-602,700 INR
MaharashtraRegion378,300 INR384,500 INR185,100-590,200 INR
BangaloreCity377,200 INR382,600 INR185,100-587,800 INR
West BengalRegion369,300 INR399,900 INR172,200-590,200 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion367,900 INR396,300 INR169,000-583,000 INR
KolkataCity367,200 INR396,300 INR169,000-585,900 INR
RajasthanRegion362,200 INR388,100 INR164,200-573,500 INR
JaipurCity359,900 INR386,400 INR164,200-572,200 INR
MumbaiCity357,700 INR385,300 INR163,800-566,900 INR
ChennaiCity357,700 INR363,000 INR174,000-559,000 INR
JharkhandRegion357,700 INR341,900 INR187,500-548,800 INR
PunjabRegion353,600 INR340,400 INR183,700-539,700 INR
GujaratRegion351,200 INR361,600 INR172,400-551,200 INR
HyderabadCity351,200 INR340,400 INR183,700-538,600 INR
SuratCity345,700 INR332,100 INR180,500-529,600 INR
AhmadabadCity345,100 INR351,900 INR169,000-535,900 INR
PuneCity341,900 INR352,000 INR167,100-537,300 INR
LucknowCity341,900 INR369,300 INR159,100-545,300 INR
AssamRegion341,900 INR330,700 INR180,300-524,300 INR
KeralaRegion341,900 INR352,000 INR167,100-535,800 INR
NagpurCity341,400 INR327,800 INR175,900-524,400 INR
IndoreCity341,400 INR369,900 INR158,700-544,800 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion340,000 INR325,600 INR176,800-519,300 INR
HaryanaRegion335,100 INR320,500 INR172,200-513,300 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion332,100 INR361,600 INR152,300-528,600 INR
Delhi (region)Region330,700 INR315,900 INR172,200-504,300 INR
MeghalayaRegion327,800 INR353,600 INR151,800-522,700 INR
CoimbatoreCity327,800 INR315,700 INR172,200-502,200 INR
KanpurCity327,300 INR313,700 INR172,200-501,400 INR
UttaranchalRegion325,600 INR330,900 INR159,400-507,300 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion319,600 INR325,900 INR158,700-498,000 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion318,800 INR325,600 INR157,600-498,500 INR
ManipurRegion317,700 INR308,900 INR168,100-489,500 INR
BhopalCity315,900 INR322,600 INR154,700-492,700 INR
NagalandRegion315,700 INR301,300 INR161,600-480,300 INR
agraCity314,500 INR317,700 INR152,300-489,600 INR
VadodaraCity312,400 INR335,100 INR143,200-493,000 INR
GoaRegion312,400 INR335,100 INR143,200-493,000 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity311,700 INR339,100 INR142,300-496,100 INR
GhaziabadCity309,800 INR296,000 INR159,500-472,100 INR
VisakhapatnamCity308,900 INR314,500 INR151,800-478,000 INR
ChandigarhRegion308,900 INR314,500 INR152,100-480,600 INR
TripuraRegion308,900 INR330,900 INR142,300-489,600 INR
PatnaCity301,700 INR308,300 INR150,000-472,000 INR
LudhianaCity299,500 INR301,700 INR146,200-464,400 INR
PondicherryRegion294,700 INR301,300 INR142,300-459,300 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion292,000 INR315,700 INR136,100-464,400 INR
MizoramRegion288,700 INR296,000 INR142,300-453,200 INR
SikkimRegion288,100 INR292,000 INR138,800-447,300 INR
MaduraiCity288,100 INR308,300 INR130,400-454,900 INR
LakshadweepRegion275,500 INR266,000 INR142,300-424,300 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion273,000 INR263,900 INR143,200-420,100 INR
Daman & DiuRegion266,000 INR272,800 INR128,900-415,900 INR

Industrial Engineering Technologist in India: FAQs

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

    An industrial engineering technologist in India earns about 27,133 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 325,600 INR.

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

    Entry-level industrial engineering technologists in India start near 159,400 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 504,500 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 218,900 and 428,400 INR.

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

    The median is 330,900 INR, higher than the average of 325,600 INR. Half of industrial engineering technologists in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

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

    Men working as an industrial engineering technologist in India earn around 13% more than women on average (340,400 vs 301,600 INR a year).

  • Do industrial engineering technologists in India get bonuses?

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

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

    In India, the public sector pays an industrial 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 industrial engineering technologists in India get a pay raise?

    An industrial engineering technologist in India sees a raise of around 12% every 16 months, equivalent to roughly 9% a year.