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Average Journeyman Electrician Salary in India for 2026

A journeyman electrician in India earns about 161,300 INR a year. That's 58% 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 80,840 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 253,400 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 journeyman electrician make in India?

Average salary
161,300 INR
13,441 INR per month
Lowest reported
80,840 INR
6,736 INR per month
Highest reported
253,400 INR
21,116 INR per month

A typical journeyman electrician working in India brings home around 13,441 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 80,840 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 253,400 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 journeyman electrician 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 journeyman electrician 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 journeyman electricians in India earn less than 161,300 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 107,880 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 207,700 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of journeyman electricians sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 80,840 INR. The highest stretch to 253,400 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.

80,840
Low
161,300
Median
253,400
High
107,880
25th
207,700
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Journeyman electrician pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    98,440 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +31% from previous
    129,000 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +34% from previous
    172,400 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +18% from previous
    204,000 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +9% from previous
    222,300 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +8% from previous
    239,000 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 34%. That is the point at which a journeyman electrician 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.

Journeyman electrician pay by education in India

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

  • High School
    129,000 INR
  • Certificate or Diploma
    +40% from previous
    180,500 INR
  • Bachelor's Degree
    +25% from previous
    225,700 INR

Journeyman electrician gender pay gap in India

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and India is no exception. Male journeyman electricians in India earn an average of 168,100 INR a year, while female journeyman electricians earn around 158,700 INR. That works out to a 6% 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.

Journeyman Electrician gender pay gap

6%

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

Men 168,100 INR
Women 158,700 INR

Pay raises for a journeyman electrician 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 9% every 18 months, which works out to roughly 6% 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

Journeyman electrician 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.

29%

29% of journeyman electricians in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a journeyman electrician 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 3% of base salary. The remaining 71% of journeyman electricians 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

Journeyman electrician: 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

Journeyman electrician salary by city and region in India

Journeyman electrician 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.

  • Maharashtra
  • Bihar
  • Rajasthan
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • West Bengal
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Delhi (city)
  • Gujarat
  • Chennai
  • Ahmadabad
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
MaharashtraRegion200,000 INR210,500 INR95,760-313,700 INR
BiharRegion200,000 INR215,100 INR93,140-318,800 INR
RajasthanRegion196,800 INR187,300 INR102,240-297,000 INR
Uttar PradeshRegion195,200 INR181,600 INR106,760-299,500 INR
West BengalRegion194,600 INR197,600 INR94,400-301,700 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion194,600 INR187,500 INR99,220-296,000 INR
Delhi (city)City191,600 INR205,700 INR91,520-305,600 INR
GujaratRegion187,500 INR197,600 INR86,800-294,300 INR
ChennaiCity187,300 INR197,600 INR86,640-294,700 INR
AhmadabadCity187,300 INR174,000 INR97,300-282,300 INR
HyderabadCity185,100 INR192,600 INR87,040-290,800 INR
SuratCity183,700 INR192,000 INR89,800-286,400 INR
MumbaiCity183,600 INR187,500 INR88,300-282,500 INR
KarnatakaRegion181,600 INR185,100 INR88,020-282,300 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion180,500 INR164,200 INR96,520-273,300 INR
OrissaRegion180,500 INR183,700 INR88,580-281,500 INR
Tamil NaduRegion180,500 INR176,800 INR89,980-275,500 INR
BangaloreCity180,500 INR180,500 INR89,120-279,400 INR
KolkataCity180,500 INR172,400 INR95,620-275,800 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion180,300 INR172,200 INR92,720-275,200 INR
PunjabRegion175,900 INR185,100 INR84,800-277,400 INR
AssamRegion175,900 INR172,200 INR90,540-273,300 INR
KeralaRegion174,000 INR164,200 INR92,500-266,000 INR
JharkhandRegion172,400 INR159,100 INR91,840-261,300 INR
HaryanaRegion172,400 INR169,000 INR89,800-266,000 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion172,200 INR172,200 INR88,580-271,300 INR
PuneCity172,200 INR159,500 INR89,340-261,300 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity172,200 INR183,700 INR78,160-272,800 INR
NagpurCity168,100 INR172,200 INR78,260-263,200 INR
LucknowCity167,100 INR159,500 INR85,700-254,800 INR
BhopalCity167,100 INR167,100 INR83,060-263,200 INR
JaipurCity167,100 INR172,200 INR82,920-263,200 INR
IndoreCity167,100 INR181,600 INR78,500-267,100 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion167,100 INR181,600 INR78,500-267,100 INR
ManipurRegion164,200 INR161,300 INR85,940-254,700 INR
Delhi (region)Region163,800 INR172,200 INR78,480-259,100 INR
GhaziabadCity163,800 INR152,100 INR89,280-247,800 INR
KanpurCity161,600 INR172,200 INR80,180-258,400 INR
UttaranchalRegion159,500 INR159,500 INR80,840-251,500 INR
LudhianaCity159,400 INR159,400 INR80,340-247,800 INR
VisakhapatnamCity159,100 INR159,100 INR79,240-246,200 INR
PatnaCity158,700 INR158,700 INR78,620-243,000 INR
TripuraRegion157,600 INR167,100 INR73,040-246,500 INR
GoaRegion152,100 INR146,200 INR78,940-232,900 INR
ChandigarhRegion152,100 INR152,100 INR76,540-233,900 INR
PondicherryRegion152,100 INR142,300 INR80,340-228,000 INR
SikkimRegion152,100 INR159,500 INR72,780-239,000 INR
CoimbatoreCity152,100 INR150,000 INR78,500-233,600 INR
NagalandRegion152,000 INR138,800 INR80,500-231,000 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion152,000 INR161,300 INR71,660-239,300 INR
MeghalayaRegion151,800 INR161,300 INR69,580-239,000 INR
agraCity150,000 INR159,100 INR71,700-237,400 INR
VadodaraCity146,200 INR138,200 INR73,820-221,500 INR
MaduraiCity142,300 INR154,700 INR66,440-228,000 INR
MizoramRegion142,300 INR142,300 INR71,660-222,300 INR
LakshadweepRegion139,100 INR142,300 INR65,080-216,800 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion139,100 INR138,800 INR65,920-214,000 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion137,400 INR143,200 INR67,560-214,000 INR
Daman & DiuRegion136,200 INR129,000 INR72,420-207,800 INR

Journeyman Electrician in India: FAQs

  • How much does a journeyman electrician make per month in India?

    A journeyman electrician in India earns about 13,441 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 161,300 INR.

  • What's the salary range for a journeyman electrician in India?

    Entry-level journeyman electricians in India start near 80,840 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 253,400 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 107,880 and 207,700 INR.

  • Is the median journeyman electrician salary in India higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 161,300 INR, higher than the average of 161,300 INR. Half of journeyman electricians in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for journeyman electricians in India?

    Men working as a journeyman electrician in India earn around 6% more than women on average (168,100 vs 158,700 INR a year).

  • Do journeyman electricians in India get bonuses?

    About 29% of journeyman electricians in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 0% to 3% of base salary.

  • Do journeyman electricians earn more in the public or private sector in India?

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

  • How often do journeyman electricians in India get a pay raise?

    A journeyman electrician in India sees a raise of around 9% every 18 months, equivalent to roughly 6% a year.