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Average Maintenance Electrician Salary in India for 2026

A maintenance electrician in India earns about 127,700 INR a year. That's 67% 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 58,440 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 195,200 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 maintenance electrician make in India?

Average salary
127,700 INR
10,641 INR per month
Lowest reported
58,440 INR
4,870 INR per month
Highest reported
195,200 INR
16,266 INR per month

A typical maintenance electrician working in India brings home around 10,641 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 58,440 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 195,200 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 maintenance 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 maintenance 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 maintenance electricians in India earn less than 128,900 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 83,900 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 172,200 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of maintenance electricians sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 58,440 INR. The highest stretch to 195,200 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.

58,440
Low
128,900
Median
195,200
High
83,900
25th
172,200
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Maintenance electrician pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    69,040 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +44% from previous
    99,340 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +30% from previous
    128,900 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +24% from previous
    159,500 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +8% from previous
    172,200 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +10% from previous
    189,300 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 0 - 2 Years to 2 - 5 Years, where pay rises by about 44%. That is the point at which a maintenance 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.

Maintenance electrician pay by education in India

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

  • High School
    87,880 INR
  • Certificate or Diploma
    +47% from previous
    129,000 INR
  • Bachelor's Degree
    +34% from previous
    172,400 INR

Maintenance 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 maintenance electricians in India earn an average of 134,600 INR a year, while female maintenance electricians earn around 123,400 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.

Maintenance Electrician gender pay gap

8%

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

Men 134,600 INR
Women 123,400 INR

Pay raises for a maintenance 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 17 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

Maintenance 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.

31%

31% of maintenance electricians in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a maintenance 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 4% of base salary. The remaining 69% of maintenance 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

Maintenance 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

Maintenance electrician salary by city and region in India

Maintenance 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.

  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Maharashtra
  • Gujarat
  • Andhra Pradesh
  • Bihar
  • West Bengal
  • Hyderabad
  • Delhi (city)
  • Mumbai
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Uttar PradeshRegion152,300 INR152,300 INR78,160-239,000 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion148,300 INR152,100 INR72,380-231,000 INR
MaharashtraRegion143,200 INR138,800 INR72,260-221,500 INR
GujaratRegion143,200 INR138,200 INR73,820-221,500 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion142,300 INR142,300 INR70,940-218,900 INR
BiharRegion142,300 INR157,600 INR68,060-228,000 INR
West BengalRegion142,300 INR136,200 INR73,880-216,800 INR
HyderabadCity142,300 INR151,800 INR68,060-221,500 INR
Delhi (city)City142,300 INR142,300 INR75,040-222,300 INR
MumbaiCity139,100 INR130,400 INR71,660-209,500 INR
Tamil NaduRegion139,100 INR128,500 INR71,280-209,700 INR
OrissaRegion138,800 INR136,100 INR73,820-212,500 INR
RajasthanRegion138,200 INR142,300 INR68,360-216,800 INR
JharkhandRegion138,200 INR138,200 INR70,260-214,000 INR
ChennaiCity138,200 INR136,200 INR72,180-212,500 INR
KolkataCity137,400 INR138,800 INR65,920-212,500 INR
KarnatakaRegion137,400 INR128,900 INR69,240-208,600 INR
KeralaRegion137,400 INR127,700 INR73,760-207,700 INR
AssamRegion136,200 INR129,000 INR72,420-207,800 INR
SuratCity136,200 INR142,300 INR64,560-214,000 INR
BangaloreCity136,200 INR138,800 INR65,940-210,500 INR
PuneCity136,100 INR125,100 INR73,820-204,700 INR
PunjabRegion136,100 INR143,200 INR64,040-210,500 INR
AhmadabadCity134,600 INR123,400 INR71,660-200,000 INR
LucknowCity130,400 INR136,100 INR64,180-207,800 INR
Delhi (region)Region128,500 INR137,400 INR60,340-205,700 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion127,700 INR136,200 INR57,320-197,600 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion125,700 INR125,700 INR61,760-195,200 INR
JaipurCity125,700 INR119,900 INR66,480-191,600 INR
BhopalCity125,700 INR130,400 INR60,340-197,600 INR
KanpurCity125,100 INR130,400 INR57,620-196,800 INR
VisakhapatnamCity125,100 INR128,500 INR57,820-194,600 INR
TripuraRegion125,100 INR136,100 INR55,820-195,200 INR
HaryanaRegion125,100 INR117,660 INR67,560-189,300 INR
ManipurRegion123,400 INR116,540 INR65,940-187,300 INR
NagpurCity123,400 INR128,900 INR57,320-194,600 INR
IndoreCity119,900 INR128,900 INR55,320-191,600 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion119,900 INR127,700 INR58,240-192,000 INR
UttaranchalRegion119,700 INR124,400 INR59,240-190,500 INR
LudhianaCity119,700 INR124,400 INR57,320-189,300 INR
PatnaCity118,200 INR125,100 INR57,900-187,500 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity117,860 INR129,000 INR55,940-190,500 INR
GhaziabadCity116,420 INR116,420 INR57,320-180,300 INR
MeghalayaRegion116,420 INR124,400 INR53,840-183,700 INR
CoimbatoreCity115,740 INR107,880 INR60,600-175,900 INR
ChandigarhRegion114,820 INR118,380 INR52,880-180,300 INR
MizoramRegion113,740 INR117,600 INR56,880-180,500 INR
MaduraiCity113,740 INR125,100 INR51,800-183,600 INR
NagalandRegion113,420 INR113,420 INR55,820-176,800 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion113,220 INR111,240 INR57,800-172,200 INR
PondicherryRegion111,900 INR102,020 INR59,940-168,100 INR
agraCity111,900 INR108,320 INR55,580-172,200 INR
SikkimRegion111,000 INR109,520 INR56,640-172,400 INR
GoaRegion110,500 INR112,180 INR53,320-172,200 INR
VadodaraCity110,500 INR112,180 INR53,320-172,200 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion110,380 INR105,440 INR57,320-169,000 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion103,440 INR110,380 INR48,560-163,800 INR
Daman & DiuRegion103,140 INR95,860 INR57,360-154,700 INR
LakshadweepRegion102,020 INR106,440 INR48,160-159,500 INR

Maintenance Electrician in India: FAQs

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

    A maintenance electrician in India earns about 10,641 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 127,700 INR.

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

    Entry-level maintenance electricians in India start near 58,440 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 195,200 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 83,900 and 172,200 INR.

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

    The median is 128,900 INR, higher than the average of 127,700 INR. Half of maintenance electricians in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

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

    Men working as a maintenance electrician in India earn around 9% more than women on average (134,600 vs 123,400 INR a year).

  • Do maintenance electricians in India get bonuses?

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

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

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

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

    A maintenance electrician in India sees a raise of around 9% every 17 months, equivalent to roughly 6% a year.