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Average Manufacturing Engineering Manager Salary in India for 2026

A manufacturing engineering manager in India earns about 514,300 INR a year. That's 34% above 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 246,200 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 803,400 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 manufacturing engineering manager make in India?

Average salary
514,300 INR
42,858 INR per month
Lowest reported
246,200 INR
20,516 INR per month
Highest reported
803,400 INR
66,950 INR per month

A typical manufacturing engineering manager working in India brings home around 42,858 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 246,200 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 803,400 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 manufacturing engineering manager 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 manufacturing engineering manager 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 manufacturing engineering managers in India earn less than 533,000 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 352,000 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 694,700 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of manufacturing engineering managers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 246,200 INR. The highest stretch to 803,400 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.

246,200
Low
533,000
Median
803,400
High
352,000
25th
694,700
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Manufacturing engineering manager pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    286,400 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +42% from previous
    407,300 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +32% from previous
    535,900 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +23% from previous
    659,200 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +7% from previous
    702,800 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +9% from previous
    768,900 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 0 - 2 Years to 2 - 5 Years, where pay rises by about 42%. That is the point at which a manufacturing engineering manager 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.

Manufacturing engineering manager pay by education in India

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

  • Bachelor's Degree
    454,300 INR
  • Master's Degree
    +43% from previous
    650,800 INR

Manufacturing engineering manager gender pay gap in India

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and India is no exception. Male manufacturing engineering managers in India earn an average of 544,800 INR a year, while female manufacturing engineering managers earn around 498,000 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.

Manufacturing Engineering Manager gender pay gap

9%

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

Men 544,800 INR
Women 498,000 INR

Pay raises for a manufacturing engineering manager 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 11% 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

Manufacturing engineering manager 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.

83%

83% of manufacturing engineering managers in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a manufacturing engineering manager a high-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 5% to 9% of base salary. The remaining 17% of manufacturing engineering managers 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

Manufacturing engineering manager: 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

Manufacturing engineering manager salary by city and region in India

Manufacturing engineering manager 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
  • Maharashtra
  • Bihar
  • West Bengal
  • Rajasthan
  • Orissa
  • Andhra Pradesh
  • Ahmadabad
  • Delhi (city)
  • Kerala
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Uttar PradeshRegion653,200 INR653,200 INR327,800-1,015,500 INR
MaharashtraRegion633,100 INR619,000 INR320,500-974,600 INR
BiharRegion631,200 INR683,400 INR288,700-1,004,500 INR
West BengalRegion615,700 INR590,200 INR319,600-939,600 INR
RajasthanRegion615,300 INR629,800 INR301,600-965,000 INR
OrissaRegion595,300 INR571,300 INR308,300-913,400 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion592,600 INR605,700 INR292,000-927,000 INR
AhmadabadCity589,400 INR541,700 INR318,800-889,400 INR
Delhi (city)City581,300 INR566,900 INR294,700-894,500 INR
KeralaRegion581,000 INR535,800 INR315,700-879,700 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion581,000 INR592,600 INR283,700-907,100 INR
MumbaiCity574,200 INR553,800 INR301,800-883,500 INR
JharkhandRegion573,500 INR573,500 INR288,100-888,400 INR
KarnatakaRegion573,500 INR551,200 INR299,500-877,300 INR
BangaloreCity566,900 INR592,600 INR275,200-895,900 INR
Tamil NaduRegion566,900 INR533,000 INR301,300-862,200 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion566,900 INR568,500 INR282,500-883,500 INR
PuneCity566,900 INR524,400 INR308,900-860,300 INR
ChennaiCity562,200 INR551,200 INR288,100-864,900 INR
GujaratRegion558,300 INR548,500 INR283,700-862,100 INR
LucknowCity555,800 INR565,100 INR273,300-864,700 INR
HyderabadCity553,800 INR585,900 INR261,300-875,000 INR
SuratCity552,400 INR585,900 INR259,100-874,300 INR
Delhi (region)Region548,800 INR581,300 INR258,400-862,400 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion548,500 INR572,200 INR263,900-862,100 INR
HaryanaRegion545,300 INR514,300 INR290,800-832,100 INR
KolkataCity539,700 INR552,400 INR265,000-844,100 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity535,900 INR580,600 INR246,500-855,200 INR
IndoreCity533,100 INR573,500 INR245,300-844,600 INR
AssamRegion533,100 INR498,000 INR283,400-808,000 INR
PunjabRegion531,700 INR562,600 INR249,600-840,100 INR
JaipurCity529,600 INR510,000 INR275,800-810,500 INR
VisakhapatnamCity525,700 INR548,500 INR252,300-828,400 INR
NagpurCity525,700 INR558,300 INR246,500-832,000 INR
GhaziabadCity519,300 INR519,300 INR259,100-805,900 INR
TripuraRegion518,300 INR558,300 INR239,000-823,900 INR
KanpurCity514,800 INR548,800 INR240,500-817,800 INR
UttaranchalRegion510,000 INR528,600 INR245,300-800,500 INR
BhopalCity504,500 INR525,700 INR243,000-794,900 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion504,300 INR545,300 INR232,400-805,900 INR
ManipurRegion498,500 INR466,900 INR263,100-754,900 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion483,400 INR472,000 INR246,200-743,100 INR
NagalandRegion480,600 INR480,600 INR239,000-744,600 INR
LudhianaCity480,300 INR500,100 INR231,000-754,900 INR
MizoramRegion478,100 INR496,100 INR228,000-747,400 INR
GoaRegion478,000 INR489,600 INR233,600-745,000 INR
CoimbatoreCity478,000 INR451,000 INR254,700-727,100 INR
MaduraiCity476,600 INR514,800 INR221,500-758,700 INR
PondicherryRegion476,600 INR437,900 INR257,700-721,600 INR
agraCity472,100 INR462,300 INR239,000-727,400 INR
PatnaCity472,000 INR492,400 INR228,500-743,100 INR
MeghalayaRegion472,000 INR510,200 INR216,800-751,700 INR
VadodaraCity459,300 INR467,700 INR225,300-718,000 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion457,300 INR436,200 INR239,000-699,700 INR
ChandigarhRegion454,900 INR472,100 INR217,900-713,900 INR
SikkimRegion454,900 INR447,300 INR232,400-702,800 INR
LakshadweepRegion436,200 INR464,400 INR204,000-692,500 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion431,300 INR459,700 INR205,700-684,900 INR
Daman & DiuRegion431,100 INR394,300 INR232,900-646,600 INR

Manufacturing Engineering Manager in India: FAQs

  • How much does a manufacturing engineering manager make per month in India?

    A manufacturing engineering manager in India earns about 42,858 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 514,300 INR.

  • What's the salary range for a manufacturing engineering manager in India?

    Entry-level manufacturing engineering managers in India start near 246,200 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 803,400 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 352,000 and 694,700 INR.

  • Is the median manufacturing engineering manager salary in India higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 533,000 INR, higher than the average of 514,300 INR. Half of manufacturing engineering managers in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for manufacturing engineering managers in India?

    Men working as a manufacturing engineering manager in India earn around 9% more than women on average (544,800 vs 498,000 INR a year).

  • Do manufacturing engineering managers in India get bonuses?

    About 83% of manufacturing engineering managers in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 5% to 9% of base salary.

  • Do manufacturing engineering managers earn more in the public or private sector in India?

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

  • How often do manufacturing engineering managers in India get a pay raise?

    A manufacturing engineering manager in India sees a raise of around 11% every 18 months, equivalent to roughly 7% a year.