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Average Manufacturing Engineering Technologist Salary in India for 2026

A manufacturing engineering technologist in India earns about 384,500 INR a year. It sits roughly in line with the national average.

Pay ranges widely from country to country and from role to role. The lowest reported salaries in India sit around 192,600 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 595,300 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 technologist make in India?

Average salary
384,500 INR
32,041 INR per month
Lowest reported
192,600 INR
16,050 INR per month
Highest reported
595,300 INR
49,608 INR per month

A typical manufacturing engineering technologist working in India brings home around 32,041 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 192,600 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 595,300 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 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 manufacturing 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 manufacturing engineering technologists in India earn less than 384,500 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 259,100 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 491,000 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of manufacturing 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 192,600 INR. The highest stretch to 595,300 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.

192,600
Low
384,500
Median
595,300
High
259,100
25th
491,000
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Manufacturing engineering technologist pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    231,000 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +33% from previous
    307,400 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +32% from previous
    407,300 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +20% from previous
    487,600 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +8% from previous
    524,300 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +7% from previous
    562,600 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 0 - 2 Years to 2 - 5 Years, where pay rises by about 33%. That is the point at which a manufacturing 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.

Manufacturing engineering technologist pay by education in India

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

  • Bachelor's Degree
    330,700 INR
  • Master's Degree
    +57% from previous
    518,900 INR

Manufacturing 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 manufacturing engineering technologists in India earn an average of 394,500 INR a year, while female manufacturing engineering technologists earn around 369,300 INR. That works out to a 7% 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 Technologist gender pay gap

6%

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

Men 394,500 INR
Women 369,300 INR

Pay raises for a manufacturing 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 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 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.

80%

80% of manufacturing engineering technologists in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a manufacturing engineering technologist 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 8% of base salary. The remaining 20% of manufacturing 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

Manufacturing 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

Manufacturing engineering technologist salary by city and region in India

Manufacturing 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
  • West Bengal
  • Karnataka
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Andhra Pradesh
  • Rajasthan
  • Bihar
  • Delhi (city)
  • Maharashtra
  • Gujarat
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Uttar PradeshRegion489,600 INR451,000 INR263,900-737,000 INR
West BengalRegion478,000 INR489,600 INR233,600-745,000 INR
KarnatakaRegion459,700 INR466,900 INR225,700-713,900 INR
Tamil NaduRegion455,400 INR447,300 INR232,400-701,400 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion454,300 INR433,800 INR237,400-695,400 INR
RajasthanRegion454,300 INR433,800 INR237,400-695,400 INR
BiharRegion451,000 INR485,200 INR207,800-713,900 INR
Delhi (city)City451,000 INR476,600 INR209,500-712,100 INR
MaharashtraRegion445,100 INR471,700 INR208,600-702,800 INR
GujaratRegion442,200 INR466,900 INR207,700-696,700 INR
MumbaiCity440,200 INR451,000 INR215,100-688,900 INR
JharkhandRegion437,900 INR403,100 INR237,400-663,200 INR
KeralaRegion437,900 INR414,000 INR232,400-669,100 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion431,300 INR417,200 INR225,300-663,100 INR
AhmadabadCity431,300 INR407,300 INR231,000-658,300 INR
HyderabadCity425,100 INR445,100 INR204,000-670,600 INR
OrissaRegion425,100 INR433,400 INR208,600-664,500 INR
LucknowCity424,900 INR407,300 INR218,900-650,800 INR
SuratCity424,300 INR442,200 INR205,700-667,400 INR
ChennaiCity420,800 INR448,500 INR197,600-667,400 INR
BangaloreCity420,100 INR420,100 INR209,700-652,200 INR
KanpurCity419,400 INR433,400 INR200,000-658,300 INR
PunjabRegion415,900 INR430,000 INR197,600-650,700 INR
JaipurCity415,900 INR424,300 INR204,700-648,200 INR
PuneCity412,000 INR385,300 INR217,900-625,000 INR
HaryanaRegion407,100 INR398,300 INR207,700-626,800 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion403,100 INR403,100 INR201,100-625,000 INR
KolkataCity403,100 INR385,300 INR208,600-615,700 INR
UttaranchalRegion401,300 INR401,300 INR201,100-623,200 INR
AssamRegion399,900 INR392,300 INR205,700-615,300 INR
BhopalCity398,300 INR398,300 INR197,600-615,300 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion397,900 INR367,200 INR215,100-603,400 INR
IndoreCity397,900 INR430,500 INR183,700-637,500 INR
NagpurCity396,300 INR413,900 INR192,000-623,700 INR
Delhi (region)Region394,300 INR412,000 INR190,500-620,300 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity394,300 INR425,100 INR181,600-628,000 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion392,300 INR424,300 INR180,500-623,700 INR
TripuraRegion390,000 INR420,800 INR180,500-623,200 INR
LudhianaCity385,300 INR385,300 INR191,600-597,800 INR
CoimbatoreCity376,800 INR367,200 INR192,600-578,500 INR
VadodaraCity367,200 INR353,600 INR192,600-562,600 INR
VisakhapatnamCity367,200 INR367,200 INR185,100-572,200 INR
NagalandRegion365,400 INR335,100 INR195,200-548,500 INR
GhaziabadCity363,000 INR335,100 INR195,200-551,200 INR
ManipurRegion363,000 INR357,700 INR187,500-562,200 INR
GoaRegion362,200 INR345,700 INR189,300-552,400 INR
MeghalayaRegion361,500 INR392,300 INR168,100-576,500 INR
PondicherryRegion354,000 INR335,100 INR189,300-539,700 INR
PatnaCity354,000 INR354,000 INR175,900-552,400 INR
MaduraiCity353,600 INR383,300 INR161,600-563,000 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion352,000 INR363,000 INR167,100-547,800 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion349,300 INR367,200 INR161,600-547,800 INR
SikkimRegion348,300 INR369,300 INR163,800-553,800 INR
MizoramRegion344,600 INR344,600 INR172,400-535,800 INR
agraCity340,400 INR361,600 INR159,400-535,900 INR
ChandigarhRegion340,000 INR340,000 INR169,000-524,700 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion335,100 INR341,400 INR163,800-520,900 INR
Daman & DiuRegion327,300 INR308,300 INR172,200-498,000 INR
LakshadweepRegion311,700 INR325,800 INR151,800-489,500 INR

Manufacturing Engineering Technologist in India: FAQs

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

    A manufacturing engineering technologist in India earns about 32,041 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 384,500 INR.

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

    Entry-level manufacturing engineering technologists in India start near 192,600 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 595,300 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 259,100 and 491,000 INR.

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

    The median is 384,500 INR, higher than the average of 384,500 INR. Half of manufacturing engineering technologists in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

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

    Men working as a manufacturing engineering technologist in India earn around 7% more than women on average (394,500 vs 369,300 INR a year).

  • Do manufacturing engineering technologists in India get bonuses?

    About 80% of manufacturing engineering technologists in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 5% to 8% of base salary.

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

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

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