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Average Materials Technician Salary in India for 2026

A materials technician in India earns about 245,300 INR a year. That's 36% 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 123,400 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 381,800 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 materials technician make in India?

Average salary
245,300 INR
20,441 INR per month
Lowest reported
123,400 INR
10,283 INR per month
Highest reported
381,800 INR
31,816 INR per month

A typical materials technician working in India brings home around 20,441 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 123,400 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 381,800 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 materials technician 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 materials technician 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 materials technicians in India earn less than 245,300 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 164,200 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 311,700 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of materials technicians sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 123,400 INR. The highest stretch to 381,800 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.

123,400
Low
245,300
Median
381,800
High
164,200
25th
311,700
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Materials technician pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    148,300 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +31% from previous
    194,600 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +34% from previous
    261,300 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +20% from previous
    312,400 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +7% from previous
    335,100 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +7% from previous
    359,900 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 materials technician 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.

Materials technician pay by education in India

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

  • High School
    194,600 INR
  • Certificate or Diploma
    +40% from previous
    273,300 INR
  • Bachelor's Degree
    +24% from previous
    340,000 INR

Materials technician gender pay gap in India

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and India is no exception. Male materials technicians in India earn an average of 253,400 INR a year, while female materials technicians earn around 237,400 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.

Materials Technician gender pay gap

6%

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

Men 253,400 INR
Women 237,400 INR

Pay raises for a materials technician 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 16 months, which works out to roughly 8% 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

Materials technician 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 materials technicians in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a materials technician 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 materials technicians 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

Materials technician: 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

Materials technician salary by city and region in India

Materials technician 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.

  • West Bengal
  • Maharashtra
  • Bihar
  • Gujarat
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Hyderabad
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Kerala
  • Bangalore
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
West BengalRegion301,700 INR308,300 INR150,000-472,000 INR
MaharashtraRegion301,600 INR320,500 INR143,200-478,000 INR
BiharRegion294,300 INR315,900 INR136,200-466,900 INR
GujaratRegion292,000 INR309,800 INR137,400-459,300 INR
Uttar PradeshRegion292,000 INR268,900 INR158,700-442,200 INR
HyderabadCity283,700 INR299,500 INR137,400-447,700 INR
Tamil NaduRegion277,400 INR273,300 INR142,300-426,700 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion277,400 INR267,100 INR146,200-428,400 INR
KeralaRegion275,500 INR263,200 INR148,300-420,800 INR
BangaloreCity275,200 INR275,200 INR137,400-424,300 INR
Delhi (city)City275,200 INR288,700 INR129,000-431,300 INR
RajasthanRegion273,300 INR263,200 INR142,300-417,200 INR
ChennaiCity273,300 INR286,400 INR129,000-431,100 INR
KarnatakaRegion273,300 INR277,400 INR134,600-425,100 INR
JharkhandRegion273,300 INR249,600 INR148,300-412,000 INR
AssamRegion273,300 INR266,000 INR138,200-421,400 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion273,000 INR263,900 INR143,200-421,400 INR
MumbaiCity271,300 INR273,000 INR130,400-421,400 INR
SuratCity271,300 INR281,500 INR128,500-424,300 INR
PuneCity267,100 INR249,600 INR142,300-404,600 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion265,000 INR245,300 INR142,300-399,900 INR
OrissaRegion263,200 INR266,000 INR129,000-407,300 INR
KanpurCity263,100 INR275,200 INR127,700-414,000 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion261,300 INR261,300 INR128,500-403,100 INR
AhmadabadCity261,300 INR245,300 INR139,100-394,300 INR
KolkataCity259,100 INR247,800 INR136,100-394,500 INR
PunjabRegion259,100 INR271,300 INR124,400-407,100 INR
LucknowCity258,400 INR246,200 INR134,600-392,300 INR
BhopalCity258,400 INR258,400 INR129,000-396,300 INR
Delhi (region)Region258,400 INR266,000 INR125,100-403,100 INR
HaryanaRegion257,700 INR252,300 INR130,400-396,300 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity254,700 INR273,000 INR117,440-404,600 INR
TripuraRegion252,300 INR275,200 INR115,740-403,100 INR
VisakhapatnamCity252,300 INR252,300 INR125,700-392,300 INR
UttaranchalRegion251,500 INR251,500 INR124,400-386,400 INR
JaipurCity251,500 INR254,800 INR123,400-388,100 INR
NagpurCity246,500 INR257,700 INR119,020-389,200 INR
LudhianaCity245,300 INR245,300 INR123,400-381,800 INR
IndoreCity240,500 INR263,200 INR112,420-385,300 INR
GhaziabadCity240,500 INR221,500 INR128,900-366,200 INR
ManipurRegion238,900 INR233,600 INR119,900-367,900 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion238,900 INR257,700 INR109,520-381,800 INR
PatnaCity233,900 INR233,900 INR115,940-363,000 INR
PondicherryRegion232,900 INR216,800 INR123,400-351,900 INR
CoimbatoreCity232,400 INR227,600 INR116,780-359,900 INR
MaduraiCity232,400 INR249,600 INR107,820-369,900 INR
NagalandRegion232,400 INR212,500 INR127,700-352,000 INR
MizoramRegion231,000 INR231,000 INR115,380-357,300 INR
MeghalayaRegion227,600 INR246,200 INR105,880-361,500 INR
VadodaraCity225,300 INR215,100 INR115,600-345,100 INR
GoaRegion225,300 INR215,100 INR115,600-345,100 INR
SikkimRegion222,300 INR237,400 INR104,440-351,900 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion221,500 INR237,400 INR102,960-351,200 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion218,900 INR228,000 INR104,140-345,700 INR
agraCity217,900 INR232,900 INR104,080-345,100 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion212,500 INR216,800 INR104,440-332,100 INR
ChandigarhRegion210,500 INR210,500 INR106,160-327,300 INR
LakshadweepRegion208,600 INR216,800 INR101,920-327,800 INR
Daman & DiuRegion200,000 INR189,300 INR106,760-307,400 INR

Materials Technician in India: FAQs

  • How much does a materials technician make per month in India?

    A materials technician in India earns about 20,441 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 245,300 INR.

  • What's the salary range for a materials technician in India?

    Entry-level materials technicians in India start near 123,400 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 381,800 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 164,200 and 311,700 INR.

  • Is the median materials technician salary in India higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 245,300 INR, higher than the average of 245,300 INR. Half of materials technicians in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for materials technicians in India?

    Men working as a materials technician in India earn around 7% more than women on average (253,400 vs 237,400 INR a year).

  • Do materials technicians in India get bonuses?

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

  • Do materials technicians earn more in the public or private sector in India?

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

  • How often do materials technicians in India get a pay raise?

    A materials technician in India sees a raise of around 11% every 16 months, equivalent to roughly 8% a year.