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Average Service Engineer Salary in Pakistan for 2026

A service engineer in Pakistan earns about 926,000 PKR a year. That's 6% below the national average of 983,100 PKR.

Pay ranges widely from country to country and from role to role. The lowest reported salaries in Pakistan sit around 444,300 PKR a year, while the very top stretches to 1,450,700 PKR. Everything on this page is in Pakistani rupee (PKR, 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 Pakistan, 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 service engineer make in Pakistan?

Average salary
926,000 PKR
77,166 PKR per month
Lowest reported
444,300 PKR
37,025 PKR per month
Highest reported
1,450,700 PKR
120,891 PKR per month

A typical service engineer working in Pakistan brings home around 77,166 PKR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 444,300 PKR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 1,450,700 PKR 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 service engineer 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 service engineer pay ranges in Pakistan

A good way to think about salary in Pakistan is to look at the distribution rather than the headline average. Half of all service engineers in Pakistan earn less than 965,000 PKR 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 632,400 PKR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 1,259,300 PKR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of service engineers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 444,300 PKR. The highest stretch to 1,450,700 PKR, 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.

444,300
Low
965,000
Median
1,450,700
High
632,400
25th
1,259,300
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in PKR

Service engineer pay by experience in Pakistan

Years of experience is the single biggest lever on pay for a service engineer in Pakistan, 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 service engineer salary changes as you move through the career ladder.

  • 0-2 Years
    522,700 PKR
  • 2-5 Years
    +41% from previous
    737,000 PKR
  • 5-10 Years
    +32% from previous
    970,600 PKR
  • 10-15 Years
    +23% from previous
    1,192,500 PKR
  • 15-20 Years
    +7% from previous
    1,273,300 PKR
  • 20+ Years
    +9% from previous
    1,391,600 PKR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 0 - 2 Years to 2 - 5 Years, where pay rises by about 41%. That is the point at which a service engineer 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.


Service engineer pay by education in Pakistan

Education sits alongside experience as one of the biggest factors driving service engineer pay in Pakistan. 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 service engineer salary in Pakistan broken down by the highest level of education a worker has completed.

  • Bachelor's Degree
    816,900 PKR
  • Master's Degree
    +44% from previous
    1,172,800 PKR

Service engineer gender pay gap in Pakistan

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and Pakistan is no exception. Male service engineers in Pakistan earn an average of 991,000 PKR a year, while female service engineers earn around 899,200 PKR. That works out to a 10% 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.

Service Engineer gender pay gap

9%

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

Men 991,000 PKR
Women 899,200 PKR

Pay raises for a service engineer in Pakistan

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 Pakistan sees a raise of about 11% every 19 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 Pakistan, the national average raise is around 8% every 19 months.

By industry

Industries with the highest pay raises in Pakistan:

  • Banking
    2%
  • Energy
  • Information Technology
  • Healthcare
  • Travel
    1%
  • 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

Service engineer bonus rates in Pakistan

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.

28%

28% of service engineers in Pakistan reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a service engineer 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 72% of service engineers reported no bonus at all over the same period.

Which careers pay bonuses in Pakistan

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

Service engineer: public vs private sector pay

Public-sector pay in Pakistan is about 12% 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

11%

Public-sector workers earn this much more than private-sector workers in Pakistan on average.

Public sector 1,023,400 PKR
Private sector 913,400 PKR

Service engineer salary by city in Pakistan

Service engineer pay is not even across Pakistan. The chart below shows the highest-paying cities in the dataset, followed by the full location table.

  • Karachi
  • Lahore
  • Gujranwala
  • Peshawar
  • Faisalabad
  • Rawalpindi
  • Multan
  • Hyderabad
  • Bahawalpur
  • Islamabad
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
KarachiCity1,025,100 PKR1,065,800 PKR492,400-1,606,100 PKR
LahoreCity1,023,400 PKR1,043,600 PKR502,200-1,594,500 PKR
GujranwalaCity954,900 PKR878,900 PKR514,800-1,440,700 PKR
PeshawarCity953,300 PKR1,027,600 PKR436,200-1,510,400 PKR
FaisalabadCity925,900 PKR925,900 PKR464,400-1,440,700 PKR
RawalpindiCity925,900 PKR906,500 PKR472,100-1,428,800 PKR
MultanCity888,400 PKR852,900 PKR462,300-1,357,900 PKR
HyderabadCity884,700 PKR830,500 PKR467,700-1,345,400 PKR
BahawalpurCity846,500 PKR829,000 PKR430,500-1,306,100 PKR
IslamabadCity838,100 PKR874,300 PKR403,100-1,320,500 PKR
QuettaCity808,000 PKR854,300 PKR378,800-1,273,300 PKR
SargodhaCity799,300 PKR817,800 PKR392,300-1,249,900 PKR
SialkotCity794,900 PKR794,900 PKR398,300-1,235,600 PKR


Service Engineer in Pakistan: FAQs

  • How much does a service engineer make per month in Pakistan?

    A service engineer in Pakistan earns about 77,166 PKR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 926,000 PKR.

  • What's the salary range for a service engineer in Pakistan?

    Entry-level service engineers in Pakistan start near 444,300 PKR. Top-end pay reaches around 1,450,700 PKR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 632,400 and 1,259,300 PKR.

  • Is the median service engineer salary in Pakistan higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 965,000 PKR, higher than the average of 926,000 PKR. Half of service engineers in Pakistan earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for service engineers in Pakistan?

    Men working as a service engineer in Pakistan earn around 10% more than women on average (991,000 vs 899,200 PKR a year).

  • Do service engineers in Pakistan get bonuses?

    About 28% of service engineers in Pakistan reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 0% to 4% of base salary.

  • Do service engineers earn more in the public or private sector in Pakistan?

    In Pakistan, the public sector pays a service engineer about 12% more on average. Public-sector pay tends to be steadier; private-sector pay tends to offer bigger upside.

  • How often do service engineers in Pakistan get a pay raise?

    A service engineer in Pakistan sees a raise of around 11% every 19 months, equivalent to roughly 7% a year.