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Average Stationary Engineer Salary in India for 2026

A stationary engineer in India earns about 305,600 INR a year. That's 20% 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 161,300 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 464,400 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 stationary engineer make in India?

Average salary
305,600 INR
25,466 INR per month
Lowest reported
161,300 INR
13,441 INR per month
Highest reported
464,400 INR
38,700 INR per month

A typical stationary engineer working in India brings home around 25,466 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 161,300 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 464,400 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 stationary 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 stationary engineer 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 stationary engineers in India earn less than 288,100 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 201,100 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 351,200 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of stationary engineers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 161,300 INR. The highest stretch to 464,400 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.

161,300
Low
288,100
Median
464,400
High
201,100
25th
351,200
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Stationary engineer pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    187,500 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +21% from previous
    227,600 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +42% from previous
    322,600 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +17% from previous
    378,300 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +10% from previous
    415,900 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +5% from previous
    437,900 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 42%. That is the point at which a stationary 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.

Stationary engineer pay by education in India

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

  • Bachelor's Degree
    209,700 INR
  • Master's Degree
    +93% from previous
    404,600 INR

Stationary engineer gender pay gap in India

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and India is no exception. Male stationary engineers in India earn an average of 319,600 INR a year, while female stationary engineers earn around 279,400 INR. That works out to a 14% 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.

Stationary Engineer gender pay gap

13%

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

Men 319,600 INR
Women 279,400 INR

Pay raises for a stationary engineer 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

Stationary engineer 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.

27%

27% of stationary engineers in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a stationary 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 1% to 3% of base salary. The remaining 73% of stationary engineers 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

Stationary engineer: 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

Stationary engineer salary by city and region in India

Stationary engineer 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
  • Bihar
  • West Bengal
  • Rajasthan
  • Karnataka
  • Hyderabad
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Maharashtra
  • Ahmadabad
  • Tamil Nadu
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Uttar PradeshRegion389,200 INR383,300 INR197,600-597,800 INR
BiharRegion384,200 INR413,900 INR176,800-608,500 INR
West BengalRegion372,600 INR381,800 INR183,600-581,000 INR
RajasthanRegion367,900 INR351,200 INR192,000-562,200 INR
KarnatakaRegion362,200 INR369,900 INR175,900-562,600 INR
HyderabadCity357,300 INR327,800 INR192,600-535,900 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion353,600 INR340,400 INR183,700-539,700 INR
MaharashtraRegion353,600 INR353,600 INR176,800-548,500 INR
AhmadabadCity352,000 INR371,100 INR163,800-553,800 INR
Tamil NaduRegion351,900 INR366,200 INR169,000-552,400 INR
BangaloreCity351,200 INR330,900 INR187,300-535,800 INR
GujaratRegion351,200 INR351,200 INR176,800-548,800 INR
ChennaiCity349,300 INR349,300 INR172,200-539,800 INR
Delhi (city)City345,100 INR345,100 INR172,400-533,000 INR
PunjabRegion341,900 INR313,700 INR185,100-518,300 INR
MumbaiCity341,400 INR348,300 INR167,100-533,000 INR
KeralaRegion340,400 INR361,600 INR159,400-537,300 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion340,400 INR325,900 INR176,800-518,900 INR
SuratCity335,100 INR309,800 INR181,600-504,300 INR
OrissaRegion332,100 INR340,400 INR161,600-522,700 INR
KolkataCity327,800 INR313,700 INR172,200-502,200 INR
NagpurCity325,900 INR301,800 INR176,800-492,400 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion325,600 INR317,700 INR164,200-502,200 INR
JharkhandRegion319,600 INR315,700 INR161,600-493,000 INR
HaryanaRegion318,800 INR330,900 INR152,000-500,100 INR
LucknowCity318,800 INR305,600 INR164,200-485,200 INR
KanpurCity317,700 INR294,300 INR172,400-483,400 INR
ManipurRegion314,500 INR325,600 INR151,800-492,400 INR
AssamRegion313,700 INR327,300 INR152,100-496,100 INR
PuneCity311,700 INR330,900 INR148,300-493,000 INR
JaipurCity309,800 INR315,700 INR152,100-480,300 INR
MeghalayaRegion305,600 INR327,300 INR138,800-485,300 INR
Delhi (region)Region301,800 INR275,800 INR161,300-453,200 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion301,800 INR325,800 INR139,100-476,600 INR
IndoreCity301,700 INR327,800 INR138,200-483,400 INR
LudhianaCity301,700 INR283,700 INR159,500-460,500 INR
CoimbatoreCity301,600 INR315,700 INR146,200-475,700 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion301,300 INR282,300 INR159,400-459,700 INR
VisakhapatnamCity301,300 INR282,300 INR159,400-459,700 INR
GoaRegion296,000 INR282,500 INR152,300-453,200 INR
GhaziabadCity296,000 INR288,700 INR152,100-457,300 INR
UttaranchalRegion296,000 INR277,400 INR158,700-450,300 INR
TripuraRegion294,700 INR317,700 INR136,200-467,700 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity294,700 INR317,700 INR136,200-467,700 INR
BhopalCity294,700 INR275,500 INR157,600-447,700 INR
NagalandRegion292,000 INR283,700 INR150,000-447,700 INR
PatnaCity288,100 INR271,300 INR152,000-433,800 INR
ChandigarhRegion283,400 INR265,000 INR150,000-426,700 INR
VadodaraCity282,500 INR275,200 INR148,300-433,800 INR
MizoramRegion282,300 INR266,000 INR151,800-430,000 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion281,500 INR281,500 INR138,800-433,800 INR
MaduraiCity277,400 INR301,300 INR129,000-442,300 INR
SikkimRegion275,800 INR275,800 INR139,100-426,700 INR
PondicherryRegion273,300 INR290,800 INR129,000-430,000 INR
agraCity273,000 INR273,000 INR137,400-425,100 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion267,100 INR246,200 INR146,200-406,300 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion266,000 INR272,800 INR128,900-415,900 INR
LakshadweepRegion261,300 INR238,900 INR138,800-392,300 INR
Daman & DiuRegion254,800 INR272,800 INR119,700-403,100 INR

Stationary Engineer in India: FAQs

  • How much does a stationary engineer make per month in India?

    A stationary engineer in India earns about 25,466 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 305,600 INR.

  • What's the salary range for a stationary engineer in India?

    Entry-level stationary engineers in India start near 161,300 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 464,400 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 201,100 and 351,200 INR.

  • Is the median stationary engineer salary in India higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 288,100 INR, lower than the average of 305,600 INR. Half of stationary engineers in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for stationary engineers in India?

    Men working as a stationary engineer in India earn around 14% more than women on average (319,600 vs 279,400 INR a year).

  • Do stationary engineers in India get bonuses?

    About 27% of stationary engineers in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 1% to 3% of base salary.

  • Do stationary engineers earn more in the public or private sector in India?

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

  • How often do stationary engineers in India get a pay raise?

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