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Average Technical Draughtsman Salary in India for 2026

A technical draughtsman in India earns about 138,200 INR a year. That's 64% 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 72,540 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 210,500 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 technical draughtsman make in India?

Average salary
138,200 INR
11,516 INR per month
Lowest reported
72,540 INR
6,045 INR per month
Highest reported
210,500 INR
17,541 INR per month

A typical technical draughtsman working in India brings home around 11,516 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 72,540 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 210,500 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 technical draughtsman 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 technical draughtsman 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 technical draughtsmans in India earn less than 128,900 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 93,100 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 161,300 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of technical draughtsmans sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 72,540 INR. The highest stretch to 210,500 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.

72,540
Low
128,900
Median
210,500
High
93,100
25th
161,300
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Technical draughtsman pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    84,180 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +25% from previous
    104,900 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +41% from previous
    148,300 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +16% from previous
    172,400 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +10% from previous
    190,500 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +6% from previous
    201,100 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 41%. That is the point at which a technical draughtsman 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.

Technical draughtsman pay by education in India

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

  • High School
    104,900 INR
  • Certificate or Diploma
    +41% from previous
    148,300 INR
  • Bachelor's Degree
    +40% from previous
    207,800 INR

Technical draughtsman gender pay gap in India

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and India is no exception. Male technical draughtsmans in India earn an average of 148,300 INR a year, while female technical draughtsmans earn around 129,000 INR. That works out to a 15% 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.

Technical Draughtsman gender pay gap

13%

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

Men 148,300 INR
Women 129,000 INR

Pay raises for a technical draughtsman 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 9% every 17 months, which works out to roughly 6% 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

Technical draughtsman 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.

26%

26% of technical draughtsmans in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a technical draughtsman 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 74% of technical draughtsmans 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

Technical draughtsman: 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

Technical draughtsman salary by city and region in India

Technical draughtsman 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.

  • Madhya Pradesh
  • West Bengal
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Maharashtra
  • Bangalore
  • Bihar
  • Andhra Pradesh
  • Karnataka
  • Kolkata
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Madhya PradeshRegion172,200 INR164,200 INR91,320-263,100 INR
West BengalRegion169,000 INR172,400 INR83,140-263,900 INR
Uttar PradeshRegion168,100 INR161,600 INR83,640-254,800 INR
Tamil NaduRegion167,100 INR174,000 INR80,060-263,900 INR
MaharashtraRegion164,200 INR164,200 INR83,420-258,400 INR
BangaloreCity164,200 INR154,700 INR87,880-249,600 INR
BiharRegion163,800 INR175,900 INR74,380-261,300 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion161,600 INR157,600 INR83,100-251,500 INR
KarnatakaRegion161,300 INR164,200 INR80,920-253,400 INR
KolkataCity159,400 INR152,300 INR83,140-245,300 INR
OrissaRegion159,100 INR159,500 INR79,120-246,500 INR
GujaratRegion157,600 INR157,600 INR77,340-240,500 INR
Delhi (city)City157,600 INR157,600 INR77,120-240,500 INR
RajasthanRegion154,700 INR150,000 INR80,840-239,000 INR
AssamRegion154,700 INR161,300 INR73,020-243,000 INR
MumbaiCity152,300 INR158,700 INR74,940-239,000 INR
SuratCity152,100 INR138,200 INR80,760-227,600 INR
PunjabRegion152,100 INR138,200 INR80,760-227,600 INR
LucknowCity152,000 INR148,300 INR78,480-232,400 INR
NagpurCity151,800 INR139,100 INR82,480-228,500 INR
HyderabadCity151,800 INR139,100 INR83,020-228,500 INR
HaryanaRegion151,800 INR157,600 INR70,600-233,900 INR
JharkhandRegion150,000 INR148,300 INR74,560-228,000 INR
PuneCity150,000 INR159,100 INR69,180-233,900 INR
ChennaiCity150,000 INR150,000 INR73,020-231,000 INR
AhmadabadCity148,300 INR158,700 INR67,800-233,600 INR
KeralaRegion148,300 INR154,700 INR66,840-231,000 INR
UttaranchalRegion146,200 INR137,400 INR78,940-218,900 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion146,200 INR137,400 INR78,940-218,900 INR
JaipurCity146,200 INR150,000 INR72,780-228,500 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity143,200 INR152,300 INR64,920-228,500 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion143,200 INR138,200 INR73,820-221,500 INR
Delhi (region)Region143,200 INR130,400 INR78,500-215,100 INR
ManipurRegion142,300 INR148,300 INR66,120-222,300 INR
KanpurCity142,300 INR130,400 INR79,360-216,800 INR
IndoreCity142,300 INR157,600 INR66,440-228,000 INR
CoimbatoreCity139,100 INR142,300 INR66,440-216,800 INR
VadodaraCity136,200 INR128,900 INR69,400-207,700 INR
VisakhapatnamCity136,200 INR129,000 INR72,420-207,800 INR
TripuraRegion136,200 INR148,300 INR64,040-215,100 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion136,200 INR148,300 INR64,040-215,100 INR
GoaRegion136,200 INR128,900 INR69,400-207,700 INR
BhopalCity136,100 INR125,700 INR70,700-204,000 INR
LudhianaCity130,400 INR125,100 INR69,540-200,000 INR
PatnaCity130,400 INR125,100 INR68,320-200,000 INR
MeghalayaRegion130,400 INR143,200 INR60,160-209,500 INR
ChandigarhRegion129,000 INR119,900 INR69,240-196,800 INR
MizoramRegion128,900 INR125,100 INR69,780-197,600 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion128,500 INR128,500 INR63,400-200,000 INR
NagalandRegion128,500 INR125,700 INR66,440-200,000 INR
GhaziabadCity128,500 INR125,700 INR66,440-200,000 INR
agraCity125,700 INR125,700 INR61,760-195,200 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion125,100 INR127,700 INR60,340-191,600 INR
PondicherryRegion125,100 INR130,400 INR57,620-195,200 INR
SikkimRegion124,400 INR124,400 INR60,460-191,600 INR
MaduraiCity123,400 INR130,400 INR54,560-194,600 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion119,900 INR111,920 INR66,580-183,600 INR
LakshadweepRegion117,440 INR111,460 INR66,020-180,500 INR
Daman & DiuRegion115,080 INR119,900 INR54,180-181,600 INR

Technical Draughtsman in India: FAQs

  • How much does a technical draughtsman make per month in India?

    A technical draughtsman in India earns about 11,516 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 138,200 INR.

  • What's the salary range for a technical draughtsman in India?

    Entry-level technical draughtsmans in India start near 72,540 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 210,500 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 93,100 and 161,300 INR.

  • Is the median technical draughtsman salary in India higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 128,900 INR, lower than the average of 138,200 INR. Half of technical draughtsmans in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for technical draughtsmans in India?

    Men working as a technical draughtsman in India earn around 15% more than women on average (148,300 vs 129,000 INR a year).

  • Do technical draughtsmans in India get bonuses?

    About 26% of technical draughtsmans in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 1% to 3% of base salary.

  • Do technical draughtsmans earn more in the public or private sector in India?

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

  • How often do technical draughtsmans in India get a pay raise?

    A technical draughtsman in India sees a raise of around 9% every 17 months, equivalent to roughly 6% a year.