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Average Telecommunication Equipment Engineer Salary in India for 2026

A telecommunication equipment engineer in India earns about 283,700 INR a year. That's 26% 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 138,200 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 444,300 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 telecommunication equipment engineer make in India?

Average salary
283,700 INR
23,641 INR per month
Lowest reported
138,200 INR
11,516 INR per month
Highest reported
444,300 INR
37,025 INR per month

A typical telecommunication equipment engineer working in India brings home around 23,641 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 138,200 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 444,300 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 telecommunication equipment 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 telecommunication equipment 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 telecommunication equipment engineers in India earn less than 288,700 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 191,600 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 376,800 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of telecommunication equipment engineers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 138,200 INR. The highest stretch to 444,300 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.

138,200
Low
288,700
Median
444,300
High
191,600
25th
376,800
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Telecommunication equipment engineer pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    164,200 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +28% from previous
    210,500 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +40% from previous
    294,300 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +24% from previous
    365,400 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +6% from previous
    388,100 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +7% from previous
    415,900 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 40%. That is the point at which a telecommunication equipment 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.

Telecommunication equipment engineer pay by education in India

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

  • Bachelor's Degree
    207,800 INR
  • Master's Degree
    +59% from previous
    330,900 INR

Telecommunication equipment 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 telecommunication equipment engineers in India earn an average of 299,500 INR a year, while female telecommunication equipment engineers earn around 265,000 INR. That works out to a 13% 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.

Telecommunication Equipment Engineer gender pay gap

12%

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

Men 299,500 INR
Women 265,000 INR

Pay raises for a telecommunication equipment 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

Telecommunication equipment 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.

56%

56% of telecommunication equipment engineers in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a telecommunication equipment engineer a moderate-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 3% to 6% of base salary. The remaining 44% of telecommunication equipment 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

Telecommunication equipment 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

Telecommunication equipment engineer salary by city and region in India

Telecommunication equipment 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.

  • Bihar
  • Maharashtra
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Delhi (city)
  • Gujarat
  • Bangalore
  • Mumbai
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Rajasthan
  • West Bengal
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
BiharRegion357,300 INR384,500 INR163,800-566,900 INR
MaharashtraRegion354,000 INR361,500 INR172,200-553,800 INR
Uttar PradeshRegion351,900 INR339,100 INR183,600-535,900 INR
Delhi (city)City339,100 INR341,900 INR164,200-524,300 INR
GujaratRegion339,100 INR345,100 INR164,200-525,700 INR
BangaloreCity335,800 INR341,900 INR163,800-524,700 INR
MumbaiCity332,100 INR361,600 INR152,300-529,600 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion332,100 INR362,200 INR152,300-533,100 INR
RajasthanRegion330,700 INR357,300 INR152,100-524,700 INR
West BengalRegion325,800 INR348,300 INR150,000-516,100 INR
Tamil NaduRegion322,600 INR308,300 INR167,100-493,000 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion320,500 INR345,700 INR148,300-510,200 INR
JharkhandRegion319,600 INR309,800 INR168,100-491,000 INR
PunjabRegion319,600 INR308,900 INR168,100-489,500 INR
SuratCity317,700 INR308,900 INR164,200-489,600 INR
KarnatakaRegion315,700 INR340,400 INR146,200-500,100 INR
KeralaRegion315,700 INR319,600 INR152,300-489,500 INR
AhmadabadCity315,700 INR320,500 INR154,700-491,000 INR
HyderabadCity308,300 INR299,500 INR159,500-472,100 INR
KolkataCity308,300 INR335,100 INR143,200-493,000 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion308,300 INR299,500 INR159,500-472,100 INR
AssamRegion307,400 INR294,300 INR159,400-467,100 INR
OrissaRegion305,600 INR327,300 INR138,800-485,300 INR
LucknowCity301,300 INR325,600 INR139,100-476,600 INR
ChennaiCity301,300 INR309,800 INR148,300-471,700 INR
JaipurCity297,000 INR322,600 INR139,100-475,700 INR
HaryanaRegion294,700 INR281,500 INR152,000-448,500 INR
BhopalCity294,700 INR301,300 INR146,200-460,500 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion294,300 INR315,900 INR136,200-466,900 INR
NagpurCity294,300 INR283,400 INR152,000-447,700 INR
PuneCity292,000 INR299,500 INR143,200-454,900 INR
TripuraRegion286,400 INR312,400 INR130,400-459,700 INR
IndoreCity283,700 INR309,800 INR130,400-455,400 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion283,400 INR286,400 INR139,100-442,200 INR
GhaziabadCity283,400 INR272,800 INR148,300-430,500 INR
KanpurCity282,500 INR275,200 INR148,300-433,800 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion282,300 INR290,800 INR138,200-440,200 INR
MeghalayaRegion282,300 INR307,400 INR128,900-451,000 INR
Delhi (region)Region281,500 INR268,900 INR148,300-431,100 INR
CoimbatoreCity279,400 INR268,900 INR146,200-428,400 INR
UttaranchalRegion277,400 INR282,300 INR137,400-433,400 INR
agraCity275,800 INR283,400 INR136,200-430,000 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity275,500 INR301,800 INR125,700-440,200 INR
VisakhapatnamCity275,500 INR283,400 INR136,200-430,500 INR
NagalandRegion275,500 INR265,000 INR142,300-424,300 INR
LudhianaCity275,200 INR279,400 INR136,100-428,400 INR
MaduraiCity275,200 INR294,700 INR127,700-433,400 INR
ManipurRegion275,200 INR263,100 INR143,200-417,100 INR
GoaRegion266,000 INR286,400 INR123,400-424,300 INR
SikkimRegion263,900 INR268,900 INR128,500-412,000 INR
PondicherryRegion263,900 INR271,300 INR128,500-414,000 INR
VadodaraCity263,200 INR283,400 INR119,700-415,900 INR
PatnaCity263,100 INR268,900 INR129,000-411,400 INR
ChandigarhRegion253,400 INR258,400 INR125,100-394,800 INR
MizoramRegion252,300 INR257,700 INR125,100-394,300 INR
Daman & DiuRegion247,800 INR252,300 INR119,900-386,400 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion243,000 INR263,100 INR112,560-386,400 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion238,900 INR228,000 INR125,100-363,000 INR
LakshadweepRegion231,000 INR222,300 INR119,700-351,200 INR

Telecommunication Equipment Engineer in India: FAQs

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

    A telecommunication equipment engineer in India earns about 23,641 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 283,700 INR.

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

    Entry-level telecommunication equipment engineers in India start near 138,200 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 444,300 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 191,600 and 376,800 INR.

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

    The median is 288,700 INR, higher than the average of 283,700 INR. Half of telecommunication equipment engineers in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

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

    Men working as a telecommunication equipment engineer in India earn around 13% more than women on average (299,500 vs 265,000 INR a year).

  • Do telecommunication equipment engineers in India get bonuses?

    About 56% of telecommunication equipment engineers in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 3% to 6% of base salary.

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

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

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

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