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Average Telecommunication Technician Salary in India for 2026

A telecommunication technician in India earns about 172,200 INR a year. That's 55% 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 88,020 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 263,200 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 technician make in India?

Average salary
172,200 INR
14,350 INR per month
Lowest reported
88,020 INR
7,335 INR per month
Highest reported
263,200 INR
21,933 INR per month

A typical telecommunication technician working in India brings home around 14,350 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 88,020 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 263,200 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 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 telecommunication 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 telecommunication technicians in India earn less than 163,800 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 112,180 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 205,700 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of telecommunication technicians sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 88,020 INR. The highest stretch to 263,200 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.

88,020
Low
163,800
Median
263,200
High
112,180
25th
205,700
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Telecommunication technician pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    100,140 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +36% from previous
    136,200 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +30% from previous
    176,800 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +20% from previous
    212,500 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +9% from previous
    232,400 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +6% from previous
    245,300 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 0 - 2 Years to 2 - 5 Years, where pay rises by about 36%. That is the point at which a telecommunication 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.

Telecommunication technician pay by education in India

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

  • Certificate or Diploma
    125,700 INR
  • Bachelor's Degree
    +81% from previous
    228,000 INR

Telecommunication 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 telecommunication technicians in India earn an average of 183,600 INR a year, while female telecommunication technicians earn around 161,600 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.

Telecommunication Technician gender pay gap

12%

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

Men 183,600 INR
Women 161,600 INR

Pay raises for a telecommunication 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

Telecommunication 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.

27%

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

Telecommunication 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

Telecommunication technician salary by city and region in India

Telecommunication 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.

  • Bihar
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Maharashtra
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Rajasthan
  • West Bengal
  • Orissa
  • Delhi (city)
  • Mumbai
  • Kerala
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
BiharRegion215,100 INR233,600 INR97,900-345,100 INR
Uttar PradeshRegion210,500 INR215,100 INR104,500-330,900 INR
MaharashtraRegion209,700 INR201,100 INR108,080-319,600 INR
Tamil NaduRegion205,700 INR208,600 INR100,580-317,700 INR
RajasthanRegion201,100 INR217,900 INR93,280-319,600 INR
West BengalRegion197,600 INR214,000 INR93,120-313,700 INR
OrissaRegion196,800 INR209,500 INR89,120-311,700 INR
Delhi (city)City196,800 INR187,300 INR102,020-297,000 INR
MumbaiCity196,800 INR209,500 INR89,120-311,700 INR
KeralaRegion194,600 INR187,300 INR102,460-299,500 INR
KarnatakaRegion192,600 INR207,700 INR89,120-305,600 INR
JharkhandRegion192,600 INR196,800 INR94,900-301,800 INR
PunjabRegion192,600 INR195,200 INR93,220-301,800 INR
AhmadabadCity191,600 INR185,100 INR99,100-294,700 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion191,600 INR208,600 INR87,760-309,800 INR
GujaratRegion190,500 INR181,600 INR97,300-290,800 INR
BangaloreCity189,300 INR181,600 INR99,080-290,800 INR
HyderabadCity189,300 INR192,600 INR93,100-294,300 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion187,500 INR200,000 INR87,020-294,700 INR
ChennaiCity185,100 INR175,900 INR96,600-283,400 INR
HaryanaRegion185,100 INR189,300 INR90,540-286,400 INR
AssamRegion183,600 INR187,500 INR91,320-282,500 INR
SuratCity180,500 INR183,700 INR89,800-281,500 INR
KolkataCity180,500 INR194,600 INR83,400-283,700 INR
KanpurCity180,300 INR183,600 INR87,880-277,400 INR
JaipurCity180,300 INR191,600 INR82,920-282,500 INR
NagpurCity180,300 INR183,600 INR87,880-277,400 INR
BhopalCity176,800 INR169,000 INR89,960-271,300 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion176,800 INR180,500 INR84,580-273,000 INR
PuneCity174,000 INR167,100 INR89,340-267,100 INR
VisakhapatnamCity174,000 INR167,100 INR89,340-267,100 INR
LucknowCity172,400 INR187,300 INR79,000-275,800 INR
MeghalayaRegion172,400 INR187,300 INR77,860-273,000 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion172,200 INR183,700 INR77,340-271,300 INR
CoimbatoreCity172,200 INR175,900 INR84,800-272,800 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion168,100 INR159,500 INR85,760-254,800 INR
PatnaCity168,100 INR159,500 INR88,580-254,800 INR
IndoreCity168,100 INR181,600 INR78,420-266,000 INR
Delhi (region)Region167,100 INR172,200 INR80,500-263,200 INR
TripuraRegion167,100 INR181,600 INR76,280-267,100 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion164,200 INR159,400 INR84,580-254,700 INR
LudhianaCity164,200 INR159,400 INR84,580-254,700 INR
VadodaraCity164,200 INR180,300 INR77,380-263,100 INR
ManipurRegion163,800 INR167,100 INR80,840-258,400 INR
UttaranchalRegion163,800 INR159,100 INR84,880-253,400 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity161,600 INR176,800 INR74,940-261,300 INR
agraCity161,300 INR157,600 INR83,060-247,800 INR
GoaRegion161,300 INR174,000 INR72,740-257,700 INR
GhaziabadCity159,500 INR161,600 INR77,100-251,500 INR
NagalandRegion159,100 INR161,300 INR79,120-246,500 INR
MizoramRegion158,700 INR152,100 INR80,540-239,300 INR
MaduraiCity157,600 INR169,000 INR70,600-247,800 INR
PondicherryRegion157,600 INR151,800 INR80,760-239,000 INR
ChandigarhRegion157,600 INR151,800 INR83,020-238,900 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion157,600 INR167,100 INR72,120-246,500 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion151,800 INR152,000 INR74,620-233,600 INR
SikkimRegion150,000 INR143,200 INR76,280-228,500 INR
Daman & DiuRegion148,300 INR138,800 INR74,560-221,500 INR
LakshadweepRegion148,300 INR150,000 INR70,700-227,600 INR

Telecommunication Technician in India: FAQs

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

    A telecommunication technician in India earns about 14,350 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 172,200 INR.

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

    Entry-level telecommunication technicians in India start near 88,020 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 263,200 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 112,180 and 205,700 INR.

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

    The median is 163,800 INR, lower than the average of 172,200 INR. Half of telecommunication technicians in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

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

    Men working as a telecommunication technician in India earn around 14% more than women on average (183,600 vs 161,600 INR a year).

  • Do telecommunication technicians in India get bonuses?

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

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

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

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

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