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Average Telecommunications Engineer Salary in India for 2026

A telecommunications engineer in India earns about 357,300 INR a year. That's 7% 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 167,100 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 563,000 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 telecommunications engineer make in India?

Average salary
357,300 INR
29,775 INR per month
Lowest reported
167,100 INR
13,925 INR per month
Highest reported
563,000 INR
46,916 INR per month

A typical telecommunications engineer working in India brings home around 29,775 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 167,100 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 563,000 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 telecommunications 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 telecommunications 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 telecommunications engineers in India earn less than 378,300 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 245,300 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 499,300 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of telecommunications engineers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 167,100 INR. The highest stretch to 563,000 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.

167,100
Low
378,300
Median
563,000
High
245,300
25th
499,300
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Telecommunications engineer pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    191,600 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +39% from previous
    266,000 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +42% from previous
    378,800 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +22% from previous
    462,300 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +5% from previous
    487,600 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +9% from previous
    533,100 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 telecommunications 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.

Telecommunications engineer pay by education in India

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

  • Bachelor's Degree
    266,000 INR
  • Master's Degree
    +83% from previous
    487,600 INR

Telecommunications 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 telecommunications engineers in India earn an average of 384,200 INR a year, while female telecommunications engineers earn around 335,100 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.

Telecommunications Engineer gender pay gap

13%

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

Men 384,200 INR
Women 335,100 INR

Pay raises for a telecommunications 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 12% every 17 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

Telecommunications 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.

58%

58% of telecommunications engineers in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a telecommunications 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 2% to 7% of base salary. The remaining 42% of telecommunications 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

Telecommunications 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

Telecommunications engineer salary by city and region in India

Telecommunications 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
  • Maharashtra
  • Bihar
  • Rajasthan
  • Bangalore
  • West Bengal
  • Delhi (city)
  • Gujarat
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Hyderabad
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Uttar PradeshRegion453,200 INR471,700 INR216,800-710,500 INR
MaharashtraRegion444,300 INR417,100 INR237,400-677,100 INR
BiharRegion433,400 INR467,100 INR197,600-691,200 INR
RajasthanRegion421,400 INR403,100 INR217,900-642,800 INR
BangaloreCity420,800 INR448,500 INR197,600-665,300 INR
West BengalRegion419,400 INR425,100 INR204,000-650,700 INR
Delhi (city)City417,200 INR392,300 INR218,900-632,400 INR
GujaratRegion417,200 INR390,000 INR218,900-631,200 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion417,100 INR401,300 INR216,800-639,900 INR
HyderabadCity417,100 INR411,400 INR212,500-645,800 INR
Tamil NaduRegion414,000 INR381,800 INR221,500-623,700 INR
MumbaiCity407,300 INR417,200 INR200,000-638,700 INR
AhmadabadCity401,300 INR401,300 INR200,000-623,200 INR
JharkhandRegion398,300 INR413,900 INR192,000-625,000 INR
PuneCity394,500 INR394,500 INR197,600-614,600 INR
KeralaRegion390,000 INR390,000 INR196,800-606,400 INR
KarnatakaRegion390,000 INR397,900 INR192,600-612,500 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion389,200 INR372,600 INR201,100-592,600 INR
KolkataCity389,200 INR372,600 INR201,100-592,600 INR
OrissaRegion385,300 INR394,800 INR190,500-602,700 INR
ChennaiCity384,200 INR361,600 INR204,700-581,000 INR
Delhi (region)Region381,800 INR372,600 INR194,600-588,500 INR
KanpurCity378,800 INR371,100 INR191,600-583,000 INR
IndoreCity378,300 INR407,300 INR172,200-598,600 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion378,300 INR394,800 INR181,600-592,600 INR
SuratCity369,900 INR361,500 INR189,300-566,900 INR
TripuraRegion369,900 INR398,300 INR172,200-588,500 INR
AssamRegion369,300 INR340,400 INR200,000-559,000 INR
PunjabRegion367,200 INR362,200 INR189,300-566,900 INR
JaipurCity367,200 INR377,200 INR181,600-574,200 INR
LucknowCity365,400 INR349,300 INR189,300-555,800 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion365,400 INR392,300 INR168,100-576,500 INR
HaryanaRegion362,200 INR332,500 INR196,800-545,300 INR
NagpurCity362,200 INR353,600 INR183,700-555,800 INR
UttaranchalRegion357,700 INR378,800 INR167,100-563,300 INR
MeghalayaRegion357,300 INR384,500 INR163,800-566,900 INR
CoimbatoreCity354,000 INR325,900 INR192,600-537,300 INR
BhopalCity353,600 INR376,800 INR168,100-558,300 INR
NagalandRegion352,000 INR365,400 INR167,100-547,800 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion351,900 INR371,100 INR164,200-555,800 INR
VisakhapatnamCity349,300 INR369,900 INR161,600-551,200 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity345,100 INR371,100 INR159,100-548,800 INR
GhaziabadCity345,100 INR357,700 INR164,200-538,600 INR
ManipurRegion345,100 INR315,900 INR187,500-522,700 INR
PatnaCity341,900 INR365,400 INR159,500-539,700 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion341,400 INR320,500 INR181,600-518,900 INR
PondicherryRegion335,800 INR335,800 INR167,100-522,700 INR
agraCity335,100 INR315,700 INR175,900-510,000 INR
VadodaraCity335,100 INR320,500 INR172,200-510,200 INR
LudhianaCity330,700 INR352,000 INR154,700-520,900 INR
GoaRegion327,800 INR315,700 INR172,200-502,200 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion327,300 INR335,800 INR159,500-514,300 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion318,800 INR311,700 INR161,300-489,500 INR
MizoramRegion317,700 INR340,000 INR151,800-504,300 INR
MaduraiCity315,700 INR340,400 INR146,200-500,100 INR
ChandigarhRegion308,900 INR325,600 INR142,300-485,300 INR
SikkimRegion305,600 INR288,100 INR161,300-464,400 INR
Daman & DiuRegion305,600 INR305,600 INR152,000-472,100 INR
LakshadweepRegion286,400 INR282,300 INR148,300-445,100 INR

Telecommunications Engineer in India: FAQs

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

    A telecommunications engineer in India earns about 29,775 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 357,300 INR.

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

    Entry-level telecommunications engineers in India start near 167,100 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 563,000 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 245,300 and 499,300 INR.

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

    The median is 378,300 INR, higher than the average of 357,300 INR. Half of telecommunications engineers in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

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

    Men working as a telecommunications engineer in India earn around 15% more than women on average (384,200 vs 335,100 INR a year).

  • Do telecommunications engineers in India get bonuses?

    About 58% of telecommunications engineers in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 2% to 7% of base salary.

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

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

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

    A telecommunications engineer in India sees a raise of around 12% every 17 months, equivalent to roughly 8% a year.