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Average Transportation Engineer Salary in India for 2026

A transportation engineer in India earns about 317,700 INR a year. That's 17% 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 151,800 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 504,400 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 transportation engineer make in India?

Average salary
317,700 INR
26,475 INR per month
Lowest reported
151,800 INR
12,650 INR per month
Highest reported
504,400 INR
42,033 INR per month

A typical transportation engineer working in India brings home around 26,475 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 151,800 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 504,400 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 transportation 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 transportation 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 transportation engineers in India earn less than 340,000 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 221,500 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 447,300 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of transportation engineers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 151,800 INR. The highest stretch to 504,400 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.

151,800
Low
340,000
Median
504,400
High
221,500
25th
447,300
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Transportation engineer pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    172,400 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +39% from previous
    238,900 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +42% from previous
    340,400 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +22% from previous
    413,900 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +6% from previous
    437,300 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +9% from previous
    478,100 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 transportation 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.

Transportation engineer pay by education in India

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

  • Bachelor's Degree
    238,900 INR
  • Master's Degree
    +83% from previous
    437,300 INR

Transportation 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 transportation engineers in India earn an average of 341,900 INR a year, while female transportation engineers earn around 301,800 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.

Transportation Engineer gender pay gap

12%

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

Men 341,900 INR
Women 301,800 INR

Pay raises for a transportation 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

Transportation 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 transportation engineers in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a transportation 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 transportation 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

Transportation 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

Transportation engineer salary by city and region in India

Transportation 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
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Mumbai
  • Bihar
  • West Bengal
  • Karnataka
  • Maharashtra
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Bangalore
  • Andhra Pradesh
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Uttar PradeshRegion390,000 INR407,100 INR189,300-614,600 INR
Tamil NaduRegion385,300 INR354,000 INR208,600-582,700 INR
MumbaiCity381,800 INR389,200 INR187,500-592,600 INR
BiharRegion378,800 INR411,400 INR172,200-603,400 INR
West BengalRegion377,200 INR382,600 INR185,100-587,800 INR
KarnatakaRegion376,800 INR384,200 INR183,700-585,900 INR
MaharashtraRegion372,600 INR352,000 INR197,600-566,900 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion371,100 INR357,300 INR191,600-566,900 INR
BangaloreCity371,100 INR394,800 INR174,000-588,500 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion367,900 INR351,200 INR192,000-562,200 INR
JharkhandRegion366,200 INR383,300 INR176,800-574,200 INR
RajasthanRegion362,200 INR345,700 INR189,300-553,800 INR
GujaratRegion361,600 INR340,000 INR192,000-548,800 INR
OrissaRegion359,900 INR366,200 INR176,800-559,000 INR
HyderabadCity357,700 INR352,000 INR183,600-547,800 INR
Delhi (city)City353,600 INR332,500 INR187,300-535,900 INR
KeralaRegion353,600 INR353,600 INR176,800-548,500 INR
PuneCity349,300 INR349,300 INR172,200-538,600 INR
JaipurCity348,300 INR357,300 INR172,200-543,200 INR
KolkataCity345,100 INR330,900 INR180,300-528,500 INR
KanpurCity345,100 INR339,100 INR174,000-528,600 INR
AssamRegion345,100 INR315,900 INR187,500-518,900 INR
AhmadabadCity344,600 INR344,600 INR172,400-535,800 INR
LucknowCity341,900 INR327,300 INR180,300-524,700 INR
ChennaiCity340,000 INR318,800 INR180,300-516,100 INR
PunjabRegion339,100 INR330,700 INR172,200-519,300 INR
Delhi (region)Region335,100 INR327,800 INR172,200-514,800 INR
SuratCity330,900 INR325,800 INR169,000-510,300 INR
NagpurCity330,700 INR325,800 INR169,000-510,000 INR
UttaranchalRegion327,300 INR349,300 INR154,700-519,300 INR
CoimbatoreCity325,900 INR301,300 INR176,800-493,000 INR
MeghalayaRegion325,800 INR352,000 INR150,000-516,100 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion325,800 INR339,100 INR157,600-510,000 INR
TripuraRegion325,600 INR351,900 INR151,800-518,300 INR
HaryanaRegion325,600 INR297,000 INR174,000-491,000 INR
IndoreCity320,500 INR345,700 INR148,300-510,200 INR
VisakhapatnamCity317,700 INR340,000 INR151,800-504,400 INR
BhopalCity315,700 INR332,500 INR148,300-496,100 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion312,400 INR327,300 INR148,300-491,000 INR
NagalandRegion311,700 INR325,600 INR151,800-491,000 INR
VadodaraCity311,700 INR301,800 INR161,300-476,600 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion309,800 INR332,500 INR142,300-489,500 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion305,600 INR288,100 INR161,300-464,400 INR
ManipurRegion301,800 INR275,800 INR161,300-454,300 INR
GoaRegion301,800 INR286,400 INR157,600-459,300 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity301,700 INR327,800 INR138,200-483,800 INR
MaduraiCity301,600 INR325,900 INR138,200-480,600 INR
MizoramRegion301,600 INR319,600 INR143,200-476,600 INR
agraCity299,500 INR279,400 INR159,100-454,300 INR
LudhianaCity296,000 INR315,700 INR138,200-467,700 INR
GhaziabadCity294,700 INR308,900 INR142,300-466,300 INR
PatnaCity294,700 INR314,500 INR138,200-466,900 INR
PondicherryRegion294,300 INR294,300 INR148,300-454,900 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion294,300 INR301,800 INR142,300-459,300 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion286,400 INR282,300 INR148,300-445,100 INR
Daman & DiuRegion282,300 INR282,300 INR142,300-442,200 INR
ChandigarhRegion279,400 INR296,000 INR130,400-442,300 INR
SikkimRegion275,200 INR258,400 INR146,200-415,900 INR
LakshadweepRegion273,300 INR266,000 INR138,200-417,100 INR

Transportation Engineer in India: FAQs

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

    A transportation engineer in India earns about 26,475 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 317,700 INR.

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

    Entry-level transportation engineers in India start near 151,800 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 504,400 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 221,500 and 447,300 INR.

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

    The median is 340,000 INR, higher than the average of 317,700 INR. Half of transportation engineers in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

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

    Men working as a transportation engineer in India earn around 13% more than women on average (341,900 vs 301,800 INR a year).

  • Do transportation engineers in India get bonuses?

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

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

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

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

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