Electrical engineers design, install and maintain power generation, transmission and distribution systems, electrical machines and the electrical services of buildings.
Read this first. This page rests on 3 dated pay figures, each from a named source. That is evidence of what those sources state, not of what Electrical Engineer roles pay across India.
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◷Latest 2026-09-02
Salary✓VERIFIED3 obs · MEDIUM
Demand↑SIGNAL+19% auto postings · August 2026, year-on-year
Skills↑SIGNAL1 of 2 with a sector signal
Location◐LIMITED32 cities · PLFS state factor
Industry↑SIGNAL+9% projected 2026 (Aon)
What the work is
Employers include power utilities and power-sector PSUs, manufacturers, EPC contractors, railways and public works departments. The figures on this page are three public routes: an SSC Junior Engineer, a Coal India Management Trainee and an LIC Assistant Engineer.
How people enter it
A degree or a diploma
A B.E. or B.Tech in electrical engineering. A diploma is enough for many Junior Engineer posts; the notice for each department lists the exact qualification.
SSC Junior Engineer
The SSC Junior Engineer examination fills JE posts in central government departments at pay level 6.
UPSC Engineering Services
UPSC's Engineering Services Examination fills the Group A engineering services of the central government.
Public-sector companies
Many PSUs recruit engineering trainees on GATE scores; others, such as Coal India, run their own computer-based test for Management Trainees. LIC recruits Assistant Engineers (Electrical) for its own buildings, a post that asks for three years' experience after qualifying.
What the pay figures say
Three dated figures are on file. All three come from employers' own notices. The latest took effect on 2 September 2026. Each card says what the figure is; open "How the figure is read" for the method and what it leaves out.
Government of India (via SSC) · Junior Engineer (Electrical) (L6)₹4,24,800 a year
Basic pay × 12: ₹35,400 per month (Level 6) Junior Engineer posts in Government of India organisations and offices
Junior Engineer (Electrical): Group B, Pay Level-6, starting basic ₹35,400 per month × 12 (level range ₹35,400–1,12,400). Starting basic pay of the level × 12; excludes DA, HRA and other allowances.
Limits. Government junior engineer cadre only — says nothing about private-sector engineering pay. Basic pay only.
Assistant Engineer (Electrical): basic ₹88,635 per month × 12; scale ₹88,635–1,69,025; total emoluments at the minimum of the scale about ₹1,26,000 per month in an A-class city as stated. Starting basic pay × 12; allowances excluded from the value.
Limits. One employer; basic pay only. The AE post requires three years of post-qualification experience, so it is recorded at the 2–4 year band.
Employer: power PSUs and utilities pay on fixed scales; private EPC and manufacturing pay varies.
Plant and site work often carries allowances.
Specialisation: power systems, protection or renewables shapes which employers hire.
Questions
What do the Electrical Engineer posts on this page pay?
Government of India (via SSC), Junior Engineer (Electrical) (L6): Basic pay × 12: ₹35,400 per month (Level 6), recorded here as ₹4,24,800 a year (SSC Junior Engineer Examination 2026). Coal India Limited, Management Trainee (Electrical), E-1: Basic pay × 12: ₹60,000 per month (E-1, IDA), recorded here as ₹7,20,000 a year (Coal India Advt. 03/2026, Management Trainees (CBT-26)). Life Insurance Corporation of India, Assistant Engineer (Electrical): Basic pay × 12: ₹88,635 per month (total ≈ ₹1,26,000 in an A-class city), recorded here as ₹10,63,620 a year (LIC AAO (Specialist) / AE, 32nd Batch, notified 16.08.2025).
Is that the take-home pay?
No. A figure given as basic pay leaves out dearness allowance, house rent allowance and the other allowances paid on top of it, and it is before income tax and provident fund or NPS deductions. The CTC breakup calculator on this site works out a monthly in-hand figure from a CTC.
Which exams lead to a government electrical engineer job?
The SSC Junior Engineer examination (JE Electrical, pay level 6), UPSC's Engineering Services Examination for Group A services, and PSU recruitment: some PSUs use GATE scores, while others, such as Coal India, run their own computer-based test.
Government junior engineer cadre only — says nothing about private-sector engineering pay. Basic pay only. One employer; basic pay only. One employer; basic pay only. The AE post requires three years of post-qualification experience, so it is recorded at the 2–4 year band.
Aliases this role answers to
electrical engineer · power engineer · electrical design engineer
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