Core Engg salaries 2026

[Tanmay]

Hey core engineers (ME/EEE/ECE/ICE/CIVIL/CHEMICAL), let's share what you're earning. Please use this format:

Branch:

Highest Qualification:

Industry/Domain/Field:

Designation:

Experience:

Govt or Private:

CTC:

In hand:

[Shyam]

Haha, why are the comments so dry?

[Shreya]

Here's a friend's details:

Branch: Mech

Highest Qualification: BE

Industry/Domain/Field: Supply chain

Designation: Junior Engineer

Experience: 6 years

Govt or Private: Private

CTC: 10 LPA

In hand: 60K

[Swathi]

Branch: ECE
Highest Qualification: BTech
Industry: Chip Design
Designation: Analog Design Engineer 1
Employment: Private
CTC: 18 LPA
In hand: 1.15L

[Ehsan]

Branch: EEE
Highest Qualification: M Tech
Domain: VLSI
Designation: Senior Engineer
Experience: 1 year
Employment: Private
CTC: 25 LPA
In hand: 1.3L

[Ramesh]

Branch: EEE
Highest Qualification: BTech
Industry: Chip Design
Designation: Analog Design Engineer
Employment: Private
CTC: 55 LPA (mostly due to stocks)
In hand: 2.1L

[Pranav]

Branch: Mech
Qualification: B.E
Industry: Steel plant procurement
Designation: Assistant manager
Experience: 2 years
Employment: Private
CTC: 8 LPA
In hand: 65 pm

[Nitin]

Branch: EEE
Highest Qualification: B.Tech
Industry/Domain/Field: Renewable Energy Sector (Solar & Wind Power)
Experience: 13 yrs
Govt or Private: Private
CTC: 30 LPA
In hand: ~2 lac

[Amit]

Not me but another friend:

Branch: Mech
Highest Qualification: BTech from a tier-4 college
Industry/Domain/Field: Space - ISRO to be exact
Designation: Scientist G
Experience: 20 years
Govt or Private: Govt
CTC: I think 2 lac plus a month + prestige
In hand:

[Payal]

Branch: ECE
Highest Qualification: MTech
Industry: VLSI
Designation: Senior Engineer
Experience: 8 years
CTC: 42L base + 75L RSUs
In hand: 1.4L per month (espp, nps and surcharge reduce this for me)

[Suresh]

Branch: Mech
Highest Qualification: M.Tech
Industry/Domain/Field: Automotive
Designation: Simulation Engineer
Experience: 3.5 years
Govt or Private: Private
CTC: 12 LPA
In hand: 91k