Highest Paying Engineering Professions in India

Petroleum engineers usually get Rs 15 – 20 lakh per annum as salary. They are instrumental in devising ways of efficiently drawing petroleum products from subsurface deposits.

One of the hottest field for a making a career, computer engineers in India are expected to earn around 8-15 lakh per year working on innovative designs, development and testing of software and computer systems.

With specialization in power generation and distribution, the field of electrical engineering enables professionals to earn attractive salaries, which range from Rs 6 to 12 lakhs per annum subject to experience and work location, and allows for work opportunities in both the private and government sectors.

The day by day involvement of engineers in designing of electronic equipment, testing and supervision of manufacturing in IT, telecom, healthcare and other domains could be a great career prospect with annual income between Rs 5 to 15 lakhs.

The average salaries of chemical engineers start from from Rs 6 and extend to Rs 15 lakhs per annum, these professionals are engaged in designing, operation and optimization of the plants and equipment used for the chemical production, fuel, drugs and so forth.

Engineering division is very much in demand and civil engineers have average annual salary ranging from Rs 5-10 lakhs as they undertake designing, construction and maintenance of infrastructural projects.