Fresh graduates in Chemical Engineering can earn stipend of around Rs.20,000/- in firms like Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd, Oil and Natural Gas Limited, and Coal India Limited. Experienced candidates can have salary packages up to Rs. 62,000/- per month in public sector firms. Private firms like Reliance India Limited, L & T, and Infosys offer salary package of around Rs. 25,000/- at initial level. Salary for experienced and skillful candidates ranges between Rs. 40,000/- to Rs.1 lakh in these firms.

Salary after B.Tech Chemical Engineering in Government Organizations

Chemical engineers can earn lucrative salary package that ranges between Rs. 25, 000/- to Rs 60, 000/- per month, in public sector jobs. Salary packages actually depends on job profile and work experience of the employee. Those with 6- 9 years work experience can earn salary packages between Rs. 36,600 and Rs. 62,000/- per month. Fresh graduates in Chemical Engineering can also obtain rewarding jobs. Firms like Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd recruit candidates to the position of Graduate Apprentice Engineers with a stipend Rs. 20,000/- per month. They can also pursue career opportunities with Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, Projects and Development India Limited, Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology, and so on. Chemical engineers can work as Specialist Officer in banks and can have salary packages around Rs. 35,000/- per month.

Salary Package after B.Tech Chemical Engineering in Private Companies

Private companies in production and engineering offers ample career openings for Chemical Engineers with attractive salary packages.  Chemical Engineer, Production Manager, Operations Manager, etc are some of the common job profiles. In these job profiles, those with 10 -15 years work experience can obtain salary packages up to Rs. 2 lakhs per month. Firms like Air Control & Chemical Engineering Company Limited, Reliance India Limited, and Merchem Limited also appoints chemical engineers to these positions offering salary packages around Rs. 25,000/- per month (at entry level). Salary packages for private sector jobs are much entitled to the reputation of the organization and the professional skills of the candidate. IT firms like Infosys, Wipro, also recruits chemical engineers with good professional skills and offers salary within the range of Rs. 30,000/- to Rs.1 lakh per month.

Other than those mentioned above, Chemical Engineers can earn good salary package by working abroad. International companies like Baker Hughes, Techconsult UK Ltd , Swift Worldwide Resources, offer monthly salary between Rs.1 and 3 lakhs for competent professionals.