A Cartographer in India earns from around ₹3.5 LPA at entry level, reaching up to ₹35.0 LPA at senior level (2026). Market demand is strong. Full guide to earning potential, growth path and the skills that move the number.
| City | Typical pay | What drives it |
|---|---|---|
| Hyderabad | ₹4-28L | Esri India's primary India office, Cyient GIS practice, ISRO/NRSC, and numerous geospatial startups. Strong demand for ArcGIS-certified professionals. NRSC Scientist-SC: ₹10-16L total package. |
| Bengaluru | ₹5-35L | HERE Technologies India, Trimble, Mindtree spatial analytics, and AV mapping startups. Highest private-sector ceiling for GIS developers with Python and Mapbox skills. Remote-first roles common. |
| Dehradun | ₹4-18L | Survey of India HQ, IIRS (ISRO), WIHG — government cartography capital. Draftsman/Group-C roles: ₹4.5-8L package. Senior government cartographers (Superintendent Surveyor level): ₹12-18L. |
| Delhi NCR (Noida/Gurugram) | ₹4-30L | MapmyIndia (CE Info Systems) HQ in Okhla, NIC Bharatmaps, NATMO Kolkata (satellite office), and GIS teams at large infrastructure consultants (L&T, AECOM, WAPCOS). Senior GIS Project Leads: ₹18-30L. |
| Pune |
| ₹3.5-20L |
| Symbiosis Institute of Geoinformatics feeds many private-sector GIS companies here. Persistent Systems and WNS spatial analytics. Mid-level GIS Analyst: ₹8-14L. |
| Kolkata | ₹3-16L | NATMO HQ (national atlas production), GSI geospatial labs, state remote sensing agency (WBSRSA). Government-heavy market with lower private-sector density than metros. |
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