Petrofac Chennai Principal Engineer Salaries by 20+ Employees (Updated 2025)

12 - 18 years exp.

₹14.5 Lakhs - ₹30 Lakhs

Salary of majority employees

Fixed (92%)

₹22.8 Lakhs

Variable (8%)

₹2.1 Lakhs

8% less than the average Principal Engineer Salary in Oil & Gas Companies for 12 - 18 years of experience

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Salaries in different departments

Research & Development Principal Engineer Salary 12 - 18 years exp. (11 salaries)	₹14.5 L/yr - ₹28.9 L/yr
Production, Manufacturing & Engineering Principal Engineer Salary 12 - 17 years exp. (3 salaries)	₹15 L/yr - ₹31.4 L/yr
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Engineering - Software & QA Principal Engineer Salary 13 - 14 years exp. (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹18 L/yr - ₹30 L/yr
Energy & Mining Principal Engineer Salary 13 - 14 years exp. (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹24 L/yr - ₹30.8 L/yr

Last Updated: 22 Feb 2025

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Petrofac Principal Engineer Salary

12 - 18 years exp. (20 salaries)

₹14.5 L/yr - ₹30 L/yr

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Worley Principal Engineer Salary 19 - 23 years exp. (3 salaries)	₹18.1 L/yr - ₹29.5 L/yr 9% more
Jasmin Infotech Principal Engineer Salary 6 - 11 years exp. (94 salaries)	₹7.6 L/yr - ₹20.1 L/yr 35% less

Principal Engineer salary at Petrofac ranges between ₹14.5 Lakhs to ₹30 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 12 years to 18 years. Salary estimates are based on 20 latest salaries received from various employees of Petrofac.

Experience wise Petrofac Principal Engineer salaries in Chennai

Last Updated: 22 Feb 2025

Experience	Avg Annual Salary
12 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹15 L/yr - ₹34.7 L/yr
13 years (3 salaries)	₹18 L/yr - ₹24 L/yr
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14 years (3 salaries)	₹18 L/yr - ₹25 L/yr
15+ years (12 salaries)	₹14.5 L/yr - ₹30 L/yr

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Top skills at Petrofac for Principal Engineer

EPC MTO P&ID PFD Process design Offshore Civil Engineering Quality Engineering Feed Process Engineering EPC HSE Petrochemical Structural Engineering Refinery

Salary related reviews for Petrofac

4.0

Rated by 1 employees for salary & benefits

Senior Quality Engineer in Sharjah

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

5.0

• posted on 22 Aug 2023

5.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

The most thing i like about petrofac is their payments. Its on time with all perks will be credited to your accounts in the first week of every month. If any discrepancy in the salary credit, fast action will be taken by concerned departments.

Salary - Excellent

+5 more

Dislikes

Now a days working environment is very worst due to indian management. Previously it was fantastic in terms of package and holidays. Currently very worst thing i noticed that posting wrong people to the positions hence professionallism is missing.

Planning Engineer in Abu Dhabi

Operation & Maintenance Department

2.0

• posted on 31 Mar 2021

1.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

They will credit salary without any delay

Dislikes

Compare to direct employees, secondment employees will not get much benefits. Will not get proper response from Admin team and their mobilization is also not upto thier standard, instead of booking from nearest airport they will ask us to travel additional 4 to 8 hrs to reduce flight cost. Compensation for offshore is also very less, they have single standard for site peoples, even if we go to onshore or offshore, their standard remains same.

Salary - Bad

+6 more

Field Operator in Dubai

Mumbai Department

5.0

• posted on 08 Sep 2021

5.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Good work environment and culture. My Teammates are supportive and management is not transparent. Company policies are good.

Salary - Excellent

+5 more

Dislikes

There is a lot of politics and the management doesn’t address our issues. Salary is decent but career growth is slow.

Promotions - Poor

Sr Buyer-Procurement in Mumbai

Procurement & Supply Chain Department

4.0

• posted on 20 Jan 2021

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

...Very sorry to say , I was asked to leave the company during pandemic situation. I got no compensation. So please do not join this company if you get opportunity as they will kick you out if they don't need you. Thank you.

Dislikes

Job security - Bad
Company culture - Poor

+1 more

NDT Coordinator in UAE

Construction & Site Engineering Department

5.0

• posted on 09 Aug 2021

4.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Working environment is Good permanent and Temporary system is not good. give equalisation for all staff bonus and benefits as per the grade

Salary - Good

+4 more

Dislikes

Our QC department to be required improvements from site manager managers are required beter experience and handling his staff. Not only for his state people. managers to be from UK. Arab's. or USA. For better site management

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What is the salary of Principal Engineer at Petrofac Chennai?

Principal Engineer salary at Petrofac in Chennai ranges between ₹14.5 Lakhs to ₹30.0 Lakhs for experience between 12 years to 18 years. According to our estimates it is 8% less than the average Principal Engineer Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 20 latest salaries received from various employees of Petrofac Chennai.

How does the salary of a Principal Engineer at Petrofac Chennai compare with the average salary range for this job?

The average salary of a Principal Engineer at Petrofac is 8% less than the average salary of a Principal Engineer in Chennai. To know exact salary insights, login to view.

What are the top skills required to work as a Principal Engineer at Petrofac?

EPC, MTO, P&ID, PFD and Process design are some of the popular skills required to work as a Principal Engineer at Petrofac Chennai.

Which similar companies are paying more than Petrofac to a Principal Engineer in Chennai?

McDermott International Principal Engineer Salary - ₹26.0 Lakhs to ₹50.0 Lakhs per year
Worley Principal Engineer Salary - ₹18.1 Lakhs to ₹29.5 Lakhs per year

What is the salary of a Principal Engineer in companies similar to Petrofac in Chennai?

Saipem Principal Engineer Salary - ₹11.0 Lakhs to ₹26.4 Lakhs per year
Jasmin Infotech Principal Engineer Salary - ₹7.6 Lakhs to ₹20.1 Lakhs per year
TechnipFMC Principal Engineer Salary - ₹11.4 Lakhs to ₹19.0 Lakhs per year

What is the estimated take home salary of a Principal Engineer at Petrofac in Chennai?

The estimated take-home salary of a Principal Engineer at Petrofac ranges between ₹1,57,759 per month to ₹1,63,756 per month in Chennai. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Petrofac Principal Engineer salary in India which ranges between ₹14.5 Lakhs to ₹30.0 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 12 years to 18 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?

What is the notice period for Principal Engineer at Petrofac in Chennai?

According to AmbitionBox, 56% of the Petrofac Principal Engineers in Chennai reported a notice period of 2 Months, 33% reported a notice period of 3 Months and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 9 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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Petrofac Principal Engineer salary in Chennai ranges between ₹14.5 Lakhs to ₹30 Lakhs with an average annual salary of ₹. Salary estimates are based on 20 Petrofac latest salaries received from various employees of Petrofac.