Salary Insights

India market salary ranges by role and experience level

Entry (0–2 yrs) Mid (2–5 yrs) Senior (5+ yrs)

Engineering

Software Engineer

₹4 LPA–₹60 LPAoverall range
Entry0–2 yrs
₹4 LPA – ₹10 LPA
Mid2–5 yrs
₹10 LPA – ₹25 LPA
Senior5+ yrs
₹25 LPA – ₹60 LPA

Frontend Developer

₹4 LPA–₹55 LPAoverall range
Entry0–2 yrs
₹4 LPA – ₹12 LPA
Mid2–5 yrs
₹12 LPA – ₹28 LPA
Senior5+ yrs
₹28 LPA – ₹55 LPA

Backend Developer

₹5 LPA–₹65 LPAoverall range
Entry0–2 yrs
₹5 LPA – ₹12 LPA
Mid2–5 yrs
₹12 LPA – ₹30 LPA
Senior5+ yrs
₹30 LPA – ₹65 LPA

Full Stack Developer

₹5 LPA–₹70 LPAoverall range
Entry0–2 yrs
₹5 LPA – ₹15 LPA
Mid2–5 yrs
₹15 LPA – ₹35 LPA
Senior5+ yrs
₹35 LPA – ₹70 LPA

Mobile Developer

₹5 LPA–₹60 LPAoverall range
Entry0–2 yrs
₹5 LPA – ₹12 LPA
Mid2–5 yrs
₹12 LPA – ₹28 LPA
Senior5+ yrs
₹28 LPA – ₹60 LPA

Android Developer

₹4 LPA–₹55 LPAoverall range
Entry0–2 yrs
₹4 LPA – ₹10 LPA
Mid2–5 yrs
₹10 LPA – ₹25 LPA
Senior5+ yrs
₹25 LPA – ₹55 LPA

iOS Developer

₹5 LPA–₹60 LPAoverall range
Entry0–2 yrs
₹5 LPA – ₹12 LPA
Mid2–5 yrs
₹12 LPA – ₹28 LPA
Senior5+ yrs
₹28 LPA – ₹60 LPA

DevOps Engineer

₹6 LPA–₹70 LPAoverall range
Entry0–2 yrs
₹6 LPA – ₹14 LPA
Mid2–5 yrs
₹14 LPA – ₹32 LPA
Senior5+ yrs
₹32 LPA – ₹70 LPA

Site Reliability Engineer

₹8 LPA–₹80 LPAoverall range
Entry0–2 yrs
₹8 LPA – ₹18 LPA
Mid2–5 yrs
₹18 LPA – ₹40 LPA
Senior5+ yrs
₹40 LPA – ₹80 LPA

Cloud Engineer

₹6 LPA–₹70 LPAoverall range
Entry0–2 yrs
₹6 LPA – ₹15 LPA
Mid2–5 yrs
₹15 LPA – ₹35 LPA
Senior5+ yrs
₹35 LPA – ₹70 LPA

Platform Engineer

₹7 LPA–₹75 LPAoverall range
Entry0–2 yrs
₹7 LPA – ₹16 LPA
Mid2–5 yrs
₹16 LPA – ₹38 LPA
Senior5+ yrs
₹38 LPA – ₹75 LPA

QA Engineer

₹3 LPA–₹45 LPAoverall range
Entry0–2 yrs
₹3 LPA – ₹8 LPA
Mid2–5 yrs
₹8 LPA – ₹20 LPA
Senior5+ yrs
₹20 LPA – ₹45 LPA

Embedded Engineer

₹4 LPA–₹45 LPAoverall range
Entry0–2 yrs
₹4 LPA – ₹10 LPA
Mid2–5 yrs
₹10 LPA – ₹22 LPA
Senior5+ yrs
₹22 LPA – ₹45 LPA

Blockchain Developer

₹8 LPA–₹90 LPAoverall range
Entry0–2 yrs
₹8 LPA – ₹20 LPA
Mid2–5 yrs
₹20 LPA – ₹45 LPA
Senior5+ yrs
₹45 LPA – ₹90 LPA

AI / Machine Learning

AI Engineer

₹8 LPA–₹120 LPAoverall range
Entry0–2 yrs
₹8 LPA – ₹20 LPA
Mid2–5 yrs
₹20 LPA – ₹50 LPA
Senior5+ yrs
₹50 LPA – ₹120 LPA

Machine Learning Engineer

₹8 LPA–₹100 LPAoverall range
Entry0–2 yrs
₹8 LPA – ₹20 LPA
Mid2–5 yrs
₹20 LPA – ₹50 LPA
Senior5+ yrs
₹50 LPA – ₹100 LPA

Data Scientist

₹6 LPA–₹90 LPAoverall range
Entry0–2 yrs
₹6 LPA – ₹15 LPA
Mid2–5 yrs
₹15 LPA – ₹40 LPA
Senior5+ yrs
₹40 LPA – ₹90 LPA

Data Analyst

₹4 LPA–₹45 LPAoverall range
Entry0–2 yrs
₹4 LPA – ₹10 LPA
Mid2–5 yrs
₹10 LPA – ₹22 LPA
Senior5+ yrs
₹22 LPA – ₹45 LPA

Data Engineer

₹6 LPA–₹70 LPAoverall range
Entry0–2 yrs
₹6 LPA – ₹14 LPA
Mid2–5 yrs
₹14 LPA – ₹35 LPA
Senior5+ yrs
₹35 LPA – ₹70 LPA

NLP Engineer

₹8 LPA–₹90 LPAoverall range
Entry0–2 yrs
₹8 LPA – ₹18 LPA
Mid2–5 yrs
₹18 LPA – ₹45 LPA
Senior5+ yrs
₹45 LPA – ₹90 LPA

Computer Vision Engineer

₹8 LPA–₹95 LPAoverall range
Entry0–2 yrs
₹8 LPA – ₹20 LPA
Mid2–5 yrs
₹20 LPA – ₹48 LPA
Senior5+ yrs
₹48 LPA – ₹95 LPA

MLOps Engineer

₹8 LPA–₹85 LPAoverall range
Entry0–2 yrs
₹8 LPA – ₹18 LPA
Mid2–5 yrs
₹18 LPA – ₹42 LPA
Senior5+ yrs
₹42 LPA – ₹85 LPA

Research Scientist

₹10 LPA–₹130 LPAoverall range
Entry0–2 yrs
₹10 LPA – ₹25 LPA
Mid2–5 yrs
₹25 LPA – ₹60 LPA
Senior5+ yrs
₹60 LPA – ₹130 LPA

Prompt Engineer

₹6 LPA–₹70 LPAoverall range
Entry0–2 yrs
₹6 LPA – ₹15 LPA
Mid2–5 yrs
₹15 LPA – ₹35 LPA
Senior5+ yrs
₹35 LPA – ₹70 LPA

AI Product Manager

₹10 LPA–₹100 LPAoverall range
Entry0–2 yrs
₹10 LPA – ₹22 LPA
Mid2–5 yrs
₹22 LPA – ₹50 LPA
Senior5+ yrs
₹50 LPA – ₹100 LPA

Cybersecurity & Infrastructure

Cybersecurity Engineer

₹5 LPA–₹65 LPAoverall range
Entry0–2 yrs
₹5 LPA – ₹12 LPA
Mid2–5 yrs
₹12 LPA – ₹30 LPA
Senior5+ yrs
₹30 LPA – ₹65 LPA

Security Analyst

₹4 LPA–₹55 LPAoverall range
Entry0–2 yrs
₹4 LPA – ₹10 LPA
Mid2–5 yrs
₹10 LPA – ₹25 LPA
Senior5+ yrs
₹25 LPA – ₹55 LPA

Network Engineer

₹3 LPA–₹45 LPAoverall range
Entry0–2 yrs
₹3 LPA – ₹8 LPA
Mid2–5 yrs
₹8 LPA – ₹20 LPA
Senior5+ yrs
₹20 LPA – ₹45 LPA

Database Administrator

₹4 LPA–₹50 LPAoverall range
Entry0–2 yrs
₹4 LPA – ₹10 LPA
Mid2–5 yrs
₹10 LPA – ₹22 LPA
Senior5+ yrs
₹22 LPA – ₹50 LPA

Systems Administrator

₹3 LPA–₹38 LPAoverall range
Entry0–2 yrs
₹3 LPA – ₹8 LPA
Mid2–5 yrs
₹8 LPA – ₹18 LPA
Senior5+ yrs
₹18 LPA – ₹38 LPA

Product & Design

Product Manager

₹8 LPA–₹90 LPAoverall range
Entry0–2 yrs
₹8 LPA – ₹20 LPA
Mid2–5 yrs
₹20 LPA – ₹45 LPA
Senior5+ yrs
₹45 LPA – ₹90 LPA

Technical Product Manager

₹10 LPA–₹100 LPAoverall range
Entry0–2 yrs
₹10 LPA – ₹22 LPA
Mid2–5 yrs
₹22 LPA – ₹50 LPA
Senior5+ yrs
₹50 LPA – ₹100 LPA

UI/UX Designer

₹4 LPA–₹55 LPAoverall range
Entry0–2 yrs
₹4 LPA – ₹10 LPA
Mid2–5 yrs
₹10 LPA – ₹25 LPA
Senior5+ yrs
₹25 LPA – ₹55 LPA

Product Designer

₹5 LPA–₹60 LPAoverall range
Entry0–2 yrs
₹5 LPA – ₹12 LPA
Mid2–5 yrs
₹12 LPA – ₹28 LPA
Senior5+ yrs
₹28 LPA – ₹60 LPA

Graphic Designer

₹3 LPA–₹30 LPAoverall range
Entry0–2 yrs
₹3 LPA – ₹7 LPA
Mid2–5 yrs
₹7 LPA – ₹15 LPA
Senior5+ yrs
₹15 LPA – ₹30 LPA

Business & Management

Business Analyst

₹5 LPA–₹60 LPAoverall range
Entry0–2 yrs
₹5 LPA – ₹12 LPA
Mid2–5 yrs
₹12 LPA – ₹28 LPA
Senior5+ yrs
₹28 LPA – ₹60 LPA

Project Manager

₹6 LPA–₹65 LPAoverall range
Entry0–2 yrs
₹6 LPA – ₹14 LPA
Mid2–5 yrs
₹14 LPA – ₹32 LPA
Senior5+ yrs
₹32 LPA – ₹65 LPA

Scrum Master

₹6 LPA–₹60 LPAoverall range
Entry0–2 yrs
₹6 LPA – ₹14 LPA
Mid2–5 yrs
₹14 LPA – ₹30 LPA
Senior5+ yrs
₹30 LPA – ₹60 LPA

Sales Engineer

₹5 LPA–₹50 LPAoverall range
Entry0–2 yrs
₹5 LPA – ₹12 LPA
Mid2–5 yrs
₹12 LPA – ₹25 LPA
Senior5+ yrs
₹25 LPA – ₹50 LPA

Solutions Architect

₹10 LPA–₹100 LPAoverall range
Entry0–2 yrs
₹10 LPA – ₹22 LPA
Mid2–5 yrs
₹22 LPA – ₹50 LPA
Senior5+ yrs
₹50 LPA – ₹100 LPA

Pre-Sales Consultant

₹5 LPA–₹55 LPAoverall range
Entry0–2 yrs
₹5 LPA – ₹12 LPA
Mid2–5 yrs
₹12 LPA – ₹28 LPA
Senior5+ yrs
₹28 LPA – ₹55 LPA

Leadership

Engineering Manager

₹30 LPA–₹180 LPAoverall range
Early6–9 yrs
₹30 LPA – ₹60 LPA
Mid9–12 yrs
₹60 LPA – ₹100 LPA
Senior12+ yrs
₹100 LPA – ₹180 LPA

VP of Engineering

₹60 LPA–₹250 LPAoverall range
Early10–13 yrs
₹60 LPA – ₹120 LPA
Mid13–16 yrs
₹120 LPA – ₹180 LPA
Senior16+ yrs
₹180 LPA – ₹250 LPA

CTO

₹50 LPA–₹300 LPAoverall range
Early8–12 yrs
₹50 LPA – ₹120 LPA
Mid12–16 yrs
₹120 LPA – ₹200 LPA
Senior16+ yrs
₹200 LPA – ₹300 LPA