India · INR
Data Engineer salary in India
The median salary in Data Engineer job ads in India is ₹18.8 LPA (₹19L a year, about ₹1,56,250 a month before tax). The middle half of those ads list ₹12L to ₹32L, based on 10 salaries from 8 employers, updated 8 Nov 2026.
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- Median in job ads
- ₹19L
- ₹18.8 LPA · a year
- 12-month range
- High ₹19L
- Oct 2026
- Low ₹19L · Oct 2026
- Salaries
- 10
- from 8 employers
- Last updated
- 8 Nov 2026
- 12-month window to 8 Nov 2026
Salary range
Where listed pay sits
- 10th percentile
- ₹7,69,000
- 25th percentile
- ₹12L
- Median
- ₹19L
- 75th percentile
- ₹32L
- 90th percentile
- ₹37L
10 salaries · 126 live India jobs. Box: the middle half of salaries · line: the median · whisker: 10th to 90th percentile.
Based on 10 salary-listed job postings from the last 12 months · last updated 8 Nov 2026
Salary brackets
Data Engineer salary brackets in India
How the 10 comparable salary observations behind the percentile band above spread across INR pay brackets, annualised and India only. Shares are of observations, not of employers.
| Pay bracket | Relative size | Share and count of listings |
|---|---|---|
| Under ₹5L | 10% 1 listing | |
| ₹5L–₹10L | 10% 1 listing | |
| ₹10L–₹15L | 20% 2 listings | |
| ₹15L–₹20LMedian here | 10% 1 listing | |
| ₹20L–₹25L | 10% 1 listing | |
| ₹25L–₹30L | 10% 1 listing | |
| ₹30L–₹35L | 10% 1 listing | |
| ₹35L–₹40L | 20% 2 listings |
Brackets are equal-width and rounded; the open-ended rows collect the lowest and highest observations, and the bracket that holds the median is highlighted. Same cohort and outlier rules as the percentiles above.
Pay listed by employers
Latest Data Engineer jobs that show their pay in India
Pay as the employer wrote it, per year: individual job posts, not averages.
- Senior Big Data EngineerDigit88 Technologies Private Limited · Senior level · posted 4 Nov 2026₹35L – ₹40L
- Data Engineer - IGoKwik · Mid level · posted 31 Oct 2026₹15L – ₹18L
- Senior Data Engineer (India)Alimentiv · Senior level · posted 30 Oct 2026₹21L – ₹36L
- Junior Data EngineerConvegenius · Entry level · posted 26 Oct 2026₹12L – ₹15L
- Production Support Data EngineerAlgoworks · Senior level · posted 25 Oct 2026₹18L – ₹24L
Evidence
Where these numbers come from
10 salaries from 8 employers, posted between 8 Nov 2025 and 8 Nov 2026. Last updated 8 Nov 2026. Every figure on this page comes from this one group of salaries; the median is the middle value, not the average.
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Live jobs
Data Engineer jobs in India
- Principal Data Engineer
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- Senior Data Engineer - R01569573
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- Snowflake Data Engineer - R01568220
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- Senior Data Engineer - R01572077
Brillio · Pune, Maharashtra, India
- Lead Data Engineer - R01571409
Brillio · Bangalore, Karnataka, India
- Principal Data Engineer-R01570250
Brillio · Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Other markets
Data Engineer pay in other markets
The same role in markets with their own published salary page. Each median stays in its own currency. "What it buys" divides it by the World Bank's 2025 price level for that country: the US-dollar amount with the same purchasing power in the US. It is a country-wide figure, not a city's cost of living.
| Market | Median | 25th–75th pct | Observations | What it buys (US $) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India (this page) | ₹19L | ₹12L–₹32L | 10 | $94,511 |
| United States | $167,500 | $143,885–$200,000 | 211 | $167,500 |
| Canada | $135,750 | $128,025–$151,950 | 14 | $107,697 |
| United Kingdom | £88,013 | £62,000–£101,875 | 12 | $125,459 |
Source for "What it buys": World Bank, International Comparison Program, PPP conversion factor for private consumption (PA.NUS.PRVT.PP), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).
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What this number does—and does not—mean
The range summarizes salary-listed Jobiba jobs in India. It is not a promise of what one employer will pay, and it is not converted from another country's currency. Experience, city, seniority, skills and company can move an individual offer materially.
Frequently asked questions
Data Engineer salary in India: common questions
What is the average Data Engineer salary in India in 2026?
Job ads for Data Engineer in India on Jobiba list a median salary of ₹18.8 LPA (about ₹1,56,300 a month before deductions), based on 10 salary-listed job postings. The middle half of those job ads pay between ₹11.6 LPA and ₹32.2 LPA (25th to 75th percentile).
What is the in-hand salary for a Data Engineer on ₹18.8 LPA CTC?
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CTC to in-hand calculator →How does Jobiba calculate Data Engineer salary in India?
From 10 salary-listed Jobiba job postings from the last 12 months that state an explicit salary, currency and pay period. Hourly, daily and monthly pay is converted to an annual figure, implausible values and outliers are removed, and currencies are never mixed or converted. Jobiba publishes the median and 25th–75th percentile range only when enough comparable postings exist.