India · INR
Software Engineer salary in India
The median salary in Software Engineer job ads in India is ₹25.5 LPA (₹26L a year, about ₹2,12,500 a month before tax). The middle half of those ads list ₹10L to ₹40L, based on 32 salaries from 20 employers, updated 8 Nov 2026.
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- Median in job ads
- ₹26L
- ₹25.5 LPA · a year
- 12-month range
- High ₹24L
- Oct 2026
- Low ₹24L · Oct 2026
- Salaries
- 32
- from 20 employers
- Last updated
- 8 Nov 2026
- 12-month window to 8 Nov 2026
Salary range
Where listed pay sits
- 10th percentile
- ₹5,00,000
- 25th percentile
- ₹10L
- Median
- ₹26L
- 75th percentile
- ₹40L
- 90th percentile
- ₹65L
32 salaries · 480 live India jobs. Box: the middle half of salaries · line: the median · whisker: 10th to 90th percentile.
Based on 32 salary-listed job postings from the last 12 months · last updated 8 Nov 2026
Salary brackets
Software Engineer salary brackets in India
How the 32 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 |
|---|---|---|
| ₹0–₹10L | 22% 7 listings | |
| ₹10L–₹20L | 19% 6 listings | |
| ₹20L–₹30LMedian here | 16% 5 listings | |
| ₹30L–₹40L | 9% 3 listings | |
| ₹40L–₹50L | 16% 5 listings | |
| ₹50L–₹60L | 0% 0 listings | |
| ₹60L–₹70L | 9% 3 listings | |
| ₹70L and over | 9% 3 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.
Skills and pay
Skills linked to higher Software Engineer pay in India
How much higher or lower the median is for job posts that mention a skill. It shows an association, not a guarantee: better-paid jobs often bundle several scarce skills with senior scope. Skills with fewer than 8 salaries are left out.
| Skill | Pay premium chart | Pay premium |
|---|---|---|
| node.jsmedian ₹40L · 9 salaries | up +56.9% | |
| aimedian ₹39L · 22 salaries | up +51.0% | |
| azuremedian ₹37L · 12 salaries | up +45.1% | |
| typescriptmedian ₹36L · 12 salaries | up +42.2% | |
| awsmedian ₹33L · 9 salaries | up +27.5% | |
| reactmedian ₹28L · 16 salaries | up +7.8% | |
| javascriptmedian ₹27L · 10 salaries | up +3.9% | |
| sqlmedian ₹26L · 10 salaries | flat 0.0% |
Pay listed by employers
Latest Software Engineer jobs that show their pay in India
Pay as the employer wrote it, per year: individual job posts, not averages.
- Staff Software EngineerOmnidian · Senior level · posted 7 Nov 2026₹5,76,000 – ₹9,72,000
- Intermediate Software EngineerCin7 · Mid level · posted 4 Nov 2026₹33L – ₹41L
- Junior Software EngineerCin7 · Entry level · posted 4 Nov 2026₹22L – ₹29L
- Junior Software EngineerCin7 · Entry level · posted 4 Nov 2026₹22L – ₹29L
- Intermediate Software EngineerCin7 · Mid level · posted 4 Nov 2026₹33L – ₹41L
Evidence
Where these numbers come from
32 salaries from 20 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.
- Employer hiring-system feeds 94%
- Posted by employers on Jobiba 3%
- Other sources 3%
Live jobs
Software Engineer jobs in India
- Lead Software Engineer, Platform Services (Back-end Focus) 807
Protegrity · Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Senior Systems Software Engineer, Build & Delivery
Starburst · India
- Staff Software Engineer L6
Inovalon · Hyderabad, Telangana, India
- Senior Staff Software Engineer
Span · Bangalore, bangalore, India
- Software Engineer, India
Build AI · India
- Software Engineer, Data Platform (Bengaluru)
Granica · Bengaluru Urban
Other markets
Software 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) | ₹26L | ₹10L–₹40L | 32 | $128,535 |
| United States | $210,569 | $167,500–$262,000 | 2602 | $210,569 |
| Canada | $158,000 | $120,000–$198,768 | 190 | $125,349 |
| United Kingdom | £130,000 | £46,900–£225,000 | 85 | $185,310 |
| France | €94,000 | €76,000–€123,450 | 19 | $128,327 |
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).
Reading this number
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
Software Engineer salary in India: common questions
What is the average Software Engineer salary in India in 2026?
Job ads for Software Engineer in India on Jobiba list a median salary of ₹25.5 LPA (about ₹2,12,500 a month before deductions), based on 32 salary-listed job postings. The middle half of those job ads pay between ₹10 LPA and ₹40 LPA (25th to 75th percentile).
What is the in-hand salary for a Software Engineer on ₹25.5 LPA CTC?
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CTC to in-hand calculator →How does Jobiba calculate Software Engineer salary in India?
From 32 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.