Consulting Salary in India (Lead, Tier-1 cities) — 2026

p25 / p50 / p75 / p90 base compensation, in LPA, from n=26 anonymised records. A cohort only publishes once 12 or more anonymised offers land in it (k≥12 floor) — we never expose individual pay.

25.0 LPA

P25

25.0 LPA

P50 · median

40.0 LPA

P75

40.0 LPA

P90

CTC band distribution

20-30LPA n=14

30-50LPA n=12

By years of experience

YoE 10-14 p50 25.0 LPA · p25–p90 25.0 LPA – 40.0 LPA n = 26

Consulting — other published bands

Entry (0–2 yrs) · Tier-1 (n=166) Entry (0–2 yrs) · Tier-2 (n=31) Entry (0–2 yrs) · Tier-3 (n=210) Mid (3–5 yrs) · Tier-1 (n=190) Senior (6–9 yrs) · Tier-1 (n=118)

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What k≥12 means: every number on this page is aggregated from a cohort of at least 12 anonymised offers, so no individual's compensation can be reverse-engineered. Last refreshed 2026-04-20 from 534,500+ verified job-market records. New to percentiles? How to read a salary band. Read the full methodology.

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