Data Engineer Salary in India (Senior, Tier-3 cities) — 2026

p25 / p50 / p75 / p90 base compensation, in LPA, from n=87 anonymised records. A cohort only publishes once 12 or more anonymised offers land in it (k≥12 floor) — we never expose individual pay.

15.0 LPA

P25

25.0 LPA

P50 · median

25.0 LPA

P75

25.0 LPA

P90

CTC band distribution

10-20LPA n=40

20-30LPA n=47

By years of experience

YoE 6-9 p50 25.0 LPA · p25–p90 15.0 LPA – 25.0 LPA n = 87

Data Engineer — other published bands

Mid (3–5 yrs) · Tier-1 (n=99) Mid (3–5 yrs) · Tier-3 (n=85) Senior (6–9 yrs) · Tier-1 (n=72)

Related on Tevos

Demand & trend for this role’s skills → How to read a salary band → All salary bands → Tech jobs by city →

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 2026-04-25 from 534,500+ verified job-market records. New to percentiles? How to read a salary band. Read the full methodology.

Score your offer against this band →