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

p25 / p50 / p75 / p90 base compensation, in LPA, from n=1,241 anonymised records. A cohort only publishes once 12 or more anonymised offers land in it (k≥12 floor) — we never expose individual pay.

80.0 LPA

P25

125.0 LPA

P50 · median

125.0 LPA

P75

125.0 LPA

P90

CTC band distribution

5-10LPA n=13

10-20LPA n=39

20-30LPA n=23

30-50LPA n=21

50-80LPA n=21

USD-60-100K n=439

USD-100-150K n=586

USD-150-200K n=99

By years of experience

YoE 10-14 p50 125.0 LPA · p25–p90 80.0 LPA – 125.0 LPA n = 1,241

Software Engineer — other published bands

Entry (0–2 yrs) · Tier-1 (n=1,522) Entry (0–2 yrs) · Tier-2 (n=196) Entry (0–2 yrs) · Tier-3 (n=299) Lead (10–14 yrs) · Tier-3 (n=12) Mid (3–5 yrs) · Tier-1 (n=1,758) Mid (3–5 yrs) · Tier-2 (n=160) Mid (3–5 yrs) · Tier-3 (n=340) Principal (15+ yrs) · Tier-1 (n=2,222) Senior (6–9 yrs) · Tier-1 (n=1,385) Senior (6–9 yrs) · Tier-2 (n=16) Senior (6–9 yrs) · Tier-3 (n=156)

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