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Senior engineering salaries in India
Median $18k a year across 119 live postings that publish pay; the middle half runs from $18k to $29k. 50% of the 238 live postings in this segment publish a band at all.
The middle half: $18k to $29k. The ends are folded into the outer bars.
Bars are the middle half of published bands; the tick is the median.
Highest-paying employers
Postmanmedian of 3 published bands$43k
Zelismedian of 3 published bands$43k
Juniper Squaremedian of 3 published bands$43k
Keymedian of 3 published bands$35k
Graphcoremedian of 2 published bands$35k
MediBuddymedian of 2 published bands$31k
Ethos Lifemedian of 2 published bands$30k
Envestnetmedian of 2 published bands$28k
Hiring the most right now
By job title
| Title | Median | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Software Engineer | $18k | 9 |
| Senior Backend Engineer | $7,500 | 5 |
| Senior Software Engineer - Rust | $18k | 3 |
The best-paid openings in this segment
- Senior AI EngineerZelis · India Hyderabad$175k to $8000k
- Senior Data & BI DeveloperSanas · Bengaluru, India$20k to $4000k
- Senior Software Engineer (MacOS Endpoint)Cyberhaven · Remote$5,000 to $180k
- Senior Integrations Engineer - IndiaJuniper Square · India$5,000 to $80k
- Senior Engineer - Allegro & Billie ConnectAria Systems · Bangalore or Chennai, India$5,000 to $80k
- Senior Forward Deployed EngineerDatabricks · Bengaluru, India$5,000 to $80k
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Questions this data answers
What is the median salary for senior engineering roles in India?
$18k a year in base pay, across 119 live postings that publish a salary band. The middle half of those bands runs from $18k to $29k.
What do the best-paid senior engineering roles in India offer?
One in ten published bands has a midpoint above $43k, and one in ten sits below $18k.
How many senior engineering job posts publish a salary?
50% of the 238 live postings in this segment state a pay range. The figures here are drawn only from those.
Do remote engineering roles in India pay less?
Remote postings publish a median of $18k against $18k for on-site and hybrid ones, from 12 and 107 postings respectively.
Which companies pay the most for senior engineering roles in India?
Among employers with at least two published bands, the highest medians right now are at Postman ($43k), Zelis ($43k), Juniper Square ($43k).
Where does this data come from?
Base pay only, as employers publish it in their own job posts: the midpoint of each annual range, in the currency most postings use. Equity, bonus and commission are not in it. Updated daily.
Base pay only, as employers publish it in their own job posts: the midpoint of each annual range, in the currency most postings use. Equity, bonus and commission are not in it. Read off the live postings on Refolk's job board, where an employer is only counted while the posting is open. Updated daily.