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Staff engineering salaries in India
Median $28k a year across 77 live postings that publish pay; the middle half runs from $28k to $28k. 54% of the 143 live postings in this segment publish a band at all.
The middle half: $28k to $28k. The ends are folded into the outer bars.
Bars are the middle half of published bands; the tick is the median.
Highest-paying employers
Graphcoremedian of 3 published bands$1030k
Databricksmedian of 21 published bands$28k
Ripplingmedian of 19 published bands$28k
Toastmedian of 4 published bands$28k
Coram AImedian of 3 published bands$28k
Harveymedian of 3 published bands$28k
Egnytemedian of 2 published bands$28k
Outreach.iomedian of 2 published bands$28k
Hiring the most right now
By job title
| Title | Median | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| Staff Software Engineer | $28k | 10 |
| Senior Staff Software Engineer | $28k | 4 |
The best-paid openings in this segment
- Staff Silicon Physical Design Engineer - BengaluruGraphcore · Bengaluru, India$60k to $2000k
- Staff Silicon Logical Design Engineer - Bengaluru, Multiple VacanciesGraphcore · Bengaluru, India$60k to $2000k
- Staff Engineer - Observability PlatformPostman · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India$5,000 to $80k
- Staff Software Engineer - MPP GrowthAbnormal Security · Hybrid - Bangalore, India$5,000 to $70k
- Member of Technical Staff (Senior - Specialized Indexing)Cockroach Labs · Bangalore, India$5,000 to $50k
- Senior Staff Software Engineer- Search QualityDatabricks · Bengaluru, India$5,000 to $50k
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Questions this data answers
What is the median salary for staff engineering roles in India?
$28k a year in base pay, across 77 live postings that publish a salary band. The middle half of those bands runs from $28k to $28k.
What do the best-paid staff engineering roles in India offer?
One in ten published bands has a midpoint above $28k, and one in ten sits below $28k.
How many staff engineering job posts publish a salary?
54% of the 143 live postings in this segment state a pay range. The figures here are drawn only from those.
Which companies pay the most for staff engineering roles in India?
Among employers with at least two published bands, the highest medians right now are at Graphcore ($1030k), Databricks ($28k), Rippling ($28k).
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.