Tech Salaries & Take-Homein India, 2026
Verified salary benchmarks and contractor day rates, plus free take-home calculators for 93 technology roles across India.
93roles5cities₹19.7Lmedian salary₹12,647/daymedian day rate
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Most searched roles in India
Browse all 93 rolesThe roles people in India look up most often when researching pay, benchmarked against live 2026 market data.
Software Engineer
₹10L
per yearMedian salary
₹8.1L – ₹13.2L
Data Engineer
₹21.1L
per yearMedian salary
₹16L – ₹25.9L
Data Analyst
₹9L
per yearMedian salary
₹7.9L – ₹9.5L
Engineering Manager
₹30.8L
per yearMedian salary
₹27.6L – ₹34L
AI / ML Engineer
₹14.7L
per yearMedian salary
₹13.4L – ₹31.3L
Technical Product Manager
₹22.1L
per yearMedian salary
₹18.3L – ₹25.9L
Local benchmarks
Tech salaries by city in India
View all salary benchmarksExplore local salary benchmarks for the locations candidates and hiring teams research most often.
Momentum to watch
Fastest pay growth in India
Salaries don't move evenly across the board. These roles have seen the sharpest year-on-year rises.
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Take-Home & Tax Calculators for India
A salary is only as good as what lands in your account. These free tools show exactly what you keep after tax, whether you're salaried, contracting, or hiring in India.
India Salary Calculator
New vs Old Regime · §87A · Cess
₹20L gross → ~₹18.1L take-home (New Regime)
NewIndia CTC to In-Hand Salary Calculator
EPF · Gratuity · HRA Exemption · Basic/HRA Split
₹18L CTC, metro → ~₹14.4L net in-hand (New Regime)
NewIndia HRA Calculator
Section 10(13A) · Metro vs Non-Metro · Tax Saved
₹60K Basic + ₹30K HRA (metro), ₹25K rent → ₹228K/yr exempt, ~₹63K tax saved
NewIndia ESOP & RSU Tax Calculator
Perquisite Tax · LTCG/STCG · DPIIT Deferral
1,000 unlisted shares, ₹10 strike, ₹250 FMV → ~₹41K perquisite tax at exercise
NewOffer Checker
Is This a Good Offer? · Real Market Percentiles · Real Take-Home
£85K Software Engineer offer UK → In Market, 8% above median
NewAm I Underpaid? Salary Checker
Salary Percentile · Seniority Ladder · City Adjusted
Senior Software Engineer, UK, 10% under median → in line, ~38th percentile
Beyond the payslip
Contracting and market data for India
Deeper signals behind the headline salary numbers: day rates for contractors, and where demand is shifting.
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