Software Engineer Salary in India

Software Engineering is one of the most lucrative career options the job market in India has to offer. On an average a software engineer can earn around INR 192,852 - INR 698,055, with variations based on work experience, expertise, field of work, sex etc. Before going to further details regarding their remunerations it is however imperative to mention that the extraordinary pay packets designed for software engineers are triggered by the demand for these professionals in major industries like information technology, Insurance, Financial Services, Banking etc.

Software Engineer Salary based on Experience

Growing experience in the field is usually rewarded by increase in average salaries for employees:

Job Category	Experience	Average Annual Salaries
Principal Software Engineer	1-4 years	INR 487,000 – INR 1,600,000
	5-9 years	INR 610,231 – INR 1,755,970
	10-19 years	INR 1,018,224 – INR 2,996,666
Associate Software Engineer	Less than a year	INR 182,746 – INR 384,722
	1-4 years	INR 175,083 – INR 548,532
	5-9 years	INR 401,345 – INR 948,799
	10-19 years	INR 610,419 – INR 1,220,838
Software Engineer/Programmer/Developer	Less than a year	INR 106,523 – INR 405,470
	1-4 years	INR 164,279 – INR 552,803
	5-9 years	INR 271,240 – INR 1,013,674
	10-19 years	INR 480,000 – INR 2,000,000
Software Engineer/Programmer/Developer	Less than a year	INR 276,950 – INR 320,470
	1-4 years	INR 321,904 – INR 750,387
	5-9 years	INR 447,539 – INR 1,072,805
	10-19 years	INR 489,559 – INR 2,426,171

Annual Salaries based on Industries

Considering the variations in workload, type of work and policies, different industries have designed their pay packets differently which comply with the factors mentioned above:

Job Category	Industry	Average Annual Salaries
Principal Software Engineer	ERP Software	INR 484,790 - INR1,648,672
	Software Development	INR 594,749 – INR 2,169,754
	Database Software	INR 1,017,365 –INR 1,767,569
	Software Applications	INR 774,690 -INR2,989,985
	Computer Data Storage	INR 1,248,000 –INR2,663,274
	Telecommunications	INR 301,001 –INR 2,576,050
	Computer Software/Hardware	INR 121,641 –INR 3,649,405
Associate Software Engineer	IT Consulting	INR 216,000 – INR 488,335
	IT Services	INR 182,090 – INR 624,583
	Insurance	INR 151,006 – INR 695,305
	Financial Services	INR 181,207 – INR 1,191,952
	Software Applications	INR 143,478 – INR 537,247
	Consultancy	INR 248,152 – INR 369,202
Software Engineer/Programmer/Developer	IT Consulting	INR 255,969 -INR741,902
	IT Services	INR 155,999 –INR 535,146
	Banking	INR 250,310 -INR755,030
	ERP Software	INR 159,000 –INR 696,500
	Software Applications	INR 121,078 -INR632,465
	Telecommunications Software	INR 174,063 -INR620,398
Software Engineer/Programmer/Developer	IT Consulting	INR 382,389 – INR 964,510
	IT Services	INR 361,217 – INR 871,709
	Banking	INR 300,000 –INR 1,080,899
	Financial Services	INR 388,550 –INR 1,135,861
	Software Applications	INR 311,428 – INR 988,892
	Software Development	INR 355,105 -INR1,024,394

Average Software Engineer Salary Based on Skills

While an aspiring software engineer has unlimited scope to excel in his preferred field depending on his skills, he also will have the chance to rake in salaries suitable to his skills:

Job Category	Skills	Average Annual Salaries
Principal Software Engineer	UNIX	INR 967,271 – INR 2,239,540
	Java	INR 896,185 – INR 2,472,959
	Linux	INR 935,976 – INR 1,915,984
	C	INR 935,976 – INR 1,915,984
	C++	INR 702,169 – INR 2,518,345
	SQL	INR 800,000 – INR 2,161,797
	Oracle	INR 987,342 – INR 1,635,000
Associate Software Engineer	.NET	INR 158,336 - INR532,468
	Java	INR 192,271 – INR 575,141
	C#	INR 148,145 – INR 549,662
	C	INR 196,397 – INR 548,039
	VB.Net	INR 118,157 – INR 526,353
	SQL	INR 148,994 – INR 682,458
	ASP.Net	INR 129,190 – INR 583,321
Software Engineer/Programmer/Developer	ASP.NET	INR 121,078 – INR 527,472
	Java	INR 167,763 – INR 614,379
	C#	INR 121,356 – INR 609,241
	C	INR 177,011 – INR 691,859
	JavaScript	INR 144,700 – INR 545,318
	C++	INR 151,065 – INR 671,197
	SQL	INR 157,379 – INR 585,580
	.NET	INR 125,827 – INR 632,637
Senior Software Engineer	ASP.NET	INR 335,331 – INR 882,388
	Oracle	INR 354,410 – INR 1,000,351
	C#	INR 356,231 – INR 926,555
	C++	INR 409,263 – INR 1,232,828
	Java/J2EE	INR 370,280 – INR 1,009,001
	PL/SQL	INR 352,333 – INR 1,000,046
	.NET	INR 349,798 – INR 936,732

Software Engineer Salary Based on Degree

The variations in salaries based on degrees are something like this:

Job Category	Degree	Average Annual Salaries
Principal Software Engineer	Master of Computer Applications or MCA, Computer Science	INR 1,000,000 –INR 1,548,500
	Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Electrical Engineering (EE)	INR 1,200,000 –INR 2,000,000
	Bachelor’s Degree	INR 775,110 – INR 2,309,792
	Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Computer Science	INR 129,421 – INR 2,908,740
	MBA	INR 630,000 – INR 2,063,534
Associate Software Engineer	Bachelor of Technology/BTech, IT	INR 125,850 – INR 626,253
	Bachelor’s Degree	INR 178,226 – INR 596,469
	Bachelor of Science, Computer Science	INR 96,644 – INR 526,445
	MCA, Computer Science	INR 152,500 – INR 671,250
	Bachelor of Engineering	INR 183,800 – INR 349,714
Software Engineer/Programmer/Developer	Bachelor of Science, Computer Science	INR 147,395 – INR 366,251
	Bachelor’s Degree	INR 147,395 – INR 366,251
	BTech, Computer Science and Engineering	INR 120,853 – INR 618,252
	BEng/BE, Electrical Engineering (EE)	INR 310,748 – INR 415,000
	Bachelor of Technology, Computer Science	INR 98,920 – INR 969,580
Senior Software Engineer	Bachelor of Science, Computer Science	INR 322,000 – INR 921,751
	Bachelor’s Degree	INR 364,083 – INR 998,524
	BTech, Computer Science and Engineering	INR 363,884 – INR 946,873
	BEng/BE, Electrical Engineering (EE)	INR 313,005 – INR 927,251
	MCS, CS	INR 575,386 –INR 1,208,048

Salaries based on Cities

Pay structures in different cities are directly proportional to the corresponding costs of living:

Job Category	City	Average Annual Salaries
Principal Software Engineer	Pune, Maharashtra	INR 993,293 - INR2,055,549
	Bengaluru, Karnataka	INR 689,507 – INR 2,559,170
	Noida, Uttar Pradesh	INR 1,176,400 –INR1,529,142
	Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh	INR 593,917 - Rs1,734,518
	Mumbai, Maharashtra	INR 402,683 –INR2,383,903
	Gurgaon, Haryana	INR 904,024 – INR 2,034,730
Associate Software Engineer	Pune, Maharashtra	INR 223,526 – INR 715,631
	Bengaluru, Karnataka	INR 189,513 – INR 576,577
	Noida, Uttar Pradesh	INR 132,400 – INR 380,957
	Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh	INR 184,163 – INR 591,100
	Mumbai, Maharashtra	INR 167,844 – INR 740,263
	Kolkata, West Bengal	INR 172,971 – INR 618,252
	Chennai, Tamil Nadu	INR 194,506 – INR 646,183
Software Engineer/Programmer/Developer	Pune, Maharashtra	INR 177,100 – INR 750,187
	Kolkata, West Bengal	INR 121,366 – INR 611,130
	Bengaluru, Karnataka	INR 185,476 – INR 625,044
	Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh	INR 174,524 – INR 642,695
	Mumbai, Maharashtra	INR 149,319 – INR 619,580
	Chennai, Tamil Nadu	INR 142,072 – INR 511,958
Senior Software Engineer	Pune, Maharashtra	INR 375,091 – INR 1,009,396
	Gurgaon, Haryana	INR 383,457 – INR 1,015,803
	Bengaluru, Karnataka	INR 385,557 – INR 1,102,649
	Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh	INR 335,788 – INR 1,122,527
	Mumbai, Maharashtra	INR 297,988 – INR 899,960
	Chennai, Tamil Nadu	INR 374,052 – INR 826,014

Salaries Based on Gender

The gender based salaries of Software Engineers are:

Job Category	Gender	Average Annual Salaries
Principal Software Engineer	Female	INR 178,793 – INR 1,870,630
	Male	INR 790,946 – INR 2,441,648
Associate Software Engineer	Female	INR 182,046 – INR 594,082
	Male	INR 173,846 – INR 593,808
Software Engineer/Programmer/Developer	Female	INR 173,114 – INR 600,147
	Male	INR 146,837 – INR 628,118
Senior Software Engineer	Female	INR 357,404 – INR 848,953
	Male	INR 364,028 – INR 1,031,095

^*Salaries are subject to change with time

Last Updated: April/24/2013