IT salaries in India 2026 ๐ฎ๐ณ
Developer salaries in India: median $1993/month across 176 open jobs with a stated salary, broken down by role, seniority and tech stack. Live data, USD-normalised.
$1,993
median $/mo
$1,258โ$3,550
p25โp75 range
176
jobs with a stated salary
Salary by role in India (USD/mo)
| Role | P25 | Median | P75 | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backend | $1,250 | $1,744 | $2,989 | 43 |
| Fullstack | $1,333 | $1,584 | $2,740 | 16 |
| DevOps | $2,491 | $2,989 | $3,868 | 7 |
| PM | $1,619 | $1,993 | $2,516 | 7 |
| QA | $1,619 | $3,238 | $14,820 | 7 |
| AI Engineer | $1,308 | $1,569 | $3,213 | 6 |
| Data | $1,980 | $2,366 | $5,935 | 6 |
Salary by seniority (USD/mo)
| Level | P25 | Median | P75 | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | $1,335 | $2,292 | $11,967 | 8 |
| Senior | $1,249 | $2,043 | $6,979 | 42 |
| Lead | $1,258 | $2,242 | $3,313 | 22 |
| Principal / Expert | $2,989 | $3,736 | $8,242 | 7 |
Salary by stack in India (median, USD/mo)
Salary distribution
Median trend in India
Weekly median salary (USD/month) across jobs with a stated salary.
Compare with other countries
๐บ๐ธ USA $10,833๐ช๐ธ Spain $9,058๐ฆ๐น Austria $8,152๐ฆ๐บ Australia $7,823๐ฌ๐ง UK $6,759๐จ๐ฆ Canada $6,465๐ฉ๐ช Germany $6,340๐ณ๐ฑ Netherlands $6,292๐ต๐ฑ Poland $5,754๐ณ๐ฟ New Zealand $5,224๐ง๐ท Brazil $5,000๐ฎ๐น Italy $4,528๐ธ๐ฌ Singapore $4,500๐ซ๐ท France $3,985๐ฒ๐ฝ Mexico $3,815๐ง๐ช Belgium $3,333๐ช๐ช Estonia $3,261๐ฑ๐ป Latvia $3,048๐ฟ๐ฆ South Africa $2,460๐ฑ๐น Lithuania $2,446๐ท๐บ Russia $2,000๐บ๐ฆ Ukraine $2,000๐บ๐ฟ Uzbekistan $2,000๐ฐ๐ฟ Kazakhstan $1,457
Recent jobs with a salary
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FAQ
What is the median IT salary in India?
$1993/month across 176 open vacancies in India with a disclosed salary (USD-normalised).
Which IT role pays most in India?
By volume, Backend leads the sample; see the by-role table for the full p25/median/p75 spread.
Are these India salaries gross or net?
Figures are the salary stated in the job posting, normalised to USD/month at parse time. Most postings quote gross.
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