Average Senior Software Engineer Salary in India

The top respondents for the job title Senior Software Engineer are from the companies Accenture Technology Solutions, HCL Technologies Ltd. and Accenture. Reported salaries are highest at Cognizant where the average pay is ₹917,745. Other companies that offer high salaries for this role include Accenture Technology Solutions and Accenture, earning around ₹728,798 and ₹717,356, respectively. Capgemini pays the lowest at around ₹404,557. InfoSys Limited and HCL Technologies Ltd. also pay on the lower end of the scale, paying ₹526,291 and ₹635,509, respectively.

Skills in Java and JavaScript are correlated to pay that is above average. Skills that pay less than market rate include C# Programming Language, .NET and SQL.

An entry-level Senior Software Engineer with less than 1 year experience can expect to earn an average total compensation (includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay) of ₹532,999 based on 43 salaries. An early career Senior Software Engineer with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation of ₹724,266 based on 6,399 salaries. A mid-career Senior Software Engineer with 5-9 years of experience earns an average total compensation of ₹969,012 based on 11,213 salaries. An experienced Senior Software Engineer with 10-19 years of experience earns an average total compensation of ₹1,458,973 based on 1,471 salaries. In their late career (20 years and higher), employees earn an average total compensation of ₹2,017,551.

Employees with Senior Software Engineer in their job title in Gurgaon, Haryana earn an average of 10.1% more than the national average. These job titles also find higher than average salaries in Bangalore, Karnataka (9.7% more) and Pune, Maharashtra (1.6% more). The lowest salaries can be found in Chennai, Tamil Nadu (11.5% less), Mumbai, Maharashtra (9.8% less) and Noida, Uttar Pradesh (2.9% less).