The median current CTC of engineering managers in HyrEzy's database is ₹48 LPA, with the middle half earning ₹37–61.6 LPA (684 profiles with CTC recorded). Pay rises from a median ₹40 LPA at 6–9 years of experience to ₹50 LPA at 15+ years. Gurugram pays the highest median of the cities we cover, at ₹53 LPA.
- Profiles in the pool
- 1,689
- Matched on current job title
- Median current CTC
- ₹48 LPA
- Middle half ₹37–61.6 LPA
- Median expected hike
- 20%
- All roles: 44%
- Premier-institute share
- 18.1%
- All profiles: 8.9%
Engineering Manager salary by experience
Current CTC, median and middle half (25th to 75th percentile), by total years of experience.
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| 25th pct | Median | 75th pct | Profiles | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6–9 yrs | ₹30.3 LPA | ₹40 LPA | ₹53.3 LPA | 59 |
| 10–14 yrs | ₹38 LPA | ₹48 LPA | ₹60 LPA | 250 |
| 15+ yrs | ₹38.9 LPA | ₹50 LPA | ₹64.2 LPA | 356 |
How Engineering Manager pay compares
Pay starts high because the title itself is senior: the median is ₹40 LPA at 6–9 years, ₹48 LPA at 10–14 years, ₹50 LPA at 15+ years.
The all-experience median of ₹48 LPA reflects the mix of the pool: most profiles are mid-career or senior. Compare offers against the experience band, not the headline median.
Candidates who state an expected CTC ask for a median 20% over current pay, less than the 44% across all roles.
Engineering Manager salary by city
Current CTC, all experience levels combined. Cities with fewer than 30 CTC records for the role are left out.
Gurugram (₹53 LPA) and Pune (₹40 LPA) sit at the two ends. Part of the gap is pay, part is the experience mix of each city's pool.
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| 25th pct | Median | 75th pct | Profiles | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gurugram | ₹45 LPA | ₹53 LPA | ₹67 LPA | 49 |
| Noida | ₹40 LPA | ₹51.5 LPA | ₹61.8 LPA | 62 |
| Bangalore | ₹40 LPA | ₹50 LPA | ₹67.2 LPA | 304 |
| Delhi NCR | ₹40 LPA | ₹50 LPA | ₹62 LPA | 145 |
| Mumbai | ₹32 LPA | ₹42 LPA | ₹50 LPA | 41 |
| Hyderabad | ₹36 LPA | ₹40 LPA | ₹54 LPA | 57 |
| Pune | ₹36 LPA | ₹40 LPA | ₹59 LPA | 35 |
Where engineering managers are
Profiles in HyrEzy's database by city. Delhi NCR includes Gurugram and Noida.
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| Profiles | |
|---|---|
| Bangalore | 662 |
| Delhi NCR | 336 |
| Mumbai | 120 |
| Hyderabad | 112 |
| Pune | 108 |
| Chennai | 68 |
Most common Engineering Manager skills
Share of profiles in the role listing each skill. Generic skills are left out.
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| Share | Profiles | |
|---|---|---|
| Java | 33% | 552 |
| AWS | 31% | 528 |
| Python | 21% | 363 |
| Microservices | 21% | 356 |
| JavaScript | 17% | 295 |
| Project Management | 17% | 288 |
| SQL | 17% | 288 |
| MySQL | 15% | 260 |
| Scrum | 14% | 237 |
| Kubernetes | 14% | 236 |
| Docker | 14% | 234 |
| MongoDB | 13% | 215 |
GenAI skills in this role
3.7% of engineering managers in our database list at least one generative-AI skill (such as LLMs, RAG, LangChain or prompt engineering), against 1.76% of all profiles. The most common are Generative AI, LLM and RAG.
Frequently asked questions
What is the average Engineering Manager salary in India in 2026?
The median current CTC of engineering managers in HyrEzy's database is ₹48 LPA, with the middle half earning ₹37–61.6 LPA, based on 684 profiles with CTC recorded.
What does a Engineering Manager with 6–9 years of experience earn?
The median current CTC is ₹40 LPA, and the middle half earn ₹30.3–53.3 LPA (59 profiles).
What does a Engineering Manager with 10–14 years of experience earn?
The median current CTC is ₹48 LPA, and the middle half earn ₹38–60 LPA (250 profiles).
What does a Engineering Manager with 15+ years of experience earn?
The median current CTC is ₹50 LPA, and the middle half earn ₹38.9–64.2 LPA (356 profiles).
Which city pays engineering managers the most?
Among the cities we cover, Gurugram has the highest median current CTC for the role at ₹53 LPA, followed by Noida at ₹51.5 LPA. Differences partly reflect how senior each city's pool is.
What skills do engineering managers list most often?
Java (33%), AWS (31%), Python (21%), Microservices (21%) and JavaScript (17%).
About this data
- Source: HyrEzy's candidate database, snapshot taken 20 September 2026. 7,07,237 profiles were considered; 1,26,358 of them record a current CTC.
- Pay is the current CTC a candidate recorded, in ₹ lakh per annum. It is not offer data. Values below ₹1.5 LPA or above ₹250 LPA are excluded as entry errors.
- Roles are matched on current job title, so "Data Engineer" means people whose current title says so. The pool covers product companies, services companies and enterprises.
- Expected hike compares expected with current CTC, counting only expectations between 0.8 and 3 times current pay.
- Privacy: we publish only aggregates. Any group with fewer than 30 CTC records is not shown for pay, and fewer than 10 profiles is not shown at all. No individual can be identified.
- Notice periods are not reported: imported profiles often store a default value when notice is missing, which makes the field unreliable in aggregate.
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