Compared at the same experience, the best-paid roles at 3–5 years in HyrEzy's database are Product Manager (₹19 LPA), Marketing (₹12 LPA) and Data Scientist (₹11 LPA). Among technical roles at 3–5 years, Data Scientist leads at ₹11 LPA and QA & SDET is lowest at ₹7 LPA. By 6–9 years the leaders are Engineering Manager (₹40 LPA), Product Manager (₹28 LPA) and Data Scientist (₹25.9 LPA).
Why compare at the same experience
A headline median for a role mostly tells you how senior its pool is. Backend and full-stack pools hold a large share of early-career developers, so their all-experience medians look low; product management and marketing pools are older, so theirs look high. Comparing roles within one experience band removes most of that effect.
Salary by role at 3–5 years
Current CTC, median and middle half, for professionals with 3 to 5 years of experience.
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| 25th pct | Median | 75th pct | Profiles | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Manager | ₹12 LPA | ₹19 LPA | ₹25 LPA | 1,137 |
| Marketing | ₹6.7 LPA | ₹12 LPA | ₹20.7 LPA | 526 |
| Data Scientist | ₹6.5 LPA | ₹11 LPA | ₹18 LPA | 764 |
| AI Engineer | ₹6.2 LPA | ₹10 LPA | ₹15 LPA | 851 |
| Customer Success | ₹6 LPA | ₹10 LPA | ₹15.8 LPA | 215 |
| ML Engineer | ₹6 LPA | ₹9 LPA | ₹15 LPA | 463 |
| Sales & BD | ₹6 LPA | ₹9 LPA | ₹15 LPA | 513 |
| Data Engineer | ₹5.9 LPA | ₹8.5 LPA | ₹13 LPA | 1,857 |
| Data Analyst | ₹5 LPA | ₹8 LPA | ₹12 LPA | 1,754 |
| Mobile Developer | ₹6 LPA | ₹8 LPA | ₹11 LPA | 746 |
| Frontend Engineer | ₹5.2 LPA | ₹7.8 LPA | ₹11.4 LPA | 1,771 |
| Full-stack Developer | ₹5.1 LPA | ₹7.8 LPA | ₹12 LPA | 1,753 |
| UI/UX Designer | ₹5.5 LPA | ₹7.5 LPA | ₹12 LPA | 743 |
| Backend Engineer | ₹5 LPA | ₹7.2 LPA | ₹11 LPA | 1,358 |
| DevOps & SRE | ₹5.3 LPA | ₹7.2 LPA | ₹10.2 LPA | 6,724 |
| QA & SDET | ₹5 LPA | ₹7 LPA | ₹9 LPA | 2,279 |
| HR & Talent | ₹5.1 LPA | ₹7 LPA | ₹11 LPA | 232 |
Salary by role at 6–9 years
Current CTC for professionals with 6 to 9 years of experience.
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| 25th pct | Median | 75th pct | Profiles | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering Manager | ₹30.3 LPA | ₹40 LPA | ₹53.3 LPA | 59 |
| Product Manager | ₹20 LPA | ₹28 LPA | ₹37.7 LPA | 958 |
| Data Scientist | ₹13.9 LPA | ₹25.9 LPA | ₹37.2 LPA | 196 |
| AI Engineer | ₹14 LPA | ₹24 LPA | ₹33 LPA | 106 |
| ML Engineer | ₹7.9 LPA | ₹19 LPA | ₹39 LPA | 76 |
| Marketing | ₹12 LPA | ₹18 LPA | ₹28.9 LPA | 582 |
| Data Engineer | ₹11.2 LPA | ₹17 LPA | ₹26 LPA | 331 |
| Frontend Engineer | ₹10 LPA | ₹15 LPA | ₹23 LPA | 489 |
| Full-stack Developer | ₹8 LPA | ₹14 LPA | ₹24 LPA | 353 |
| Mobile Developer | ₹10 LPA | ₹14 LPA | ₹19 LPA | 426 |
| UI/UX Designer | ₹9 LPA | ₹14 LPA | ₹19 LPA | 303 |
| Backend Engineer | ₹5 LPA | ₹13 LPA | ₹25.5 LPA | 285 |
| QA & SDET | ₹9 LPA | ₹13 LPA | ₹19 LPA | 734 |
| Customer Success | ₹9 LPA | ₹13 LPA | ₹19.5 LPA | 267 |
| DevOps & SRE | ₹7.2 LPA | ₹12 LPA | ₹18 LPA | 1,548 |
| Sales & BD | ₹8 LPA | ₹12 LPA | ₹19 LPA | 597 |
| HR & Talent | ₹7.2 LPA | ₹10 LPA | ₹14 LPA | 253 |
| Data Analyst | ₹5 LPA | ₹9.6 LPA | ₹15.9 LPA | 777 |
Salary by role at 10–14 years
Current CTC for professionals with 10 to 14 years of experience. Roles with fewer than 30 CTC records at this level are left out.
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| 25th pct | Median | 75th pct | Profiles | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering Manager | ₹38 LPA | ₹48 LPA | ₹60 LPA | 250 |
| AI Engineer | ₹15.6 LPA | ₹33.5 LPA | ₹40.5 LPA | 44 |
| Product Manager | ₹23 LPA | ₹33 LPA | ₹45 LPA | 480 |
| Data Scientist | ₹15.8 LPA | ₹32.9 LPA | ₹46.2 LPA | 95 |
| Data Engineer | ₹20 LPA | ₹31.5 LPA | ₹39 LPA | 137 |
| Marketing | ₹16 LPA | ₹25 LPA | ₹36.8 LPA | 452 |
| Frontend Engineer | ₹12 LPA | ₹22 LPA | ₹31 LPA | 165 |
| Full-stack Developer | ₹10 LPA | ₹22 LPA | ₹33 LPA | 142 |
| QA & SDET | ₹14.5 LPA | ₹22 LPA | ₹30 LPA | 413 |
| Mobile Developer | ₹11.9 LPA | ₹19 LPA | ₹28.2 LPA | 156 |
| DevOps & SRE | ₹8 LPA | ₹19 LPA | ₹31 LPA | 439 |
| UI/UX Designer | ₹12 LPA | ₹18 LPA | ₹26 LPA | 191 |
| Sales & BD | ₹10 LPA | ₹16 LPA | ₹25 LPA | 453 |
| HR & Talent | ₹11 LPA | ₹16 LPA | ₹25 LPA | 343 |
| Customer Success | ₹10 LPA | ₹15 LPA | ₹23.3 LPA | 143 |
| Backend Engineer | ₹4.2 LPA | ₹14.2 LPA | ₹30 LPA | 110 |
| Data Analyst | ₹5 LPA | ₹11 LPA | ₹20.5 LPA | 281 |
All experience levels combined
Headline medians by role, including CXO and leadership. Read with the experience-band charts above.
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| 25th pct | Median | 75th pct | Profiles | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering Manager | ₹37 LPA | ₹48 LPA | ₹61.6 LPA | 684 |
| CXO & Leadership | ₹24.7 LPA | ₹38 LPA | ₹57.5 LPA | 1,607 |
| Product Manager | ₹15 LPA | ₹23 LPA | ₹32 LPA | 3,172 |
| Marketing | ₹9 LPA | ₹17 LPA | ₹28 LPA | 2,117 |
| HR & Talent | ₹7.5 LPA | ₹14 LPA | ₹26 LPA | 1,447 |
| Sales & BD | ₹7 LPA | ₹12 LPA | ₹21 LPA | 2,531 |
| Customer Success | ₹7.5 LPA | ₹12 LPA | ₹19.8 LPA | 804 |
| Data Scientist | ₹5.8 LPA | ₹10 LPA | ₹20 LPA | 2,017 |
| Mobile Developer | ₹5.2 LPA | ₹9 LPA | ₹14.5 LPA | 1,717 |
| Data Engineer | ₹5 LPA | ₹8.5 LPA | ₹14 LPA | 3,249 |
| UI/UX Designer | ₹5 LPA | ₹8.1 LPA | ₹14.4 LPA | 1,729 |
| QA & SDET | ₹5 LPA | ₹7.5 LPA | ₹12.3 LPA | 4,551 |
| AI Engineer | ₹4.7 LPA | ₹7.2 LPA | ₹13 LPA | 2,536 |
| Data Analyst | ₹4.2 LPA | ₹7 LPA | ₹12 LPA | 4,662 |
| Frontend Engineer | ₹4.2 LPA | ₹7 LPA | ₹12 LPA | 3,546 |
| DevOps & SRE | ₹5 LPA | ₹7 LPA | ₹11.1 LPA | 11,204 |
| ML Engineer | ₹4.2 LPA | ₹6.8 LPA | ₹12.5 LPA | 1,591 |
| Backend Engineer | ₹4 LPA | ₹6 LPA | ₹10 LPA | 3,215 |
| Full-stack Developer | ₹4 LPA | ₹6 LPA | ₹11 LPA | 4,151 |
Frequently asked questions
Which tech role pays the most in India in 2026?
At the same experience, Engineering Manager has the highest median current CTC at 6–9 years (₹40 LPA) in HyrEzy's database. At 3–5 years the leader is Product Manager at ₹19 LPA.
How much does a software engineer with 3–5 years of experience earn in India?
Across all roles, the median current CTC at 3–5 years is ₹8 LPA. Engineering roles range from ₹7 LPA (QA & SDET) to ₹11 LPA (Data Scientist).
Why do backend developer salaries look low in salary surveys?
Because a large share of backend profiles are early-career, and the all-experience median mixes freshers with seniors. Compared at 3–5 years, backend engineers earn a median ₹7.2 LPA, against ₹8 LPA for all roles.
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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