Salary of Data Engineer in India


₹ 12,07,651 / Annual
Based on 47 job listings

Minimum
₹ 1,00,000
Average salary
₹ 12,07,651
Maximum
₹ 25,00,000

Salary data updated: February 2026

Salary distribution

P10
₹ 3,88,000
P25
₹ 9,30,000
P50
₹ 14,00,000
P75
₹ 15,00,000
P90
₹ 19,50,000

Based on 33 job listings with salary

Salary by city

City Median / Annual Listings vs. national
Bangalore ₹ 15,00,000 3 +7.1%
Chennai ₹ 14,50,000 4 +3.6%
Pune ₹ 11,55,000 6 -17.5%
Bhopal ₹ 3,50,000 3 -75%

There are 3 job listings for Data Engineer in India

  • Subject Matter Expert

    3 weeks ago


    Remote, India Data Engineer Academy LLP Part-time

    We're Hiring: Subject Matter Expert (SME) – Python & AWS CloudRemote | Part Time | Flexible Timings | Pay:...

  • Data Engineer-Data engineer-Engineering

    Found at: SourceStack - 3 weeks ago


    Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India EXL Part-time

    DescriptionData Engineers design and build data systems and pipelines. Responsibilities include developing data...


  • Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India EXL Part-time

    Data Engineers design and build data systems and pipelines. Responsibilities include developing data processing...

FAQ - Data Engineer

The average salary for Data Engineer is INR 12,07,651 per year in India. Salary estimates are based on 47 salaries shared anonymously with Trabajo.org by employees with the position of Data Engineer in India.

The lowest salary of Data Engineer per year in India is INR 1,00,000

The highest salary for Data Engineer per year in India is INR 25,00,000

Data updated: February 2026

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Methodology

  • Sample: 33 job listings with published salary
  • Period:
  • Calculation: P10, P25, P50 (median), P75, P90 percentiles from salary ranges
  • Outliers removed: salaries below P1 and above P99
  • City data: minimum 5 listings for inclusion