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HCLTech Salary in India (2026)

Based on 50,145 salaries shared on Weekday · Updated Nov 2026

Median salary
₹7.9 LPA
≈ ₹58,000 in hand / month
Typical range (P25–P75)
₹5–14 L
Middle 50% of salaries
Freshers (0–1 yr)
₹5.3 LPA
309 salaries
10+ years
₹17 LPA
1,198 salaries

Fixed pay (CTC excluding bonus and stock). Figures use the newest 5,000 salaries, with the top and bottom 5% removed so typos don't skew them.

HCLTech salary at a glance

HCLTech pays a median of ₹7.9 LPA fixed across 50,145 salaries shared on Weekday, with most people between ₹5 and ₹14 LPA. Freshers start around ₹5.3 LPA, and pay roughly doubles by 10+ years. Senior Technical Lead and Associate Consultant are the best-paid titles with enough data.

HCLTech salary for freshers

0–1 year of experience · 309 salaries

₹5.3 LPA

Median · range ₹4–7.3 LPA
  • Most common fresher titles: Software Engineer, Analyst, Senior Analyst
  • In hand: about ₹39,000 a month at ₹5.3 LPA (calculate yours)

HCLTech salary by experience

Median (black line) and middle 50% (yellow band), ₹ LPA

  1. 0–1 yrs309 salaries
    ₹5.3 L₹4–7.3 L
  2. 2–3 yrs785 salaries
    ₹5 L₹4.3–7.2 L
  3. 4–6 yrs1,538 salaries
    ₹6 L₹4.8–9 L
  4. 7–9 yrs710 salaries
    ₹10.3 L₹7–15.5 L
  5. 10+ yrs1,198 salaries
    ₹17 L₹10.7–23.1 L

HCLTech salary by role

Job titles as people hold them, highest median first.

RoleMedianTypical rangeSalaries
HCLTech Senior Technical Lead salary₹20.7 L₹15–25 L94
HCLTech Associate Consultant salary₹20 L₹13.6–23.2 L118
HCLTech Consultant salary₹20 L₹12.3–25 L62
HCLTech Technical Lead salary₹14 L₹9.8–19 L222
HCLTech Technical Specialist salary₹14 L₹11–18 L131
HCLTech Associate Manager salary₹11 L₹8.7–12 L56
HCLTech Senior Specialist salary₹10.4 L₹8–14 L69
HCLTech Lead Engineer salary₹8.2 L₹6.7–11.5 L131
HCLTech Senior Software Engineer salary₹7.5 L₹5.6–11.5 L190
HCLTech Specialist salary₹7 L₹6–9 L123
HCLTech Senior Executive salary₹6.8 L₹6.2–8 L40
HCLTech DevOps Engineer salary₹6 L₹4.9–10.4 L58
HCLTech Senior Analyst salary₹5.7 L₹4.5–6.6 L229
HCLTech Software Engineer salary₹5 L₹4.3–5.5 L338
HCLTech Analyst salary₹4.5 L₹3.8–5 L229

The 15 most reported titles with 5 or more salaries are shown. The other 1,274 titles still count in the totals above.

HCLTech Senior Technical Lead salary

Median ₹20.7 LPA · most earn ₹15–25 LPA · 94 salaries · Full Senior Technical Lead breakdown ›

Newest Senior Technical Lead salaries at HCLTech
ExperienceFixed salary
15 yrs₹30.3 L
11 yrs₹24 L
11 yrs₹13.4 L
14 yrs₹27 L
15 yrs₹28 L
8 yrs₹18 L
12 yrs₹15.4 L
19 yrs₹23.8 L
10 yrs₹9 L
12 yrs₹23 L

HCLTech Associate Consultant salary

Median ₹20 LPA · most earn ₹13.6–23.2 LPA · 118 salaries · Full Associate Consultant breakdown ›

Newest Associate Consultant salaries at HCLTech
ExperienceFixed salary
14 yrs₹8 L
10 yrs₹20 L
17 yrs₹10.5 L
11 yrs₹18.7 L
16 yrs₹26.8 L
8 yrs₹16.8 L
10 yrs₹23 L
3 yrs₹7.5 L
10 yrs₹26 L
13 yrs₹20 L

HCLTech Consultant salary

Median ₹20 LPA · most earn ₹12.3–25 LPA · 62 salaries · Full Consultant breakdown ›

Newest Consultant salaries at HCLTech
ExperienceFixed salary
13 yrs₹23 L
13 yrs₹22 L
6 yrs₹17.5 L
5 yrs₹12 L
14 yrs₹20 L
12 yrs₹31 L
11 yrs₹19.1 L
9 yrs₹10 L
9 yrs₹12 L
15 yrs₹32 L

HCLTech Technical Lead salary

Median ₹14 LPA · most earn ₹9.8–19 LPA · 222 salaries · Full Technical Lead breakdown ›

Newest Technical Lead salaries at HCLTech
ExperienceFixed salary
2 yrs₹10 L
2 yrs₹10 L
5 yrs₹8 L
7 yrs₹22 L
Not shared₹30 L
8 yrs₹16.5 L
8 yrs₹19 L
8 yrs₹12.3 L
13 yrs₹22 L
5 yrs₹23.5 L

HCLTech Technical Specialist salary

Median ₹14 LPA · most earn ₹11–18 LPA · 131 salaries · Full Technical Specialist breakdown ›

Newest Technical Specialist salaries at HCLTech
ExperienceFixed salary
23 yrs₹25 L
28 yrs₹15 L
10 yrs₹10.7 L
14 yrs₹8 L
16 yrs₹22.8 L
11 yrs₹15 L
9 yrs₹13.5 L
12 yrs₹17 L
13 yrs₹7 L
13 yrs₹32 L

HCLTech Associate Manager salary

Median ₹11 LPA · most earn ₹8.7–12 LPA · 56 salaries · Full Associate Manager breakdown ›

Newest Associate Manager salaries at HCLTech
ExperienceFixed salary
Not shared₹14.8 L
11 yrs₹13 L
10 yrs₹11.2 L
3 yrs₹13 L
9 yrs₹10.5 L
16 yrs₹12.9 L
6 yrs₹5.2 L
5 yrs₹12 L
4 yrs₹6.5 L
8 yrs₹7 L

HCLTech Senior Specialist salary

Median ₹10.4 LPA · most earn ₹8–14 LPA · 69 salaries · Full Senior Specialist breakdown ›

Newest Senior Specialist salaries at HCLTech
ExperienceFixed salary
5 yrs₹18 L
10 yrs₹9.5 L
5 yrs₹24 L
10 yrs₹14 L
11 yrs₹15.5 L
6 yrs₹12 L
7 yrs₹16 L
6 yrs₹21 L
7 yrs₹15.8 L
10 yrs₹8 L

HCLTech Lead Engineer salary

Median ₹8.2 LPA · most earn ₹6.7–11.5 LPA · 131 salaries · Full Lead Engineer breakdown ›

Newest Lead Engineer salaries at HCLTech
ExperienceFixed salary
5 yrs₹9.8 L
5 yrs₹6.8 L
6 yrs₹8 L
3 yrs₹7 L
6 yrs₹6 L
6 yrs₹15 L
7 yrs₹14.9 L
4 yrs₹7 L
5 yrs₹9 L
10 yrs₹15.6 L

HCLTech Senior Software Engineer salary

Median ₹7.5 LPA · most earn ₹5.6–11.5 LPA · 190 salaries · Full Senior Software Engineer breakdown ›

Newest Senior Software Engineer salaries at HCLTech
ExperienceFixed salary
4 yrs₹13 L
1 yr₹5.5 L
3 yrs₹7 L
4 yrs₹12 L
6 yrs₹7.9 L
7 yrs₹15 L
11 yrs₹24 L
5 yrs₹4 L
9 yrs₹14.4 L
8 yrs₹15 L

HCLTech Specialist salary

Median ₹7 LPA · most earn ₹6–9 LPA · 123 salaries · Full Specialist breakdown ›

Newest Specialist salaries at HCLTech
ExperienceFixed salary
10 yrs₹7.1 L
5 yrs₹15 L
4 yrs₹7 L
5 yrs₹9.6 L
5 yrs₹9.5 L
5 yrs₹7 L
11 yrs₹8.5 L
3 yrs₹11 L
9 yrs₹8 L
5 yrs₹8.5 L

HCLTech Senior Executive salary

Median ₹6.8 LPA · most earn ₹6.2–8 LPA · 40 salaries · Full Senior Executive breakdown ›

Newest Senior Executive salaries at HCLTech
ExperienceFixed salary
4 yrs₹10 L
8 yrs₹11 L
4 yrs₹6.5 L
4 yrs₹3.6 L
4 yrs₹8.5 L
4 yrs₹7 L
5 yrs₹4.2 L
5 yrs₹7.1 L
4 yrs₹6.2 L
13 yrs₹10 L

HCLTech DevOps Engineer salary

Median ₹6 LPA · most earn ₹4.9–10.4 LPA · 58 salaries · Full DevOps Engineer breakdown ›

Newest DevOps Engineer salaries at HCLTech
ExperienceFixed salary
7 yrs₹11 L
5 yrs₹14.5 L
6 yrs₹15 L
5 yrs₹9 L
4 yrs₹6 L
5 yrs₹4.7 L
4 yrs₹6 L
5 yrs₹5 L
5 yrs₹18 L
5 yrs₹7 L

HCLTech Senior Analyst salary

Median ₹5.7 LPA · most earn ₹4.5–6.6 LPA · 229 salaries · Full Senior Analyst breakdown ›

Newest Senior Analyst salaries at HCLTech
ExperienceFixed salary
5 yrs₹8 L
3 yrs₹4.5 L
7 yrs₹8 L
2 yrs₹6.4 L
7 yrs₹4.8 L
3 yrs₹5 L
4 yrs₹5.5 L
6 yrs₹3.5 L
10 yrs₹4.8 L
10 yrs₹8 L

HCLTech Software Engineer salary

Median ₹5 LPA · most earn ₹4.3–5.5 LPA · 338 salaries · Full Software Engineer breakdown ›

Newest Software Engineer salaries at HCLTech
ExperienceFixed salary
3 yrs₹4.3 L
3 yrs₹13 L
2 yrs₹12 L
6 yrs₹6.5 L
4 yrs₹5 L
4 yrs₹5 L
7 yrs₹3.5 L
2 yrs₹6 L
7 yrs₹6.9 L
3 yrs₹5.5 L

HCLTech Analyst salary

Median ₹4.5 LPA · most earn ₹3.8–5 LPA · 229 salaries (incl. "Analysts") · Full Analyst breakdown ›

Newest Analyst salaries at HCLTech
ExperienceFixed salary
4 yrs₹10 L
4 yrs₹11 L
4 yrs₹10 L
3 yrs₹4.3 L
4 yrs₹3 L
4 yrs₹15 L
5 yrs₹4.5 L
2 yrs₹4.3 L
3 yrs₹8 L
3 yrs₹4.5 L

HCLTech vs similar companies

Median at 2–3 years of experience, so companies are compared like for like

CompanyMedian (2–3 yrs)vs HCLTechCompare
HCLTech₹5 L—
TCS₹4.5 L−10%HCLTech vs TCS ›
Accenture₹5.5 L+10%
Infosys₹5 LsameHCLTech vs Infosys ›
Cognizant₹5.2 L+4%
Wipro₹4 L−20%HCLTech vs Wipro ›
Tech Mahindra₹4 L−20%
IBM₹6.5 L+30%
Genpact₹4.2 L−16%

HCLTech salary FAQs

What is the average salary at HCLTech?

The median fixed salary at HCLTech is ₹7.9 LPA, across 50,145 salaries shared on Weekday. The middle half of employees earn ₹5–14 LPA.

What is the HCLTech salary for freshers?

Freshers (0–1 years) at HCLTech earn a median of ₹5.3 LPA, and most get ₹4–7.3 LPA, most often as Software Engineer, Analyst or Senior Analyst. That is about ₹39,000 a month in hand.

Which role pays the most at HCLTech?

Among titles with enough salaries, Senior Technical Lead (₹20.7 LPA median) and Associate Consultant (₹20 LPA) are the best paid at HCLTech.

How much does a HCLTech employee earn after 5 years?

With 4–6 years of experience the median is ₹6 LPA, and most earn ₹4.8–9 LPA. Freshers start at ₹5.3 LPA.

What does HCLTech pay with 10+ years of experience?

People with more than 10 years at HCLTech earn a median of ₹17 LPA, most between ₹10.7–23.1 LPA.

Does HCLTech pay more than TCS?

At 2–3 years of experience, TCS pays 10% less: ₹4.5 LPA median against ₹5 LPA at HCLTech. Comparing at the same experience keeps it like for like.

Are these HCLTech salaries CTC or in-hand?

They are fixed CTC a year, before PF and tax, without bonus or stock. At the ₹7.9 LPA median, take-home is about ₹58,000 a month under the new tax regime.

Jobs at HCLTech and similar companies

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    Senior Tech Support spec - IT Operations

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    Senior Program Manager II

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    Lead Java Developer

    HCLTech · Hyderabad · 5–15 years

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