Microsoft Salary in India (2026)
Based on 12,735 salaries shared on Weekday · Updated Nov 2026
- Engineering median
- ₹35 LPA
- ≈ ₹2,09,000 in hand / month
- Engineering range (P25–P75)
- ₹22–50 L
- Middle 50% of engineers
- Engineers, 0–1 yr
- ₹15 LPA
- 48 salaries
- Engineers, 10+ years
- ₹45 LPA
- 784 salaries
Fixed pay (CTC excluding bonus and stock). Figures use 2,382 engineering salaries from the newest 5,000, after the top and bottom 5% are removed so typos don't skew them.
Engineering roles only (software, data, QA, DevOps and the like). Across all roles at Microsoft: ₹25.5 LPA median.
Microsoft salary at a glance
Engineers at Microsoft earn a median of ₹35 LPA fixed, with most between ₹22 and ₹50 LPA. Across all 12,735 salaries shared on Weekday, every role included, the median is ₹25.5 LPA. Engineering freshers start around ₹15 LPA, and pay roughly doubles by 4–6 years, reaching ₹45 LPA past 10 years. Senior Product Manager and Senior Software Engineer are the best-paid titles with enough data.
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Microsoft salary for freshers
Engineering roles · 0–1 year of experience · 48 salaries
₹15 LPA
Median · range ₹11.5–23 LPA- Most common fresher titles: Software Engineer
- In hand: about ₹1,03,000 a month at ₹15 LPA (calculate yours)
Microsoft salary by experience
Engineering roles · Median (black line) and middle 50% (yellow band), ₹ LPA
- 0–1 yrs48 salaries₹15 L₹11.5–23 L
- 2–3 yrs240 salaries₹24 L₹16–32 L
- 4–6 yrs730 salaries₹30 L₹21.5–40 L
- 7–9 yrs511 salaries₹40 L₹25.7–52 L
- 10+ yrs784 salaries₹45 L₹30–60 L
Microsoft salary by role
Job titles as people hold them, highest median first.
| Role | Median | Typical range | Salaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Senior Product Manager salary | ₹50 L | ₹40.8–65 L | 67 |
| Microsoft Senior Software Engineer salary | ₹46 L | ₹32–60 L | 405 |
| Microsoft Principal Software Engineer salary | ₹45 L | ₹10.9–60 L | 30 |
| Microsoft Sde 2 salary | ₹44.4 L | ₹29–50 L | 42 |
| Product Manager 2 | ₹40 L | ₹35–47 L | 29 |
| Microsoft Software Engineer 2 salary | ₹34 L | ₹25–45 L | 395 |
| Microsoft Software Engineer II salary | ₹33 L | ₹23–45 L | 288 |
| Product Manager | ₹31.5 L | ₹20.1–40.5 L | 24 |
| Microsoft Software Developer salary | ₹30 L | ₹15.4–39.9 L | 30 |
| Support Escalation Engineer | ₹27.4 L | ₹22.6–32 L | 23 |
| Microsoft Software Engineer salary | ₹25 L | ₹16–35 L | 453 |
| Cloud Solution Architect | ₹22 L | ₹9.5–40 L | 29 |
| Support Engineer | ₹11.3 L | ₹5.9–26 L | 24 |
| Microsoft Technical Support Engineer salary | ₹9 L | ₹4.5–16.1 L | 68 |
| HR Operations Advisor | ₹6 L | ₹5–7.5 L | 23 |
The 15 most reported titles with 5 or more salaries are shown. The other 1,439 titles still count in the totals above.
Microsoft Senior Product Manager salary
Median ₹50 LPA · most earn ₹40.8–65 LPA · 67 salaries · Full Senior Product Manager breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 9 yrs | ₹65 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹67 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹62 L |
| 21 yrs | ₹60 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹51 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹50 L |
| 19 yrs | ₹48 L |
| 11 yrs | ₹56 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹72 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹46 L |
Microsoft Senior Software Engineer salary
Median ₹46 LPA · most earn ₹32–60 LPA · 405 salaries · Full Senior Software Engineer breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 9 yrs | ₹54 L |
| 14 yrs | ₹50 L |
| 23 yrs | ₹62.5 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹3 L |
| 17 yrs | ₹40 L |
| 14 yrs | ₹52 L |
| 11 yrs | ₹15 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹60 L |
| 15 yrs | ₹80 L |
| 13 yrs | ₹13 L |
Microsoft Principal Software Engineer salary
Median ₹45 LPA · most earn ₹10.9–60 LPA · 30 salaries · Full Principal Software Engineer breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 20 yrs | ₹35 L |
| 19 yrs | ₹77 L |
| 21 yrs | ₹23 L |
| 18 yrs | ₹3.6 L |
| 21 yrs | ₹75 L |
| 19 yrs | ₹65 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹74 L |
| 23 yrs | ₹6 L |
| 20 yrs | ₹30 L |
| 21 yrs | ₹60 L |
Microsoft Sde 2 salary
Median ₹44.4 LPA · most earn ₹29–50 LPA · 42 salaries · Full Sde 2 breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 6 yrs | ₹48 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹35.4 L |
| Not shared | ₹45 L |
| Not shared | ₹50 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹45 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹50 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹52 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹50 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹45 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹24 L |
Microsoft Product Manager 2 salary
Median ₹40 LPA · most earn ₹35–47 LPA · 29 salaries
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 7 yrs | ₹7.6 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹37 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹35 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹52 L |
| 13 yrs | ₹38 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹44 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹30 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹40 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹40 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹47 L |
Microsoft Software Engineer 2 salary
Median ₹34 LPA · most earn ₹25–45 LPA · 395 salaries · Full Software Engineer 2 breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 12 yrs | ₹35 L |
| 13 yrs | ₹54 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹31.2 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹50 L |
| 13 yrs | ₹45 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹42 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹51 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹45 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹30 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹50 L |
Microsoft Software Engineer II salary
Median ₹33 LPA · most earn ₹23–45 LPA · 288 salaries · Full Software Engineer II breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 7 yrs | ₹44 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹50 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹47 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹40 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹40 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹55 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹40 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹35 L |
| 12 yrs | ₹50 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹46 L |
Microsoft Product Manager salary
Median ₹31.5 LPA · most earn ₹20.1–40.5 LPA · 24 salaries
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 13 yrs | ₹35 L |
| 15 yrs | ₹3 L |
| Not shared | ₹3.3 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹42 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹80 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹32 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹35 L |
| 16 yrs | ₹40 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹32 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹23.1 L |
Microsoft Software Developer salary
Median ₹30 LPA · most earn ₹15.4–39.9 LPA · 30 salaries · Full Software Developer breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 5 yrs | ₹37 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹39.6 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹35 L |
| 1 yr | ₹15 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹26 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹7 L |
| 1 yr | ₹15 L |
| 1 yr | ₹29 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹16.7 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹42 L |
Microsoft Support Escalation Engineer salary
Median ₹27.4 LPA · most earn ₹22.6–32 LPA · 23 salaries
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 15 yrs | ₹24.6 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹16 L |
| 15 yrs | ₹20 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹35 L |
| 13 yrs | ₹34 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹25 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹35 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹34 L |
| Not shared | ₹30 L |
| 15 yrs | ₹30 L |
Microsoft Software Engineer salary
Median ₹25 LPA · most earn ₹16–35 LPA · 453 salaries · Full Software Engineer breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 5 yrs | ₹20 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹22 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹13 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹43 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹41 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹18 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹33 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹44 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹20 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹30 L |
Microsoft Cloud Solution Architect salary
Median ₹22 LPA · most earn ₹9.5–40 LPA · 29 salaries (incl. "Cloud Solutions Architect")
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 9 yrs | ₹30 L |
| 16 yrs | ₹54 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹24 L |
| 14 yrs | ₹47 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹13.4 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹17 L |
| 12 yrs | ₹42.4 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹24 L |
| 25 yrs | ₹35 L |
| 20 yrs | ₹45 L |
Microsoft Support Engineer salary
Median ₹11.3 LPA · most earn ₹5.9–26 LPA · 24 salaries
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 2 yrs | ₹6 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹30 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹26 L |
| 1 yr | ₹5.3 L |
| 12 yrs | ₹24 L |
| 1 yr | ₹4.5 L |
| 18 yrs | ₹26 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹25.2 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹4.7 L |
| 15 yrs | ₹10.5 L |
Microsoft Technical Support Engineer salary
Median ₹9 LPA · most earn ₹4.5–16.1 LPA · 68 salaries · Full Technical Support Engineer breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 4 yrs | ₹9.5 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹30 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹8 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹6.7 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹9.5 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹30 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹22.5 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹9.5 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹6 L |
| 1 yr | ₹4.5 L |
Microsoft HR Operations Advisor salary
Median ₹6 LPA · most earn ₹5–7.5 LPA · 23 salaries (incl. "HR Operation Advisor")
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 4 yrs | ₹5.9 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹6 L |
| 1 yr | ₹4.7 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹6 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹60 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹6 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹7 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹3.6 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹8 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹7.5 L |
Microsoft vs similar companies
Engineers' median at 2–3 years of experience, so companies are compared like for like
| Company | Median (2–3 yrs) | vs Microsoft | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | ₹24 L | — | |
| Amazon | ₹17.3 L | −28% | |
| Oracle | ₹19 L | −21% | |
| ₹20 L | −17% | ||
| Samsung | ₹15 L | −37% | |
| Salesforce | ₹19.1 L | −20% | |
| Dell Technologies | ₹15 L | −37% | |
| Hewlett Packard | ₹11 L | −54% | |
| Adobe | ₹25 L | +4% |
Microsoft salary FAQs
What is the average salary at Microsoft?
Engineers at Microsoft earn a median fixed salary of ₹35 LPA, and the middle half earn ₹22–50 LPA. Across every role — 12,735 salaries shared on Weekday — the median is ₹25.5 LPA.
What is the Microsoft salary for freshers?
Engineering freshers (0–1 years) at Microsoft earn a median of ₹15 LPA, and most get ₹11.5–23 LPA, most often as Software Engineer. That is about ₹1,03,000 a month in hand.
Which role pays the most at Microsoft?
Among titles with enough salaries, Senior Product Manager (₹50 LPA median) and Senior Software Engineer (₹46 LPA) are the best paid at Microsoft.
How much does a Microsoft employee earn after 5 years?
Engineers with 4–6 years of experience earn a median of ₹30 LPA, and most earn ₹21.5–40 LPA. Engineering freshers start at ₹15 LPA.
What does Microsoft pay with 10+ years of experience?
Engineers with more than 10 years at Microsoft earn a median of ₹45 LPA, most between ₹30–60 LPA.
Does Microsoft pay more than Amazon?
For engineers at 2–3 years of experience, Amazon pays 28% less: ₹17.3 LPA median against ₹24 LPA at Microsoft. Comparing the same roles at the same experience keeps it like for like.
Are these Microsoft salaries CTC or in-hand?
They are fixed CTC a year, before PF and tax, without bonus or stock. At the ₹35 LPA engineering median, take-home is about ₹2,09,000 a month under the new tax regime.
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