Microsoft Software Engineer Salary (2026)
Based on 433 recent salaries of Software Engineers at Microsoft shared on Weekday · Updated Oct 2026
- Median salary
- ₹24 LPA
- ≈ ₹1,55,000 in hand / month
- Typical range (P25–P75)
- ₹16–35 L
- Middle 50% of salaries
- Freshers (0–1 yr)
- ₹15 LPA
- 32 salaries
- All of Microsoft
- ₹25.5 LPA
- Software Engineers earn 6% less
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.
Microsoft Software Engineer salary at a glance
A Software Engineer at Microsoft earns a median of ₹24 LPA fixed, with most between ₹16 and ₹35 LPA. That is 6% below the ₹25.5 LPA median across everyone at Microsoft.
Microsoft Software Engineer salary by experience
Median (black line) and middle 50% (yellow band), ₹ LPA
- 0–1 yrs32 salaries₹15 L₹11.5–20.8 L
- 2–3 yrs138 salaries₹22 L₹15.5–30 L
- 4–6 yrs149 salaries₹25 L₹17–35 L
- 7–9 yrs52 salaries₹27.5 L₹16–44.3 L
- 10+ yrs44 salaries₹34 L₹18.7–50 L
Recent Microsoft Software Engineer salaries
Newest first. 433 in all.
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 3 yrs | ₹40 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹40 L |
| Not shared | ₹42 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹27 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹24 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹30 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹35 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹30 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹21.5 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹38 L |
Other roles at Microsoft
Titles with their own salary page, highest median first
Microsoft Software Engineer salary FAQs
What is the Software Engineer salary at Microsoft?
A Software Engineer at Microsoft earns a median of ₹24 LPA fixed, from 433 recent salaries on Weekday. Most earn ₹16–35 LPA.
What is the Microsoft Software Engineer salary for freshers?
With 0–1 years of experience the median is ₹15 LPA.
How much does a Microsoft Software Engineer earn with experience?
At 10+ years the median is ₹34 LPA, against ₹24 LPA across all experience levels.
What is the in-hand salary of a Microsoft Software Engineer?
At the ₹24 LPA median, take-home is about ₹1,55,000 a month under the new tax regime, with basic at 50% of CTC and PF on basic.
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