Optum Software Engineer Salary (2026)
Based on 352 recent salaries of Software Engineers at Optum shared on Weekday · Updated Oct 2026
- Median salary
- ₹12.5 LPA
- ≈ ₹91,000 in hand / month
- Typical range (P25–P75)
- ₹7.8–16 L
- Middle 50% of salaries
- Freshers (0–1 yr)
- ₹11 LPA
- 11 salaries
- All of Optum
- ₹10 LPA
- Software Engineers earn 25% more
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.
Optum Software Engineer salary at a glance
A Software Engineer at Optum earns a median of ₹12.5 LPA fixed, with most between ₹7.8 and ₹16 LPA. That is 25% above the ₹10 LPA median across everyone at Optum.
Optum Software Engineer salary by experience
Median (black line) and middle 50% (yellow band), ₹ LPA
- 0–1 yrs11 salaries₹11 L₹6.6–12.5 L
- 2–3 yrs97 salaries₹12 L₹8–15 L
- 4–6 yrs194 salaries₹12.5 L₹8–16 L
- 7–9 yrs21 salaries₹13.9 L₹7.2–16.2 L
- 10+ yrs17 salaries₹15 L₹8.5–22 L
Recent Optum Software Engineer salaries
Newest first. 352 in all.
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 3 yrs | ₹16 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹18.5 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹15 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹31 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹15 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹11 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹14 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹13.6 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹18 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹14.5 L |
Other roles at Optum
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Optum Software Engineer salary FAQs
What is the Software Engineer salary at Optum?
A Software Engineer at Optum earns a median of ₹12.5 LPA fixed, from 352 recent salaries on Weekday. Most earn ₹7.8–16 LPA.
What is the Optum Software Engineer salary for freshers?
With 0–1 years of experience the median is ₹11 LPA.
How much does a Optum Software Engineer earn with experience?
At 10+ years the median is ₹15 LPA, against ₹12.5 LPA across all experience levels.
What is the in-hand salary of a Optum Software Engineer?
At the ₹12.5 LPA median, take-home is about ₹91,000 a month under the new tax regime, with basic at 50% of CTC and PF on basic.
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