Rakuten Salary in India (2026)
Based on 1,790 salaries shared on Weekday · Updated Nov 2026
- Engineering median
- ₹19 LPA
- ≈ ₹1,27,000 in hand / month
- Engineering range (P25–P75)
- ₹11.1–28.6 L
- Middle 50% of engineers
- Engineers, 0–1 yr
- ₹9.6 LPA
- 33 salaries
- Engineers, 10+ years
- ₹30 LPA
- 292 salaries
Fixed pay (CTC excluding bonus and stock). Figures use 1,159 engineering salaries from all 1,790, 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 Rakuten: ₹20 LPA median.
Rakuten salary at a glance
Engineers at Rakuten earn a median of ₹19 LPA fixed, with most between ₹11.1 and ₹28.6 LPA. Across all 1,790 salaries shared on Weekday, every role included, the median is ₹20 LPA. Engineering freshers start around ₹9.6 LPA, and pay roughly doubles by 7–9 years, reaching ₹30 LPA past 10 years. Program Manager and Senior Technical Lead are the best-paid titles with enough data.
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Rakuten salary for freshers
Engineering roles · 0–1 year of experience · 33 salaries
₹9.6 LPA
Median · range ₹8–20 LPA- Most common fresher titles: Associate Software Engineer, Software Engineer
- In hand: about ₹70,000 a month at ₹9.6 LPA (calculate yours)
Rakuten salary by experience
Engineering roles · Median (black line) and middle 50% (yellow band), ₹ LPA
- 0–1 yrs33 salaries₹9.6 L₹8–20 L
- 2–3 yrs153 salaries₹12 L₹7.5–16 L
- 4–6 yrs399 salaries₹15 L₹9.1–22 L
- 7–9 yrs251 salaries₹22.5 L₹15.5–30 L
- 10+ yrs292 salaries₹30 L₹21.2–40 L
Rakuten salary by role
Job titles as people hold them, highest median first.
| Role | Median | Typical range | Salaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Program Manager | ₹36 L | ₹26–40 L | 17 |
| Senior Technical Lead | ₹30 L | ₹26.8–43 L | 25 |
| Rakuten Technical Lead salary | ₹28.3 L | ₹22–35.2 L | 80 |
| Rakuten Senior Software Engineer II salary | ₹26 L | ₹20–32 L | 40 |
| Senior Software Engineer 2 | ₹24.2 L | ₹19–32 L | 23 |
| Rakuten Senior Software Engineer salary | ₹21 L | ₹16.3–26 L | 123 |
| Software Developer | ₹20 L | ₹9.7–37.5 L | 19 |
| Senior Software Engineer I | ₹19 L | ₹16.7–21 L | 25 |
| Software Engineer II | ₹18 L | ₹15.5–23.6 L | 27 |
| Software Engineer 2 | ₹17 L | ₹14.9–22.5 L | 21 |
| Senior DevOps Engineer | ₹15 L | ₹13–23.3 L | 16 |
| Rakuten Software Engineer salary | ₹12 L | ₹7.8–18 L | 133 |
| Software Engineer 1 | ₹12 L | ₹9.1–13.5 L | 23 |
| DevOps Engineer | ₹8.6 L | ₹7–15 L | 21 |
| Rakuten Associate Software Engineer salary | ₹8 L | ₹6–9.9 L | 66 |
The 15 most reported titles with 5 or more salaries are shown. The other 544 titles still count in the totals above.
Rakuten Program Manager salary
Median ₹36 LPA · most earn ₹26–40 LPA · 17 salaries
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 12 yrs | ₹50 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹14 L |
| 19 yrs | ₹26 L |
| Not shared | ₹30.5 L |
| 17 yrs | ₹36 L |
| 20 yrs | ₹38 L |
| Not shared | ₹40 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹27.3 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹24 L |
| 19 yrs | ₹45 L |
Rakuten Senior Technical Lead salary
Median ₹30 LPA · most earn ₹26.8–43 LPA · 25 salaries
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 16 yrs | ₹55 L |
| 16 yrs | ₹45 L |
| 14 yrs | ₹38 L |
| 11 yrs | ₹8 L |
| 12 yrs | ₹43 L |
| 17 yrs | ₹24 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹50 L |
| 12 yrs | ₹29 L |
| 14 yrs | ₹30 L |
| 16 yrs | ₹45.6 L |
Rakuten Technical Lead salary
Median ₹28.3 LPA · most earn ₹22–35.2 LPA · 80 salaries · Full Technical Lead breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 13 yrs | ₹22 L |
| 11 yrs | ₹34 L |
| 16 yrs | ₹12 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹18.8 L |
| 13 yrs | ₹24 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹29 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹31 L |
| 15 yrs | ₹34 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹21 L |
| 11 yrs | ₹24 L |
Rakuten Senior Software Engineer II salary
Median ₹26 LPA · most earn ₹20–32 LPA · 40 salaries · Full Senior Software Engineer II breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 8 yrs | ₹34 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹38 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹20 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹19 L |
| 12 yrs | ₹34 L |
| 11 yrs | ₹30 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹30 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹24.5 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹29 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹21 L |
Rakuten Senior Software Engineer 2 salary
Median ₹24.2 LPA · most earn ₹19–32 LPA · 23 salaries
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 8 yrs | ₹30 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹42 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹27 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹35 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹20 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹30 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹35 L |
| 11 yrs | ₹55 L |
| 11 yrs | ₹24 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹15 L |
Rakuten Senior Software Engineer salary
Median ₹21 LPA · most earn ₹16.3–26 LPA · 123 salaries · Full Senior Software Engineer breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 5 yrs | ₹17.5 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹19.5 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹25 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹24 L |
| Not shared | ₹18.5 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹23 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹21 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹27 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹24 L |
| Not shared | ₹13 L |
Rakuten Software Developer salary
Median ₹20 LPA · most earn ₹9.7–37.5 LPA · 19 salaries
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 5 yrs | ₹5.7 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹8.4 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹10.5 L |
| Not shared | ₹24.5 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹8.9 L |
| Not shared | ₹35 L |
| Not shared | ₹18 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹8 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹18 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹6 L |
Rakuten Senior Software Engineer I salary
Median ₹19 LPA · most earn ₹16.7–21 LPA · 25 salaries
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 8 yrs | ₹32 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹9.6 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹17 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹27 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹12 L |
| 11 yrs | ₹17 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹16.7 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹27 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹21 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹20 L |
Rakuten Software Engineer II salary
Median ₹18 LPA · most earn ₹15.5–23.6 LPA · 27 salaries
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 7 yrs | ₹20 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹25 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹16 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹10.6 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹12 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹13.1 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹20 L |
| Not shared | ₹18 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹7.5 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹30 L |
Rakuten Software Engineer 2 salary
Median ₹17 LPA · most earn ₹14.9–22.5 LPA · 21 salaries
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 6 yrs | ₹32 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹11 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹18.5 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹22.8 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹6 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹18 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹22.5 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹14 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹15.5 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹20 L |
Rakuten Senior DevOps Engineer salary
Median ₹15 LPA · most earn ₹13–23.3 LPA · 16 salaries
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 5 yrs | ₹14 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹13 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹13 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹16 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹14 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹24 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹23 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹27 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹8.5 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹30 L |
Rakuten Software Engineer salary
Median ₹12 LPA · most earn ₹7.8–18 LPA · 133 salaries · Full Software Engineer breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 3 yrs | ₹30 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹8.7 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹18 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹7 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹5.5 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹5.8 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹6 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹12 L |
| 13 yrs | ₹10 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹10 L |
Rakuten Software Engineer 1 salary
Median ₹12 LPA · most earn ₹9.1–13.5 LPA · 23 salaries
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 5 yrs | ₹9.2 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹9 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹6.5 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹13.4 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹13.5 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹15 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹12.5 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹12.3 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹12 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹9.4 L |
Rakuten DevOps Engineer salary
Median ₹8.6 LPA · most earn ₹7–15 LPA · 21 salaries
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 4 yrs | ₹8 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹21 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹6 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹22.5 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹9.8 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹13.6 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹7 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹6 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹11 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹7.2 L |
Rakuten Associate Software Engineer salary
Median ₹8 LPA · most earn ₹6–9.9 LPA · 66 salaries · Full Associate Software Engineer breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 2 yrs | ₹6 L |
| 0 yrs | ₹6 L |
| Not shared | ₹4.5 L |
| 0 yrs | ₹6.5 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹7 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹7 L |
| Not shared | ₹6 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹5.6 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹12.2 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹5.8 L |
Work culture at Rakuten
From 1 anonymous review by someone at Rakuten · Weekday culture survey
- Typical workday
- 6–8 hrs
- per day, as reported
- Weekend / after-hours work
- Never
- typical answer
- Appraisals
- 10–25% hikes
- typical yearly hike
- Leaves you actually get
- 28 / yr
- median · 4 interview rounds
| Submitted | Hours / day | Weekend work | Appraisal | Leaves / yr | Interview rounds | Rude manager? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2024 | 6–8 hrs | Never | 10–25% hikes | 28 | 4 | Never |
- Mar 2024Work 6–8 hrs a dayWeekends: neverAppraisals: 10–25% hikesRude manager: never28 leaves a year · 4 interview rounds
Only 1 review so far, so treat this as one person's experience, not the full picture. Pay figures above come from 1,790 salaries; culture comes from a separate anonymous survey.
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Rakuten salary FAQs
What is the average salary at Rakuten?
Engineers at Rakuten earn a median fixed salary of ₹19 LPA, and the middle half earn ₹11.1–28.6 LPA. Across every role — 1,790 salaries shared on Weekday — the median is ₹20 LPA.
What is the Rakuten salary for freshers?
Engineering freshers (0–1 years) at Rakuten earn a median of ₹9.6 LPA, and most get ₹8–20 LPA, most often as Associate Software Engineer or Software Engineer. That is about ₹70,000 a month in hand.
Which role pays the most at Rakuten?
Among titles with enough salaries, Program Manager (₹36 LPA median) and Senior Technical Lead (₹30 LPA) are the best paid at Rakuten.
How much does a Rakuten employee earn after 5 years?
Engineers with 4–6 years of experience earn a median of ₹15 LPA, and most earn ₹9.1–22 LPA. Engineering freshers start at ₹9.6 LPA.
What does Rakuten pay with 10+ years of experience?
Engineers with more than 10 years at Rakuten earn a median of ₹30 LPA, most between ₹21.2–40 LPA.
Does Rakuten pay more than Amazon?
For engineers at 2–3 years of experience, Amazon pays 44% more: ₹17.3 LPA median against ₹12 LPA at Rakuten. Comparing the same roles at the same experience keeps it like for like.
Are these Rakuten salaries CTC or in-hand?
They are fixed CTC a year, before PF and tax, without bonus or stock. At the ₹19 LPA engineering median, take-home is about ₹1,27,000 a month under the new tax regime.
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