Target Salary in India (2026)
Based on 2,177 salaries shared on Weekday · Updated Nov 2026
- Median salary
- ₹19 LPA
- ≈ ₹1,27,000 in hand / month
- Typical range (P25–P75)
- ₹9–30 L
- Middle 50% of salaries
- Freshers (0–1 yr)
- ₹4.3 LPA
- 107 salaries
- 10+ years
- ₹30 LPA
- 476 salaries
Fixed pay (CTC excluding bonus and stock). With the top and bottom 5% removed so typos don't skew them.
Target salary at a glance
Target pays a median of ₹19 LPA fixed across 2,177 salaries shared on Weekday, with most people between ₹9 and ₹30 LPA. Freshers start around ₹4.3 LPA, and pay roughly doubles by 2–3 years, reaching ₹30 LPA past 10 years. Lead Engineer and Senior Product Manager are the best-paid titles with enough data.
Target salary for freshers
0–1 year of experience · 107 salaries
₹4.3 LPA
Median · range ₹3.5–6.5 LPA- Most common fresher titles: Software Engineer
- In hand: about ₹31,000 a month at ₹4.3 LPA (calculate yours)
Target salary by experience
Median (black line) and middle 50% (yellow band), ₹ LPA
- 0–1 yrs107 salaries₹4.3 L₹3.5–6.5 L
- 2–3 yrs289 salaries₹11.8 L₹5–19.8 L
- 4–6 yrs620 salaries₹16 L₹8.4–24 L
- 7–9 yrs441 salaries₹24.9 L₹14–33 L
- 10+ yrs476 salaries₹30 L₹18.8–43 L
Target salary by role
Job titles as people hold them, highest median first.
| Role | Median | Typical range | Salaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Target Lead Engineer salary | ₹43.5 L | ₹30–55.8 L | 74 |
| Senior Product Manager | ₹43.5 L | ₹35.5–51.5 L | 24 |
| Product Manager | ₹35 L | ₹24.6–41.5 L | 22 |
| Target Senior Data Scientist salary | ₹30.4 L | ₹19.9–44.5 L | 34 |
| Sr Engineer | ₹30 L | ₹25.2–34.5 L | 27 |
| Senior Data Engineer | ₹28.5 L | ₹24–33.5 L | 23 |
| Target Senior Engineer salary | ₹27.5 L | ₹20–34.1 L | 151 |
| Target Senior Software Engineer salary | ₹24 L | ₹20.2–31.8 L | 179 |
| Target Senior Data Analyst salary | ₹22 L | ₹17–27 L | 33 |
| Target Engineer salary | ₹17.5 L | ₹13.1–23.5 L | 67 |
| Target Software Engineer salary | ₹17 L | ₹13–22 L | 149 |
| Media Analyst | ₹12.4 L | ₹5.3–14.5 L | 16 |
| Target Data Engineer salary | ₹12 L | ₹7.2–15.3 L | 30 |
| Target Data Analyst salary | ₹9.9 L | ₹6.3–13.5 L | 39 |
| Lead Specialist | ₹7 L | ₹6–8 L | 29 |
The 15 most reported titles with 5 or more salaries are shown. The other 710 titles still count in the totals above.
Target Lead Engineer salary
Median ₹43.5 LPA · most earn ₹30–55.8 LPA · 74 salaries · Full Lead Engineer breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 8 yrs | ₹65 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹58 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹56 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹56 L |
| 20 yrs | ₹17.6 L |
| 15 yrs | ₹29.2 L |
| 15 yrs | ₹50 L |
| 21 yrs | ₹33.8 L |
| 11 yrs | ₹62 L |
| 11 yrs | ₹56 L |
Target Senior Product Manager salary
Median ₹43.5 LPA · most earn ₹35.5–51.5 LPA · 24 salaries
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 8 yrs | ₹60 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹45 L |
| 11 yrs | ₹44 L |
| 20 yrs | ₹40 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹43 L |
| 12 yrs | ₹43 L |
| 13 yrs | ₹23 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹36 L |
| 13 yrs | ₹60 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹44 L |
Target Product Manager salary
Median ₹35 LPA · most earn ₹24.6–41.5 LPA · 22 salaries
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 10 yrs | ₹40 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹42 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹24 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹35 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹42 L |
| 22 yrs | ₹47 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹35 L |
| 14 yrs | ₹37 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹30 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹51 L |
Target Senior Data Scientist salary
Median ₹30.4 LPA · most earn ₹19.9–44.5 LPA · 34 salaries · Full Senior Data Scientist breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 6 yrs | ₹50 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹21 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹50 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹35 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹34 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹28 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹12.7 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹33 L |
| 11 yrs | ₹28 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹18.7 L |
Target Sr Engineer salary
Median ₹30 LPA · most earn ₹25.2–34.5 LPA · 27 salaries
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 7 yrs | ₹44 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹20 L |
| Not shared | ₹41.5 L |
| 11 yrs | ₹38.8 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹16.5 L |
| 15 yrs | ₹4.7 L |
| Not shared | ₹33 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹16 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹25 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹27 L |
Target Senior Data Engineer salary
Median ₹28.5 LPA · most earn ₹24–33.5 LPA · 23 salaries
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 11 yrs | ₹55 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹45 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹17.5 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹19 L |
| 11 yrs | ₹28.5 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹31.1 L |
| 14 yrs | ₹65 L |
| 15 yrs | ₹30 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹29.7 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹28 L |
Target Senior Engineer salary
Median ₹27.5 LPA · most earn ₹20–34.1 LPA · 151 salaries · Full Senior Engineer breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 9 yrs | ₹32 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹30 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹27 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹10 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹30 L |
| 23 yrs | ₹22 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹40 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹50.4 L |
| 18 yrs | ₹36 L |
| 14 yrs | ₹25 L |
Target Senior Software Engineer salary
Median ₹24 LPA · most earn ₹20.2–31.8 LPA · 179 salaries · Full Senior Software Engineer breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 5 yrs | ₹30 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹35 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹9 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹30 L |
| 16 yrs | ₹53 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹39 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹38 L |
| 12 yrs | ₹44 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹35 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹35 L |
Target Senior Data Analyst salary
Median ₹22 LPA · most earn ₹17–27 LPA · 33 salaries · Full Senior Data Analyst breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 3 yrs | ₹21 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹33 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹30 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹20 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹14 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹6.6 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹22 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹25 L |
| 11 yrs | ₹28.3 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹27 L |
Target Engineer salary
Median ₹17.5 LPA · most earn ₹13.1–23.5 LPA · 67 salaries · Full Engineer breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 7 yrs | ₹31 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹43 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹20 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹13.5 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹17 L |
| 1 yr | ₹4.5 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹12 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹16 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹24 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹3.5 L |
Target Software Engineer salary
Median ₹17 LPA · most earn ₹13–22 LPA · 149 salaries · Full Software Engineer breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 2 yrs | ₹15 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹32 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹23.4 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹19 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹20 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹25 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹12 L |
| Not shared | ₹21 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹24 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹15 L |
Target Media Analyst salary
Median ₹12.4 LPA · most earn ₹5.3–14.5 LPA · 16 salaries
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 12 yrs | ₹17 L |
| Not shared | ₹14.5 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹12 L |
| 1 yr | ₹4 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹14 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹4.7 L |
| 11 yrs | ₹14 L |
| 1 yr | ₹5.5 L |
| 14 yrs | ₹15.7 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹8.9 L |
Target Data Engineer salary
Median ₹12 LPA · most earn ₹7.2–15.3 LPA · 30 salaries · Full Data Engineer breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 3 yrs | ₹7.5 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹25 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹11 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹14.7 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹15 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹6.9 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹16 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹7 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹16.3 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹22 L |
Target Data Analyst salary
Median ₹9.9 LPA · most earn ₹6.3–13.5 LPA · 39 salaries · Full Data Analyst breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 5 yrs | ₹11 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹15 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹14 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹14 L |
| 1 yr | ₹7.5 L |
| 11 yrs | ₹14 L |
| 1 yr | ₹7 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹7.5 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹14.6 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹3.5 L |
Target Lead Specialist salary
Median ₹7 LPA · most earn ₹6–8 LPA · 29 salaries
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 8 yrs | ₹5.5 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹6.3 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹9 L |
| 1 yr | ₹6.9 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹6.3 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹8 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹10 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹7 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹10 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹10 L |
Target vs similar companies
Median at 2–3 years of experience, so companies are compared like for like
| Company | Median (2–3 yrs) | vs Target | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Target | ₹11.8 L | — | |
| Tata Group | ₹5.5 L | −53% | |
| L&T | ₹6 L | −49% | |
| Jio | ₹6.4 L | −46% | |
| Walmart | ₹13.6 L | +15% | |
| Airtel | ₹5.1 L | −57% | |
| Ford | ₹7.1 L | −40% | |
| Mercedes-Benz | ₹11 L | −7% | |
| General Electric | ₹13 L | +10% |
Target salary FAQs
What is the average salary at Target?
The median fixed salary at Target is ₹19 LPA, across 2,177 salaries shared on Weekday. The middle half of employees earn ₹9–30 LPA.
What is the Target salary for freshers?
Freshers (0–1 years) at Target earn a median of ₹4.3 LPA, and most get ₹3.5–6.5 LPA, most often as Software Engineer. That is about ₹31,000 a month in hand.
Which role pays the most at Target?
Among titles with enough salaries, Lead Engineer (₹43.5 LPA median) and Senior Product Manager (₹43.5 LPA) are the best paid at Target.
How much does a Target employee earn after 5 years?
With 4–6 years of experience the median is ₹16 LPA, and most earn ₹8.4–24 LPA. Freshers start at ₹4.3 LPA.
What does Target pay with 10+ years of experience?
People with more than 10 years at Target earn a median of ₹30 LPA, most between ₹18.8–43 LPA.
Does Target pay more than Tata Group?
At 2–3 years of experience, Tata Group pays 53% less: ₹5.5 LPA median against ₹11.8 LPA at Target. Comparing at the same experience keeps it like for like.
Are these Target salaries CTC or in-hand?
They are fixed CTC a year, before PF and tax, without bonus or stock. At the ₹19 LPA median, take-home is about ₹1,27,000 a month under the new tax regime.
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