TCS Salary in India (2026)
Based on 1,22,650 salaries shared on Weekday · Updated Nov 2026
- Median salary
- ₹6.1 LPA
- ≈ ₹45,000 in hand / month
- Typical range (P25–P75)
- ₹4.5–9.6 L
- Middle 50% of salaries
- Freshers (0–1 yr)
- ₹4.6 LPA
- 134 salaries
- 10+ years
- ₹14 LPA
- 849 salaries
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.
TCS salary at a glance
TCS pays a median of ₹6.1 LPA fixed across 1,22,650 salaries shared on Weekday, with most people between ₹4.5 and ₹9.6 LPA. Freshers start around ₹4.6 LPA, and pay roughly doubles by 10+ years. Associate Consultant and Assistant Consultant are the best-paid titles with enough data.
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TCS salary for freshers
0–1 year of experience · 134 salaries
₹4.6 LPA
Median · range ₹3.6–7.3 LPA- Most common fresher titles: System Engineer, Assistant System Engineer, Software Engineer
- In hand: about ₹34,000 a month at ₹4.6 LPA (calculate yours)
- Joining as a fresher? See TCS NQT 2026: pattern, syllabus and packages
TCS salary by experience
Median (black line) and middle 50% (yellow band), ₹ LPA
- 0–1 yrs134 salaries₹4.6 L₹3.6–7.3 L
- 2–3 yrs972 salaries₹4.5 L₹4–7.7 L
- 4–6 yrs1,935 salaries₹5 L₹4.5–8 L
- 7–9 yrs604 salaries₹8 L₹5.5–12 L
- 10+ yrs849 salaries₹14 L₹8.8–18.6 L
TCS salary by role
Job titles as people hold them, highest median first.
| Role | Median | Typical range | Salaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCS Associate Consultant salary | ₹19 L | ₹16–23 L | 78 |
| TCS Assistant Consultant salary | ₹17.1 L | ₹12.9–21.6 L | 123 |
| TCS IT Analyst salary | ₹12 L | ₹8.6–15 L | 143 |
| TCS Information Technology Analyst salary | ₹11 L | ₹8.5–14.6 L | 52 |
| TCS Business Process Lead salary | ₹8 L | ₹6.4–9.4 L | 52 |
| TCS Business Analyst salary | ₹6.4 L | ₹5–9.3 L | 40 |
| TCS System Engineer salary | ₹6 L | ₹4.5–8.4 L | 910 |
| TCS Senior Process Associate salary | ₹5.2 L | ₹4.5–6 L | 73 |
| TCS Software Engineer salary | ₹5 L | ₹4.2–8 L | 106 |
| TCS DevOps Engineer salary | ₹5 L | ₹4.5–8.6 L | 101 |
| TCS Data Engineer salary | ₹5 L | ₹4.5–8 L | 65 |
| TCS Network Engineer salary | ₹4.8 L | ₹4.3–6.1 L | 39 |
| TCS Data Analyst salary | ₹4.6 L | ₹4–7.1 L | 66 |
| TCS Associate salary | ₹4.4 L | ₹4–5 L | 47 |
| TCS Assistant System Engineer salary | ₹4.1 L | ₹3.8–4.7 L | 185 |
The 15 most reported titles with 5 or more salaries are shown. The other 1,294 titles still count in the totals above.
TCS Associate Consultant salary
Median ₹19 LPA · most earn ₹16–23 LPA · 78 salaries · Full Associate Consultant breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 13 yrs | ₹16 L |
| 16 yrs | ₹16.2 L |
| 22 yrs | ₹18 L |
| 20 yrs | ₹19.4 L |
| 15 yrs | ₹18.7 L |
| 17 yrs | ₹24 L |
| 12 yrs | ₹16 L |
| 22 yrs | ₹13 L |
| 12 yrs | ₹24 L |
| 16 yrs | ₹26 L |
TCS Assistant Consultant salary
Median ₹17.1 LPA · most earn ₹12.9–21.6 LPA · 123 salaries · Full Assistant Consultant breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 15 yrs | ₹20.5 L |
| 16 yrs | ₹18 L |
| 13 yrs | ₹19 L |
| 11 yrs | ₹20 L |
| 14 yrs | ₹10.4 L |
| 14 yrs | ₹17.6 L |
| 14 yrs | ₹11.5 L |
| 18 yrs | ₹25 L |
| 13 yrs | ₹22.1 L |
| 12 yrs | ₹17.7 L |
TCS IT Analyst salary
Median ₹12 LPA · most earn ₹8.6–15 LPA · 143 salaries · Full IT Analyst breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 8 yrs | ₹23.4 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹20 L |
| 11 yrs | ₹7.1 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹11.3 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹13.2 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹16.9 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹13.2 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹9 L |
| 17 yrs | ₹7.7 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹5.7 L |
TCS Information Technology Analyst salary
Median ₹11 LPA · most earn ₹8.5–14.6 LPA · 52 salaries · Full Information Technology Analyst breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 6 yrs | ₹16 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹6 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹12.5 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹9.5 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹17 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹13 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹17 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹23 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹15 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹12 L |
TCS Business Process Lead salary
Median ₹8 LPA · most earn ₹6.4–9.4 LPA · 52 salaries · Full Business Process Lead breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 19 yrs | ₹8.3 L |
| 16 yrs | ₹5.5 L |
| 12 yrs | ₹5.5 L |
| 56 yrs | ₹4.7 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹6 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹9 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹9.5 L |
| 15 yrs | ₹6 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹7.5 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹10.5 L |
TCS Business Analyst salary
Median ₹6.4 LPA · most earn ₹5–9.3 LPA · 40 salaries · Full Business Analyst breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 14 yrs | ₹3.2 L |
| 0 yrs | ₹9 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹3 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹7 L |
| 15 yrs | ₹7.3 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹7 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹4.5 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹7.7 L |
| 20 yrs | ₹13 L |
| 11 yrs | ₹20 L |
TCS System Engineer salary
Median ₹6 LPA · most earn ₹4.5–8.4 LPA · 910 salaries (incl. "Systems Engineer") · Full System Engineer breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 4 yrs | ₹5.2 L |
| 14 yrs | ₹5.5 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹20 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹8.5 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹10 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹5.9 L |
| 1 yr | ₹7.4 L |
| Not shared | ₹12 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹7.5 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹8.5 L |
TCS Senior Process Associate salary
Median ₹5.2 LPA · most earn ₹4.5–6 LPA · 73 salaries · Full Senior Process Associate breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 2 yrs | ₹3.5 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹4.5 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹5.1 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹5 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹3.1 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹7.5 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹4.3 L |
| 13 yrs | ₹5.5 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹5.7 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹4.5 L |
TCS Software Engineer salary
Median ₹5 LPA · most earn ₹4.2–8 LPA · 106 salaries · Full Software Engineer breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 7 yrs | ₹10 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹7.6 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹7 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹4 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹3.5 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹4 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹4 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹3.6 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹4 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹6.5 L |
TCS DevOps Engineer salary
Median ₹5 LPA · most earn ₹4.5–8.6 LPA · 101 salaries · Full DevOps Engineer breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 4 yrs | ₹9 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹10 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹9.2 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹9.5 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹8 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹12 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹12 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹10 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹7.8 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹19 L |
TCS Data Engineer salary
Median ₹5 LPA · most earn ₹4.5–8 LPA · 65 salaries · Full Data Engineer breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 5 yrs | ₹7.5 L |
| Not shared | ₹8 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹20 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹7.3 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹4 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹8.4 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹10.3 L |
| 12 yrs | ₹6.6 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹5 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹4.5 L |
TCS Network Engineer salary
Median ₹4.8 LPA · most earn ₹4.3–6.1 LPA · 39 salaries · Full Network Engineer breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 16 yrs | ₹6 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹4 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹5 L |
| 11 yrs | ₹11 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹6.2 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹9.9 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹4.4 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹4.7 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹4 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹4 L |
TCS Data Analyst salary
Median ₹4.6 LPA · most earn ₹4–7.1 LPA · 66 salaries · Full Data Analyst breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 2 yrs | ₹3.7 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹4 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹10.5 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹8.3 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹9.3 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹4.2 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹5.3 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹4 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹6 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹3 L |
TCS Associate salary
Median ₹4.4 LPA · most earn ₹4–5 LPA · 47 salaries · Full Associate breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 9 yrs | ₹5.3 L |
| 14 yrs | ₹4.3 L |
| 19 yrs | ₹26 L |
| 14 yrs | ₹6.5 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹6 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹4.2 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹6 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹3.3 L |
| 15 yrs | ₹15 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹4.3 L |
TCS Assistant System Engineer salary
Median ₹4.1 LPA · most earn ₹3.8–4.7 LPA · 185 salaries (incl. "Assistant Systems Engineer") · Full Assistant System Engineer breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 2 yrs | ₹4 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹9 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹4.5 L |
| 1 yr | ₹3.5 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹8.2 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹3.7 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹3.7 L |
| 1 yr | ₹3.6 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹3.4 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹4.4 L |
Work culture at TCS
From 1 anonymous review by someone at TCS · Weekday culture survey
- Typical workday
- 10–12 hrs
- per day, as reported
- Weekend / after-hours work
- Never
- typical answer
- Appraisals
- >25% hikes
- typical yearly hike
- Leaves you actually get
- 20 / yr
- median · 3 interview rounds
| Submitted | Hours / day | Weekend work | Appraisal | Leaves / yr | Interview rounds | Rude manager? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2024 | 10–12 hrs | Never | >25% hikes | 20 | 3 | — |
- Feb 2024Work 10–12 hrs a dayWeekends: neverAppraisals: >25% hikes20 leaves a year · 3 interview rounds
Only 1 review so far, so treat this as one person's experience, not the full picture. Pay figures above come from 1,22,650 salaries; culture comes from a separate anonymous survey.
TCS vs similar companies
Median at 2–3 years of experience, so companies are compared like for like
| Company | Median (2–3 yrs) | vs TCS | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCS | ₹4.5 L | — | |
| Accenture | ₹5.5 L | +22% | TCS vs Accenture › |
| Infosys | ₹5 L | +11% | TCS vs Infosys › |
| Cognizant | ₹5.2 L | +16% | TCS vs Cognizant › |
| Wipro | ₹4 L | −11% | TCS vs Wipro › |
| Capgemini | ₹4.8 L | +7% | TCS vs Capgemini › |
| HCLTech | ₹5 L | +11% | TCS vs HCLTech › |
| Tech Mahindra | ₹4 L | −11% | TCS vs Tech Mahindra › |
| IBM | ₹6.5 L | +44% |
TCS salary FAQs
What is the average salary at TCS?
The median fixed salary at TCS is ₹6.1 LPA, across 1,22,650 salaries shared on Weekday. The middle half of employees earn ₹4.5–9.6 LPA.
What is the TCS salary for freshers?
Freshers (0–1 years) at TCS earn a median of ₹4.6 LPA, and most get ₹3.6–7.3 LPA, most often as System Engineer, Assistant System Engineer or Software Engineer. That is about ₹34,000 a month in hand.
Which role pays the most at TCS?
Among titles with enough salaries, Associate Consultant (₹19 LPA median) and Assistant Consultant (₹17.1 LPA) are the best paid at TCS.
How much does a TCS employee earn after 5 years?
With 4–6 years of experience the median is ₹5 LPA, and most earn ₹4.5–8 LPA. Freshers start at ₹4.6 LPA.
What does TCS pay with 10+ years of experience?
People with more than 10 years at TCS earn a median of ₹14 LPA, most between ₹8.8–18.6 LPA.
Does TCS pay more than Accenture?
At 2–3 years of experience, Accenture pays 22% more: ₹5.5 LPA median against ₹4.5 LPA at TCS. Comparing at the same experience keeps it like for like.
Are these TCS salaries CTC or in-hand?
They are fixed CTC a year, before PF and tax, without bonus or stock. At the ₹6.1 LPA median, take-home is about ₹45,000 a month under the new tax regime.
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