Zeta Salary in India (2026)
Based on 1,766 salaries shared on Weekday · Updated Nov 2026
- Engineering median
- ₹33 LPA
- ≈ ₹1,99,000 in hand / month
- Engineering range (P25–P75)
- ₹23–41.8 L
- Middle 50% of engineers
- Engineers, 0–1 yr
- ₹16 LPA
- 24 salaries
- Engineers, 10+ years
- ₹46.5 LPA
- 174 salaries
Fixed pay (CTC excluding bonus and stock). Figures use 1,035 engineering salaries from all 1,766, 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 Zeta: ₹28 LPA median.
Zeta salary at a glance
Engineers at Zeta earn a median of ₹33 LPA fixed, with most between ₹23 and ₹41.8 LPA. Across all 1,766 salaries shared on Weekday, every role included, the median is ₹28 LPA. Engineering freshers start around ₹16 LPA, and pay roughly doubles by 4–6 years, reaching ₹46.5 LPA past 10 years. Engineering Manager and Lead Software Engineer are the best-paid titles with enough data.
Zeta salary for freshers
Engineering roles · 0–1 year of experience · 24 salaries
₹16 LPA
Median · range ₹15–17 LPA- Most common fresher titles: Software Engineer, Software Development Engineer
- In hand: about ₹1,09,000 a month at ₹16 LPA (calculate yours)
Zeta salary by experience
Engineering roles · Median (black line) and middle 50% (yellow band), ₹ LPA
- 0–1 yrs24 salaries₹16 L₹15–17 L
- 2–3 yrs225 salaries₹26 L₹20–33 L
- 4–6 yrs406 salaries₹33 L₹24–39 L
- 7–9 yrs195 salaries₹40 L₹27–50.6 L
- 10+ yrs174 salaries₹46.5 L₹31.3–60 L
Zeta salary by role
Job titles as people hold them, highest median first.
| Role | Median | Typical range | Salaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering Manager | ₹68 L | ₹34.3–69.3 L | 16 |
| Lead Software Engineer | ₹53.9 L | ₹46–58.5 L | 21 |
| Senior Product Manager | ₹40.5 L | ₹31.5–48 L | 15 |
| Zeta Senior Software Engineer salary | ₹40 L | ₹29–52.8 L | 86 |
| Zeta Software Engineer 2 salary | ₹38.5 L | ₹28.5–40.8 L | 40 |
| Zeta Senior Software Development Engineer salary | ₹37.5 L | ₹27–45 L | 45 |
| Zeta Sde - 2 salary | ₹33 L | ₹28–38.5 L | 95 |
| Zeta Software Development Engineer 2 salary | ₹33 L | ₹25–36.3 L | 77 |
| Software Engineer II | ₹33 L | ₹26–33 L | 29 |
| Zeta Software Development Engineer II salary | ₹30 L | ₹21–36.7 L | 45 |
| Sde Ii | ₹30 L | ₹22–37.5 L | 27 |
| Software Developer | ₹29.2 L | ₹16–33 L | 16 |
| Zeta Software Engineer salary | ₹27.5 L | ₹17–40 L | 89 |
| Zeta Software Development Engineer salary | ₹27.5 L | ₹17.5–28.6 L | 39 |
| Project Manager | ₹16 L | ₹13–18.6 L | 24 |
The 15 most reported titles with 5 or more salaries are shown. The other 513 titles still count in the totals above.
Zeta Engineering Manager salary
Median ₹68 LPA · most earn ₹34.3–69.3 LPA · 16 salaries
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 10 yrs | ₹12.6 L |
| 16 yrs | ₹70 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹70 L |
| 12 yrs | ₹8 L |
| 13 yrs | ₹68 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹69 L |
| 15 yrs | ₹35 L |
| 23 yrs | ₹35 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹25 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹32 L |
Zeta Lead Software Engineer salary
Median ₹53.9 LPA · most earn ₹46–58.5 LPA · 21 salaries
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 10 yrs | ₹58.5 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹42 L |
| 13 yrs | ₹55 L |
| 11 yrs | ₹70 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹45 L |
| 11 yrs | ₹23 L |
| 11 yrs | ₹46 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹60 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹70 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹10 L |
Zeta Senior Product Manager salary
Median ₹40.5 LPA · most earn ₹31.5–48 LPA · 15 salaries
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 7 yrs | ₹45 L |
| 13 yrs | ₹33 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹48 L |
| 16 yrs | ₹15 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹38 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹44 L |
| 11 yrs | ₹21 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹40.5 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹30 L |
| 11 yrs | ₹33 L |
Zeta Senior Software Engineer salary
Median ₹40 LPA · most earn ₹29–52.8 LPA · 86 salaries · Full Senior Software Engineer breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 5 yrs | ₹30 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹29 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹29 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹51 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹44 L |
| 11 yrs | ₹60 L |
| 12 yrs | ₹60 L |
| 12 yrs | ₹40 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹37 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹23 L |
Zeta Software Engineer 2 salary
Median ₹38.5 LPA · most earn ₹28.5–40.8 LPA · 40 salaries · Full Software Engineer 2 breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 4 yrs | ₹45 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹28 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹38 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹33 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹37 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹43 L |
| Not shared | ₹40 L |
| Not shared | ₹35 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹16 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹11.5 L |
Zeta Senior Software Development Engineer salary
Median ₹37.5 LPA · most earn ₹27–45 LPA · 45 salaries · Full Senior Software Development Engineer breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 7 yrs | ₹45.5 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹37 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹40 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹37 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹25 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹20 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹41 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹35 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹22 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹26 L |
Zeta Sde - 2 salary
Median ₹33 LPA · most earn ₹28–38.5 LPA · 95 salaries · Full Sde - 2 breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 2 yrs | ₹21.8 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹15 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹30 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹25 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹33 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹20 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹15 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹23 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹18 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹19 L |
Zeta Software Development Engineer 2 salary
Median ₹33 LPA · most earn ₹25–36.3 LPA · 77 salaries · Full Software Development Engineer 2 breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 4 yrs | ₹33.2 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹35 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹32 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹14 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹21.9 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹20 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹12.5 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹36.5 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹28 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹24 L |
Zeta Software Engineer II salary
Median ₹33 LPA · most earn ₹26–33 LPA · 29 salaries
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 3 yrs | ₹19 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹18 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹23 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹30 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹19 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹24 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹20 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹42 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹26 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹25 L |
Zeta Software Development Engineer II salary
Median ₹30 LPA · most earn ₹21–36.7 LPA · 45 salaries · Full Software Development Engineer II breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 2 yrs | ₹21 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹20 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹18.6 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹42 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹23 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹20 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹17 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹32 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹25 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹8.5 L |
Zeta Sde Ii salary
Median ₹30 LPA · most earn ₹22–37.5 LPA · 27 salaries
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 5 yrs | ₹21 L |
| Not shared | ₹50 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹20.3 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹34 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹22 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹65 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹64 L |
| Not shared | ₹50 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹30 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹35 L |
Zeta Software Developer salary
Median ₹29.2 LPA · most earn ₹16–33 LPA · 16 salaries
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 2 yrs | ₹17 L |
| 11 yrs | ₹9.8 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹11 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹6 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹24 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹21 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹52 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹13 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹56 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹33 L |
Zeta Software Engineer salary
Median ₹27.5 LPA · most earn ₹17–40 LPA · 89 salaries · Full Software Engineer breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 8 yrs | ₹40 L |
| 1 yr | ₹17 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹11 L |
| 1 yr | ₹14 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹24 L |
| 0 yrs | ₹7.2 L |
| 0 yrs | ₹16 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹20 L |
| 1 yr | ₹16 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹20 L |
Zeta Software Development Engineer salary
Median ₹27.5 LPA · most earn ₹17.5–28.6 LPA · 39 salaries · Full Software Development Engineer breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 1 yr | ₹16 L |
| 1 yr | ₹16.8 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹28 L |
| 1 yr | ₹17 L |
| 1 yr | ₹16.5 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹13 L |
| 1 yr | ₹17 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹37 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹5.2 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹18 L |
Zeta Project Manager salary
Median ₹16 LPA · most earn ₹13–18.6 LPA · 24 salaries
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 10 yrs | ₹16.2 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹16.3 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹17 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹16 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹20 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹16 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹8.2 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹11.6 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹12.5 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹21 L |
Work culture at Zeta
From 1 anonymous review by someone at Zeta · Weekday culture survey
- Typical workday
- 6–8 hrs
- per day, as reported
- Weekend / after-hours work
- Very few times
- typical answer
- Appraisals
- 5–10% hikes
- typical yearly hike
- Leaves you actually get
- —
- median · 3 interview rounds
| Submitted | Hours / day | Weekend work | Appraisal | Leaves / yr | Interview rounds | Rude manager? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2024 | 6–8 hrs | Very few times | 5–10% hikes | — | 3 | — |
- Apr 2024Work 6–8 hrs a dayWeekends: very few timesAppraisals: 5–10% hikes3 interview rounds
Only 1 review so far, so treat this as one person's experience, not the full picture. Pay figures above come from 1,766 salaries; culture comes from a separate anonymous survey.
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Zeta salary FAQs
What is the average salary at Zeta?
Engineers at Zeta earn a median fixed salary of ₹33 LPA, and the middle half earn ₹23–41.8 LPA. Across every role — 1,766 salaries shared on Weekday — the median is ₹28 LPA.
What is the Zeta salary for freshers?
Engineering freshers (0–1 years) at Zeta earn a median of ₹16 LPA, and most get ₹15–17 LPA, most often as Software Engineer or Software Development Engineer. That is about ₹1,09,000 a month in hand.
Which role pays the most at Zeta?
Among titles with enough salaries, Engineering Manager (₹68 LPA median) and Lead Software Engineer (₹53.9 LPA) are the best paid at Zeta.
How much does a Zeta employee earn after 5 years?
Engineers with 4–6 years of experience earn a median of ₹33 LPA, and most earn ₹24–39 LPA. Engineering freshers start at ₹16 LPA.
What does Zeta pay with 10+ years of experience?
Engineers with more than 10 years at Zeta earn a median of ₹46.5 LPA, most between ₹31.3–60 LPA.
Does Zeta pay more than Flipkart?
For engineers at 2–3 years of experience, Flipkart pays 42% less: ₹15 LPA median against ₹26 LPA at Zeta. Comparing the same roles at the same experience keeps it like for like.
Are these Zeta salaries CTC or in-hand?
They are fixed CTC a year, before PF and tax, without bonus or stock. At the ₹33 LPA engineering median, take-home is about ₹1,99,000 a month under the new tax regime.
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