The median Data Scientist salary in India is ₹26.2L per year, with most professionals earning between ₹24.0L and ₹29.8L CTC. These figures aggregate 5,237 employee-reported salary reports across 48 companies hiring in India.
Pay for data scientists in India climbs steeply with seniority — the gap between entry-level and lead roles is one of the biggest levers on your earnings.
Top reported average CTC for a data scientist role at each company (minimum 15 salary reports).
| Company | Avg CTC | Typical range |
|---|---|---|
| Atlassian | ₹68.7L | ₹62.4L–₹74.9L |
| Fractal Analytics | ₹50.6L | ₹47.5L–₹53.7L |
| Tide | ₹47.8L | ₹45.4L–₹50.2L |
| ₹40.2L | ₹36.8L–₹43.5L | |
| ShareChat | ₹35.1L | ₹30.8L–₹39.5L |
| Micron Technology Operations India Llp | ₹34.4L | ₹30.8L–₹38.0L |
| Uber | ₹34.4L | ₹31.3L–₹37.5L |
| Meesho | ₹32.1L | ₹29.7L–₹34.6L |
| Apple | ₹30.9L | ₹25.3L–₹36.5L |
| HiLabs | ₹29.1L | ₹27.1L–₹31.1L |
| Microsoft | ₹28.0L | ₹26.2L–₹29.8L |
| Wolters Kluwer | ₹27.0L | ₹25.4L–₹28.7L |
| Rocket Learning | ₹25.7L | ₹20.9L–₹30.5L |
| Myntra | ₹24.0L | ₹20.5L–₹27.5L |
| slice | ₹23.8L | ₹22.1L–₹25.5L |
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The median Data Scientist salary in India is around ₹26.2L per year (CTC), with most professionals earning between ₹24.0L and ₹29.8L. Figures are aggregated from 5,237 employee-reported salary reports across 48 companies.
Entry level: about ₹23.9L; Mid level: about ₹24.6L; Senior: about ₹31.9L; Lead / Principal: about ₹62.7L. Compensation rises sharply with seniority.
Among employers with reported data, the top payers include Atlassian (₹68.7L), Fractal Analytics (₹50.6L), Tide (₹47.8L), Google (₹40.2L), ShareChat (₹35.1L).
They are median estimates from crowdsourced, employee-reported salary data (AmbitionBox) and are indicative, not guarantees. Actual offers vary by company, location, skills and negotiation.