The median Engineering Manager salary in India is ₹62.1L per year, with most professionals earning between ₹55.9L and ₹68.2L CTC. These figures aggregate 6,263 employee-reported salary reports across 42 companies hiring in India.
Pay for engineering managers 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 engineering manager role at each company (minimum 15 salary reports).
| Company | Avg CTC | Typical range |
|---|---|---|
| Razorpay | ₹85.0L | ₹78.0L–₹92.1L |
| Razorpay Software Pvt Ltd | ₹85.0L | ₹78.0L–₹92.1L |
| Zeta | ₹79.8L | ₹75.8L–₹83.8L |
| ServiceNow | ₹73.6L | ₹62.5L–₹84.6L |
| MoEngage | ₹72.8L | ₹64.5L–₹81.3L |
| Intel | ₹61.8L | ₹55.4L–₹68.2L |
| BrowserStack | ₹60.2L | ₹55.6L–₹64.8L |
| Freshworks | ₹60.1L | ₹56.3L–₹63.9L |
| Shiprocket | ₹36.0L | ₹32.6L–₹39.3L |
| Elsevier | ₹34.5L | ₹31.3L–₹37.7L |
| UnitedHealth Group | ₹29.4L | ₹27.9L–₹30.8L |
| HCL Tech | ₹26.4L | ₹25.1L–₹27.7L |
| Persistent Systems | ₹23.9L | ₹22.7L–₹25.1L |
HireHire maps 10,686 live engineering manager and related openings across India, pulled straight from company career pages and updated every 8 hours.
The median Engineering Manager salary in India is around ₹62.1L per year (CTC), with most professionals earning between ₹55.9L and ₹68.2L. Figures are aggregated from 6,263 employee-reported salary reports across 42 companies.
Senior: about ₹67.1L; Lead / Principal: about ₹61.8L. Compensation rises sharply with seniority.
Among employers with reported data, the top payers include Razorpay (₹85.0L), Razorpay Software Pvt Ltd (₹85.0L), Zeta (₹79.8L), ServiceNow (₹73.6L), MoEngage (₹72.8L).
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.