The median Technical Lead salary in India is ₹34.9L per year, with most professionals earning between ₹31.3L and ₹38.9L CTC. These figures aggregate 1,82,751 employee-reported salary reports across 88 companies hiring in India.
Pay for technical leads 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 technical lead role at each company (minimum 15 salary reports).
| Company | Avg CTC | Typical range |
|---|---|---|
| Rippling | ₹94.2L | ₹79.6L–₹108.8L |
| Atlassian | ₹91.8L | ₹84.9L–₹98.7L |
| Zeta | ₹79.5L | ₹74.6L–₹84.4L |
| ₹71.5L | ₹57.6L–₹85.5L | |
| Palo Alto Networks (India) Private Limited | ₹64.1L | ₹57.4L–₹70.8L |
| Zendesk | ₹62.7L | ₹56.7L–₹68.8L |
| Freshworks | ₹61.4L | ₹55.9L–₹66.8L |
| Micron Technology Operations India Llp | ₹58.9L | ₹53.1L–₹64.7L |
| ServiceNow | ₹56.3L | ₹49.5L–₹63.1L |
| ShareChat | ₹53.5L | ₹50.0L–₹56.9L |
| Myntra | ₹52.4L | ₹49.8L–₹55.0L |
| Saviynt | ₹50.3L | ₹41.1L–₹59.4L |
| Druva | ₹48.5L | ₹43.5L–₹53.5L |
| SailPoint | ₹45.9L | ₹43.6L–₹48.1L |
| Synopsys | ₹45.9L | ₹43.6L–₹48.1L |
HireHire maps 10,675 live technical lead and related openings across India, pulled straight from company career pages and updated every 8 hours.
The median Technical Lead salary in India is around ₹34.9L per year (CTC), with most professionals earning between ₹31.3L and ₹38.9L. Figures are aggregated from 1,82,751 employee-reported salary reports across 88 companies.
Mid level: about ₹22.4L; Senior: about ₹29.5L; Lead / Principal: about ₹42.8L. Compensation rises sharply with seniority.
Among employers with reported data, the top payers include Rippling (₹94.2L), Atlassian (₹91.8L), Zeta (₹79.5L), Linkedin (₹71.5L), Palo Alto Networks (India) Private Limited (₹64.1L).
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.