Software engineer salary in Bengaluru (Bangalore)

The median posted base pay for software engineer jobs in Bengaluru (Bangalore) is $191K a year, from 15,415 open jobs at 3,520 companies. The middle half of the jobs is from $155K to $225K. One job in ten has posted pay above $266K.

Data of Nov 10, 2026. This is posted base pay, not total pay. It does not include stock or a bonus.

Median posted base pay: $191K
Middle half of the jobs: $155K to $225K
10th to 90th percentile: $124K to $266K
Open jobs with posted pay: 15,415
Companies: 3,520

Software engineer pay by level in Bengaluru (Bangalore)

Posted base pay for software engineer jobs in Bengaluru (Bangalore), by the level in the job title. A level needs 20 or more jobs with posted pay.

Intern60 jobs$121K$108K to $127K
Entry level331 jobs$130K$98K to $148K
Level not stated7,377 jobs$173K$143K to $210K
Senior4,865 jobs$195K$165K to $220K
Staff1,656 jobs$228K$201K to $260K
Principal590 jobs$234K$203K to $284K
Director+536 jobs$250K$208K to $289K

Each band goes from the 10th to the 90th percentile. The darker part is the middle half of the jobs. The line is the median. This is posted base pay, not total pay.

Pay bands by level, software engineering. Posted base pay in US dollars for each year.
Level	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Jobs with pay
Intern	$90K	$108K	$121K	$127K	$149K	60
Entry level	$77K	$98K	$130K	$148K	$173K	331
Level not stated	$115K	$143K	$173K	$210K	$250K	7,377
Senior	$140K	$165K	$195K	$220K	$250K	4,865
Staff	$176K	$201K	$228K	$260K	$290K	1,656
Principal	$173K	$203K	$234K	$284K	$324K	590
Director+	$170K	$208K	$250K	$289K	$338K	536

Top-paying companies for software engineer jobs in Bengaluru (Bangalore)

The companies with the highest median posted base pay for software engineer jobs in Bengaluru (Bangalore). A company name opens its levels in the pay explorer.

1Netflix$473K43 jobs
2Anthropic$403K76 jobs
3Axiom$393K5 jobs
4Polymarket$375K5 jobs
5Roku$364K7 jobs
6OpenAI$356K138 jobs
7Thinking Machines Lab$350K5 jobs
8Garner Health$334K7 jobs
9Mercor$330K7 jobs
10Veeam Software$328K10 jobs
11Ivo Inc.$327K7 jobs
12Twenty$324K9 jobs
13Lambda$322K6 jobs
14Perplexity$313K22 jobs
15OpenArt AI$313K6 jobs
16Tenex$309K5 jobs
17a16z$301K6 jobs
18Decagon$300K11 jobs
19Triumph$300K6 jobs
20Suno$296K17 jobs

The median posted base pay of each company for software engineer jobs in Bengaluru (Bangalore). We use the middle point of each posted range. A company needs 5 or more jobs with posted pay. This is posted base pay, not total pay.

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How we compute these numbers

We read each job from the job board of the company and check it every day. We use only open jobs that state a yearly pay range in US dollars. One job counts with the middle point of its posted range. The median is the middle value of these amounts: half of the jobs are above it and half are below it.

We do not use a range with a bottom below $15,000, a top above $1,000,000, or a top that is more than four times the bottom. A role page needs 20 or more open jobs with posted pay. In the bar chart, a company needs 5 or more jobs with posted pay.

The numbers are base pay as the company posted it. They are not the pay of a person, and they do not include stock, a bonus or benefits. For the stock and the bonus that people reported, see Reported pay.