Remote Software Engineer Salaries in India

How much do remote developers in India expect to make? $48,918 per year on average (based on self-reported data).

This estimated average salary is based on the expected salaries of Arc Developers in that location. Remote software engineer salaries in India are around average for Asia.
Below are some things to consider when hiring developers based in this location or building your next engineering hub.

$48,918USD
Avg. Developer Salary
$62,743USD
Avg. Senior Developer Salary

Established Companies in India

Here are some notable companies with engineering hubs or engineering teams in this location.

Twilio remote branch in India
Twilio
Bangalore, India
Uber remote branch in India
UberSource
Bengaluru and Hyderabad, India
Western Union remote branch in India
Western UnionSource
Pune, India
Cisco remote branch in India
CiscoSource
Bangalore, India

Salary breakdown by expertise

Use the dropdown to compare software engineer salaries in India with another location.

Compare with:
Singapore
Front-end Developer
$45,862
$68,588
Back-end Developer
$48,241
$72,064
Data Scientist
$50,484
$74,222
App Developer
$47,570
$70,122
DevOps Engineer
$50,893
$79,600

English Proficiency in India

moderate
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About software engineer salary in India

Work with great developers — who just happen to be outside your zip code.We built this tool to help you understand how much remote developers expect to be paid annually across different countries around the world. Software engineer salary in India are calculated using self-reported data from remote developers based in India, and may not be representative of local salaries.Learn More

The salary data is based on the expected salary of over 300,000 remote developers in Arc's network. Developers provide us with their expected salary after passing our comprehensive vetting process (click here to learn more about Arc’s vetting process).

In addition to software development experience, our research indicates two other major factors that affect salary expectations:

・Local rent and cost of living.
・English ability (in countries where English is not the primary language, developers with a good command of English can often charge a premium compared to local rates).

In addition to providing a base salary, organizations may offer remote developers a more comprehensive package when hired long-term. This package may include benefits such as health insurance, equipment stipends, cash bonuses for high performance, company equity, etc. (For more information on benefits frequently offered to remote developers, click here.)

Hire remote developers in India with Arc

Sumit S. - developer in India
Sumit S.
Senior full stack developer

More than 10 years of experience in web/product development(worked at Microsoft for 10 years). Currently working as a Full-stack developer. Extensive experience working with JavaScript, C#, Angular, React, DotNet. Available for freelance work as well. I've a lot of experience working end to end with large enterprise grade applications.

Nimesh N. - developer in India
Nimesh N.
Apple Developer, UNIX Tools and NetLogo

Free first (info) session to better understand the task and issue. You pay only upon successful and satisfactory completion of task. I am a passionate programmer and tutor. I have worked with hundreds of people, helping them with architecting software projects, debugging program source code and mentoring them in software development best practices. I work with both professionals and computer science students Below is my list of expertise: - Apple Developer tools and app development for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, visionOS - Xcode, Instruments, Objective-C and Swift programming languages - Foundation, UIKit, SwiftUI, Mac Catalyst and Combine framework - Apple Human Interface Guidelines, App distribution, App Store Review, Marketing guidelines - C programming language - Bash, zsh shell - Hands on Python and JavaScript - Homebrew, Git/GitHub, Cocoapods/Carthage - UNIX tooling and programming environment - Agent based modeling with NetLogo I look forward to be of help

Bijal S. - developer in India
Bijal S.
Backend-heavy Full stack .Net Developer with 17+ years experience

Hello there! Thank you for visiting my profile. My name is Bijal, and I am a **PMP-certified Technical Project Manager** with *over 17 years* of extensive experience in .Net technologies. I specialize in a wide range of .Net frameworks and have also worked with Angular, React, and JavaScript. In addition to leading projects, I mentor my team throughout different phases of development. I have successfully built and led various software solutions across web, e-commerce, mobile, and cloud platforms. My expertise also extends to **AI development**, where I focus on integrating intelligent solutions into our projects. I have domain knowledge in industries such as **Insurtech, Fintech, Real Estate, and Medtech**, allowing me to bring a well-rounded perspective to every project. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions about your code, development architecture, or the integration of AI into your solutions. Happy coding!

Salary reports by technologies

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