India GCC Salary Benchmarks, 2026
Fully loaded salary ranges for the seven role families that make up 80 percent of an India Global Capability Centre. By seniority, by city, with the Artificial Intelligence and Generative AI premium quantified.
Software Engineer Salary in India GCCs
Bangalore commands a 18 to 25 percent premium over Pune and Hyderabad at every level.
Open the salary bandData Scientist Salary in India GCCs
Bangalore concentrates more than half of all India GCC Data Scientist roles.
Open the salary bandChartered Accountant and Finance Salary in India GCCs
Pune is the cost leader for Finance GCCs (15 to 20 percent below Bangalore).
Open the salary bandArtificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Engineer Salary in India GCCs
Bangalore concentrates 62 percent of India’s Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Engineer roles.
Open the salary bandCybersecurity Engineer Salary in India GCCs
Bangalore and Hyderabad together host 68 percent of India GCC Cybersecurity headcount.
Open the salary bandDevOps and Platform Engineer Salary in India GCCs
Kubernetes and multi cloud (Amazon Web Services plus Microsoft Azure plus Google Cloud Platform) experience adds 15 to 25 percent.
Open the salary bandProduct Manager Salary in India GCCs
Bangalore concentrates 58 percent of India GCC Product Manager roles.
Open the salary bandAll numbers are fixed Cash To Hand in INR lakh per year (CTC excluding Restricted Stock Units). Add 22 to 28 percent statutory and benefits loading for fully loaded cost. Variable pay sits at 10 to 30 percent of fixed depending on seniority. Restricted Stock Units at hyperscaler captives add 20 to 100 percent of fixed over 4 years. Sources: ChirayuGCC primary research, NASSCOM Zinnov 2025, AON India and Mercer India.
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