TCS salary in India (2026): pay by role and experience

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) pays engineers in India an average fixed salary of ₹11.35 lakhs per year (LPA), ranging from about ₹7.75 LPA for a first-year hire to ₹27.64 LPA at ten years of experience. Actual pay varies by role — this guide breaks down average fixed compensation for every engineering track at TCS, sourced from real employee-submitted offers, with the full list of individual salaries for each role below.

Overall average salary at TCS
1 year exp (fixed)
₹7.75 LPA
5 years exp (fixed)
₹11.35 LPA
10 years exp (fixed)
₹27.64 LPA

Average salary for a Backend Developer role at TCS

Backend engineers at TCS build and maintain server-side services, APIs and databases. Average fixed pay ranges from ₹7.65 LPA at entry level to ₹27.45 LPA at ten years of experience.

1 year exp (fixed)
₹7.75 LPA
5 years exp (fixed)
₹11.35 LPA
10 years exp (fixed)
₹27.64 LPA

List of individual salaries reported for Backend Developer positions at TCS

Job title Experience Average annual fixed salary (₹ lakhs)
Systems Engineer 6 years 18.8 fixed
Systems Engineer 5 years 15.7 fixed
Associate System Engineer 3 years 11.2 fixed
Systems Engineer 3 years 12.6 fixed
Backend Developer 1 year 8.1 fixed
Software Engineer 1 year 7.3 fixed
Software Development Engineer 5 years 17.4 fixed
Associate System Engineer 2 years 9.0 fixed
Systems Engineer 1 year 6.8 fixed
Backend Developer 8 years 22.8 fixed
Software Developer 8 years 22.9 fixed
Software Developer 5 years 16.6 fixed
Software Engineer 4 years 13.8 fixed
Software Development Engineer 6 years 19.6 fixed

Average salary for a Full Stack Developer role at TCS

Backend engineers at TCS build and maintain server-side services, APIs and databases. Average fixed pay ranges from ₹7.65 LPA at entry level to ₹27.45 LPA at ten years of experience.

1 year exp (fixed)
₹7.75 LPA
5 years exp (fixed)
₹11.35 LPA
10 years exp (fixed)
₹27.64 LPA

List of individual salaries reported for Backend Developer positions at TCS

Job title Experience Average annual fixed salary (₹ lakhs)
Systems Engineer 6 years 18.8 fixed
Systems Engineer 5 years 15.7 fixed
Associate System Engineer 3 years 11.2 fixed
Systems Engineer 3 years 12.6 fixed
Backend Developer 1 year 8.1 fixed
Software Engineer 1 year 7.3 fixed
Software Development Engineer 5 years 17.4 fixed
Associate System Engineer 2 years 9.0 fixed
Systems Engineer 1 year 6.8 fixed
Backend Developer 8 years 22.8 fixed
Software Developer 8 years 22.9 fixed
Software Developer 5 years 16.6 fixed
Software Engineer 4 years 13.8 fixed
Software Development Engineer 6 years 19.6 fixed

Average salary for a Frontend Developer role at TCS

Backend engineers at TCS build and maintain server-side services, APIs and databases. Average fixed pay ranges from ₹7.65 LPA at entry level to ₹27.45 LPA at ten years of experience.

1 year exp (fixed)
₹7.75 LPA
5 years exp (fixed)
₹11.35 LPA
10 years exp (fixed)
₹27.64 LPA

List of individual salaries reported for Backend Developer positions at TCS

Job title Experience Average annual fixed salary (₹ lakhs)
Systems Engineer 6 years 18.8 fixed
Systems Engineer 5 years 15.7 fixed
Associate System Engineer 3 years 11.2 fixed
Systems Engineer 3 years 12.6 fixed
Backend Developer 1 year 8.1 fixed
Software Engineer 1 year 7.3 fixed
Software Development Engineer 5 years 17.4 fixed
Associate System Engineer 2 years 9.0 fixed
Systems Engineer 1 year 6.8 fixed
Backend Developer 8 years 22.8 fixed
Software Developer 8 years 22.9 fixed
Software Developer 5 years 16.6 fixed
Software Engineer 4 years 13.8 fixed
Software Development Engineer 6 years 19.6 fixed
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