18 salary reports · all figures in lakhs per year (LPA)
What Infosys pays, from offers people actually received: by role, experience and city. Medians are used so a few unusual offers do not skew the picture.
| Group | Median total | Middle 50% | Median base | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Specialist Engineer | ₹6.3 LPA | ₹6.3 LPA – ₹6.9 LPA | ₹6.3 LPA | 3 |
| Specialist Programmer | ₹53.0 LPA | ₹32.0 LPA – ₹74.0 LPA | ₹42.5 LPA | 2 |
| System Engineer | ₹20.3 LPA | ₹11.9 LPA – ₹28.6 LPA | ₹19.3 LPA | 2 |
| Group | Median total | Middle 50% | Median base | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid (2-6) | ₹18.0 LPA | ₹17.0 LPA – ₹19.0 LPA | ₹16.8 LPA | 4 |
| Entry (0-1) | ₹95.0 LPA | ₹95.0 LPA – ₹95.0 LPA | ₹80.8 LPA | 1 |
| Group | Median total | Middle 50% | Median base | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mysore | ₹10.0 LPA | ₹7.5 LPA – ₹37.0 LPA | ₹8.5 LPA | 5 |
| Bangalore | ₹7.9 LPA | ₹7.1 LPA – ₹8.7 LPA | ₹7.9 LPA | 3 |
| Chennai | ₹6.3 LPA | ₹6.3 LPA – ₹6.3 LPA | ₹6.3 LPA | 2 |
Specialist Programmer L2
Mid (2-6) · 2026-06-10
Company: Infosys Role: Specialist Programmer L2 Experience: 2.5-3+ years Total CTC: 16 LPA Fixed Salary: 13.6 LPA Variable Pay: 2.4 LPA (quarterly) Note: From 2026 Infosys hiring directly from college for L2 (16 LPA) and L3 (21 LPA) in limited numbers.
Specialist Programmer
N/A · 2026-06-21
Company: Infosys Role: Specialist Programmer (L1) CTC Options: ₹9.25 LPA (50% Performance Bonus) + ₹1 L joining bonus; ₹10.00 LPA (100% Performance Bonus) + ₹1 L joining bonus Breakdown: Basic Salary ₹4.25 LPA, Allowances ₹2.69 LPA, Bonus/Ex‑Gratia ₹0.81 LPA, Employer PF ₹0.51 LPA, Gratuity ₹0.20 LPA Performance Bonus: ₹0.75 LPA @ 50% payout, ₹1.50 LPA @ 100% payout Monthly Gross: ₹64.5K (fixed), Fixed Gross ₹70.8K/month, Total Gross including Performance Bonus ₹77.1K/month (@50%) or ₹83.3K/month (@100%) Other Benefits: Soft Loan Facility…
Specialist Programmer L3
N/A · 2026-08-01
Interview role: Specialist Programmer L3 Offered compensation: 21 LPA Hiring process included two online assessments and an on‑site interview with live coding Candidate is a 2027 batch CSE student (0 years experience)
Specialist Programmer (SP)
Mysore · N/A · 2026-02-27
Education: B.Tech in CS from Vit Chennai Years of Experience: 5 months(Fresher) Title/Level: Specialist Programmer (SP) Location: Current Mysore for training Fixed Gross Salary: ₹8,50,000 (₹70,834/month) Performance Bonus: Up to ₹1,50,000 (100% payout) Total CTC: ~₹10,00,000 Benefits: Standard service-based company benefits, structured initial training.
DSE (Digital Specialist Engineer)
Multiple Locations in India · N/A · 2026-01-10
I attended the Infosys SP/DSE off-campus coding test for freshers. The test pattern and evaluation were different from usual online tests. Test Setup: Mode: Offline (at an assigned test center) Candidates: 500+ at the venue Slots: Afternoon slot (2nd slot) Important Insight: The role I was shortlisted for depended heavily on the difficulty level of problems solved. Easy + Medium solutions → Mostly DSE role Hard solutions → SP roles Complex solutions → Higher SP bands Problem selec…
Java Backend
Bangalore · Mid (2-6) · 2025-10-14
I got this opportunity by directly applying on the portal. 1st Round - Technical Round (30 mins): Interviewer touched upon everything from API creation to Java core, including topics like the difference between Throw and Throws, interface & abstraction, checked and unchecked exceptions, polymorphism, and a reverse a string question. Verdict: Selected. Round 2 - Hiring Manager (30 mins): He asked one output-based question and questions on my resume and SQL. Verdict: Selected. Round 3 - HR Round (15 mins): We discussed sal…
Associate Consultant
Pune · Mid (2-6) · 2025-09-19
I recently interviewed for the Associate Consultant role at Infosys (Pune location) with 2.5+ years of IT experience. Here’s a breakdown of my interview journey: Round 1: Technical Interview (Virtual) : Focused on backend + Java concepts and practical implementation, including Java 8 Stream API, Microservices & API Gateway, Spring Boot exception handling, and a coding question (Find the K-th frequent element). Round 2: Face-to-Face (Bhubaneswar Campus) : This was a detailed project discussion where I was asked to explain features I had deli…
Role not specified
Mid (2-6) · 2025-05-16
System Engineer
Mysore · N/A · 2024-06-02
Education: B.Tech in Information Technology (Tier - 3 College) Years of Experience: Fresher Prior Experience: Internship Company: Infosys Title/Level: System Engineer Location: Mysore Salary: INR 360000 Signing Bonus: INR 10000 first year. Bonus: Performance-based bonus up to 20% of salary every year Total comp (Salary + Bonus): ~ INR 3,70,000 first year Benefits: Standard Please upvote and very happy to get offer as i am from very poor family
Specialist Programmer L1
Bangalore · N/A · 2024-04-21
Job details: In-hand: ~65k (Including performance bonus which rolls out every quarter) Performance Bonus: 36k per Quarter Benefits: Health insurance 5Lac
Across 18 reports, the median total compensation at Infosys is ₹8.5 LPA a year, with a median base salary of ₹6.6 LPA. The middle half of reports fall between ₹6.3 LPA and ₹17.0 LPA.
3 Digital Specialist Engineer reports put the median total compensation at ₹6.3 LPA and the median base at ₹6.3 LPA.
2 Specialist Programmer reports put the median total compensation at ₹53.0 LPA and the median base at ₹42.5 LPA.
2 System Engineer reports put the median total compensation at ₹20.3 LPA and the median base at ₹19.3 LPA.
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