Microsoft salaries in India

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  Role not specified

  Mid (2-6) · 2026-10-05

  ₹49.09 LPA

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  ₹26.90 LPA base

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  Current employee at Microsoft Base salary: 26.9 LPA Target bonus: 10% (~2.69 LPA) Stock value: 19.5 LPA Total compensation: ~49.09 LPA

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  SWE2

  Mid (2-6) · 2026-10-09

  ₹70.00 LPA

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  ₹38.00 LPA base

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  Received Microsoft SWE2 offer for Azure team. Current experience: 4.5 years (rounded to 5). Base salary: 38 LPA. Variable components: JB 4+2 LPA, Bonus 3.8 LPA. Stock grant: 100k USD (included in total compensation). First year total compensation (TC): 70 LPA; second year TC: 68 LPA.

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  Software Engineer - 2 (L61)

  NCR · Mid (2-6) · 2026-05-15

  ₹63.00 LPA

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  ₹34.50 LPA base

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  Education: B.Tech Tier-3 College Years of Experience: ~5 years Prior Experience: SDE-2 at FAANG equivalent company Date of Offer: May 2026 Salary/Base: 34.5 LPA (including retirals) Annual Bonus: 7 LPA (20% of base, realistic 10%) Stock Bonus: 90K over 4 years (25% each year) Joining Bonus: 6 LPA over 2 years (50% each year) Total Compensation: 63 LPA Benefits: Standard Microsoft benefits Offer rejected due to not receiving L62 promotion

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  Software Engineer L61

  Mid (2-6) · 2026-05-15

  ₹51.00 LPA

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  ₹31.00 LPA base

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  Base Salary: 31 LPA Stocks: $60k USD over 4 years (≈12 LPA) Joining Bonus: 3 LPA Variable Pay: 3.1 LPA Overall CTC: ~51 LPA

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  Software Engineer 2 (L62)

  Mid (2-6) · 2026-06-03

  ₹75.00 LPA

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  ₹38.00 LPA base

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  Role: Software Engineer 2 (L62) Base Salary: 38 LPA Stocks: $100k USD over 4 years Performance Bonus: ~4 Lakh INR (10‑20%) Joining Bonus: 5 LPA + 5 LPA (first and second year) Relocation Allowance: 3.5 LPA Total Compensation (Year 1): 75 LPA Organization: WINDOWS

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  SDE 1 (L59)

  Hyderabad · N/A · 2026-06-27

  ₹60.00 LPA

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  ₹18.05 LPA base

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  Education: BE CSE (Tier 3) Prior Experience: 2 month Internship at Microsoft Date of the Offer: July 2026 Title/Level: SDE 1 (L59) Salary: 18,05,000 INR (~18.05 LPA) Relocation Allowance: $2,800 – $4,100 (based on distance) Signing Bonus: 4,51,250 INR (50% in 1st month, 50% in 13th month) Stock Bonus: $35,000 stock vested over 4 years (25% each year, then 6.25% every 3 months after first year)</li…

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  SDE II

  Hyderabad/Bangalore · Mid (2-6) · 2026-07-14

  ₹54.70 LPA

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  ₹33.00 LPA base

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  Base Salary: 33 LPA RSUs: 60K USD (approximately 15K USD per year) Joining Bonus: 20% of base (total 6.6 LPA), paid as 4 LPA in the first month and 2.6 LPA in the 13th month Performance Bonus: average 10% of base (3.3 LPA), up to 20% (6.6 LPA) Total Compensation: 54.7 LPA No relocation bonus offered Team: Azure Fabric (high on‑call responsibilities)

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  SDE II

  Hyderabad · Mid (2-6) · 2026-07-25

  ₹70.00 LPA

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  ₹40.00 LPA base

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  Position: SDE2 (L62) in Hyderabad ~4 years of experience Base salary: 40 LPA Stock bonus equivalent to ~4 LPA per year (USD 90,000 over 4 years) Performance bonus average 10% (~4 LPA) – accounted in total Sign‑on bonus: 6 LPA + 4 LPA (second year) Relocation bonus as per policy Estimated first‑year total compensation: ~70 LPA

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  L61 IC3 (SDE II)

  Bangalore · Mid (2-6) · 2026-08-01

  ₹52.00 LPA

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  ₹32.95 LPA base

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  Base Salary: 32.95 LPA Joining Bonus: 6 LPA (₹6,00,000) Performance Bonus: up to 20% of base RSU: $60K over 4 years (approx. ₹45 LPA equivalent) Total CTC (first year): 52 LPA Location: Bangalore, India Candidate experience: 4+ years

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  Applied Scientist 2

  Mid (2-6) · 2026-08-05

  ₹43.21 LPA

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  ₹32.50 LPA base

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  Base salary: ₹32.5 LPA Joining bonus: ₹10 L (₹6 L in Year 1, ₹4 L in Year 2) Performance bonus: 10% of base (~₹3.25 LPA) RSUs: $120K (approx. ₹2.46 LPA annualized)