20 salary reports · all figures in lakhs per year (LPA)

Paytm salaries in India

What Paytm pays, from offers people actually received: by role, experience and city. Medians are used so a few unusual offers do not skew the picture.

Median total compensation
₹19.0 LPA
Median base salary
₹17.5 LPA
Middle 50% of total pay
₹16.0 LPA – ₹24.8 LPA

Paytm salary by role

Paytm salary by role
GroupMedian totalMiddle 50%Median baseReports
SDE I₹19.5 LPA₹14.9 LPA – ₹21.4 LPA₹17.5 LPA8
SDE II₹25.8 LPA₹24.1 LPA – ₹34.5 LPA₹24.8 LPA5
Software Developer Engineer₹16.0 LPA₹16.0 LPA – ₹16.0 LPA₹10.0 LPA2

Paytm salary by experience

Paytm salary by years of experience
GroupMedian totalMiddle 50%Median baseReports
Senior +₹15.0 LPA₹13.5 LPA – ₹16.5 LPA₹11.5 LPA2
Entry (0-1)₹16.0 LPA₹13.5 LPA – ₹16.0 LPA₹10.0 LPA3
Mid (2-6)₹21.0 LPA₹18.0 LPA – ₹25.5 LPA₹20.0 LPA12

Paytm salary by city

Paytm salary by city
GroupMedian totalMiddle 50%Median baseReports
NCR₹19.0 LPA₹16.0 LPA – ₹22.1 LPA₹17.5 LPA12

Latest Paytm salary reports

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    SDE II

    Mid (2-6) · 2026-03-24

    ₹60.00 LPA
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    ₹50.00 LPA base
    Breakdown

    Work - Agentic AI + core JAVA.

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    SDE II

    NCR · Mid (2-6) · 2026-03-14

    ₹26.00 LPA
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    ₹24.00 LPA base
    Breakdown

    Position: SDE 2 Base: 24 LPA Bonus: Joining Bonus of 2 LPA (bond of 18 months) Work Model: 5 days WFO Concerns: Recent reviews about PayTM aren't good; Work-Life Balance and culture can vary significantly depending on the team.

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    SDE I

    NCR · Mid (2-6) · 2025-12-24

    ₹21.00 LPA
    total
    ₹19.00 LPA base
    Breakdown

    I have 2.5 years of experience, previously as a Software Engineer at a product based startup. My previous compensation was 15.0 LPA. This offer includes: Signing Bonus: 2.0 LPA Stock bonus: 0 Annual Bonus: 0 I am seeking advice on whether this is a good offer from Paytm, if they have stopped giving stocks, and if there is any scope for further negotiation for an SE position, as I have already negotiated once. I am also curious about the usual appraisals at Paytm, both normally and during promotion.

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    SDE I

    Bangalore · Mid (2-6) · 2025-09-11

    ₹22.50 LPA
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    ₹21.00 LPA base
    Breakdown

    I hold a B.Tech degree. I have 2 years of experience. The offer from Paytm for a Software Engineer role in Bangalore was received in July 2025. My base salary is 21 Lakhs Per Annum. I also received a relocation/signing bonus of 1.5 Lakhs. My total compensation is 22.5 Lakhs Per Annum. Stock bonus and other bonuses were not applicable. Benefits were not specified. I applied to Paytm via referral. I am currently interviewing and seeking additional offers for comparison.

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    Senior Software Engineer (PG)

    Mid (2-6) · 2025-09-11

    ₹25.50 LPA
    total
    ₹23.50 LPA base
    Breakdown

    I applied through a Google form found on LinkedIn. I had a total of 4 interview rounds. Round 1: Technical + DSA, focusing on project discussion, Linked List DSA, and Java basics (Lambdas, Stream APIs). Round 2: Online Assessment on Hackerrank with an easy problem and Longest Common Substring. Round 3: Core Java, Design Patterns & System Design, covering project deep-dive, Design Patterns, Spring Boot, Authentication mechanisms, and SQL. Round 4: High-Level System Design, including major contributions and designing a system similar to Shiprocket …

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    SE

    Entry (0-1) · 2025-06-20

    ₹11.00 LPA
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    ₹11.00 LPA base
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    SDE I

    NCR · N/A · 2025-05-08

    ₹16.00 LPA
    total
    ₹16.00 LPA base
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    Software engineer (SE)

    Pune · Mid (2-6) · 2025-03-12

    ₹16.00 LPA
    total
    ₹13.00 LPA base
    Breakdown

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    SDE I

    NCR · N/A · 2025-01-12

    ₹29.00 LPA
    total
    ₹29.00 LPA base
    Breakdown

    Internship at Paytm Not core paytm

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    Software Engineer (Backend)

    NCR · Senior + · 2025-02-28

    ₹12.00 LPA
    total
    ₹11.00 LPA base
    Breakdown

    Education: B.Tech in ME Years of Experience: 1.4 Years Prior Experience: Working at a service based company. Date of Offer: Dec, 2024 Title/Level: Software Engineer (Backend) Location: Noida, India Salary: 11 LPA fixed Joining Bonus: 1 LPA Total comp (Salary + Bonus + Stock): 12 LPA (No stocks) Benefits: Standard benefits 25% hike based on previous CTC.

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What is the average salary at Paytm?

Across 20 reports, the median total compensation at Paytm is ₹19.0 LPA a year, with a median base salary of ₹17.5 LPA. The middle half of reports fall between ₹16.0 LPA and ₹24.8 LPA.

What is the Paytm SDE I salary?

8 SDE I reports put the median total compensation at ₹19.5 LPA and the median base at ₹17.5 LPA.

What is the Paytm SDE II salary?

5 SDE II reports put the median total compensation at ₹25.8 LPA and the median base at ₹24.8 LPA.

What is the Paytm Software Developer Engineer salary?

2 Software Developer Engineer reports put the median total compensation at ₹16.0 LPA and the median base at ₹10.0 LPA.

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