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

PhonePe salaries in India

What PhonePe 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
₹40.0 LPA
Median base salary
₹31.0 LPA
Middle 50% of total pay
₹32.7 LPA – ₹53.4 LPA

PhonePe salary by role

PhonePe salary by role
GroupMedian totalMiddle 50%Median baseReports
SDE I₹37.3 LPA₹30.7 LPA – ₹55.3 LPA₹26.0 LPA32
SDE II₹42.0 LPA₹41.0 LPA – ₹46.5 LPA₹38.0 LPA3
SE₹40.0 LPA₹40.0 LPA – ₹40.0 LPA₹32.0 LPA2

PhonePe salary by experience

PhonePe salary by years of experience
GroupMedian totalMiddle 50%Median baseReports
Entry (0-1)₹33.0 LPA₹28.6 LPA – ₹37.0 LPA₹22.0 LPA7
Mid (2-6)₹41.5 LPA₹33.0 LPA – ₹51.5 LPA₹32.0 LPA33
Senior + (11+)₹65.0 LPA₹65.0 LPA – ₹65.0 LPA₹34.0 LPA1
Senior (7-10)₹87.5 LPA₹79.3 LPA – ₹98.3 LPA₹56.5 LPA5
Senior +₹91.5 LPA₹72.3 LPA – ₹111 LPA₹53.0 LPA2

PhonePe salary by city

PhonePe salary by city
GroupMedian totalMiddle 50%Median baseReports
Bangalore₹41.3 LPA₹32.5 LPA – ₹65.0 LPA₹26.0 LPA29
Pune₹38.6 LPA₹28.8 LPA – ₹43.0 LPA₹30.0 LPA9
India₹55.0 LPA₹54.8 LPA – ₹55.3 LPA₹41.0 LPA2
Pune/Bangalore₹40.0 LPA₹40.0 LPA – ₹40.0 LPA₹32.0 LPA2

Latest PhonePe salary reports

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    Senior Android Engineer

    Bangalore · Senior (7-10) · 2026-02-16

    ₹91.00 LPA
    total
    ₹45.00 LPA base
    Breakdown

    I received an offer for a Senior Android Engineer role. The initial offer included: Base Salary: 43L ESOPs: 40L (25% vesting annually over 4 years) Joining Bonus: 3L Retention Bonus: 3L The initial total CTC was 89L with no performance bonus. After negotiation, my base salary was increased to 45L, resulting in a new total compensation of 91L. I have accepted this revised offer.

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    PSE

    Mid (2-6) · 2025-12-08

    ₹14.50 LPA
    total
    ₹12.00 LPA base
    Breakdown

    Salary: 12 Fixed, 1 JB, Few other variable Total compensation: ~ 14.5 LPA

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    Role not specified

    Mid (2-6) · 2025-11-17

    ₹44.00 LPA
    total
    ₹33.00 LPA base
    Breakdown

    My Years of Experience (YOE): 4. I received a job offer from Phonepe. The base salary component is 33 LPA. The offer includes 8 LPA in ESOPs. I am also offered a joining bonus of 3 LPA. I feel low-balled and confused about the offer. The strike price for ESOPs was not disclosed to me.

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    SDE I

    Pune · Mid (2-6) · 2025-10-19

    ₹28.75 LPA
    total
    ₹22.00 LPA base
    Breakdown

    I have a B.Tech from a Tier 2 college. My prior experience is SDE at an MNC. I have 1.5 years of experience. The offer is for a Software Engineer role at PhonePe in Pune. The offer includes a base salary of 22L, a signing bonus of 2L, and a stock bonus of 19L (25% vesting over 4 years).

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    SDE I

    Bangalore · Mid (2-6) · 2025-11-18

    ₹88.00 LPA
    total
    ₹60.00 LPA base
    Breakdown

    Date of Offer: Oct 2025 Role: Software Engineer (flat hierarchy) Base Salary: 60 LPA (58L + PF) Stocks: 80L ESOPs (25% each year, quarterly vesting from second year) Joining Bonus: 8L Retention Bonus: 8L (after 1 year) Relocation Bonus: 1.5L Total Compensation: 88LPA for 1st and 2nd year Negotiated once, first offer was 78L (had counter offer of 82L)

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    SDE I

    India · Mid (2-6) · 2025-10-25

    ₹55.50 LPA
    total
    ₹40.00 LPA base
    Breakdown

    Role: Software Engineer (3-5 Years) Fixed Salary: 40L INR Joining Bonus: 5L INR Retention Bonus: 3L INR ESOPS: 42L over 4 years (equal vesting)

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    Software Development Engineer (Android)

    Bangalore · Entry (0-1) · 2025-06-06

    ₹38.00 LPA
    total
    ₹28.00 LPA base
    Breakdown

    * Base Salary: 28L * Joining Bonus: 3L * Retention Bonus: 2L * Stock bonus: 28L ( 25% + 25% + 25% + 25%) (They are going IPO till next year) * Relocation: 30K * Benefits: 5L in academic wallet per year for upskilling and learning of employee

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    SDE I

    Pune · N/A · 2025-09-20

    ₹25.00 LPA
    total
    ₹20.00 LPA base
    Breakdown

    My education is from a Tier 2 College. I am a Fresher. I received this offer in July 2022. The offer includes a stock bonus of 19 lakhs vesting over 4 years. I also received a relocation and signing bonus of 5 lakhs, which includes hotel accommodation for 15 days and airfare. I accepted the offer.

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    Member of Pincode team

    Senior (7-10) · 2025-08-22

    ₹120.00 LPA
    total
    ₹80.00 LPA base
    Breakdown

    I have 10 years of experience. The offer from PhonePe has a total CTC of 1.2 Cr (120 LPA). The fixed salary component is 80 LPA. The offer includes a joining bonus of 10 LPA. ESOPs are valued at 1.2 Cr, vesting over 4 years (30 LPA for the first year). I am joining the PhonePe Pincode team. I currently work at Salesforce with a compensation of 94 LPA. I have Amazon in the pipeline.

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    Role not specified

    Mid (2-6) · 2025-06-12

    ₹33.00 LPA
    total
    ₹33.00 LPA base
    Breakdown

    * Base Salary: 33L * Job Bonus: 3L * ESOP: 35L over 4 years (25% each year)

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PhonePe salary FAQ

What is the average salary at PhonePe?

Across 55 reports, the median total compensation at PhonePe is ₹40.0 LPA a year, with a median base salary of ₹31.0 LPA. The middle half of reports fall between ₹32.7 LPA and ₹53.4 LPA.

What is the PhonePe SDE I salary?

32 SDE I reports put the median total compensation at ₹37.3 LPA and the median base at ₹26.0 LPA.

What is the PhonePe SDE II salary?

3 SDE II reports put the median total compensation at ₹42.0 LPA and the median base at ₹38.0 LPA.

What is the PhonePe SE salary?

2 SE reports put the median total compensation at ₹40.0 LPA and the median base at ₹32.0 LPA.

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