23 salary reports · all figures in lakhs per year (LPA)
What Rippling 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDE II | ₹75.5 LPA | ₹70.9 LPA – ₹82.4 LPA | ₹62.0 LPA | 9 |
| SDE I | ₹46.5 LPA | ₹43.5 LPA – ₹61.7 LPA | ₹46.5 LPA | 5 |
| Group | Median total | Middle 50% | Median base | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry (0-1) | ₹43.5 LPA | ₹43.5 LPA – ₹43.5 LPA | ₹43.5 LPA | 1 |
| Senior + (11+) | ₹44.1 LPA | ₹44.1 LPA – ₹44.1 LPA | ₹22.0 LPA | 1 |
| Mid (2-6) | ₹71.0 LPA | ₹61.4 LPA – ₹75.5 LPA | ₹58.0 LPA | 15 |
| Senior + | ₹100 LPA | ₹100 LPA – ₹100 LPA | ₹70.0 LPA | 1 |
| Senior (7-10) | ₹120 LPA | ₹109 LPA – ₹170 LPA | ₹78.0 LPA | 3 |
| Group | Median total | Middle 50% | Median base | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangalore | ₹71.0 LPA | ₹59.0 LPA – ₹88.8 LPA | ₹58.0 LPA | 15 |
SDE II
Bangalore · Mid (2-6) · 2026-05-19
Company: Rippling Role: SDE 2 (Level L6) Location: Bangalore, India Years of Experience: 2.5 years (~3 years) Base Salary: 63 LPA Annual Bonus: 8 LPA Stock: $12,500 USD over 4 years (vested 40/30/20/10) Total Compensation (first year): 76 LPA Offer Date: April 2026
SDE II
Bangalore · Mid (2-6) · 2026-07-10
Role: Senior Software Engineer (L7) Location: Bangalore (Hybrid 3 days/week) Base salary: ₹1 Cr (~100 LPA) Target bonus: 15% of base (~15 LPA) On‑hire RSUs: 60,000 USD over 4 years (target 20,000 USD) Total target compensation: ~151 LPA (including RSU value) Benefits: Free food, free commute
SDE II
Mid (2-6) · 2026-09-21
Company: Rippling Role: SDE-2 Base Salary: ~63 LPA Bonus: ~8 LPA ESOPs: 12.5k USD (40%, 30%, 20%, 10% over 4 years) Additional potential ESOPs: 5k USD if performance rating threshold met Total first year compensation: ~75 LPA (potentially ~80 LPA with extra ESOPs) Years of Experience: 2 years 3 months
SDE II
India · Mid (2-6) · 2025-10-19
Offer: I received an offer for an SDE 2 role at Rippling. Compensation Details: The base salary is 61 LPA. I was also offered a bonus of 7.5 LPA and 12,500 USD in equity spread over 4 years. My first year compensation is estimated to be between 72-73 LPA. Interview Experience: I went through multiple rounds including an Easy LLD question on a delivery tracking system (TPS Round), a behavioral HM round, a coding round on playlist tracking, a challenging system design round for a temporary email service, and another LLD-style coding round rel…
SDE I
Bangalore · Mid (2-6) · 2025-07-04
* **Role**: Software Engineer * **Work Mode**: Hybrid – 3 days/week in office (Bangalore) * **Fixed**: ₹58–61L * **Variable**: ₹6–8L * **ESOPs**: ~$5K (1st year vesting) * **First Year TC**: ~₹70–72L
SDE II
Bangalore · Mid (2-6) · 2025-07-06
* Role: SDE2 * Company: Rippling * Location: Bangalore * Base Salary: 49 Lakhs * Total Compensation: 66 Lakhs
SDE I
N/A · 2025-09-05
I am currently expecting an offer from Rippling to join their Accounting Integration / Billing team. HR mentioned that the compensation would be around 46-47 LPA, mostly fully fixed. I am curious about: * Work-life balance on that team * Workload manageability * Team culture or management style
SDE I
Mid (2-6) · 2025-06-23
* Base Salary: 28 Lakhs Per Annum * Performance Bonus: 8 Lakhs Per Annum * Joining Bonus: 2 Lakhs Per Annum * Total Compensation: 38 Lakhs Per Annum
SDE 1/Frontend Engineer
Unknown · Mid (2-6) · 2025-07-01
Cleared OA and machine coding round, but struggled with high-level CSS questions. Received mixed feedback overall.
SDE I
Bangalore · Entry (0-1) · 2025-06-10
* Fixed: 43.5L * Variable: 4.75L * Work Model: Hybrid * Signing Bonus: NO * Stocks: NO
Across 23 reports, the median total compensation at Rippling is ₹71.8 LPA a year, with a median base salary of ₹59.0 LPA. The middle half of reports fall between ₹58.0 LPA and ₹92.1 LPA.
9 SDE II reports put the median total compensation at ₹75.5 LPA and the median base at ₹62.0 LPA.
5 SDE I reports put the median total compensation at ₹46.5 LPA and the median base at ₹46.5 LPA.
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