12 salary reports · all figures in lakhs per year (LPA)
What Stripe 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 I | ₹69.0 LPA | ₹48.0 LPA – ₹78.3 LPA | ₹38.0 LPA | 4 |
| Group | Median total | Middle 50% | Median base | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid (2-6) | ₹88.0 LPA | ₹69.0 LPA – ₹123 LPA | ₹44.0 LPA | 7 |
| Group | Median total | Middle 50% | Median base | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangalore | ₹75.0 LPA | ₹63.0 LPA – ₹95.5 LPA | ₹42.0 LPA | 10 |
SDE II
Bangalore · Mid (2-6) · 2026-09-15
Company: Stripe Role: Senior Software Engineer (L5) Experience: 6 years Location: Bengaluru, India Base Salary: ~84 LPA Relocation allowance: ~6 LPA Signing Bonus: ~15 LPA Stock Grant: ~60K USD per year (~49 LPA) Total Compensation: ~150 LPA (~1.5 Crore INR) Benefits: Standard Stripe benefits
Software Engineer Intern
Bangalore · N/A · 2025-11-29
I received an offer for a Software Engineer Intern role at Stripe India. This is a 6-month winter internship. The monthly stipend is ₹2,00,000. I have the option between a hotel stay or ₹74,000/month for housing. A one-time relocation allowance of ₹40,000 is provided. Benefits include free meals, daily cab service, and wellness reimbursements up to ₹8,000/month.
Intern
N/A · 2025-11-06
I had a virtual onsite interview experience for an intern role at Stripe. The interview consisted of three levels of coding challenges: Level 1: This stage involved computing the total price based on an order object and a country-specific flat shipping table. I needed to calculate the total price based on each item’s unit price and quantity. This level mainly tested JSON parsing and basic loop logic. Level 2: Starting from this stage, shipping was no longer a fixed price but dynamically varying with “incremental cost.” Each product could have multiple cost brac…
L1 SWE (New Grad)
Bangalore · N/A · 2025-11-16
Education: Tier 1 CS (2025 grad) Prior Experience: Internships + FTE at FAANG-level companies Date of the Offer: Oct 2025 Relocation: None Signing bonus: 4.4L Stock bonus: 22L, every year (1 year cliff, quarterly vesting after that) (Can also take a mix of cash and RSUs, or just cash) Performance Bonus - 10% of base
L1
Bangalore · N/A · 2025-09-13
Education: B.Tech 2025 grad (Tier 1 IIT) RSU (1 year vesting): $26,000 (23L INR) Target Bonus (10% of base): 3L INR Joining Bonus: 4.35L INR Relocation: 6.2L INR Other benefits not included in total compensation: Wellness: 8K PM Mobile handset allowance: 3.6K PM Education allowance: 10K Daily cab, Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Very well stocked pantry
SDE I
Seattle · Mid (2-6) · 2025-06-28
Stripe L2 Job Offer - Salary: 205k - Signing Bonus: 20k - Stock: 56k/y - Total comp (Salary + Bonus + Stock): year 1 ~ 300k, year 2 ~ 280k
Software Engineer - New Grad
Bangalore · N/A · 2025-09-08
My team at Stripe is looking to hire new grads (2026 passouts). The role is based in Bangalore. Eligible candidates can apply here . Candidates can also share their resume with me.
SSE (L5)
Bangalore · Mid (2-6) · 2025-04-04
Education: Tier 1 Years of Experience: ~6 YOE Company: Stripe Title/Level: SSE (L5) Location: Bengaluru Date of Offer: Feb 2025 Salary: ~84 L Relocation: ~6 L Signing Bonus: ~12 L Performance Bonus (PB): 15% Stock: ~60K USD Per Year Total Compensation (Salary + Bonus + Stock): ~Rs 1.5 CR…
SDE I
Bangalore · Mid (2-6) · 2024-04-17
Education: BTech Computer Science Tier-3 Years of Experience: 3+ YOE Prior Experience: SDE1 at FAANG Date of the Offer: March 2024 Company: Stripe Title/Level: L2 Location: Bangalore Salary: 42LPA Relocation/Signing Bonus: 11L Stock bonus: 35K USD / Year (29LPA) Bonus: 10% (4.4LPA) Total comp (Salary + Bonus + Stock): 75LPA + 11L
SDE I
Bangalore · Mid (2-6) · 2024-02-26
Education: B.Tech from Tier-2 college. Years of Experience: 4.5 Prior Experience: product based company Prior CTC: 32L Date of the Offer: Feb 2024 Company: Stripe Title/Level: IC2 Location: Bengalore Salary: 3400000 + ~2L retirals Relocation + Joining Bonus: 10L ESOPs: 17000$ for each year till the employment Performance Bonus: 4L - 7L Total comp (Salary + Bonus + Stock): ~63L Benefits: 50% in a month flexible hybrid, Performance Based Equity Grants 2nd year onwards, Good opportunity considering the…
Across 12 reports, the median total compensation at Stripe is ₹70.0 LPA a year, with a median base salary of ₹38.0 LPA. The middle half of reports fall between ₹60.0 LPA and ₹93.6 LPA.
4 SDE I reports put the median total compensation at ₹69.0 LPA and the median base at ₹38.0 LPA.
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