Lead
Annual salary range
₹4.5 Lakhs - ₹32.9 Lakhs
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Experience wise Lead salaries
| Years of experience | Avg. Annual Salary |
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4
years
(686
salaries)
|  Unlock₹3.5 L/yr - ₹29 L/yr |
5
years
(945
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6
years
(1.2k
salaries)
| Unlock ₹4 L/yr - ₹29 L/yr |
7
years
(1.4k
salaries)
| Unlock ₹4.5 L/yr - ₹30 L/yr |
8
years
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| Unlock ₹5 L/yr - ₹32 L/yr |
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Lead Salary in
India ranges between ₹4.5
Lakhs to ₹32.9
Lakhs for
4 years of experience to 13 years of experience
. Salary estimates are based on
11.9k latest salaries received
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Lead salaries in different departments
| Department | Avg Annual Salary |
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Engineering - Software & QA
Lead Salary
4 - 13
years
exp.
(2.8k
salaries)
| Unlock ₹4.5 L/yr - ₹32.8 L/yr |
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Customer Success, Service & Operations
Lead Salary
4 - 13
years
exp.
(1k
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| Unlock ₹4.5 L/yr - ₹31.5 L/yr |
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₹3 L/yr - ₹11.2 L/yr | 2 job openings |
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₹10 L/yr - ₹35 L/yr | |
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₹9 L/yr - ₹30 L/yr | 20 job openings |
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yrs
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(236 salaries)
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₹10.2 L/yr - ₹35 L/yr | 1 job opening |
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10
yrs
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(230 salaries)
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₹3.8 L/yr - ₹8.5 L/yr | 5 job openings |
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(226 salaries)
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₹7.3 L/yr - ₹30.8 L/yr | 2 job openings |
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₹12 L/yr - ₹50 L/yr | |
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· 1-6 years
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Ahmedabad
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· 5-10 years
Lowes Services India Private limited
Bangalore / Bengaluru
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• posted on 02 Dec 2024
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Pay and benefits of organisation
- Salary - Good
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Management - Power Politics Nobody in management worries about work delivered but rather gives more importance to creating people who says yes for everything they wish.
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Associate
• posted on 02 Dec 2024
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I am interested in working at wipro.com because it is a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company
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There has been no salary increase over the past years, and the bonus structure is non-existent
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• posted on 30 Jan 2025
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Hybrid work culture, good salaries and work life balance, Decent salary increments, few additional benifits like mobile phone reimbursement and well being reimbursement are few good things.
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• posted on 16 Jan 2025
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Lot of projects available to engage people. More Onsite opportunity .
- Job security - Good
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Skills are under utilized due to project pressure. Salary is low compared to market standard and appraisal takes lot of time. Insurance policy is poor.
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Consultant
• posted on 13 Dec 2024
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Get to work on projects for good companies. This gives an overall exposure into some of the biggest businesses around the world
read more- Skill development - Good
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1. Compensation is very poor 2. No work life balance 3. No policy for over-time work 4. No policy for late night shifts 5. No additional benifits 6. No additional gifts / bonuses / cheers points for festivals etc.
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Lead Salary By Locations
| Locations | Avg Annual Salary |
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Bangalore / Bengaluru
Lead
4 -
13
years
exp.
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Chennai
Lead
4 -
13
years
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| Unlock ₹4.1 L/yr - ₹24 L/yr |
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Hyderabad / Secunderabad
Lead
4 -
13
years
exp.
| Unlock ₹4.5 L/yr - ₹26 L/yr |
Pune
Lead
4 -
13
years
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New Delhi
Lead
4 -
13
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Lead Salary By Industries
| Industries | Avg Annual Salary |
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IT Services & Consulting Lead
4 -
13
years
exp.
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Internet Lead
4 -
13
years
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| Unlock ₹4.5 L/yr - ₹31.3 L/yr |
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Financial Services Lead
4 -
13
years
exp.
| Unlock ₹5 L/yr - ₹33 L/yr |
Software Product Lead
4 -
13
years
exp.
| Unlock ₹4.4 L/yr - ₹32 L/yr |
BPO Lead
4 -
13
years
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Frequently Asked Questions about Lead Salaries
What is the salary of a Lead in India?
Salary for a Lead in India ranges between ₹4.5 Lakhs to ₹32.9 Lakhs per year. Salary estimates are based on 11.9k latest salaries received from various Leads across industries.
What are the top paying companies that employ Leads?
- Cisco Lead Salary - ₹44.5 Lakhs per year
- Hero FinCorp Lead Salary - ₹42.6 Lakhs per year
- Lowe's Lead Salary - ₹31.5 Lakhs per year
- Marsh McLennan Lead Salary - ₹31.2 Lakhs per year
- Bajaj Finance Lead Salary - ₹30.2 Lakhs per year
What is the starting salary for a Lead in India?
Average starting Salary for Lead in India is around ₹4.5 Lakhs per year (₹37.5k per month). 4 years of minimum experience is required to be a Lead.
What is the highest salary for a Lead in India?
Highest salary that a Lead can earn is ₹75.0 Lakhs per year (₹6.3L per month).
What are the top paying industries for Lead in India?
- Financial Services - ₹0.2 Lakhs to 900.0 Lakhs per year
- Software Product - ₹1.6 Lakhs to 131.7 Lakhs per year
- IT Services & Consulting - ₹0.2 Lakhs to 320.0 Lakhs per year
- Internet - ₹0.3 Lakhs to 450.0 Lakhs per year
- BPO - ₹0.2 Lakhs to 34.0 Lakhs per year
What are the top paying cities for Lead in India?
- Pune - ₹0.1 Lakhs to 397.5 Lakhs per year
- Mumbai - ₹0.2 Lakhs to 160.5 Lakhs per year
- Bangalore / Bengaluru - ₹0.1 Lakhs to 131.7 Lakhs per year
- Hyderabad / Secunderabad - ₹0.1 Lakhs to 120.0 Lakhs per year
- Chennai - ₹0.2 Lakhs to 90.0 Lakhs per year
What are the popular/top skills required to become a Lead?
These are the top skills of a Lead based on 1.2k jobs posted by employers.
- SQL
- Python
- Javascript
- Project Management
- Java
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