IIT Madras Salaries by 1200+ Employees (Updated 2025)

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Project Associate 0 - 8 years exp. (245 salaries)	Unlock ₹1.6 L/yr - ₹6 L/yr
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Project Officer 0 - 8 years exp. (89 salaries)	Unlock ₹2.2 L/yr - ₹7.2 L/yr
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Junior Executive 0 - 6 years exp. (33 salaries)	Unlock ₹1.9 L/yr - ₹5 L/yr
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PHD Research Scholar 0 - 8 years exp. (33 salaries)	Unlock ₹3 L/yr - ₹9 L/yr
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Research Scholar 0 - 7 years exp. (31 salaries)	Unlock ₹2 L/yr - ₹7 L/yr
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Research Associate 1 - 9 years exp. (31 salaries)	Unlock ₹1 L/yr - ₹7 L/yr
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Senior Project Officer 1 - 10 years exp. (26 salaries)	Unlock ₹3.5 L/yr - ₹10.4 L/yr
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Project Engineer 0 - 5 years exp. (21 salaries)	Unlock ₹2.1 L/yr - ₹6 L/yr
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Project Technician 1 - 6 years exp. (20 salaries)	Unlock ₹1.7 L/yr - ₹3.6 L/yr
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Post Doctoral Fellow 0 - 12 years exp. (19 salaries)	Unlock ₹5.5 L/yr - ₹10 L/yr
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Junior Research Fellow 0 - 5 years exp. (11 salaries)	Unlock ₹3.7 L/yr - ₹5.3 L/yr
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Senior Research Fellow 0 - 6 years exp. (10 salaries)	Unlock ₹4 L/yr - ₹5.6 L/yr
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Project Assistant 0 - 5 years exp. (9 salaries)	Unlock ₹1 L/yr - ₹2.4 L/yr
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PHD Scholar 1 - 10 years exp. (9 salaries)	Unlock ₹4 L/yr - ₹5.1 L/yr
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Assistant Professor 0 - 5 years exp. (8 salaries)	Unlock ₹10.7 L/yr - ₹18.4 L/yr
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System Administrator 1 - 9 years exp. (7 salaries)	Unlock ₹3.4 L/yr - ₹4.5 L/yr
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Software Developer 0 - 10 years exp. (7 salaries)	Unlock ₹1.8 L/yr - ₹6 L/yr	2 job openings
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Professor 1 - 15 years exp. (6 salaries)	Unlock ₹12.2 L/yr - ₹36 L/yr
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Engineering Student Fresher (6 salaries)	Unlock ₹10 L/yr - ₹10 L/yr
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Research Engineer 3 - 6 years exp. (6 salaries)	Unlock ₹3 L/yr - ₹6 L/yr
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3.7

Rated by 228 employees for salary & benefits

Project Associate-Internship

Intern

Other Department

4.0

• posted on 02 Dec 2019

4.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

The Company is open to innovation and readily adopts the latest technology. Another plus point is that my colleagues come from various cultural backgrounds and we work happily in collaboration.

Salary - Good

+6 more

Dislikes

compensation is decent but growth is slow.

Project Associate in Chennai

Research & Development Department

5.0

• posted on 26 May 2019

4.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

It gives more opportunities to learn a lot of things. As well as there is no restriction or specific work time. You can plan your own work according to your benefits.

Salary - Good

+6 more

Dislikes

It's good in overall. Pay is ok comparing other iits and stress free

Project Associate

TCOE Department

4.0

• posted on 28 Apr 2019

2.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

learning is good

Skill development - Excellent

+3 more

Dislikes

1. 2nd and 4th Saturday working, It should be holiday 2. Salary very less. 3. People miss behave on the name of Project staff. They try to put you down telling that you are project staff, I worked there as a Project Associate.

Salary - Poor

AV Editor in Chennai

Education Department

3.0

• posted on 18 May 2018

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

...k stuffs. Other than these things there is nothing good in IIT. No job security. Salary is not enough. Very high politics.work- life balance is too poor.

Skill development - Good

Dislikes

Team mates are not good. No job Security, Salary is not enough, very high work pressure, very high politics, work-life balance is too poor, no travel allowances.

Job security - Bad

+3 more

PHD Research Scholar in Chennai

Full Time

Other Department

1.0

• posted on 05 Feb 2024

1.0

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Nothing

Dislikes

It is a cheap organization which does not allow employees to even bring their vehicles into a 600 acres campus. They charge us money to bring vehicles. Employees are treated as dogs at the gates of IITM.

Salary - Bad

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Project Associate (3)PHD Scholar (2)Project Engineer (2)Internship Trainee (2)

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Jobs at IIT Madras

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Announcement For the post of Project Manager

Chennai

5-8 Yrs

₹ 5-9 LPA

Announcement For the post of Legal Consultant

Chennai

2-3 Yrs

₹ 3-4.25 LPA

Announcement For the post of Junior Technician

Chennai

3-5 Yrs

₹ 2-2.5 LPA

Announcement For the post of Office Assistant

Chennai

₹ 1.5-1.75 LPA

Announcement For the post of Software Developer - Web Development.

Chennai

2-4 Yrs

₹ 3.5-4.75 LPA

Announcement For the post of Software Analyst/Testing

Chennai

2-3 Yrs

₹ 3-4.25 LPA

Announcement For the post of Software Developer

Chennai

2-3 Yrs

₹ 3-4.25 LPA

IIT Madras Salary FAQs

How much does IIT Madras pay per year?

The average IIT Madras salary ranges from approximately ₹1 Lakh to ₹2 Lakhs per year for a Research Intern and ₹12.2 Lakhs to ₹36 Lakhs per year for a Professor. Salary estimates are based on 1.3k IIT Madras salaries received from various employees of IIT Madras. IIT Madras employees rate the overall salary and benefits package 3.7/5 stars.

What is the highest salary in IIT Madras?

The highest-paying job at IIT Madras is a Professor with a salary of ₹12.2 Lakhs to ₹36 Lakhs per year. The top 10% of employees earn more than ₹9 lakhs per year. The top 1% earn more than a whopping ₹28.68 lakhs per year.

What is the minimum salary in IIT Madras?

Minimum salary at IIT Madras depends on the role you are applying for. For Project Technician the minimum salary is ₹1.7 Lakh to ₹3.6 Lakhs per year, and for Junior Executive the minimum salary is ₹1.9 Lakh to ₹5 Lakhs per year and so on.

What is the salary package for freshers in IIT Madras?

The average salary at IIT Madras for freshers varies from ₹1 Lakh to ₹2 Lakhs per year for Research Intern and ₹9 Lakhs to ₹11.5 Lakhs per year for Engineering Student.

What is the notice period at IIT Madras?

According to AmbitionBox, 46% of the IIT Madras employees reported a notice period of 1 Month, 40% reported a notice period of 15 days or less and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 345 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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