TCS Project Lead Salaries by 700+ Employees (Updated 2025)

6 - 18 years exp.

₹6.1 Lakhs - ₹24.5 Lakhs

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Engineering - Software & QA Project Lead Salary 6 - 17 years exp. (229 salaries)	Unlock ₹7 L/yr - ₹26.9 L/yr
Project & Program Management Project Lead Salary 6 - 18 years exp. (193 salaries)	Unlock ₹6.1 L/yr - ₹25 L/yr
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IT & Information Security Project Lead Salary 6 - 17 years exp. (48 salaries)	Unlock ₹5.1 L/yr - ₹20.7 L/yr
Customer Success, Service & Operations Project Lead Salary 7 - 17 years exp. (32 salaries)	Unlock ₹5.5 L/yr - ₹16.5 L/yr
Data Science & Analytics Project Lead Salary 6 - 18 years exp. (22 salaries)	Unlock ₹7.2 L/yr - ₹27.9 L/yr

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Infosys Project Lead Salary 6 - 17 years exp. (154 salaries)	Unlock ₹7.5 L/yr - ₹28.8 L/yr 16% more	2 job openings
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Project Lead salary at TCS ranges between ₹6.1 Lakhs to ₹24.5 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 6 years to 18 years. Salary estimates are based on 782 latest salaries received from various employees of TCS.

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6 years (39 salaries)	Unlock ₹5 L/yr - ₹14.2 L/yr
7 years (48 salaries)	Unlock ₹4.2 L/yr - ₹18.2 L/yr
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8 years (62 salaries)	Unlock ₹5 L/yr - ₹18 L/yr
9 years (80 salaries)	Unlock ₹5 L/yr - ₹21.3 L/yr
10 years (97 salaries)	Unlock ₹5.5 L/yr - ₹23 L/yr
11 years (89 salaries)	Unlock ₹5.6 L/yr - ₹23.6 L/yr
12 years (94 salaries)	Unlock ₹6.5 L/yr - ₹25 L/yr
13 years (79 salaries)	Unlock ₹6.9 L/yr - ₹26.1 L/yr
14 years (71 salaries)	Unlock ₹7 L/yr - ₹25 L/yr
15+ years (123 salaries)	Unlock ₹7.6 L/yr - ₹30 L/yr

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Rated by 66 employees for salary & benefits

Project Lead in Noida

Full Time

Project & Program Management Department

5.0

• posted on 27 May 2024

1.0

for Salary and Benefits

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The best part is the policies being quite flexible and aligned to our personal needs, esp. for female employees.

Skill development - Good

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The salary growth rate is really really slow. Also, the work culture is now no more a generic one to TCS, it is all influenced by the kind of leadership in the project you are working.

Salary - Bad

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Project Lead in Chennai

Customer Success, Service & Operations Department

3.0

• posted on 01 Aug 2018

2.0

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Job security, safety and learning platform.

Skill development - Good

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Delay in promotion cycle. Dress code still same old formals. Recent compensation was terrible as an overall. Not even a free tea is served in Chennai offices. In pf employer contribution is deducted from employee ctc. No fun at work.

Salary - Poor

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Project Lead in Chennai

Customer Success, Service & Operations Department

5.0

• posted on 18 Jul 2018

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The company is open to innovation and readily adopts latest technology.I love the fact that I am a part of a team that markets reliable,high quality products and has a global clinet base.

Salary - Good

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Compensation is decent, but growth is slow.I have to work 10hours to acheive my target.

Project Manager in Bangalore / Bengaluru

Full Time

Project & Program Management Department

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• posted on 20 Feb 2025

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Depends on account and Manager, how good your relation is with them.

Job security - Good

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Incase if you get low rating, please forget your whole Variable Pay for whole year. Presently TCS in not considered as work life would be good.

Salary - Bad

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Associate Consultant in Hyderabad / Secunderabad

Full Time

Customer Success, Service & Operations Department

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• posted on 19 Feb 2025

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TCS is good for freshers and juniors. its running on brand name thats it.

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compensation is pathetic. year on year raise in compensation is very horrible. huge variable pay and its not paid above c2 level associates.

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What is the salary of Project Lead at TCS?

Project Lead salary at TCS in India ranges between ₹6.1 Lakhs to ₹24.5 Lakhs for experience between 6 years to 18 years. According to our estimates it is 17% less than the average Project Lead Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 782 latest salaries received from various employees of TCS India.

How does the salary of a Project Lead at TCS India compare with the average salary range for this job?

The average salary of a Project Lead at TCS is 17% less than the average salary of a Project Lead in India. To know exact salary insights, login to view.

What are the top skills required to work as a Project Lead at TCS?

Oracle, Kubernetes and Unix are some of the popular skills required to work as a Project Lead at TCS India.

Which similar companies are paying more than TCS to a Project Lead in India?

Persistent Systems Project Lead Salary - ₹13.2 Lakhs to ₹38.8 Lakhs per year
Mphasis Project Lead Salary - ₹10.7 Lakhs to ₹38.0 Lakhs per year
Koch Business Solutions Project Lead Salary - ₹18.0 Lakhs to ₹25.0 Lakhs per year
Tata Group Project Lead Salary - ₹16.1 Lakhs to ₹24.4 Lakhs per year
IBM Project Lead Salary - ₹8.5 Lakhs to ₹33.0 Lakhs per year

What is the salary of a Project Lead in companies similar to TCS in India?

Accenture Project Lead Salary - ₹9.0 Lakhs to ₹31.5 Lakhs per year
LTIMindtree Project Lead Salary - ₹8.9 Lakhs to ₹28.0 Lakhs per year
Tech Mahindra Project Lead Salary - ₹8.3 Lakhs to ₹30.0 Lakhs per year
Cognizant Project Lead Salary - ₹8.5 Lakhs to ₹31.2 Lakhs per year
Societe Generale Global Solution Centre Project Lead Salary - ₹10.5 Lakhs to ₹27.4 Lakhs per year

What is the estimated take home salary of a Project Lead at TCS in India?

The estimated take-home salary of a Project Lead at TCS ranges between ₹1,02,811 per month to ₹1,05,623 per month in India. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average TCS Project Lead salary in India which ranges between ₹6.1 Lakhs to ₹24.5 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 6 years to 18 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?

What is the notice period for Project Lead at TCS?

According to AmbitionBox, 72% of the TCS Project Leads reported a notice period of 3 Months, 10% reported a notice period of 1 Month and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 379 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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