TCS Chennai System Engineer Salaries by 15000+ Employees (Updated 2025)

0 - 8 years exp.

₹1.9 Lakh - ₹8.8 Lakhs

Salary of majority employees

Fixed (94%)

₹5.4 Lakhs

Variable (6%)

₹0.3 Lakh

5% more than the average System Engineer Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 0 - 8 years of experience

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Engineering - Software & QA System Engineer Salary 0 - 8 years exp. (8.7k salaries)	₹1.9 L/yr - ₹9 L/yr
IT & Information Security System Engineer Salary 0 - 8 years exp. (1.9k salaries)	₹2 L/yr - ₹8.5 L/yr
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Engineering - Hardware & Networks System Engineer Salary 0 - 8 years exp. (1k salaries)	₹2.3 L/yr - ₹8 L/yr
Data Science & Analytics System Engineer Salary 0 - 8 years exp. (451 salaries)	₹3.4 L/yr - ₹10 L/yr
Administration & Facilities System Engineer Salary 3 years exp. (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹4.5 L/yr - ₹5.5 L/yr

Last Updated: 15 Feb 2024

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TCS System Engineer Salary

0 - 8 years exp. (15.1k salaries)

₹1.9 L/yr - ₹8.8 L/yr

Company name	Avg Annual Salary	Open Jobs
Infosys System Engineer Salary 0 - 5 years exp. (2.8k salaries)	₹2.6 L/yr - ₹5.5 L/yr 32% less	2 job openings
Wipro System Engineer Salary 0 - 6 years exp. (99 salaries)	₹1.5 L/yr - ₹9 L/yr 29% less	22 job openings
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HCLTech System Engineer Salary 1 - 6 years exp. (54 salaries)	₹1 L/yr - ₹8 L/yr 18% less
Tech Mahindra System Engineer Salary 1 - 9 years exp. (100 salaries)	₹1.5 L/yr - ₹8.8 L/yr 3% less
Cognizant System Engineer Salary 0 - 6 years exp. (424 salaries)	₹1 L/yr - ₹8.5 L/yr 33% less
Accenture System Engineer Salary 1 - 7 years exp. (36 salaries)	₹3.7 L/yr - ₹14.1 L/yr 38% more	6 job openings
Capgemini System Engineer Salary 2 - 6 years exp. (8 salaries)	₹3.2 L/yr - ₹9.5 L/yr 29% more	1 job opening
IBM System Engineer Salary 1 - 9 years exp. (141 salaries)	₹3.9 L/yr - ₹13.7 L/yr 54% more
LTIMindtree System Engineer Salary 2 - 6 years exp. (25 salaries)	₹3.4 L/yr - ₹8.7 L/yr 10% more
Atos System Engineer Salary 1 - 4 years exp. (227 salaries)	₹2.6 L/yr - ₹5.5 L/yr 28% less
Hexaware Technologies System Engineer Salary 2 - 7 years exp. (54 salaries)	₹2.6 L/yr - ₹8.4 L/yr 18% less
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DXC Technology System Engineer Salary 1 - 7 years exp. (14 salaries)	₹2 L/yr - ₹10.2 L/yr 11% more
HCL Group System Engineer Salary 1 - 6 years exp. (12 salaries)	₹1.2 L/yr - ₹6 L/yr 1% more
Mphasis System Engineer Salary 3 - 5 years exp. (6 salaries)	₹2.7 L/yr - ₹8.5 L/yr 15% less

System Engineer salary at TCS ranges between ₹1.9 Lakh to ₹8.8 Lakhs per year for employees with less than 1 year of experience to 8 years. Salary estimates are based on 15.1k latest salaries received from various employees of TCS.

Experience wise TCS System Engineer salaries in Chennai

Last Updated: 15 Feb 2024

Experience	Avg Annual Salary
Fresher (164 salaries)	₹1.9 L/yr - ₹7.5 L/yr
1 year (641 salaries)	₹2 L/yr - ₹8.7 L/yr
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2 years (4.4k salaries)	₹2.5 L/yr - ₹9.4 L/yr
3 years (5.1k salaries)	₹2.5 L/yr - ₹10 L/yr
4 years (2.9k salaries)	₹2.6 L/yr - ₹9.4 L/yr
5 years (1.1k salaries)	₹2.9 L/yr - ₹9.3 L/yr
6 years (495 salaries)	₹3 L/yr - ₹10 L/yr
7 years (185 salaries)	₹3.3 L/yr - ₹10.2 L/yr
8 years (94 salaries)	₹3.8 L/yr - ₹11 L/yr

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0 - 8 years exp.

AST Consultant

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6 - 16 years exp.

System Engineer 0 - 8 years exp.

IT Analyst C2 3 - 10 years exp.

72% hike

AST Consultant 6 - 16 years exp.

57% hike

Disclaimer: Our data limits the visualization of this career path at this point. However, other roles and opportunities might be available within the organization beyond what is shown here.

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Salary related reviews for TCS

2.7

Rated by 1.6k employees for salary & benefits

System Engineer in Chennai

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0

• posted on 19 Feb 2025

1.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Your job will be secured

Job security - Good

+1 more

Dislikes

Salary hikes 4-7 percent, very poor for freshers No proper communication between managers on skill development, resource satisfaction etc. Please dont join in your early IT career

Salary - Bad

+3 more

System Engineer in Chennai

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

4.0

• posted on 30 Dec 2024

1.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Work life balance is completely based on your project. If you are lucky you'll be peaceful with your work. Infrastructure is good

Job security - Good

+1 more

Dislikes

No learning opportunities. Promotions are often withheld for no reason. No salary benefits and negligible hike. Some projects dont even appreciate your hardwork.

Salary - Bad

+4 more

System Engineer in Chennai

Full Time

IT & Information Security Department

4.0

• posted on 17 Sep 2024

2.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Job Security and continuous approach to upskill employees in the business groups.

Job security - Excellent

+1 more

Dislikes

Very low salary and low hike percentage even for Top performance with A grades. Not willing to increase salary but hire new recruits with extra salary package.

Salary - Poor

+1 more

System Engineer in Chennai

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0

• posted on 13 Jul 2024

1.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Job security , Good platform for learning

Job security - Excellent

Dislikes

no team lunches , have to pay for transport , no extra perks or gifts other than salary . hike will be around 6% despite you get high band ratings . politics and many more .

Salary - Bad

+3 more

System Engineer in Chennai

Full Time

Other Department

2.0

• posted on 20 Jun 2024

1.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

The job safety aprt from that evryone are flush eaters

Job security - Excellent

Dislikes

1.only the tops will get more salary CEO,COO and they make employees poor. 2.they won't do salary match, it's not worth for the survival 3.overttime works but no OT pay 4.nothing is good in the organisation so taking tcs as a choice it worthless

Salary - Bad

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How soon should I say I'm not joining the org.

I have offer from 3 orgs 1. Deloitte 2. Thoughtworks 3. TCS Decided to join Deloitte on March 05, which is the DoJ of other two as well. I wanted to know when is the right time to inform tcs and thoughtworks that I'm not joining their orgs, and what's the best reason to give? I wanted to have a backup offer if in worst case deloittes offer messes up.

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What is the salary of System Engineer at TCS Chennai?

System Engineer salary at TCS in Chennai ranges between ₹1.9 Lakhs to ₹8.8 Lakhs for less than 1 year of experience to 8 years. According to our estimates it is 5% more than the average System Engineer Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 15.1k latest salaries received from various employees of TCS Chennai.

How does the salary of a System Engineer at TCS Chennai compare with the average salary range for this job?

The average salary of a System Engineer at TCS is 5% more than the average salary of a System Engineer in Chennai. To know exact salary insights, login to view.

Which similar companies are paying more than TCS to a System Engineer in Chennai?

IBM System Engineer Salary - ₹3.9 Lakhs to ₹13.7 Lakhs per year
Accenture System Engineer Salary - ₹3.7 Lakhs to ₹14.1 Lakhs per year
Capgemini System Engineer Salary - ₹3.2 Lakhs to ₹9.5 Lakhs per year
DXC Technology System Engineer Salary - ₹2.0 Lakhs to ₹10.2 Lakhs per year
LTIMindtree System Engineer Salary - ₹3.4 Lakhs to ₹8.7 Lakhs per year

What is the salary of a System Engineer in companies similar to TCS in Chennai?

HCL Group System Engineer Salary - ₹1.2 Lakhs to ₹6.0 Lakhs per year
Tech Mahindra System Engineer Salary - ₹1.5 Lakhs to ₹8.8 Lakhs per year
Mphasis System Engineer Salary - ₹2.7 Lakhs to ₹8.5 Lakhs per year
HCLTech System Engineer Salary - ₹1.0 Lakhs to ₹8.0 Lakhs per year
Hexaware Technologies System Engineer Salary - ₹2.6 Lakhs to ₹8.4 Lakhs per year

What is the estimated take home salary of a System Engineer at TCS in Chennai?

The estimated take-home salary of a System Engineer at TCS ranges between ₹43,384 per month to ₹44,499 per month in Chennai. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average TCS System Engineer salary in India which ranges between ₹1.9 Lakhs to ₹8.8 Lakhs per year for employees with less than 1 year of experience to 8 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?

What is the notice period for System Engineer at TCS in Chennai?

According to AmbitionBox, 69% of the TCS System Engineers in Chennai reported a notice period of 3 Months, 10% reported a notice period of 15 days or less and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 7.2k responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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