ThoughtWorks Principal Consultant Salaries by 30+ Employees (Updated 2025)

13 - 23 years exp.

₹31.4 Lakhs - ₹1.1 Crore

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172% more than the average Principal Consultant Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 13 - 23 years of experience

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Data Science & Analytics Principal Consultant Salary 15 - 19 years exp. (7 salaries)	₹69.7 L/yr - ₹99 L/yr
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Engineering - Software & QA Principal Consultant Salary 14 - 23 years exp. (4 salaries)	₹66 L/yr - ₹79 L/yr

Last Updated: 25 Feb 2025

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Principal Consultant salary at ThoughtWorks ranges between ₹31.4 Lakhs to ₹1.1 Crore per year for employees with experience between 13 years to 23 years. Salary estimates are based on 39 latest salaries received from various employees of ThoughtWorks.

Experience wise ThoughtWorks Principal Consultant salaries

Last Updated: 25 Feb 2025

Experience	Avg Annual Salary
13 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹51.9 L/yr - ₹1.1 Cr/yr
14 years (5 salaries)	₹42.4 L/yr - ₹97 L/yr
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15+ years (32 salaries)	₹36.4 L/yr - ₹1.1 Cr/yr

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Top skills at ThoughtWorks for Principal Consultant

Sales Support Computer science Legal Compliance Billing Continuous Integration Technical Sales Account Management Communication Skills Presales Open Source TDD Machine Learning Software Development Client Management Agile

Salary related reviews for ThoughtWorks

3.3

Rated by 6 employees for salary & benefits

Lead Consultant in New Delhi

Full Time

Project & Program Management Department

2.0

• posted on 08 Oct 2024

4.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

People in Gurgaon office are good. The office environment is vibrant.

Salary - Good

Dislikes

... couple of year. The leaders are like managers, there is no lead by example. 2. There has been no salary hikes for 2 years and marginal hike in the recent cyle. 3. There is emphasis on learning and development, but organization does not want to make any investment in that regard. 4. There is a concept of feedback, but only top down. The company is not in line with Industry standard of 360 degree feedback

Skill development - Bad

+3 more

Lead Consultant in Chennai

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

4.0

• posted on 24 Aug 2023

4.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Good peer group Autonomy for individual to pursue different options Good pay compared to other consulting orgs

Salary - Good

+5 more

Dislikes

Environment is changing a lot in recent times We have let go of lot of people Also feel we have taken lot of staff Aug projects We bite more than we can chew

Senior QA Consultant in Pune

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0

• posted on 14 Oct 2024

2.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Company culture is good. People help others in any challenges and to grow.

Company culture - Good

+1 more

Dislikes

Salary they are not giving as expected. Appraisals are getting very low and there is very bad policy of they will give you promotion but not the salary hike.

Salary - Poor

+2 more

Lead Product Manager in Bangalore / Bengaluru

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

4.0

• posted on 20 Aug 2023

4.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Work life balance People in general Decent salary for a services org

Salary - Good

+5 more

Dislikes

Hypocricy and over the board wokeism Some of the top management in India are not fit to be in their roles Over dependence on project management these days over the core roles (dev,qa, ba)

Developer in Mumbai

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0

• posted on 16 Jul 2023

1.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Team leads are good most of the time Tech stack is cutting edge but still can't learn shit due to delivery pressure

Dislikes

Salary is pretty low balled, mostly talks rather than work. Weekend work has been continuously creeping over since 1 yr. Almost every project has stupid CLT who have overpromised things and devs pay price of it.

Salary - Bad

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ThoughtWorks Principal Consultant Salary FAQs

What is the salary of Principal Consultant at ThoughtWorks?

Principal Consultant salary at ThoughtWorks in India ranges between ₹31.4 Lakhs to ₹110.0 Lakhs for experience between 13 years to 23 years. According to our estimates it is 172% more than the average Principal Consultant Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 39 latest salaries received from various employees of ThoughtWorks India.

How does the salary of a Principal Consultant at ThoughtWorks India compare with the average salary range for this job?

The average salary of a Principal Consultant at ThoughtWorks is 172% more than the average salary of a Principal Consultant in India. To know exact salary insights, login to view.

What are the top skills required to work as a Principal Consultant at ThoughtWorks?

Sales Support, Computer science, Legal Compliance, Billing and Continuous Integration are some of the popular skills required to work as a Principal Consultant at ThoughtWorks India.

Which similar companies are paying more than ThoughtWorks to a Principal Consultant in India?

Google Principal Consultant Salary - ₹78.0 Lakhs to ₹100.0 Lakhs per year
Amazon Principal Consultant Salary - ₹50.0 Lakhs to ₹150.0 Lakhs per year

What is the salary of a Principal Consultant in companies similar to ThoughtWorks in India?

TCS Principal Consultant Salary - ₹20.0 Lakhs to ₹81.8 Lakhs per year
Microsoft Corporation Principal Consultant Salary - ₹30.0 Lakhs to ₹70.0 Lakhs per year
IBM Principal Consultant Salary - ₹15.3 Lakhs to ₹50.0 Lakhs per year
Luxoft Principal Consultant Salary - ₹24.0 Lakhs to ₹48.0 Lakhs per year
Accenture Principal Consultant Salary - ₹19.0 Lakhs to ₹49.9 Lakhs per year

What is the estimated take home salary of a Principal Consultant at ThoughtWorks in India?

The estimated take-home salary of a Principal Consultant at ThoughtWorks ranges between ₹4,16,185 per month to ₹4,28,945 per month in India. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average ThoughtWorks Principal Consultant salary in India which ranges between ₹31.4 Lakhs to ₹110.0 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 13 years to 23 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?

What is the notice period for Principal Consultant at ThoughtWorks?

According to AmbitionBox, 67% of the ThoughtWorks Principal Consultants reported a notice period of 2 Months, 13% reported a notice period of 15 days or less and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 15 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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