Tech Mahindra freshers start at about ₹3.25 LPA as Associate Software Engineers, or ₹5.5 LPA on the SuperCoder track. Engineers with five years of experience typically earn ₹8 to 15 LPA, and those with 15 years in project manager, senior manager or architect roles earn ₹20 to 40 LPA or more.
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Tech Mahindra salary by experience
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Experience | Typical designation | Salary (LPA)
1 year | Associate Software Engineer | 3.25 to 5
3 years | Software Engineer | 4.5 to 8
5 years | Senior Software Engineer | 8 to 15
10 years | Technical Lead, Project Lead | 15 to 28
15 years | Project Manager, Senior Manager | 20 to 40+
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These ranges come from AmbitionBox and Levels.fyi data reported in 2025 and 2026. They're wide because Tech Mahindra pays very differently by role. A five-year engineer on a cloud or SAP project can earn nearly double a five-year engineer in testing or support.
The first three years are the slowest. Many engineers are still close to ₹5 to 6 LPA at three years unless they've switched projects or companies. Pay picks up once you reach Senior Software Engineer and especially Technical Lead.
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Tech Mahindra salary for 15 years of experience
With 15 years of experience, most Tech Mahindra employees are in project manager, senior manager, delivery or architect roles. Typical pay is ₹20 to 40 LPA, though the range is very wide.
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Role at 15 years | Salary (LPA)
Team Manager | 18 to 28
Project Manager | 20 to 32
Senior Manager | 25 to 44
Technical Architect | 28 to 45
Delivery Head, AVP | 40 to 70+
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AmbitionBox data for Senior Managers with 15 or more years shows a range of about ₹10 to 44 LPA, and individual reports go as high as ₹50 LPA for Team Managers at 15 years. The difference usually comes down to three things: whether you manage a large account, whether you have in-demand skills like cloud architecture or SAP, and whether you joined laterally at a higher package.
If you're at the 12 to 15 year mark and feel underpaid, the strongest options are moving into architect or delivery leadership roles, or switching to a GCC, where senior engineering managers and architects often earn ₹50 LPA to ₹1 crore. Those interviews lean heavily on system design and leadership stories.
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Tech Mahindra salary by designation
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Designation | Experience | Avg salary (LPA)
Associate Software Engineer | 0 to 4 yrs | 3.6
Software Engineer | 1 to 6 yrs | 5.2
Software Developer | 1 to 6 yrs | 8.1
Senior Software Engineer | 2 to 10 yrs | 14.5
Test Lead | 6 to 15 yrs | 18.7
Project Lead | 6 to 17 yrs | 19.1
Project Manager | 9 to 22 yrs | 22.7
Technical Lead | 5 to 15 yrs | 23.7
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These are AmbitionBox averages. Technical Leads have the widest range, about ₹9.5 to 37.8 LPA across five to 17 years of experience. Levels.fyi data for software engineers shows a similar ladder: about ₹5 to 6 LPA at Associate Software Engineer, ₹15 to 16 LPA at Senior Software Engineer, and about ₹33 LPA at Team Lead.
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Tech Mahindra fresher salary 2026
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Fresher track | CTC (LPA)
Customer or technical support (BPS) | 2.5 to 3.5
Associate Software Engineer | 3.25
CoE partner colleges | About 4
SuperCoder track | 5.5
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Most engineering freshers join as Associate Software Engineers at ₹3.25 LPA. The SuperCoder track, for candidates who do well in the coding assessment, pays about ₹5.5 LPA. If you're a fresher, the coding round is the biggest lever on your starting salary.
What ₹3.25 LPA means in hand
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Item | Per year
CTC | ₹3,25,000
Less employer PF and gratuity | ₹21,900
Less your PF | ₹15,600
Less professional tax | ₹2,400
Income tax | ₹0
In hand | About ₹2,85,100
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That's roughly ₹23,800 a month, assuming basic pay is 40% of CTC. Tech Mahindra employees report about ₹22,000 to ₹23,000 a month on this package, since some of the CTC can be variable or benefits.
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Tech Mahindra salary hikes
Employees typically report annual hikes of about 5 to 10% for good ratings, with bigger jumps at promotion. Tech Mahindra doesn't publish official hike figures, and salary is one of its lower-rated areas on AmbitionBox (3.1 out of 5 from over 34,000 employees).
That's why switching is the usual route to a big raise. Engineers moving from Tech Mahindra to product companies or GCCs commonly report 50 to 100% increases, especially with three or more years in backend, cloud, data or SAP.
Tech Mahindra vs other IT services companies
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Company | Fresher (LPA) | Tech lead avg (LPA)
Tech Mahindra | 3.25 to 5.5 | 23.7
TCS | 3.4 to 7 | 15 to 20
Infosys | 3.6 to 6.5 | 15 to 20
Wipro | 3.5 to 6 | 15 to 22
LTIMindtree | 4 to 6.5 | 18
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Tech Mahindra's fresher pay sits at the lower end of the big IT services companies, but its Technical Lead averages are competitive. See our LTIMindtree, TCS and Infosys salary guides for comparison.
FAQs
What is the Tech Mahindra salary for 15 years of experience? Usually ₹20 to 40 LPA in project manager, senior manager or architect roles. Delivery heads and AVPs can earn more.
What is the Tech Mahindra salary for 10 years of experience? About ₹15 to 28 LPA, mostly as Technical Lead, Project Lead or Project Manager.
What is the Tech Mahindra salary for 5 years of experience? About ₹8 to 15 LPA, usually as a Senior Software Engineer.
What is the Tech Mahindra fresher salary in 2026? ₹3.25 LPA for Associate Software Engineers, and about ₹5.5 LPA on the SuperCoder track.
What is the in-hand salary for ₹3.25 LPA at Tech Mahindra? About ₹22,000 to ₹24,000 a month.
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