Cities · verified records · updated Aug 2026
Where the work is, city by city
177 Indian cities carry a measured talent-market profile: the tracked pool, what the deepest skills and roles pay there, and how it compares. Pay figures publish only where a city clears the 25-record gate.
Major hubs
deepest tracked pools Bengaluru 7.2M tracked professionals
SE median
₹15.7L
Salary pages
2832
Mumbai 5.9M tracked professionals
SE median
₹9.7L
Salary pages
1214
Chennai 4.1M tracked professionals
SE median
₹7.6L
Salary pages
1636
Hyderabad 5.3M tracked professionals
coming soon
SE median
₹10.4L
Salary pages
423
Delhi 5.1M tracked professionals
coming soon
SE median
₹14.1L
Salary pages
156
Pune 2.4M tracked professionals
coming soon
SE median
₹9.5L
Salary pages
2028
All cities
SE median is the all-levels software engineers figure for that city; "salary pages" counts the indexed salary pages the city carries across skills, roles and levels. Cards are ordered by pool size.
Methodology
Every figure is a percentile of verified compensation records in Flexiple's India talent graph, refreshed Aug 2026. A city cut under 25 records is withheld, never estimated, and no individual rows are ever published.