Fresher IT salary in Bengaluru (2026)
Full-time IT roles in Bengaluru for freshers and early-career engineers pay a typical ₹16.8 LPA a year, and internships a typical ₹1L/mo. Based on 5 verified openings.
| Group | Typical | Range | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full-time (per year) | ₹16.8 LPA | ₹6–₹30 LPA | 4 |
| Internships (per month) | ₹1L/mo | ₹80K/mo–₹1.2L/mo | 1 |
How Bengaluru compares
The typical full-time package in Bengaluru (₹16.8 LPA) is above the typical ₹13 LPA across all Indian cities on Hirastra. Pay for the same title varies a lot by employer: product companies and funded startups in Bengaluru tend to sit at the top of the range, while IT services firms and smaller companies sit nearer the bottom. Backend, AI and cloud roles usually pay more than testing or support roles.
Use these figures to check whether an offer is fair and to negotiate, not as a promise. For a first job, the team, the tech you'll learn and the chance of a pre-placement offer can matter as much as the package.
Openings behind these numbers
- Software Engineer Intern (Winter) at Rubrik · ₹80K/mo–₹1.2L/mo
- Backend Engineer (Rust / Go) at Dodo Payments · ₹15–30 LPA
- AI Engineer at LogicMonitor · ₹18–30 LPA
- AI Associate – Machine Learning at NewCold · ₹6–12 LPA
- Application Software Engineer 1 at Oracle · ₹8–14 LPA · closed
Figures are Hirastra estimates unless the company published pay. See all cities or current IT jobs in Bengaluru.