Average salary
₹7,00,000 - ₹28,00,000
Median salary
₹14,00,000 - ₹28,00,000
Lower rangeUpper range
Salary distribution by percentile
10th percentile₹6L
25th percentile₹7L
Median₹14L
75th percentile₹28L
90th percentile₹32L
50% of professionals earn between ₹7,00,000 - ₹28,00,000 INR
The median salary is ₹14,00,000
Top cities
Bengaluru5,095 job openings
Hyderabad1,529 job openings
Mumbai871 job openings
Chennai857 job openings
Pune699 job openings
Gurugram673 job openings
Gurgaon344 job openings
Noida271 job openings
Ahmedabad170 job openings
Kolkata127 job openings
New Delhi102 job openings
Delhi88 job openings
Coimbatore85 job openings
Vadodara83 job openings
Karnataka64 job openings
Thiruvananthapuram63 job openings
Bhavnagar61 job openings
Junagadh61 job openings
Lucknow61 job openings
Pune Division61 job openings
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INR 5,00,000 - 18,00,000-34%
INR 7,00,000 - 28,00,0000%
INR 12,00,000 - 30,00,000+20%
INR 5,00,000 - 16,00,000-40%
INR 8,00,000 - 30,00,000+9%
INR 4,50,000 - 18,00,000-36%
INR 6,00,000 - 22,00,000-20%
The average salary for a Data Scientist in India is INR 7,00,000 - INR 28,00,000 per year in 2026. The median salary is INR 21,00,000 per year, based on 23,662 active job listings.
The cities with the most Data Scientist job opportunities in India are Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Chennai, Pune. Bengaluru leads with 5,095 job openings.
Explore 23,662 Data Scientist job listings in India on BeBee, or check our salary calculator for a personalized estimate.