What kind of salary do people working in the IT field get?

[ring_wraith]

The title says it all. I really want to get into this field and would like to get an idea of what the pay is like.

I know it depends on what you know , but just looking for a rough idea, and what languages can maximize my earnings.

[The_Devil_Himself]

from absolute sh!t to millions.

[NucleusKore]

Originally Posted by The_Devil_Himself

from absolute sh!t to millions.

couldn't have put it better. There are a lot of "IT people" out there struggling to earn enough to have three square meals a day.

[ring_wraith]

hmm.... a thoughtful insight, but an average approximate considering neither of the two extremes would be nice.

[Faun]

20k for a fresher on an avg

[Charan]

20K for freshers? .. one of my friend got 40K ... in huawei .. that was 3 yrs back

[slugger]

L&T Infotech picked up 37 guys/gals from our college yesterday

were offered 2.9 lac pa

but lookin @ things dunno if they will b given appointment letters or put on hold when they graduate

[sabret00the]

no comments here....

[abhijit_reddevil]

Originally Posted by Charan

20K for freshers? .. one of my friend got 40K ... in huawei .. that was 3 yrs back

I got 3.5k p.m. when I got my first job around 7 1/2 yrs back. . 40k for freshers is not justified.

Originally Posted by sabret00the

no comments here....

Then why your comment is here?

[hellgate]

for freshers the starting salary depends on the company that they were selected for.
companies like MS offer packages like 9lacs p.a whereas companies like L&T Infotech offer something like 2.5-3lacs p.a

[Faun]

Originally Posted by hellgate

for freshers the starting salary depends on the company that they were selected for.
companies like MS offer packages like 9lacs p.a whereas companies like L&T Infotech offer something like 2.5-3lacs p.a

smaller company offers good package too, but u r a working jack then

Highest package i have seen for regular ones(not including MS, Googel, Yahoo and other biggies) is 4.1 lac per annum

[PraKs]

Duh

People talking big package.. Well Dear freshers.. IT MNCs are taking lots of freshers.. but how abt a mass kick out ??

Read this

global IT major IBM is believed to have shown the door to 5,000 entry-level trainee programmers across major offices in the country on the grounds of performance.

Official
http://www.deccanherald.com/DeccanHe...8020650719.asp

[Zeeshan Quireshi]

I wouldn't comment about Potential Earnings but from what i've experienced in the Computing Industry ,

either you're one of the Best or one of the rest . There's nothin in between these two .

So either you make very-little to a little or you make a lot(and i mean A LOT) .

[Pathik]

Anything less than 3.6lacs pa is simply not acceptable.. You don't slog 4 years in Engg just to get peanuts..

[NucleusKore]

Originally Posted by Pathik

Anything less than 3.6lacs pa is simply not acceptable.. You don't slog 4 years in Engg just to get peanuts..

I wonder what should I say. I finished my M.D. in 2004 and was earning a starting salary of 2.52 lakhs p.a.



Only since first of January 2007 our salaries have been hiked. Now we get 4.20 lakhs p.a.

All salaries quoted above are gross salaries before deducting taxes and other things (like P.F., etc.)

[din]

Originally Posted by Pathik

Anything less than 3.6lacs pa is simply not acceptable.. You don't slog 4 years in Engg just to get peanuts..

Sorry, couldn't control.

4 yrs of Engg is nothing !! Yes, I mean it. Coz I also completed 4 yrs and I know whats theory and whats real world.

3.6 lakhs (that is 30,000 Rs a month) is peanut ? ? Man, I guess you are a student ! Sorry, no hard feelings.

Anyway - if you are very good in studies and get something like campus recruit, you are lucky, theres chance you earn high. If you are not so lucky or intelligent, its not easy to get a big start.

Also 40 K starting or 50 K starting is not a common thing. Start small, then grow big. Thats the correct way - I mean thats what I think teh correct way

[drgrudge]

Originally Posted by Pathik

Anything less than 3.6lacs pa is simply not acceptable.. You don't slog 4 years in Engg just to get peanuts..

I graduated on 2005 and I'm jobless now.

IMO, forget the salary part. Work with interest, money will follow.

[din]

Originally Posted by drgrudge

IMO, forget the salary part. Work with interest, money will follow.

200% correct

[Zeeshan Quireshi]

Originally Posted by drgrudge

IMO, forget the salary part. Work with interest, money will follow.

Totally Agree .

That's why i'm Lokin for a B.Sc in Comp Sci. Degree rather than B.Tech coz then i'll have to study all the unnecessary crap n that will not give me mental satisfaction . I want to do something from which i derive pleasure .

If i'm good at something , money will(probably) follow

[The_Devil_Himself]

I am not going to do any job right after engineering,higher studies is a must if you really wanna make it big.

@pathik:dude there are millions of engineering students graduating every year,and I have seen people accepting 1.8lac\annum from TCS(I mean peanuts+TCS,lol).SO hold your horses boy it isn't that easy.

[infra_red_dude]

Originally Posted by Pathik

Anything less than 3.6lacs pa is simply not acceptable.. You don't slog 4 years in Engg just to get peanuts..

Sigh... Aajkal ke bachche!

[PraKs]

Originally Posted by Pathik

Anything less than 3.6lacs pa is simply not acceptable.. You don't slog 4 years in Engg just to get peanuts..

LMAO

I am surely gona show this to my HR dud do give me ur E mail ID what u write in ur resume..

Well yeah, they do give even 4 lacs PA but they kick u just in 4 months

There are already 5000 freshers kicked out who have already got such a nice job with this package..

I have already given Deccanherald link. have a look..

Come to Planet Earth sir..

[~Phenom~]

@pathik, Come to reality dear. Earlier I was having a bit similar thoughts. I refused jobs paying 15k to me. Now its been quite a lot of time and I am still looking for a job. I am even ready to work for 8k now but not getting the job of software engineer. All the offers I am getting are of BPOs(offering around 18k). 3.6 lpa is a dream package for me now.

[Pathik]

Hayla.. I didnt know i had made such a controversial statement.. Btw i meant that IMO one shd get atleast 3.6 1-2 yrs down the line if not as a fresher.. No offence meant to ny1.. Btw guys how much diff wd it make(in the pay packet?) if i do my ms from a recogd univ.?? all inputs appreciated..

[infra_red_dude]

^^^ Depends on what field you pursue ur MS and in what field you take up a job.

If you are not techinically interested the best thing is an MBA from a good univ.

[casanova]

Expect the things to change in India. With 1USD=39 INR (The rupee appreciation effect) and Indian IT industry depending mostly on outsourcing, the pay packages would definitely take a hitting.

For a fresher, his degree is rated over his talents,
e.g; Engineers>MCAs>MCS
whereas it comes to sheer computing, it is the other way round

As DrGrudge said,start off work efficiently, things will start improving.

[2kewl]

A B.Tech fresher recruited by IT biggies like Cognizant, Infy, TCS, Wipro gets anything between 2.75-3.25 lacs first up

[Zeeshan Quireshi]

Originally Posted by 2kewl

A B.Tech fresher recruited by IT biggies like Cognizant, Infy, TCS, Wipro gets anything between 2.75-3.25 lacs first up

BTech in Computers or anything else .

Like Electrical n stuff too ? do these ppl get hired by IT companies also ?

[2kewl]

Originally Posted by Zeeshan Quireshi

BTech in Computers or anything else .

Like Electrical n stuff too ? do these ppl get hired by IT companies also ?

Yes! They recruit freshers from electronics, computers, electrical, mech. Skills like comm. ability, grasp of subjects matter most...the stream doesn't matter as much!

[juggler]

Salary are based on demand and supply,
If the companies are getting enough people at low salaries then their is no need for them to pay high amounts.
Also if you are not from premire institutes then do not expect a fat pay packages as for freshers the institute degree is more worth than his actual skills