Data science is one of the most demanding fields for employment worldwide as a vast amount of data generated by companies across industries is growing at an unprecedented rate every day. In India, data science is being leverage by several big companies which are continuously looking for professionals and experts in this field.
The national average salary in India for a Data Scientist is ₹10,23,915 (US$14,444.4). Though, the location of the data scientist also plays a vital role when it comes to finalizing the salary for a given data science project.
There is certainly an extra advantage to working in specific cities like Bangalore, Mumbai, Chennai and Delhi that have housed by top data science talent and thriving tech companies.
Based on the most job offering locations, cities like Mumbai, Delhi and Chennai have increased their share of analytics jobs this year where Delhi/ NCR is contributing 22% of analytics jobs in India, followed by Mumbai and Chennai at 15% and 7%, respectively.
Here are the top 10 best-paying cities in India in the field of Data Science and Analytics.
Bangalore is the biggest house of a large number of tech and IT companies in India that provide huge opportunities for data science job seekers in the country.
Average Base Salary: INR 11,22,952
Salary Range: INR 4,71,000 – 21,50,000
Chennai, a city in south India, is rapidly emerging as an information technology outsourcing destination in the country and has seen a growing number of IT parks being built here.
Average Base Salary: INR 10,99,914
Salary Range: INR 4,47,000 – 17,44,000
Mumbai has appeared as the top-earning location in terms of salaries in data science in recent years as the city increases its share of jobs in the field of analytics.
Average Base Salary: INR 10,56,712
Salary Range: INR 5,06,000 – 19,11,000
The capital of India, Delhi has a concentration of top data science talent and thriving tech companies, contributing a great percentage of data science jobs.
Average Base Salary: INR 10,52,057
Salary Range: INR 5,40,000 – 17,89,000
In the past few years, Gurgaon has witnessed a huge number of tech companies basing their headquarters. The city is moving fast towards becoming one of the most producers of data science jobs in India.
Average Base Salary: INR 10,30,000
Salary Range: INR 4,20,000 – 20,00,000
The city in south India, Hyderabad in recent years has expanded its IT capabilities as large tech companies like Amazon, among others are pouring massive capital in the city.
Average Base Salary: INR 9,02,733
Salary Range: INR 3,88,000 – 16,85,000
The second-largest city in Maharashtra, Pune is also housing companies like Infosys, Wipro, TCS, Tech Mahindra, Capgemini, Cognizant, among others. The average salary of a data scientist in the city is ₹878k per annum.
Average Base Salary: INR 8,78,105
Salary Range: INR 4,10,000 – 17,05,000
Currently, Kolkata is sharing a large percentage of data science jobs in India as the city opens an unobstructed way to embrace the modern transition.
Average Base Salary: INR 7,89,043
Salary Range: INR 4,98,000 – 16,80,000
As a satellite city of Delhi and part of the National Capital Region of India, Noida is emerging as the biggest place for data science jobs. The average data science salary in Noida is ₹765k per annum.
Average Base Salary: INR 7,65,000
Salary Range: INR 2,30,000 – 15,50,000
In Ahmedabad, IT has become one of the prominent businesses as several top IT companies are located in the city with branches abroad. The average data science salary in the city is ₹464k per annum.
Average Base Salary: INR 4,64,408
Salary Range: INR 3,52,000 – 15,43,000
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