Hello Product Managers,

I’m a senior software engineer with 8.5 years of experience and a current CTC of ~40 LPA. I’m considering switching to a Product Manager role but concerned about salary. In my current path, with switch soon, I could reach 52–55 LPA easily in Bangalore.

Do Product managers with 8.5–9 years experience in India earn similarly? Also, how does it look long-term — say, at 15 years experience? Software engineers at that level earn 80–90 LPA. Is it same for Product manager?

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Hey there, Can you refer me in Shell in Bangalore.. I have 3.5 yoe as PM and total 15 yoe in IT

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So today I got my appraisal and now my salary stands at 43lpa. But my question stands the same as mentioned above. :)

Software engineers earn more. Stay the course

You may need to start at a junior level for product management now, so can't compare salary of PM with 8-9 years of PM exp. Though in 3-5 years you can get similar package as you expect from the switch (55-65). In long term as well, the package grows to 80-90 as you have suggested for SE. My suggestion would be to choose a role where you can excel at, that will ensure better package in long run.

Above estimates are for and above average PM, for top 5% the numbers can be awfully different.

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