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Key takeaways
- With 1–3 years’ experience, Data Analysts in India earn ₹5.2–5.7 lakh a year, about ₹43,000–47,500 a month before deductions; with 3–6 years, ₹7.2–7.9 lakh (AmbitionBox, updated 19 Oct 2026).1
- The title moves pay as much as the years: at 3–6 years, Senior Data Analysts show ₹11.6–12.8 lakh on AmbitionBox, against ₹7.2–7.9 lakh for the plain Data Analyst title.21
- Industry beats city: Data Analysts in banking earn ₹9.2–10.2 lakh against ₹5.7–6.3 lakh in IT services, while the best- and lowest-paying big cities are less than ₹1 lakh apart (AmbitionBox).1
- AI skills pay: Naukri found median salaries 53% higher for AI-skilled roles, with premiums of up to 56% for freshers (July 2025).7
What does a Data Analyst earn in India?
About ₹5.2–5.7 lakh a year with 1–3 years’ experience, and ₹7.2–7.9 lakh with 3–6 years. That’s AmbitionBox, the largest public sample, as its page stood on 19 October 2026.1 Here is every band, and what it comes to a month.
| Experience | A year | A month (÷ 12) | Salaries behind it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0–1 year | ₹3.5–5.2 L | ₹29,167–43,333 | 30A small sample |
| 1–3 years | ₹5.2–5.7 L | ₹43,333–47,500 | 84,200 |
| 3–6 years | ₹7.2–7.9 L | ₹60,000–65,833 | 66,500 |
| 6–9 years | ₹7.7–11.3 L | ₹64,167–94,167 | 58A small sample |
| Overall, 0–6 years | ₹6.5–7.2 LTypical range | ₹54,167–60,000 | 1.5 lakh |
Source: AmbitionBox, Data Analyst salaries in India, updated 19 Oct 2026, read 22 Oct 2026. A month is the yearly figure ÷ 12, before any deduction.
Two bands rest on small samples: 0–1 year (30 salaries) and 6–9 years (58). That’s because the title changes as people grow. Freshers are often hired as Junior Data Analysts or MIS Analysts, and experienced analysts carry Senior or Lead titles. The next section follows those titles, because that’s where most of the money is.
Why the sources disagree
Indeed puts the average at ₹6,29,449 a year, from 545 salaries in job postings (updated 9 Oct 2026).3 PayScale’s average base salary is ₹5,77,472, from 2,389 profiles (updated 10 Jul 2026).4 AmbitionBox’s typical range for 0–6 years is ₹6.5–7.2 lakh, on about 1.5 lakh salaries.1 None of them is wrong: they count different people, and some count base salary only. Compare the same experience band on the same site.
All of these are yearly figures, mostly CTC (cost to company) as people report it. Your monthly in-hand pay is lower once PF and any income tax come out. Our Data Analyst salary guide for freshers works a ₹5 LPA offer through to in-hand pay, line by line, and covers first jobs in detail.
Pay by title, from first job to lead
Pay climbs with the title as much as with the years. These are the titles an analyst career usually passes through, with AmbitionBox’s figures for each.
| Title | Experience | Yearly pay | Salaries behind it |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIS Analyst | 1–3 years | ₹3.4–3.7 L | 3,200 |
| Junior Data Analyst | 0–4 years | ₹3.9–4.4 LTypical range | 6,900 |
| Data Analyst | 1–3 years | ₹5.2–5.7 L | 84,200 |
| Senior Data Analyst | 1–3 years | ₹8.5–9.4 L | 2,400 |
| Senior Data Analyst | 3–6 years | ₹11.6–12.8 L | 14,300 |
| Senior Data Analyst | 6–9 years | ₹14.5–16.1 L | 7,900 |
| Lead Data Analyst | 6–9 years | ₹18.9–20.9 L | 1,300 |
| Lead Data Analyst | 9–12 years | ₹20.6–22.8 L | 866 |
| Lead Data Analyst | 12+ years | ₹22.7–27.5 L | 99A small sample |
Source: AmbitionBox, salaries by title, updated 19–21 Oct 2026, read 22 Oct 2026.12
Read across the 3–6 year rows. A Senior Data Analyst shows ₹11.6–12.8 lakh; the plain Data Analyst title shows ₹7.2–7.9 lakh. Same years, different scope: senior analysts usually own a business area, write the queries others reuse and present results to managers.
MIS work, mostly reporting in Excel, pays least and grows slowest: ₹3.4–3.7 lakh at 1–3 years and ₹4.2–4.6 lakh at 3–6.2 It’s a fair first job if you use it to learn SQL and Power BI, and then move on.
Entry pay has stood still while experienced pay rose. AmbitionBox shows the Junior Data Analyst average down 5% over the last two years, and the Data Analyst average up 16%.21 One rung across, roles that add machine learning pay more from the start: Data Scientists with 1–3 years show ₹11.3–12.5 lakh.5 Our Data Scientist salary guide sets every source for that role side by side.
By city: Bengaluru, Gurugram, Hyderabad and the rest
Gurugram pays Data Analysts the most on AmbitionBox, then Bengaluru and New Delhi, but the whole spread across India’s big cities is under ₹1 lakh a year.1
| City | Data Analyst, yearly pay | Salaries behind it |
|---|---|---|
| Gurugram | ₹7.1–7.9 L | 9,800 |
| Bengaluru | ₹6.9–7.6 L | 35,000 |
| New Delhi | ₹6.8–7.5 L | 11,100 |
| Hyderabad | ₹6.7–7.4 L | 18,300 |
| Noida | ₹6.5–7.2 L | 5,900 |
| Kolkata | ₹6.5–7.2 L | 2,500 |
| Pune | ₹6.4–7.1 L | 17,000 |
| Mumbai | ₹6.4–7.1 L | 10,400 |
| Ahmedabad | ₹6.4–7.1 L | 1,500 |
| Chennai | ₹6.3–7 L | 10,800 |
Source: AmbitionBox, Data Analyst salaries by city, all experience levels, updated 19 Oct 2026. Bengaluru (Bangalore) has the largest sample.
Indeed orders the cities differently. Its highest averages are Bengaluru at ₹7,76,641, Noida ₹7,66,414, Gurgaon ₹7,46,852 and Hyderabad ₹6,95,074, against ₹6,29,449 for India as a whole.3
The gap between cities widens with seniority. For Senior Data Analysts, AmbitionBox shows Bengaluru at ₹13.8–15.3 lakh, Gurugram ₹12.6–13.9 lakh, Hyderabad ₹12.4–13.7 lakh, Chennai ₹12.1–13.4 lakh and Pune ₹11.8–13.1 lakh.2 Before you choose between two offers in different cities, compare what’s left each month after rent, not the CTC.
By industry: where analysts earn most
Industry moves pay far more than city. On AmbitionBox, Data Analysts in banking earn ₹9.2–10.2 lakh a year, against ₹5.7–6.3 lakh in IT services and ₹4.4–4.9 lakh in BPOs.1
| Industry | Data Analyst, yearly pay | Salaries behind it |
|---|---|---|
| Banking | ₹9.2–10.2 L | 2,200 |
| Financial services | ₹9.2–10.1 L | 6,300 |
| Software product | ₹8.4–9.3 L | 5,800 |
| FinTech | ₹8.1–8.9 L | 2,000 |
| Management consulting | ₹8–8.8 L | 13,100 |
| Internet | ₹7–7.7 L | 6,900 |
| Marketing and advertising | ₹6–6.7 L | 1,900 |
| IT services and consulting | ₹5.7–6.3 L | 48,100 |
| Analytics and KPO | ₹5.6–6.2 L | 7,500 |
| BPO | ₹4.4–4.9 L | 2,800 |
Source: AmbitionBox, Data Analyst salaries by industry, all experience levels, updated 19 Oct 2026, read 22 Oct 2026.
Two cautions. IT services and consulting employ the most analysts in this data (48,100 salaries), so many first offers will come from there. And part of each gap is the mix of experience inside each industry. Still, knowing a domain pays, and finance is hiring freshers: in September 2026, fresher hiring in banking and financial services on Naukri rose 14% on the year, against 1% for fresher hiring overall.6
What moves a Data Analyst’s pay
Four things, roughly in this order: skills you can prove, AI on top of them, the scope you take on, and moving when your pay stops moving.
Skills employers list
AmbitionBox lists SQL, Excel, Power BI, Tableau, Python and machine learning among the top skills for Data Analysts.1 SQL comes first because it’s how analysts get data out of company databases, so expect it in interviews; our SQL interview questions show what gets asked. Python and machine learning are what separate the analyst bands from the Data Scientist ones above.5 On our program, the analyst tools are Modules 3 and 4 of the 6 core modules, on every plan: Excel, Power BI and pandas in about 30 hours, then SQL in about 11.
AI on top of them
Naukri’s AI Jobs Report found median salaries 53% higher for AI-skilled roles, with premiums of up to 56% for freshers (July 2025).7 Indeed found AI mentioned in 39% of data and analytics job postings in India (September 2025).8 The analysts who earn more use AI to draft queries and summaries faster, then check every number it gives them.
Scope, then a senior title
Ask for the work that leads to a senior title: owning a metric, building the dashboard a team runs on, presenting results to managers. At 3–6 years, that title is worth about ₹4–5 lakh a year on AmbitionBox’s figures.21
Moving, not waiting
Aon’s survey put India’s average salary increase at 9% in 2026, and projects 9.1% for 2027.9 At 9% a year, ₹5.5 lakh becomes about ₹7.8 lakh in four years. A move to a senior title, a better-paying industry or a data science role can do more than that in one step.
Go’s ₹6 LPA: a bar, not a promise
On our Data Science & AI Job Guarantee Program, the minimum salary assured is a threshold for the fee, not a forecast of your salary. On Go, our plan for Data Analyst roles, no fee after placement is due until a job pays at least ₹6 LPA in fixed annual pay. Employers set salaries; the bar only decides whether a job starts the fee.
Where it sits: above AmbitionBox’s 1–3 year band for Data Analysts (₹5.2–5.7 lakh) and below its 3–6 year band (₹7.2–7.9 lakh).1 First analyst offers below ₹6 lakh are common in the market, and on Go a job like that never starts the fee. The bar is measured on fixed pay, not CTC: basic pay and fixed allowances, without variable pay, bonuses or the employer’s PF. In the words of our FAQ:
The line your job’s pay must clear before anything is due after placement: ₹6 LPA on Go; ₹9 LPA or your salary + 35%, whichever is higher, on Plus; and ₹12 LPA or your salary + 85%, whichever is higher, on Infinity. A job below it never starts the fee. The salary option uses the fixed pay on your last 3 payslips when you complete, if it’s ₹25 LPA or less and you share them.
- Measured on fixed annual pay
- Below it, the fee never starts
- A threshold, not a salary promise
In writingAgreement 2.3Terms 3.3
Each plan’s bar, and what it includes, is on Pricing.
Questions
What is a Data Analyst’s salary per month in India?
About ₹43,000–47,500 a month before deductions with 1–3 years’ experience, from AmbitionBox’s ₹5.2–5.7 lakh a year (updated 19 Oct 2026), and about ₹60,000–66,000 a month with 3–6 years. In-hand pay is lower once PF and any income tax are deducted.
What is a Data Analyst’s salary in Bangalore?
On AmbitionBox (updated 19 Oct 2026), Data Analysts in Bengaluru earn ₹6.9–7.6 lakh a year, on 35,000 salaries, and Indeed puts the Bengaluru average at ₹7,76,641. Senior Data Analysts in Bengaluru show ₹13.8–15.3 lakh on AmbitionBox.
How much does a Data Analyst earn after 5 years?
With 3–6 years, AmbitionBox (updated 19–21 Oct 2026) shows ₹7.2–7.9 lakh a year for the Data Analyst title and ₹11.6–12.8 lakh for Senior Data Analysts. PayScale’s mid-career average base salary for Data Analysts is ₹8,61,763 (updated 28 Sep 2026).
Which industry pays Data Analysts the most?
Banking and financial services: ₹9.2–10.2 lakh a year on AmbitionBox (updated 19 Oct 2026), against ₹5.7–6.3 lakh in IT services and consulting and ₹4.4–4.9 lakh in BPOs. Industry moves an analyst’s pay more than the city does.
Is ₹6 LPA a good salary for a Data Analyst?
For the first few years, yes: it’s above AmbitionBox’s 1–3 year band of ₹5.2–5.7 lakh and below its 3–6 year band of ₹7.2–7.9 lakh (updated 19 Oct 2026). It’s also the minimum salary assured on Go, Skillcept Online’s plan for Data Analyst roles: a threshold for the fee, not a salary promise.
Sources
- AmbitionBox, Data Analyst salary in India, updated 19 Oct 2026, read 22 Oct 2026.
- AmbitionBox, Senior Data Analyst (updated 21 Oct 2026), Lead Data Analyst (20 Oct 2026), Junior Data Analyst (21 Oct 2026) and MIS Analyst (21 Oct 2026) salaries, read 22 Oct 2026.
- Indeed, Data Analyst salaries in India, updated 9 Oct 2026, read 22 Oct 2026.
- PayScale, Data Analyst salary in India (10 Jul 2026) and its mid-career page (28 Sep 2026), read 22 Oct 2026.
- AmbitionBox, Data Scientist salary in India, updated 19 Oct 2026, read 22 Oct 2026.
- Naukri, JobSpeak, September 2026, 6 Oct 2026.
- Naukri, AI Jobs Report, July 2025.
- Indeed Hiring Lab, September 2025 labour market update, 25 Oct 2025.
- Aon, Salary Increase and Turnover Survey 2026–27, reported in Telangana Today, 14 Oct 2026.
