CosmicPotato
CosmicPotato
33mo

What annual CTC did you start your career with?

Screw the high CTCs now - curious what all of you started out with in your first job. How far have you come?

0-3 LPA
3-6 LPA
6-10 LPA
10-15 LPA
15-20 LPA
20+ LPA (Wolf Gupta)
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PeppyRaccoon
PeppyRaccoon
33mo

<3 LPA in a CHWTIA type company

CosmicPotato
CosmicPotato
33mo

Hahahaha
How many years ago? Has life been good since?

PeppyRaccoon
PeppyRaccoon
33mo

Almost 4 years ago. I was switching like a lunatic. Life rn is just OK. I'm in a way better position now financially.

WobblyWalrus
WobblyWalrus

Started at 4LPA at one of the hot startups of 2018-19. My last job was at 25LPA, currently I am working as a freelancer, making avg ~1.2L a month working 4-6 hours a day

DizzyPanda
DizzyPanda
33mo

What do you do?

WobblyWalrus
WobblyWalrus

I am a Performance marketer with almost 5 yoe

ZoomyNoodle
ZoomyNoodle

I mean doesn't everyone starts from 20+ LPA ?

FluffyTaco
FluffyTaco

Nowadays yes. Freshers at say unicorn startups get 20+ easily. 22 type... 18 base 2 perf bonus some 2 joining bonus...

Still 20 is common I think....

That's almost 3x of my times...

JumpyQuokka
JumpyQuokka

for what roles?

ZestyWaffle
ZestyWaffle

What a fake thread. Wolf Gupta was a 1Cr LPA guy. Woof

SqueakyNugget
SqueakyNugget

< 3L —> 1cr

JazzySushi
JazzySushi
33mo

How? Damn

SqueakyNugget
SqueakyNugget

Long journey of 8 years

SquishyPickle
SquishyPickle
33mo

😅 why is 20+LPA not so common, everybody nowadays starts with 22+.

GigglyNarwhal
GigglyNarwhal
33mo

My first salary was 8K. Back in 2009

SleepyCoconut
SleepyCoconut

Same salary in 2022 as frontend developer.

BubblyCupcake
BubblyCupcake

3L ——> 60L 10 YOE
3rd Company

DancingDonut
DancingDonut

Wolf Gupta😂😂

SqueakyMochi
SqueakyMochi

2.6 LPA, voice process - Infosys BPM back in 2019. Current 18.6LPA as a Full stack developer.

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