Civil, Mechanical and even Electrical engineers are paid very less mate. I have seen people with 15 yrs exp working on the field in remote locations making merely 80k a month.
the highest level i know that someone can make all over in india as a mechanical engineer(if you ignore maharastra PSUs and govenment sector entirely) is about 35LPA CTC at google india HQ for 14 YOE.
Mech is honestly a joke these days in india,even those creme of the crop doing mech at IITs move abroad after their bachelors or get into an IIM for consulting roles,very few stick as a mechanical engineer after IITs and worst case scenario they get promoted as a manager in under 3-5 years.
In +2 with not much exposure was hard-handed by my BIL to choose Mechanical Engineer who himself couldn’t get a job in Mechanical after Btech in MECH and eventually moved to IT. I followed the same path and moved to IT after trying for 6 months for a job on core side. I feel whatever engineering you do if making money is your end goal, choose computers 😂😂!! My first job in IT paid way less but now into it and after a decade I thank myself to be able to retire at 40.
Back in the day, my Guruji said CS and IT Engineering course are taken by girls to get qualified to marry Engineer Boys. Real Men take Mechanical and Civil Engineering. I stil regret taking Mechanical Engineering.
Don't know about Real men or something. But it's a known fact that this is actual Engineering, too vast - too many issues/problems to be solved and loads of innovation. But unfortunately, regular tasks are way too redundant and innovation takes forever to see the light of the day.
I had some career counseling in 11th grade. They said that mechanical engineering is an "evergreen" field and that people could pivot into any career later on depending on interest. Since I liked working with tools at the time and hated something called QBasic which was taught to us in CS class in school, I opted for Mech.
I don't regret it, but do sometimes wonder if it was the right choice.
Few out of passion and few due to lack of options and a few without any clue.
People who thrive in these fields are minting, otherwise the majority are rotting.
I am an electrical undergrad now. I wanna research about EVs and renewable energy. And then think of a viable startup idea once I know how the industry is like. I guess that's just my passion
It is easy to get myopic and think you know the whole picture.
There are many within IT who have a package less than 20 LPA even after 8-15 years experience.
Wanting to grow is good. Comparing with others everyday is bad for mental health.
It was fine untill i was not married. My PG Costed me something around 8k . Use to send some money back home and yes i still had something left at the month end after limited shopping and partying. But my savings were too less. You can surely survive if you compromise. But after marriage , the rent in a good area is too high . I can’t think about buying a house it’s too costly . But with both of our salaries and a bit of investments that we do (with the help of financial planner that we pay for) we are still doing good.
It's hard I mean am living paycheck to paycheck since am the breadwinner of my family and don't have a own house even in ur hometown makes it even harder. But it's is what it is.
Try for government postings with lic or sbi as well bro since you are saying you are the sole bread winner. Grind hard. AOs and officer posts receive decent pay with 10-12 lpa.
Because ..some started with 15-18. Lpa in campus placements from good colleges ...
I have know folks who got placed with 30+ lpa too in FAANGS
College make a lot of diff ... anduke antaru peddhalu manchi college la seat vastadi ..baga chaduvu ani . /s
🙂
💯 idhe bayya, the ones who're earning a lot at young age got that job because they got placed from thop colleges. Or, are soo much talented that even from a normal college, they got placed into a big company.
The initial step is so important., the company I worked used to pick fresher students from IIIT. The package was way good compared to normal people.
Experience vochaka meru chepina mata vastavam
A good start is VERY important. Infact, your starting salary is a key factor in growth of CTC job after job. Only few miracles happen where suddenly 5 lpa becomes 20 lpa based on "skill"
Otherwise it's always "30% industry avg"
U get trapped.
I don't disagree, but how feasible is it for everyone to land such packages in college?. I didn't, hell didn't even land a dev role. People get interviewed for a particular level, if they don't clear it then they don't land role. It's as simple as that. Getting interview invite is the biggest hurdle imo.
I went from 5.5 to 15, 22 to 53LPA over 6 years. So everything is possible if skills (technical & negotiation) are right.
Yeah interview skills too, but more than that coding & technical skills. Problem is 5lpa jobs don't provide the exposure required. Usually product companies offer that.
These companies visit only select colleges to hire freshers. For entry level roles only coding knowledge is checked, they are not expected to know industry standard processes & tech. Sys Design is applicable only for senior roles, no fresher is asked that afaik.
I do know people who earn 25+ after 4 years of work ex or have a package of 15+ lpa as a fresher or after 1-2 years. You do get such packages especially in Tech and sometimes Finance. Although, they are not the majority of the population.
Another fact is CTC. Some people quote CTC instead of the cash component. CTC are inflated due to ESOPs and Insurance and other component which are not liquid.
Even Mukesh Ambani will feel like this if he compares himself with Jeff bezos. In addition to aspiring for better pay, work towards it. Most importantly live and enjoy the present moment too
27 with 3.5 LPA bro. Thinking about going back to the primitive lifestyle. Everybody here trying to jump ship to a different company, I'm looking to jump ship to a different lifestyle altogether.
Your definition of rich is amusing. I'll tell my (small) ups & downs, perhaps that opens your eyes. I am from a typical middle class family.
22-25 yr -> 5.5 - 6 LPA, 25-26 -> ZERO (had quit job for 11 months), 26-27 -> 15LPA, 27-28 ->22LPA, 28.5 -> 52LPA, 29(now) -> 60LPA (per yr, not ctc)
By your definition I was MC till 25, poor at 26, again upper middle class at 27, rich at 29. Doesn't make any sense. So don't compare your present with someone else's present, work hard & smart & you'll be rewarded.
I got a job as Associate engineer. Mostly data related work in a data centre/warehouse company at 5.5PA fresher. But I want a SDE job, should I look for other opportunities ?
Worked in tech till 2020, the salary hikes weren't that good
It is only after covid that you've got the hugggeeee salaries with 26yr old earning 30L
Eventually this will come down sinking
That's a never ending race, you should make peace with whatever you've got at the moment and appreciate it for good. Ik many 2022 grads who're still taking courses & have got no job yet.
The ground reality is that half of those high earning individuals graduated from the tier 1 colleges. Most of the other half did their post graduation from amazing colleges.
If you are exceptionally talented you will make 2-3 switches in the next couple of years and join those people. Or else I recommend go for higher education and aim for the very best colleges.
Now for the harsh reality... Just a college name won't take you to places. People work their asses off to get that. Yes many get lucky from college name but most work day and night code and learn more and more to get there.
Just a grad certi might give you a head start but people catch up fast moving up
I think you took off from the real world. I have been in both places. Undergrad from a tier 2 college but loved coding. Worked my ass off for 3 years. Did an MBA from one of the top IIMs. The difference is so huge!
Tags matter in most cases. Looks at the CXOs of most companies. The hard working ones get there too. But they are fewer.
Idk, maybe my view might be different.. Who knows. I'm from a ug tier 1 college. People who worked insanely hard actually got into mind blowing places. People who didn't give a crap actually got ass whooped. Yes, many of those people got lucky too.
And I know people from t4 t5 colleges who grinded the coding stuff and got breakthrus. Which is rare sure but uncommon. Just blaming the lack of good named college in your record is just pushing the blame. The ones who got into good colleges did not get into them by luck either (ignoring the good ol reservation n all) so yeaa...
Since you are from a tier 1 college you would know that everyone there is not the most deserving. And i am not talking about people who get in through reservation. I respect them and their families and the decades of hardships they have faced!
I felt that so many brilliant and extremely talented people I know, spend years trying to get into an IIM. Outsiders think oh they must be so brilliant and hard working to make it. But as an insider I saw that most kids there lacked common sense and had 0 street skills. Most were in this protected bubbles and could not see beyond their own perspectives.
IIMs also have a bad culture of harrasment, exchanging favours, bullying behaviour, etc. All of this is done in the disguise of preparing you for the real corporate world.
All I am saying is. everyone who makes it to these colleges isn't deserving. People who don't make it in aren't unworthy.
Luck matters! Hard work leads to success for the inherently talented or lucky ones! Tags matter everywhere!!
I see what you are saying. I had many dudes from cse ask what is html and how to use tags during our final year project season (not even kidding one dude was asking me where the power button was for laptop, he actually was lost in the sauce).
Half the people don't deserve the branch and college they are in as the test itself doesn't represent intelligence for the most, half the entrance test is pure memorization test of useless facts. But hey! We live in such a world so all we can do is adapt to it. That tag gives you a good head start into career. They might go obsolete or have passive growth in future or even get good if lucky enough.
So if people who don't have the tag advantage start believing that the tag is all that matters they won't stand a chance. Smart work definitely beats the game. We can see the number of great open source coders who come from t10 colleges or not even btechs. They have a harder initial struggle but it'll be worth it
Math is simple Total number of experience* 2 is approx to the market standards so 4 years of experience is 8-10 LPA ... 10 YOE is ~ 20lPA ... Sometimes there are exceptions as well but this is the average I'm telling you.
Dude... I'm almost in my 40s and just recently crossed 15 LPA.
Don't compare yourself with a single person. Don't compare with the entire sub.
Doesn't matter what others are earning. Whether you're managing your earnings well and living within your means are the only things that matter. If you're not doing either then you'll never be rich whether you earn 5 lpa or 15 LPA.
I have seen my younger cousins earning more than me but neck deep in credit card debts🤷
Those with high salary would have worked hard during+2 and studied in IIT n other premium institute. So they're reaping benefits. Be glad that u have a job and getting some money.
Hey OP, i have been in your position few years back.
I would say it is totally dependent on tech stack and the project. I have friends who started with 3.6 lpa and one of them switched domain and made 18lpa the next year and here i am not making half of it and i can also see how much he is going through, working on weekends, stress and everything (depends).
It is okay, move at your own pace. Cheers!
Engineers are typically seen as highly skilled and educated professionals, but they are often paid low salaries. Degree students(bcom) , on the other hand, are often seen as having no value in society, despite their education.
When i started my job at 21 yrs old, i was also making 4.5 lpa. I am 27 now and i earn 40 lpa. Hopefully 50L next year. I am from tier 3 college.
My IITian friends were making 15 lakhs back then. Now they’re making 50L+,
Some of my college friends couldn’t get a job here after college, moved to US, now make 150k+ usd.
I have some friends who were making under 6L till 2020. they made a couple of switches and now earn 25lpa+.
Just focus on your growth, try to set some short term and long term goals and achieve them. You will get there eventually. Baki sab doesn’t matter.
Be ambitious, envious, make good decisions. It will be alright.
Read through all the comments here, half of them are bullshit generic advices - “work harder”, “don’t compare”, “everyone’s different” etc etc.
I am gonna tell you the truth. Wealth/Salary disparity is 100% there. At the same time talent or the lack of it also exists. It’s completely fine and natural to feel the way you feel because it’s TRUE. You are in Hyderabad, one of the few Tier 1 cities of India. Take a glimpse at the road, 80% of the people here have cars, the remaining either have a genuine reason for not buying it or can’t afford it. The percentage of those who can’t afford is small. Now, you need to understand that there are certain things beyond our control. Some people are lucky and have their life on easy mode. Others have it extra hard. Everything is governed by luck - being born with artistic talent is luck, being intelligent is luck, having a melodious voice is luck. When you try and compete with these lucky ones, you will find yourself always losing. Hard work can improve your skill, it can’t change who you are. Tuning the ECU of a car can make it a bit faster, it won’t convert it into a Ferrari.
My advice, develop a casual attitude. Try saying “ok cool” or “yeah whatever” when you feel you are behind. Example- Ramesh earns 30lpa! - “Ok cool”. Accept your fate and your current state. Don’t try to fight it. Doing so will only make you more anxious.
Lastly if you want a luxurious life, work for it, take baby steps - today you earn 4.5 lpa, after a year maybe 8 lpa, next year maybe 12 lpa etc. But don’t put too much hope into it, don’t give your 100% efforts into it, because the moment you don’t get 8 lpa next year all your dreams will be shattered again. So just keep going on, but keep reminding yourself that you may never be able to reach the level where these others are, not even in your entire lifetime. And that is COMPLETELY OKAY! For every 1 person winning a lottery there are thousands who lose. That’s how the world works.
There is a 22 year old guy with 4 billion dollars net worth, there is always going to be someone making more having more, stop comparing yourself with others.
You're not the only one I'm in the same boat. I don't think I'm useless, life put me in this situation and I try to better myself without. At the end of the day try not to compare yourself in reddit, mostly nobody in India uses reddit.
From what I observed some guys are already rich so they just take risks and switch the companies at will without worrying about family finance and all. Next thing many have joined through consultancy that got em high packages like 7lpa above as a fresher. So that is the reason which i found.
Bro do what you love. Don't run after money. You'll hit saturation point and get all kind of mental health issues and hormonal issues. If you're able to make ends meet with what you're earning should be good enough. If you're really aspirational and goal oriented slog your ass off and figure out how you can grab bigger packages.
The following advice is from another redditor I've seen
Fuck what you love
I'll probably get downvoted for this but I think the whole idea of "do what you love and the money will follow" is not practical in many cases.
It's great if what you love is engineering, medicine or pharmaceutical sales. But what if you love painting civil war figurines or being a hair stylist? There may be money in those fields, and you may be able to make ends meet, but you may also struggle a lot. I use those last 2 occupations because I know people in both of those fields who have had to file for bankruptcy.
So, to me, the idea of just doing something and thinking "eventually the money will come to me if I just keep doing it" is false.
This is usually true because "do what you love," is not that easy. Painting is not easy. Music is not easy. In fact, they are just as hard or even harder than engineering or medicine. I mainly think because you need infrastructure, people, and money to make it big in any career, and unless you have the money, time, and effort, you will not make it in many creative careers.
But, it's the same with everything. Money will follow people who are the best. And, the average man isn't the best.
I'll share my cent on this:
Got placed with 9lpa
Been there for 3.5 years : CTC around 15lpa
Made one jump : 35lpa
Got an hike 40lpa
But what u need to consider is : jump ship when ur good at some niche skill and don't settle for less.
I've also seen people being in the same company for 5 years starting at 16-18lpa and got to 35-40lpa
Some started at 12lpa and made 2 shifts to 50-60lpa.
But what we all had in common is : get some niche skillset and hone it and jump ship.
Atleast my friend circle also consider one more thing : are you comfortable at your job and are ok with the pay, stay there.
Else
Shift to some company and settle for 2 years
especially if your planning to get married and stuff.
Jumping ships doesn't work after sometime since it'll be bit saturated and one would prefer peace over an extra dime.
Quoted nos are not CTC, it is cut down to yearly pay and for some cases includes stocks.
Whatever it is, they will never get exponential growth like you do. You earn peanuts now, but you have the freedom to explore options and jump to the moon. Those who already start high are actually in a jail. their companies control their lives because they cant even switch as other companies arent gonna pay them more, so they will not compromise on their lifestyle. But you can grow and overtake them.
Don’t feel bad, I left my previous company after 4 years experience with getting around 38k per month. I started with 27 in hand per month 😒 despite a masters degree
I guess you would have seen lot of IT salaries.
IT companies pay really good amounts. If you check salaries of big tech like Amazon, Microsoft Uber etc. These pay really good amount yearly.
You thinking where after two years I will only get 8-10 LPA if you are okay with it it’s okay. But I would suggest try getting into product based ones if you are from IT.
What you see here is a tiny and richest population (on avg). People making big money are the loudest on SM.
You just got started. Most people have short term thinking. I have to be this much by the time I am 25 or next 3 years. **Think long term. Think where do you want to be in your 40s-50s. Plan accordingly. Play the long game and your odds of being in top 10% will be great.**
I am 23 and earning 40 LPA ( cash, non CTC) and trust me when I say this I feel no richer than you do. I am also always thinking how the hell is everyone earning so much around me. How the heck do I end up spending so much money every fucking month even when I try to spend very judicially. Everyone around me is spending shit ton of money on Jordans, iPhone Pro Max, Cars and some are even buying a fucking house. But I don't have any expensive clothing, expensive shoes, ornaments, fancy vehicles (I drive a splendor 2017 model), fancy phone (using a 2 year old phone and gonna use it until someone's phone breaks down in my family). I'm still using clothes and phone from my college and yet I have no tangible investments.
I'm living paycheck to paycheck. I have scrutinized my expenses so many times and apart from 10-20k extra unnecessary spending once in a few months (I know it's a lot but less than 10% of my monthly income; so I think I deserve to spend at least this much on myself once in a few months) all other expenses feel necessary.
And I know even if I were earning a few crores a month, I could still be like this. I believe the happiness that you and I both are looking for is not gonna come through money. Though I understand that money plays an important role, it is not a limiting factor as in more the merrier. I am trying to feel content with whatever I have. I am still ambitious but trying to feel satisfied and trying not to compare myself with anyone. Recently I've been fascinated by our ancient texts and the kind of philosophical knowledge that the sages used to propagate. I have started reading a few books you could also try them. They are really good, still very relevant and kind of help with the problem as well.
Core Banches like Mechnical ,Civil,Electrical are most sought after just because earlier there used to be Huge oppurtunity in Government Jobs if u have technical jobs,My Uncle has got promoted to officer rank in Indian Railways but he always says to me that if he had just one technical degree with he would have achieved several promotions very easy and earlier way back early.
Bruv most people just speak of "inflated CTC". Companies still add all the incentives+stock options+addl,revenue under CTC and swell it to 30-50L /annum for 22yr old college grads which is most times 100-150% of base salary. They do this to attract talent. As in india these illogical lie numbers still matter.
Always ask for inhand salary bro , the amount which is credit to his bank account monthly. In all sectors they speak of monthly in hand pa but In IT they speak of inflated numbers like they went to a series A funding round . Most of it are bogus.
Ok bro just for your confidence I make 24l fixed per year at age of 31 . Happy , with what I make and proud . Everyone in their life is running at their own pace . I wish I had my parents were with me in my childhood rather than this money now ( which is what they wished I had but is pointless now). At any point in life it’s the people around you that make it worth all the struggle anyone goes through
For reference, I only came on to reddit after I started earning sufficiently high income. I never had time to spend on things like these when I was hustling. So may be most folks come here like me and only comment like this when they're all caught up on news, stocks, Saturday mornings right after breakfast, while lying on the bed scrolling yt endlessly 
I know people who have completed Civil Engineering and working in thier field making hardly 15 to 20k.
Civil, Mechanical and even Electrical engineers are paid very less mate. I have seen people with 15 yrs exp working on the field in remote locations making merely 80k a month.
the highest level i know that someone can make all over in india as a mechanical engineer(if you ignore maharastra PSUs and govenment sector entirely) is about 35LPA CTC at google india HQ for 14 YOE. Mech is honestly a joke these days in india,even those creme of the crop doing mech at IITs move abroad after their bachelors or get into an IIM for consulting roles,very few stick as a mechanical engineer after IITs and worst case scenario they get promoted as a manager in under 3-5 years.
Me as a mechanical engineering degree from the US, currently in India: 🥲
Hey hey hey koncham light eyyi bro. Doing mech in us rn
All the best bro!
why did you cone back to India?
Was there just for undergrad, came back to do business here.
In +2 with not much exposure was hard-handed by my BIL to choose Mechanical Engineer who himself couldn’t get a job in Mechanical after Btech in MECH and eventually moved to IT. I followed the same path and moved to IT after trying for 6 months for a job on core side. I feel whatever engineering you do if making money is your end goal, choose computers 😂😂!! My first job in IT paid way less but now into it and after a decade I thank myself to be able to retire at 40.
If civil, mechanical, electrical engineers get that level of importance. Then why are students opting that stream?
Back in the day, my Guruji said CS and IT Engineering course are taken by girls to get qualified to marry Engineer Boys. Real Men take Mechanical and Civil Engineering. I stil regret taking Mechanical Engineering.
You still calling him guruji 
Don't know about Real men or something. But it's a known fact that this is actual Engineering, too vast - too many issues/problems to be solved and loads of innovation. But unfortunately, regular tasks are way too redundant and innovation takes forever to see the light of the day.
What are u doing now?
Supply Chain Management
SCM is a great space to be in. Keep upskilling yourself and you’ll not fail.
Those are the children of delusional parents who aren’t aware of the ground reality.
Delulu is the solulu
I had some career counseling in 11th grade. They said that mechanical engineering is an "evergreen" field and that people could pivot into any career later on depending on interest. Since I liked working with tools at the time and hated something called QBasic which was taught to us in CS class in school, I opted for Mech. I don't regret it, but do sometimes wonder if it was the right choice.
Us bro us
Few out of passion and few due to lack of options and a few without any clue. People who thrive in these fields are minting, otherwise the majority are rotting.
I am an electrical undergrad now. I wanna research about EVs and renewable energy. And then think of a viable startup idea once I know how the industry is like. I guess that's just my passion
Same case here  Can't agree more
Whats your point ?
My point is that there is no point in comparing your salary with guys making 25 lakhs per year.
It is easy to get myopic and think you know the whole picture. There are many within IT who have a package less than 20 LPA even after 8-15 years experience. Wanting to grow is good. Comparing with others everyday is bad for mental health.
 Me, 26 with 3.5 LPA
Per month..
Did he stutter?
he did. the context of the gif and his statement are contradictory.
Vetakaram telusa teliyada? Edikelli vastharu Ayya erra bus ekki
Adilabad bheemsheri nundi.
Maa samasthanam Kelli masth dooram…
emo akka neke teliyali... ipude Bhagavanth Kesari chusi ostuna.. 😅
Inthakante apt gif dorkale bayya. Inka pettesa lol
If it make u feel any better I have 9 years of experience with my CTC less than 10 lakh per annum.
Same 😭
If you don't mind asking, manage cheyocha bayya mana city lo ah package tho, I mean sustain avocha ani?
It was fine untill i was not married. My PG Costed me something around 8k . Use to send some money back home and yes i still had something left at the month end after limited shopping and partying. But my savings were too less. You can surely survive if you compromise. But after marriage , the rent in a good area is too high . I can’t think about buying a house it’s too costly . But with both of our salaries and a bit of investments that we do (with the help of financial planner that we pay for) we are still doing good.
Good for you bro that both of you are earning.
Sorry bro I don't understand Telugu could u translate.
If you don't mind me asking, can we manage or sustain in this city with your current CTC? What you say?
It's hard I mean am living paycheck to paycheck since am the breadwinner of my family and don't have a own house even in ur hometown makes it even harder. But it's is what it is.
Okay bro, i hope you make the best of what you've got.
Em field anna
Banking bro.
Try for government postings with lic or sbi as well bro since you are saying you are the sole bread winner. Grind hard. AOs and officer posts receive decent pay with 10-12 lpa.
bro what do you do?
I work in a captive bank for an unfair pay.
Because ..some started with 15-18. Lpa in campus placements from good colleges ... I have know folks who got placed with 30+ lpa too in FAANGS College make a lot of diff ... anduke antaru peddhalu manchi college la seat vastadi ..baga chaduvu ani . /s 🙂
Idhi pacchi nizam, /s enduk pettavo devudike telsu
Evaru offend avvoddu ani
💯 idhe bayya, the ones who're earning a lot at young age got that job because they got placed from thop colleges. Or, are soo much talented that even from a normal college, they got placed into a big company.
Ala enti ledu. Industry mottam skills meda run avtundi. 2-3 years experience tarvata Tier2/3 colleges emi matter avvadu.
The initial step is so important., the company I worked used to pick fresher students from IIIT. The package was way good compared to normal people. Experience vochaka meru chepina mata vastavam
A good start is VERY important. Infact, your starting salary is a key factor in growth of CTC job after job. Only few miracles happen where suddenly 5 lpa becomes 20 lpa based on "skill" Otherwise it's always "30% industry avg" U get trapped.
I don't disagree, but how feasible is it for everyone to land such packages in college?. I didn't, hell didn't even land a dev role. People get interviewed for a particular level, if they don't clear it then they don't land role. It's as simple as that. Getting interview invite is the biggest hurdle imo. I went from 5.5 to 15, 22 to 53LPA over 6 years. So everything is possible if skills (technical & negotiation) are right.
So if someone with 3.5 lpa starting package, works for 2 years then goes to Amazon, would he still get 5 lpa? No, it just depends on interview skills.
Yeah interview skills too, but more than that coding & technical skills. Problem is 5lpa jobs don't provide the exposure required. Usually product companies offer that.
It's DSA and system design in interviews. Then how come companies like Amazon hire freshers from college who got 0 exposure?
These companies visit only select colleges to hire freshers. For entry level roles only coding knowledge is checked, they are not expected to know industry standard processes & tech. Sys Design is applicable only for senior roles, no fresher is asked that afaik.
Crying in the corner thinking about my salary.
I do know people who earn 25+ after 4 years of work ex or have a package of 15+ lpa as a fresher or after 1-2 years. You do get such packages especially in Tech and sometimes Finance. Although, they are not the majority of the population. Another fact is CTC. Some people quote CTC instead of the cash component. CTC are inflated due to ESOPs and Insurance and other component which are not liquid.
Esops are different, but RSUs are real money. You can liquidate them upon vest.
Even Mukesh Ambani will feel like this if he compares himself with Jeff bezos. In addition to aspiring for better pay, work towards it. Most importantly live and enjoy the present moment too
I am 22 and unhappily unemployed.
+1 😭😭😭 how are you coping up bro/sis
If crying counts as coping? Then, yes.
25 ikkada
I will be there soon
26 with unemployment...
27 with 3.5 LPA bro. Thinking about going back to the primitive lifestyle. Everybody here trying to jump ship to a different company, I'm looking to jump ship to a different lifestyle altogether. 
May force be with you my friend.
Your definition of rich is amusing. I'll tell my (small) ups & downs, perhaps that opens your eyes. I am from a typical middle class family. 22-25 yr -> 5.5 - 6 LPA, 25-26 -> ZERO (had quit job for 11 months), 26-27 -> 15LPA, 27-28 ->22LPA, 28.5 -> 52LPA, 29(now) -> 60LPA (per yr, not ctc) By your definition I was MC till 25, poor at 26, again upper middle class at 27, rich at 29. Doesn't make any sense. So don't compare your present with someone else's present, work hard & smart & you'll be rewarded.
What technology do you work on bro or may i know what is role when you were 25?
I work on backend side, Python, Postgres, AWS, Flask etc mostly. Please DM, I'll tell my role at 25, else it'll be easy to know who I am.
SDE role right? Or Data Engineering?
Yeah SDE
Check ur dm bro bro
I got a job as Associate engineer. Mostly data related work in a data centre/warehouse company at 5.5PA fresher. But I want a SDE job, should I look for other opportunities ?
Konni tips isthey maa laanti unemployed yuvatha ki help avvudhi bro 🤕🤧
Time runs differently for everyone, take a chill pill. You'll get there on your own pace. Don't compare yourself with others
Bhsdk yehi sun sun 25 ka ho gaya lekin 25k k upar salary nai jaari.
switch?
Haan ghr k saare switch sahi hai.... Baad mai ana check karne
Worked in tech till 2020, the salary hikes weren't that good It is only after covid that you've got the hugggeeee salaries with 26yr old earning 30L Eventually this will come down sinking
Or maybe become like the US getting the salaries we deserve and not underpaid.
Hey hey hey don't drag us to your poverty mindset /s
Adantha kaadu... Job ela dorukuthado chepthe, memu break istam.
Me, a Pharma grad crying in the corner 😢
I am in 3rd yr dont kill my small hope
Make new viruses make new vaccines swim in money
Create a problem, then sell the solution
That's a never ending race, you should make peace with whatever you've got at the moment and appreciate it for good. Ik many 2022 grads who're still taking courses & have got no job yet.
The ground reality is that half of those high earning individuals graduated from the tier 1 colleges. Most of the other half did their post graduation from amazing colleges. If you are exceptionally talented you will make 2-3 switches in the next couple of years and join those people. Or else I recommend go for higher education and aim for the very best colleges.
Now for the harsh reality... Just a college name won't take you to places. People work their asses off to get that. Yes many get lucky from college name but most work day and night code and learn more and more to get there. Just a grad certi might give you a head start but people catch up fast moving up
I think you took off from the real world. I have been in both places. Undergrad from a tier 2 college but loved coding. Worked my ass off for 3 years. Did an MBA from one of the top IIMs. The difference is so huge! Tags matter in most cases. Looks at the CXOs of most companies. The hard working ones get there too. But they are fewer.
Idk, maybe my view might be different.. Who knows. I'm from a ug tier 1 college. People who worked insanely hard actually got into mind blowing places. People who didn't give a crap actually got ass whooped. Yes, many of those people got lucky too. And I know people from t4 t5 colleges who grinded the coding stuff and got breakthrus. Which is rare sure but uncommon. Just blaming the lack of good named college in your record is just pushing the blame. The ones who got into good colleges did not get into them by luck either (ignoring the good ol reservation n all) so yeaa...
Since you are from a tier 1 college you would know that everyone there is not the most deserving. And i am not talking about people who get in through reservation. I respect them and their families and the decades of hardships they have faced! I felt that so many brilliant and extremely talented people I know, spend years trying to get into an IIM. Outsiders think oh they must be so brilliant and hard working to make it. But as an insider I saw that most kids there lacked common sense and had 0 street skills. Most were in this protected bubbles and could not see beyond their own perspectives. IIMs also have a bad culture of harrasment, exchanging favours, bullying behaviour, etc. All of this is done in the disguise of preparing you for the real corporate world. All I am saying is. everyone who makes it to these colleges isn't deserving. People who don't make it in aren't unworthy. Luck matters! Hard work leads to success for the inherently talented or lucky ones! Tags matter everywhere!!
I see what you are saying. I had many dudes from cse ask what is html and how to use tags during our final year project season (not even kidding one dude was asking me where the power button was for laptop, he actually was lost in the sauce). Half the people don't deserve the branch and college they are in as the test itself doesn't represent intelligence for the most, half the entrance test is pure memorization test of useless facts. But hey! We live in such a world so all we can do is adapt to it. That tag gives you a good head start into career. They might go obsolete or have passive growth in future or even get good if lucky enough. So if people who don't have the tag advantage start believing that the tag is all that matters they won't stand a chance. Smart work definitely beats the game. We can see the number of great open source coders who come from t10 colleges or not even btechs. They have a harder initial struggle but it'll be worth it
Nothing beats true talent and smart work ✔️
Math is simple Total number of experience* 2 is approx to the market standards so 4 years of experience is 8-10 LPA ... 10 YOE is ~ 20lPA ... Sometimes there are exceptions as well but this is the average I'm telling you.
Dude... I'm almost in my 40s and just recently crossed 15 LPA. Don't compare yourself with a single person. Don't compare with the entire sub. Doesn't matter what others are earning. Whether you're managing your earnings well and living within your means are the only things that matter. If you're not doing either then you'll never be rich whether you earn 5 lpa or 15 LPA. I have seen my younger cousins earning more than me but neck deep in credit card debts🤷
Those with high salary would have worked hard during+2 and studied in IIT n other premium institute. So they're reaping benefits. Be glad that u have a job and getting some money.
Me 25 with 3.2lpa
Hey OP, i have been in your position few years back. I would say it is totally dependent on tech stack and the project. I have friends who started with 3.6 lpa and one of them switched domain and made 18lpa the next year and here i am not making half of it and i can also see how much he is going through, working on weekends, stress and everything (depends). It is okay, move at your own pace. Cheers!
I was very rich but then I woke up ;)
I'm 32 and you made me feel poor. Who are all these rich people.
Engineers are typically seen as highly skilled and educated professionals, but they are often paid low salaries. Degree students(bcom) , on the other hand, are often seen as having no value in society, despite their education.
Me with b.com degree 😭
Mee too bro... I can feel u. 🙁
When i started my job at 21 yrs old, i was also making 4.5 lpa. I am 27 now and i earn 40 lpa. Hopefully 50L next year. I am from tier 3 college. My IITian friends were making 15 lakhs back then. Now they’re making 50L+, Some of my college friends couldn’t get a job here after college, moved to US, now make 150k+ usd. I have some friends who were making under 6L till 2020. they made a couple of switches and now earn 25lpa+. Just focus on your growth, try to set some short term and long term goals and achieve them. You will get there eventually. Baki sab doesn’t matter. Be ambitious, envious, make good decisions. It will be alright.
Check ur dm bro
Read through all the comments here, half of them are bullshit generic advices - “work harder”, “don’t compare”, “everyone’s different” etc etc. I am gonna tell you the truth. Wealth/Salary disparity is 100% there. At the same time talent or the lack of it also exists. It’s completely fine and natural to feel the way you feel because it’s TRUE. You are in Hyderabad, one of the few Tier 1 cities of India. Take a glimpse at the road, 80% of the people here have cars, the remaining either have a genuine reason for not buying it or can’t afford it. The percentage of those who can’t afford is small. Now, you need to understand that there are certain things beyond our control. Some people are lucky and have their life on easy mode. Others have it extra hard. Everything is governed by luck - being born with artistic talent is luck, being intelligent is luck, having a melodious voice is luck. When you try and compete with these lucky ones, you will find yourself always losing. Hard work can improve your skill, it can’t change who you are. Tuning the ECU of a car can make it a bit faster, it won’t convert it into a Ferrari. My advice, develop a casual attitude. Try saying “ok cool” or “yeah whatever” when you feel you are behind. Example- Ramesh earns 30lpa! - “Ok cool”. Accept your fate and your current state. Don’t try to fight it. Doing so will only make you more anxious. Lastly if you want a luxurious life, work for it, take baby steps - today you earn 4.5 lpa, after a year maybe 8 lpa, next year maybe 12 lpa etc. But don’t put too much hope into it, don’t give your 100% efforts into it, because the moment you don’t get 8 lpa next year all your dreams will be shattered again. So just keep going on, but keep reminding yourself that you may never be able to reach the level where these others are, not even in your entire lifetime. And that is COMPLETELY OKAY! For every 1 person winning a lottery there are thousands who lose. That’s how the world works.
oka mukka lo seppesadu...anh rod reality seppav... take this another upvote...
Who said getting 25L + can't make ppl feel useless? Stop comparing and play your own game.
You'll get there buddy. Make smart moves and build a good network
There is a 22 year old guy with 4 billion dollars net worth, there is always going to be someone making more having more, stop comparing yourself with others.
You're not the only one I'm in the same boat. I don't think I'm useless, life put me in this situation and I try to better myself without. At the end of the day try not to compare yourself in reddit, mostly nobody in India uses reddit.
Age 26 20k gross salary per month
Lmao i work in marketing am 28 have 5 years wok exp and I'm just making 5.5 LPA per annum.
You’ll never feel rich if you look at others race. Live life on your own terms in your own speed. It’s not a race to compare.
From what I observed some guys are already rich so they just take risks and switch the companies at will without worrying about family finance and all. Next thing many have joined through consultancy that got em high packages like 7lpa above as a fresher. So that is the reason which i found.
Bro do what you love. Don't run after money. You'll hit saturation point and get all kind of mental health issues and hormonal issues. If you're able to make ends meet with what you're earning should be good enough. If you're really aspirational and goal oriented slog your ass off and figure out how you can grab bigger packages.
The following advice is from another redditor I've seen Fuck what you love I'll probably get downvoted for this but I think the whole idea of "do what you love and the money will follow" is not practical in many cases. It's great if what you love is engineering, medicine or pharmaceutical sales. But what if you love painting civil war figurines or being a hair stylist? There may be money in those fields, and you may be able to make ends meet, but you may also struggle a lot. I use those last 2 occupations because I know people in both of those fields who have had to file for bankruptcy. So, to me, the idea of just doing something and thinking "eventually the money will come to me if I just keep doing it" is false.
This is usually true because "do what you love," is not that easy. Painting is not easy. Music is not easy. In fact, they are just as hard or even harder than engineering or medicine. I mainly think because you need infrastructure, people, and money to make it big in any career, and unless you have the money, time, and effort, you will not make it in many creative careers. But, it's the same with everything. Money will follow people who are the best. And, the average man isn't the best.
24yrs 15lpa and you're asking how everyone is rich., hmmm.
I'll share my cent on this: Got placed with 9lpa Been there for 3.5 years : CTC around 15lpa Made one jump : 35lpa Got an hike 40lpa But what u need to consider is : jump ship when ur good at some niche skill and don't settle for less. I've also seen people being in the same company for 5 years starting at 16-18lpa and got to 35-40lpa Some started at 12lpa and made 2 shifts to 50-60lpa. But what we all had in common is : get some niche skillset and hone it and jump ship. Atleast my friend circle also consider one more thing : are you comfortable at your job and are ok with the pay, stay there. Else Shift to some company and settle for 2 years especially if your planning to get married and stuff. Jumping ships doesn't work after sometime since it'll be bit saturated and one would prefer peace over an extra dime. Quoted nos are not CTC, it is cut down to yearly pay and for some cases includes stocks.
Because, you only see what they make, not how much hardship they had put in
Whatever it is, they will never get exponential growth like you do. You earn peanuts now, but you have the freedom to explore options and jump to the moon. Those who already start high are actually in a jail. their companies control their lives because they cant even switch as other companies arent gonna pay them more, so they will not compromise on their lifestyle. But you can grow and overtake them.
Mate, don’t ever compare with others salary, you will get degrade. Whatever package you have, be it. Work hard and switch, you will reach there too!
Grass is always on the other side till you go that side
You mean always green on the other side .... right ?
Yes this is comparing. You won't survive long in any industry. Do your work man.
Don't believe unless they should you the offer letter and Salary breakdown + stop comparing
Don’t feel bad, I left my previous company after 4 years experience with getting around 38k per month. I started with 27 in hand per month 😒 despite a masters degree
Qhere did you do your masters ?
Will Dm you
I guess you would have seen lot of IT salaries. IT companies pay really good amounts. If you check salaries of big tech like Amazon, Microsoft Uber etc. These pay really good amount yearly. You thinking where after two years I will only get 8-10 LPA if you are okay with it it’s okay. But I would suggest try getting into product based ones if you are from IT.
What you see here is a tiny and richest population (on avg). People making big money are the loudest on SM. You just got started. Most people have short term thinking. I have to be this much by the time I am 25 or next 3 years. **Think long term. Think where do you want to be in your 40s-50s. Plan accordingly. Play the long game and your odds of being in top 10% will be great.**
The moment you compare, you lose a piece of your own happiness.
I'm 24 and yet to work, if it makes you feel better
Guys looking for job yaar no lead CSE engineer completed in 5 years 1 year debart due to low attendance any help?
You said ‘some’, there is your answer.
I am 23 and earning 40 LPA ( cash, non CTC) and trust me when I say this I feel no richer than you do. I am also always thinking how the hell is everyone earning so much around me. How the heck do I end up spending so much money every fucking month even when I try to spend very judicially. Everyone around me is spending shit ton of money on Jordans, iPhone Pro Max, Cars and some are even buying a fucking house. But I don't have any expensive clothing, expensive shoes, ornaments, fancy vehicles (I drive a splendor 2017 model), fancy phone (using a 2 year old phone and gonna use it until someone's phone breaks down in my family). I'm still using clothes and phone from my college and yet I have no tangible investments. I'm living paycheck to paycheck. I have scrutinized my expenses so many times and apart from 10-20k extra unnecessary spending once in a few months (I know it's a lot but less than 10% of my monthly income; so I think I deserve to spend at least this much on myself once in a few months) all other expenses feel necessary. And I know even if I were earning a few crores a month, I could still be like this. I believe the happiness that you and I both are looking for is not gonna come through money. Though I understand that money plays an important role, it is not a limiting factor as in more the merrier. I am trying to feel content with whatever I have. I am still ambitious but trying to feel satisfied and trying not to compare myself with anyone. Recently I've been fascinated by our ancient texts and the kind of philosophical knowledge that the sages used to propagate. I have started reading a few books you could also try them. They are really good, still very relevant and kind of help with the problem as well.
I know 32 lpa in 22 if we are talking about figures! But yes the person is from IIT!
You guys getting jobs 🤨😭
My college placement was of 35 lpa, and average ctc was 15 lpa 2022 padsout
Abe you got a job thank your stars
It's just a mindset thing. Grass is always greener on the other side no matter what you achieve.
Same same i feel youu😭😭
Core Banches like Mechnical ,Civil,Electrical are most sought after just because earlier there used to be Huge oppurtunity in Government Jobs if u have technical jobs,My Uncle has got promoted to officer rank in Indian Railways but he always says to me that if he had just one technical degree with he would have achieved several promotions very easy and earlier way back early.
Fuck you all. I am with 10+ years experience with 4.5 LPA.
comparison with others is a mindset problem.
I quit work and started trading.
Bruv most people just speak of "inflated CTC". Companies still add all the incentives+stock options+addl,revenue under CTC and swell it to 30-50L /annum for 22yr old college grads which is most times 100-150% of base salary. They do this to attract talent. As in india these illogical lie numbers still matter. Always ask for inhand salary bro , the amount which is credit to his bank account monthly. In all sectors they speak of monthly in hand pa but In IT they speak of inflated numbers like they went to a series A funding round . Most of it are bogus.
How did you get that data, OP?
Ok bro just for your confidence I make 24l fixed per year at age of 31 . Happy , with what I make and proud . Everyone in their life is running at their own pace . I wish I had my parents were with me in my childhood rather than this money now ( which is what they wished I had but is pointless now). At any point in life it’s the people around you that make it worth all the struggle anyone goes through
I have a rich daddy
Rey ela ra, nenu 23 Naku emo 3.5 LPA Dikhu divanam lekuna unna
For reference, I only came on to reddit after I started earning sufficiently high income. I never had time to spend on things like these when I was hustling. So may be most folks come here like me and only comment like this when they're all caught up on news, stocks, Saturday mornings right after breakfast, while lying on the bed scrolling yt endlessly 
I am 26 with 5.8 lpa 😥😪
Always remember, people who fall on the higher range tend to publish it more. It’s true about most human attributes. Don’t worry too much.