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by googleedge

4 months ago

How much Salary to expect? [INDIA] 🇮🇳

I am a Product Designer at an Edtech Startup (raising 20m Series B soon) with almost a year (1) of full time experience but overall almost 3 (including internships) at some great companies. As I am looking for a change what salary should I expect? Considering:- - I have a design degree from a Non-IIT/Non-NID Tier 1 University (known for good engineers) [so good foundation hopefully] - The companies I have interned at range from Japanese MNC/Conglomerate, Indian Fashion focused E-Commerce Giant, Indian Food Tech/Delivery Giant & an Indian Digital Transformation Giant. - The average stipend I earned at these companies was around 40K/month. - The salary I earn right now every month is between 70 - 90K - I believe I have Got good Product focused UX knowledge. [Part of the Product team not a seperate Design Team] - Not another Figma/Framer drooling Designer. - Many of my peers from my alma mater are placed in Big Tech or Desi Giants owned by Foreign Giants So what salary should I be expecting? (Keeping aside the ESOP/RSU part) Is ~ 1.25L/month in hand is right ask? Please suggest.

KhattaAngoorrr

Stealth

4 months ago

1. Internships don't count in workex 2. 1.25 in hand = 20-21 LPA. Seems high for 1 YOE in design. My friends with same workex have 12-15 LPA at max with same background

googleedge

B2B SaaS

4 months ago

Why exactly do the companies not see Internships as work experience. I understand that earlier interns didnt used to work on real projects, mostly did research help or peripheral work to help the permanent employee but the earlier is almost 15years ago now. Interns have built and shipped products. Some good startups at least get them to join as the founding team member.

KhattaAngoorrr

Stealth

4 months ago

I'm a 2021 grad and whatever I'm sharing is based on my experience - not some 15 year old tale I heard. Simply put, even though interns think that their project has impact, it's negligible and in most of the cases P1. I've been on both sides of the table and unfortunately that's the truth for a variety of reasons. And, I was the intern who used to think this. Companies hire interns to help there FTE do something which is not effective enough considering their pay. Simple cost vs impact analysis. Here interns pay is less and hence the hire

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corpusx

Seed Stage Startup

4 months ago

my brother in christ, you are being heavily underpaid. It’s time to either switch or ask for a raise. I am from non design background and I started with 12lpa in hand and after 10 months I hiked it up to 18lpa fixed. You need to believe in yourself and target better companies you respect design

ChaiFanatic

Freelancer

4 months ago

My brother in Christ, please tell your design manager to hire me also. I’ll be more than happy at the salary you started at 😭

Curryleaf

Freelancer

4 months ago

May I know your first company name😅

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AlphaGrindset

Series A Startup

4 months ago

With that experience, I'd expect 15-17LPA range given the experience, unless of course you're able to significantly impress somebody because of pure skills. But more importantly, which edtech startup is able to raise a 20M Series B in this market 👀

Ajmonk96

Stealth

4 months ago

What skills do you mean ,can u elaborate what cpamies would look from 2 years experience.

googleedge

B2B SaaS

4 months ago

They signed some MOUs a while ago and as we are expanding Internationally soon + a new competitor in the market acts like a sparking fire. (And ofc there are multiple investors led by the primary VC) The investors don't want to lose to their competitor Investors. Tho I am sure the investors would pull it down to 14-15m with all the "market is tough" etc.

Yamprofessional

Stealth

4 months ago

70-90k is good for 1yoe. Next switch me ask more but 1.25 in hand is a lot. Tax and all dekhe mango

googleedge

B2B SaaS

4 months ago

Tax slab se toh top vala hii jaega. Considering the rentals in tier 1 cities, cost of living, insurances or savings and genZ lifestyle (minus Nasha and flex). 1L+ toh maangta hai...I guess... in this era.

Yamprofessional

Stealth

4 months ago

I agree but wahi hai chicken and the egg.. if you dont have the skills and/or a brand company which good design culture & leads, your next switch might be difficult and there is would be no justification on why they should pay you so much. 1yoe ke liye tho 1.25L is too much lol. If you want that much. 2-2.5yrs ka master’s karlo NID/IIT se. Easily mil jayega

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Maakiaankh

Stealth

4 months ago

A bigger question to ask yourself is what kind of work are you getting to do in any org you join - a lot of companies give 30% hike on a job change but good companies actually have a set range that they offer for a particular role. So this relationship in between work and pay becomes very valuable while deciding whether to shift or not. The starting 5-10 years of your career are actually the most important as the work you do in that time frame will decide your career. From that perspective sometimes it’s okay to join at a lower pay. Choose wisely and all the best. :)

AnonBC

Series A Startup

4 months ago

Don’t rely on the data here: Just look at what designers are making in tier 1 like flipkart, zeta, coinbase etc Then take it from there.

KhattaAngoorrr

Stealth

4 months ago

It's not apple to apples won't lead anywhere. Tier A firms like these have a very different criteria and pay than a series B startup

googleedge

B2B SaaS

4 months ago

After seeing their salaries, I wonder why don't the designers themselves start a startup company. The signing bonuses, in hands are so high and ofc the benefits are better than 90% of companies.

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Pyaracetamol

Zomato

4 months ago

Bhai hame bhi bata do kaunsa Edtech hai? Ham bhi referral lagwaye. 👉👈

googleedge

B2B SaaS

4 months ago

Don't tell me Zomato underpays you.

Pyaracetamol

Zomato

4 months ago

No harm in getting even better pay

ForcefulHour

Student

4 months ago

Hey OP can you tell me your college?

googleedge

B2B SaaS

4 months ago

Wouldn't be anonymous if I tell you college. But it's based in NCR.

ForcefulHour

Student

4 months ago

Hey if you are from DTU, then please tell me I didn't make a mistake skipping their Mdes interview a few days back 😅. Don't reply to this message.

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SeorgeGoros

Stealth

4 months ago

Optimise for learning. Join an organisation that has an established design team. The pay will be slightly than new startups, but trust me, you’ll learn the ways with a nice team. Somewhere between 12-16L should be good. Also idk why but something tells me you’re from PES lol.

googleedge

B2B SaaS

4 months ago

No. A better univ. (I assume)

Donut

Stealth

4 months ago

Your salary is apt for 1 YOE. Skipping to a high range will be not good in the long run as you will reach a saturation point soon where your salary is not aligned with your work ex. Then when changing you won’t qualify for minimum wage. work exp required but your salary will be higher and you will have to take a pay cut, its not a good position to be in in the long term. There’s no shortcut to this, I understand everyone wants a good salary, but inflating it is not the answer

Donut

Stealth

4 months ago

*minimum work exp required

TechDesigner

Startup

4 months ago

https://www.behance.net/nainavishwakarma Hii, I'm naina , I'm also a product designer, I did a internship in a Ed tech startup, the time duration was 1 year. And currently I'm doing a another internship in a startup, and the stipend is 22 k , please guide me how can I start a full time job in a good company/ startup with a good package, please check my portfolio.