Bengaluru techies are not even earning one-tenth of Silicon Valley salaries, AI may worsen the gap further

Bengaluru, India’s tech capital, offers the most cost-effective software engineering talent globally, with average annual salaries of just $12,000—nearly one-tenth of the $125,000 average in Silicon Valley, according to a report of the Times of India.

The report, based on WeAreCity report published by UnboxingBLR, highlights a stark wage gap: engineers in cities like Sydney ($78,000), Tel Aviv ($77,000), Toronto ($75,000), and London ($65,000) earn five to six times more. Even in Asian hubs such as Tokyo ($62,000), Seoul ($51,000), Singapore ($47,000), and Beijing ($46,000), salaries are significantly higher than in Bengaluru.