₹1.84 LPA to ₹75 LPA in 9 years: Techie from tier-3 college shares career journey
At a time when many in the tech industry are worried about layoffs, college tiers and degrees, a Reddit post detailing one professional’s steady rise from ₹1.84 LPA to ₹75 LPA in 9 years is gaining attention.The techie shared that he is currently working as a Senior Solutions Architect in IT. (Representational image/Gemini AI generated)In the post titled ‘From 1.84 LPA to 75 LPA in 9 Years: No B.Tech, Tier-3 College. Nothing is Impossible,’ the user shared that he is currently working as a Senior Solutions Architect in IT, despite coming from a non-engineering background. “I didn’t have a B.Tech. I did a B.Sc. in Maths with Computer Applications from a Tier-3 college. No fancy campus, no premium network,” he wrote.The user shared that he started his career through campus placement at a WITCH company – an acronym for major Indian IT services and consulting companies, including Wipro, Infosys, TCS, Cognizant, and HCLTech – with a salary of ₹1.84 LPA. Then, after 4 years, he revealed that his salary grew to ₹4.5 LPA.The OP shared that the turning point came after the Covid-19 pandemic. He switched to a Big 4 firm, where his salary increased to ₹8 LPA – a 78% hike. However, the user wrote that he was not satisfied with the role and decided to switch again within a year. “ aggressively offer-hopping and securing 3 competing offers: New Salary: 17.4 LPA (- 117% Hike),” he wrote.(Also Read:
