Mid-level (3-5y) recruiter pay in Bangalore sits around $22,800/yr. Floor and stretch bands below, plus how the role compares across other markets and roles.
Mid-level recruiter salary in Bangalore (3-5 years' experience) sits at $22,800/year, with a floor at $19,380 and a stretch band at $28,500. These bands are anchored against real offer data and cross-checked against BLS Occupational Employment Statistics and public sources like Levels.fyi and Robert Half's 2026 Salary Guide.
Pay at or above the median to be competitive; pay at the stretch band to be top-quartile attractive. LinkedIn Talent Insights shows JDs that publish a salary range get 75% more qualified applicants — and pay-transparency laws in CO, NY, CA, WA + the EU's pay-transparency directive are making disclosure the default. Below: full Bangalore bands by experience (junior/mid/senior/lead), and how Bangalore compares against other markets.
Floor
$19,380
$1,615/mo · 15th percentile
Median
$22,800
$1,900/mo · Typical mid-level offer
Stretch
$28,500
$2,375/mo · Top-quartile, hot market
Same role, four experience levels, annual total comp.
Floor = median × 0.85 · Stretch = median × 1.25. Mult applied to the Bangalore mid-level base.
Same recruiter role, other top markets, mid-level annual median.
Top 5 highest-paid roles in Bangalore, mid-level annual median.
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