{
  "id": 568459,
  "title": "Indian man shares how he went from 37K per month to ₹2.2 crore+ package: 'Feels like a flex'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/indian-man-shares-how-he-went-from-37k-per-month-to-2-2-crore-package",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-11T12:41:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/trends/indian-man-shares-how-he-went-from-37k-per-month-to-rs-2-2-crore-package-feels-like-a-flex-11786450289944.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "An Indian professional shared his story of climbing the corporate ladder over 11 years, starting from a salary of ₹37,000 per month to a ₹2.2 crore package. He began his career at a service and consulting company, gaining valuable experience in a technology-driven environment. After four years, his monthly salary increased to nearly ₹1.1 lakh. A major turning point came when he switched jobs and joined a FAANG-level company in 2019, securing a ₹44 lakh annual package, a three-fold increase from his previous role. However, the workload became too much to handle during the pandemic, leading him to quit mid-2020 without another job offer. Within months, he joined a US-based real estate startup on a ₹50 lakh package. After eight months, he was promoted, raising his salary to ₹65 lakh. He then left his job to start his own fintech startup as the chief technology officer, but faced licensing issues by March 2024. In August 2024, he joined another Indian startup in a leadership role, but found the work environment toxic and the business model dependent on cheap labor. In February 2025, he secured a ₹1.5 crore package at a FAANG company, and in March 2026, a promotion boosted his salary above ₹2 crore, with stock compensation bringing his current package to around ₹2.2 crore. The professional concluded that earning close to tier-1 college graduates' salaries feels like a flex.",
  "summary": "In 2019, he moved to a FAANG-level company and secured a ₹44 lakh annual package, which he described as a three-fold increase over his previous compensation.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}