On this, BITS Pilani’s Mr Gupta said, “In India, most ecommerce players increased the salaries by 10-40 per cent between 2013 to 2014 and are now paying salaries ranging from Rs 10-23 lacs and are hiring large entry level employees.”

“At mid and senior levels also salaries are swelling by 10-15 per cent every year, besides the priceless stock options that are offered, that makes employees millionaires,” Mr Gupta added.

“Salaries in this sector are likely to see a higher degree of ESOPs and performance based rewards as compared to other industries,” said Jayesh Pandey, managing director-talent and organisation at Accenture India.

Rajiv Srivatsa COO & Co-founder Urban Ladder said, “We are at par with most other e-commerce companies in terms of salary. Along with the salary component, employee stock options attract a lot of talent since the industry is on a massive growth path.”

“E-commerce hiring is extremely bullish with the sector alone ready to hire over 15,000 in the next 5 months. The upscale is largely driven by robust positive sentiment both amongst consumers as well as the industry,” Indian Staffing Federation executive director Suchita Dutta said.

The indicative salary outlook for junior employees is Rs 1.45 lakh-Rs 3 lakh per annum, while for mid-management it is between Rs 12 lakh and Rs 30 lakh per annum, she added.

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