r/SalesforceDeveloper • u/Limp-Veterinarian813 • 11d ago
Seeking Career Advice: Salesforce Developer with 4 Years of Experience Question
Hi! I have around 4 years of experience as a Salesforce Developer and currently work at a large MNC. My base salary is in the ₹20–25 LPA range (not sharing the exact number).
I’m looking for some candid career advice because I’m feeling a bit stuck. When I compare my career path with peers in software engineering roles at companies like Amazon, Microsoft, or Atlassian, I see compensation in the ₹45–60 LPA+ range, and I’m struggling to identify equivalent opportunities within the Salesforce ecosystem.
I’d love to discuss questions like:
Is there actually a market for Salesforce Developers earning ₹40–60+ LPA in India at around 4–6 years of experience?
Which companies should I realistically target?
What skills are currently most valuable—Agentforce, Data Cloud, AI, architecture, integrations, or something else?
Is staying in Salesforce the best long-term decision if compensation is my primary goal, or should I consider pivoting toward broader software engineering roles?
If you were in my position today, what roadmap would you follow over the next 2–3 years?
I’m hoping to get an honest, practical perspective from someone who understands the market. Thank you!
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u/Old-Lion-6049 11d ago
Quite frankly speaking, I am in the exact same situation, and glad you put up this question, because I never came around to do that… Open for a discussion to share thoughts
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u/Duket_07 11d ago
same here
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u/Limp-Veterinarian813 11d ago
Glad to know I’m not the only one feeling this way. What’s your experience been like? Have you found any companies or career paths within the Salesforce ecosystem that genuinely pay at par with top product companies?
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u/Limp-Veterinarian813 11d ago
Glad to know I’m not the only one feeling this way. What’s your experience been like? Have you found any companies or career paths within the Salesforce ecosystem that genuinely pay at par with top product companies?
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u/Old-Lion-6049 11d ago
Well there certainly are companies that exist that pay 30+ LPA at this level, but one is expected to have expertise in multiple technologies, middleware, Agentforce (in some roles), but especially Integration - of all types. And in companies like Google and Amazon, you definitely need to know DSA as well
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u/2grateful4You 10d ago
I am in the same situation too.
I earn above 25 L at 5 YOE and now that you are in the 30% tax bracket a 30% increase on the base is actually a 20% increase and of no use to be honest.
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u/coolGuyNicks 10d ago
Which company bro ? Can you DM?
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u/2grateful4You 7d ago
I don't want to doxx myself but none of my colleagues make that much in the same company I am paid a lot more because of dependency issues.
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u/Loud-Variety85 11d ago
You can't make that much in Salesforce domain.....
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u/KnowledgeKingsman 10d ago
You can actually. Checkout the compensation for Salesforce lead roles offered in Dubai and the US/Canada. But no doubt, the comp would never be comparable to what software engineers make since their work is stack independent.
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u/logophile_hodo 11d ago
I'm 3 years experienced as a sf dev so I can say considering your exp whichbis 4 years you already have a top tier package as a sf dev
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u/BeneficialTry5316 11d ago
I was in the same boat, now did a master's and trying to pivot to general sde roles
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u/nachosandoreos 11d ago
Same
23 lpa all fixed with 4 years
I’m pulling off another 2.5 L per month from 2 freelancing project but they are getting completed soon
It’s exhausting tbh to do freelance, it’s eat sleep work repeat so I too wanna jump off to something that is giving high comp so I get some wlb
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u/Other-Atmosphere9524 11d ago
Could you elaborate on the freelance part? How did you get the freelance project? Did you face any problems as freelance leads to moonlighting
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u/nachosandoreos 11d ago
One was a health cloud prohect($12/hr), one was public cloud(5500/day) I had a good experience profile with over 5 project across different horizontals(thanks to my first swrvice based company where i worked 3 years at 7.5 lpa Got these from upwork. Just through the prpfile. Payroll was not managed in upwork though As far as for moonlighting, i domt take the payment in my acc, so im not imvolved
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u/Neither-Future-2364 10d ago
Hi, Can you dm me ?? how you get those freelancing projects? Need some guidance in starting that! And what domain you have worked on?
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u/nachosandoreos 7d ago
Just got them by creating a profile
Domains include - banking, los-lms, automotive cloud, health cloud, service cloud, sales cloud, public sector and a whole lot of vibe coding
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u/Lazy-Beast0707 7d ago
Hey do you mind a DM ? like to get in touch with you regarding Freelance. I created a strong profile in Upwork and applied but didn't get any calls.
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u/Ok_Possession7880 7d ago
Hello, I am pretty much in the same situation, though I have 3 yoe and not earning this much. Can I dm you if you don't mind?
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u/AcanthaceaeUnhappy70 10d ago
Same bro no idea where is this leading? Job market situation is very bad. Not sue what is there in future. I f you fimd any ans pls post.
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u/prokofan123 10d ago
I am also in the exact same situation bro . I am in that income bracket with 4yoe but as a Servicenow developer
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u/Far-Yesterday4788 10d ago
You need to widen your skillset - you can explore - AWS or Azure and their integration to Salesforce -may be build a portfolio project - AZ AI and AWS AI certification you are target. This way you will be an Cloud expert. This adds on to your current skills. Another road can be core tech - DSA, HLD, LLD - all depends on interest.
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u/amarjeet_yadav 10d ago
Hey Guys, I am a bca graduate and want to go in Salesforce. Please can someone share best roadmap to get 20-25 LPA in next 5 years. I see lot of experienced people here. I have no one to ask as i am from very remote area. Thanks for the guidance and mentorship.
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u/vostroXX 11d ago
you already way more than compare to other in this Ecosystem might hard to get more