Investment Banking GCCs Offer Highest Salaries in 2025-26

Investment banking global capability centres (GCCs) in India are offering the highest salaries in 2025-26, according to a report by Careernet.

These GCCs lead in compensation across all roles, with the biggest salary growth from junior to senior levels.

Retail and commercial banking, as well as financial services, offer balanced and steady salary growth.

The report is based on data from around 50,000 professionals.

For example, a data scientist in investment banking can earn between Rs 22.1 lakh and Rs 46.9 lakh per year, which is higher than in retail banking or insurance.

Full-stack developers in investment banking also earn the most, with salaries ranging from Rs 20.7 lakh at the junior level to Rs 47.5 lakh at the senior level.

Other roles like scrum master and cybersecurity specialist start with modest salaries but show steady growth, especially in cybersecurity at senior levels.

The report highlights that investment banking GCCs are leading in technology and data science integration, while insurance and financial services GCCs are rapidly growing.