Salaries for Malda-based data roles vary widely depending on whether
you work locally, remotely, or after relocating to Siliguri or Kolkata. Local businesses in the
Malda agricultural, silk and rice-mill belt typically pay at the lower end of national ranges
because the demand pool is smaller, though export-oriented rice, silk and cold-chain firms do
hire analysts for pricing, costing and logistics at competitive local rates. Remote roles for
companies in Kolkata, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune or international clients often pay close to
metro levels for the same skills, and Siliguri's emerging commercial and logistics sector and
Kolkata's established IT market pay somewhere between local Malda rates and Bengaluru rates. A
candidate who can only build dashboards typically sits at the lower end of a band; one who can
also build and deploy ML models, write efficient SQL and present a clear recommendation tends
to move to the top of the same band, and progress out of it faster.
| Career Level / Role |
Indicative Salary Range |
| Internship / Trainee |
₹10k–30k/month |
| Fresher Data Analyst |
₹3–6 LPA |
| Fresher / Junior Data Scientist |
₹4–8 LPA |
| Strong fresher with good projects + skills |
₹6–10 LPA |
| Data Scientist (1–3 years) |
₹8–15 LPA |
| Data Scientist (3–5 years) |
₹12–20+ LPA |
| Strong experienced candidate / product company |
₹20–30+ LPA |
Sources reviewed: AmbitionBox, Glassdoor, Indeed and
Uncodemy placement records.
Reviewed: September 2026. For Malda specifically, remote roles and roles in Siliguri or
Kolkata typically pay better than strictly local roles.
Salary ranges are indicative and
may vary based on role, skills, experience, location, employer and market conditions.
Uncodemy does not guarantee any specific salary or employment outcome.