Meet Indian Woman Earning ₹1.6 Crore at Google, Living in NYC Not from IIT or IIM
Meet Indian Woman Earning ₹1.6 Crore at Google, Living in NYC Not from IIT or IIM
Software engineer Maitri Mangal shares her monthly expenses in viral reel; holds degree from Binghamton University
Maitri Mangal, an Indian software engineer working at Google in New York City, has recently gone viral for sharing a candid breakdown of her monthly expenses in one of the world’s most expensive cities. With a salary package ranging between ₹1.2 crore and ₹1.6 crore per year (USD 150,000–200,000), Mangal’s video has sparked conversations about the real cost of living abroad.
In a reel shared with podcaster Kushal Lodha, Mangal opens up about her monthly spending, revealing that she shells out nearly USD 5,000 (around ₹4.2 lakh) every month. Of this, about USD 3,000 (₹2.5 lakh) goes toward rent alone. The remaining USD 1,000–2,000 (₹85,000–₹1.7 lakh) covers groceries, takeout, entertainment, and daily expenses, while transportation adds another USD 100–200 (₹8,500–₹17,000) per month.
Unlike many high-earning Indian professionals in tech, Mangal isn’t from an IIT or IIM background. She completed her Bachelor’s in Computer Science at Binghamton University in New York. Before joining Google in November 2022, she worked as a software engineer at Bloomberg.
Outside of her day job, Maitri is a content creator, with 174,000 followers on Instagram, where she regularly posts tech-related content and career tips. She also runs a YouTube channel under her name, offering insights into computer science, tech careers, and life in the U.S.
Her story has resonated widely, especially with young tech aspirants and NRIs navigating life abroad, bringing to light both the prestige of working at a tech giant like Google and the financial realities of living in cities like New York.
