Information technology professionals continue to be one of India’s most competitive exports. Despite rising incomes in India, a mid-career IT professional in the South Asian nation still earns only about a third of what he or she could earn in the U.S., according to a survey of salaries at almost 10,000 companies worldwide.

MyHiringClub.com, a website that helps employers take on new recruits, found in its 2015 survey that as Indian IT professional salaries edged lower this year, the country swapped places with China to rank seventh-lowest paying for mid-career IT professionals.

Average annual salaries in India for those working at this level are $41,213 compared with $42,689 in China and $132,877 in the U.S. which was the fourth best-paying country for those in the IT field. The Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia rank lower than India for pay and the lowest paying of the 9,413 companies surveyed were in Thailand, Vietnam and Bulgaria. The survey was conducted by asking human resources managers about salary scales at each company. The figures don’t take into account purchasing power parity – the principle that the same number of dollars can buy different amounts in different countries – but the findings could still mean tech companies are tempted to move more jobs to India. “Lower-level roles are being moved to regions where talent is cheaper; the jobs that remain in Western Europe and the United States may be fewer in number but are more demanding and complex,” Rajesh Kumar, the chief executive of MyHiringClub.com said in a statement. “However, there is an increasing evidence of India's growing stature and presence in the high-end value chain, where cost advantages may not be the only drivers to future growth,” Mr. Kumar added. India, once dubbed the back office of the world because of its abundance of cheap labor and tech proficiency, has suffered in recent years as call centers have been relocated back to the company’s headquarters and cloud computing has reduced firms’ need for offshore tech support. For breaking news, features and analysis from India, follow WSJ India on Facebook

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