DevOps and platform engineer pay in India is driven by ownership of production reliability, not by the number of tools on a resume. Engineers who have run Kubernetes at scale, built internal platforms or owned incident response are paid well above those who maintain CI pipelines. The live panel shows current CTC for DevOps profiles.
DevOps & SRE pay by experience
Current CTC, median and middle half (25th to 75th percentile), from HyrEzy's candidate database. Roles matched on current job title, all India.
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| 25th pct | Median | 75th pct | Profiles | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–2 yrs | ₹4 LPA | ₹4.8 LPA | ₹6.5 LPA | 2,144 |
| 3–5 yrs | ₹5.3 LPA | ₹7.2 LPA | ₹10.2 LPA | 6,724 |
| 6–9 yrs | ₹7.2 LPA | ₹12 LPA | ₹18 LPA | 1,548 |
| 10–14 yrs | ₹8 LPA | ₹19 LPA | ₹31 LPA | 439 |
DevOps, SRE and platform engineering are not the same job
DevOps roles often focus on CI/CD, infrastructure as code and deployments. SRE roles focus on reliability: SLOs, incident response, capacity planning. Platform engineering builds internal tools and paved roads so product teams can ship safely without thinking about infrastructure.
Pay usually rises from DevOps to SRE to platform engineering, because the scope and the cost of mistakes rise. Be precise about which one you need.
Certifications: how much do they matter?
AWS, GCP, Azure and Kubernetes certifications help early-career candidates get shortlisted, but they rarely move offers for experienced engineers. At senior levels, hiring managers pay for what the engineer has operated, not what they have passed.
Benchmarking an offer
Use the live panel to see current and expected CTC for DevOps profiles in your city. Then place the candidate by scope: someone who has owned reliability for a production system with real traffic belongs at the top of the band.
Frequently asked questions
What is the salary of a DevOps engineer in India?
It depends on experience and scope. HyrEzy's live talent search shows current and expected CTC for DevOps profiles by city and experience.
Do SREs earn more than DevOps engineers?
Often, because SRE roles carry ownership of production reliability and incident response. The title alone is not reliable; check the actual scope.
Are cloud certifications worth paying more for?
For junior candidates they help with shortlisting. For experienced engineers, operational experience matters far more than certificates.
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