Last updated 12 September 2026
DevOps Engineer Salary in India 2026
DevOps on a resume can mean Jenkins babysitting or being the person paged when checkout dies. Those are different markets.
Direct salary summary
Zinnov's 2026 GCC cut put cloud increases around 16% versus a ~9.8% average. The DevOps article uses those public GCC rows as planning bands.
Salary by experience
| Segment | Planning range |
|---|---|
| Early / 1–3 years (captive-style planning) | ₹15–28 LPA |
| Mid / 5–10 years (SRE pocket in public GCC tables) | ₹28–45 LPA |
Career progression
Progression in Indian tech is usually a change of buyer (services → GCC or product) or a change of scarce skill — not a 6% letter compounding forever. After you have a planning range, estimate monthly cash with the salary calculator and read how SalaryScope builds a report.
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Planning bands are annual CTC context. Monthly cash still depends on PF, professional tax, bonus-inside-CTC, and the FY 2026–27 tax regime.
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