The median current CTC of data engineers in HyrEzy's database is ₹8.5 LPA, with the middle half earning ₹5–14 LPA (3,249 profiles with CTC recorded). Pay rises from a median ₹5.6 LPA at 0–2 years of experience to ₹26 LPA at 15+ years. Gurugram pays the highest median of the cities we cover, at ₹11.4 LPA.
- Profiles in the pool
- 7,237
- Matched on current job title
- Median current CTC
- ₹8.5 LPA
- Middle half ₹5–14 LPA
- Median expected hike
- 60%
- All roles: 44%
- Premier-institute share
- 6.7%
- All profiles: 8.9%
Data Engineer salary by experience
Current CTC, median and middle half (25th to 75th percentile), by total years of experience.
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| 25th pct | Median | 75th pct | Profiles | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–2 yrs | ₹4.1 LPA | ₹5.6 LPA | ₹8.5 LPA | 852 |
| 3–5 yrs | ₹5.9 LPA | ₹8.5 LPA | ₹13 LPA | 1,857 |
| 6–9 yrs | ₹11.2 LPA | ₹17 LPA | ₹26 LPA | 331 |
| 10–14 yrs | ₹20 LPA | ₹31.5 LPA | ₹39 LPA | 137 |
| 15+ yrs | ₹8.9 LPA | ₹26 LPA | ₹38.5 LPA | 68 |
How Data Engineer pay compares
At 3–5 years of experience, data engineers earn a median ₹8.5 LPA, 6% above the ₹8 LPA median for all professionals with the same experience. At 6–9 years the median is ₹17 LPA, 13% above the all-role figure of ₹15 LPA.
The all-experience median of ₹8.5 LPA reflects the mix of the pool: 1,685 of the 7,237 profiles have under three years of experience. Compare offers against the experience band, not the headline median.
Candidates who state an expected CTC ask for a median 60% over current pay, more than the 44% across all roles.
Data Engineer salary by city
Current CTC, all experience levels combined. Cities with fewer than 30 CTC records for the role are left out.
Gurugram (₹11.4 LPA) and Chennai (₹6 LPA) sit at the two ends. Part of the gap is pay, part is the experience mix of each city's pool.
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| 25th pct | Median | 75th pct | Profiles | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gurugram | ₹6.8 LPA | ₹11.4 LPA | ₹15 LPA | 73 |
| Noida | ₹5.4 LPA | ₹10.1 LPA | ₹15.3 LPA | 133 |
| Hyderabad | ₹6 LPA | ₹9.5 LPA | ₹15 LPA | 896 |
| Delhi NCR | ₹6 LPA | ₹9.4 LPA | ₹15 LPA | 331 |
| Bangalore | ₹5.4 LPA | ₹9 LPA | ₹15 LPA | 718 |
| Mumbai | ₹5 LPA | ₹8.1 LPA | ₹13.8 LPA | 119 |
| Pune | ₹5 LPA | ₹7 LPA | ₹11.5 LPA | 348 |
| Chennai | ₹4.5 LPA | ₹6 LPA | ₹9.5 LPA | 175 |
Where data engineers are
Profiles in HyrEzy's database by city. Delhi NCR includes Gurugram and Noida.
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| Profiles | |
|---|---|
| Bangalore | 1,508 |
| Hyderabad | 1,383 |
| Pune | 1,048 |
| Delhi NCR | 735 |
| Mumbai | 366 |
| Chennai | 316 |
Most common Data Engineer skills
Share of profiles in the role listing each skill. Generic skills are left out.
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| Share | Profiles | |
|---|---|---|
| SQL | 52% | 3,775 |
| Python | 51% | 3,667 |
| AWS | 27% | 1,930 |
| Spark | 25% | 1,781 |
| Azure | 21% | 1,534 |
| Databricks | 19% | 1,374 |
| MySQL | 18% | 1,309 |
| Snowflake | 16% | 1,135 |
| Hadoop | 15% | 1,111 |
| Power BI | 15% | 1,093 |
| PySpark | 13% | 939 |
| Sql Server | 12% | 844 |
GenAI skills in this role
3.2% of data engineers in our database list at least one generative-AI skill (such as LLMs, RAG, LangChain or prompt engineering), against 1.76% of all profiles. The most common are Generative AI, LLM and RAG.
Frequently asked questions
What is the average Data Engineer salary in India in 2026?
The median current CTC of data engineers in HyrEzy's database is ₹8.5 LPA, with the middle half earning ₹5–14 LPA, based on 3,249 profiles with CTC recorded.
What does a Data Engineer with 0–2 years of experience earn?
The median current CTC is ₹5.6 LPA, and the middle half earn ₹4.1–8.5 LPA (852 profiles).
What does a Data Engineer with 3–5 years of experience earn?
The median current CTC is ₹8.5 LPA, and the middle half earn ₹5.9–13 LPA (1,857 profiles).
What does a Data Engineer with 6–9 years of experience earn?
The median current CTC is ₹17 LPA, and the middle half earn ₹11.2–26 LPA (331 profiles).
Which city pays data engineers the most?
Among the cities we cover, Gurugram has the highest median current CTC for the role at ₹11.4 LPA, followed by Noida at ₹10.1 LPA. Differences partly reflect how senior each city's pool is.
What skills do data engineers list most often?
SQL (52%), Python (51%), AWS (27%), Spark (25%) and Azure (21%).
About this data
- Source: HyrEzy's candidate database, snapshot taken 20 September 2026. 7,07,237 profiles were considered; 1,26,358 of them record a current CTC.
- Pay is the current CTC a candidate recorded, in ₹ lakh per annum. It is not offer data. Values below ₹1.5 LPA or above ₹250 LPA are excluded as entry errors.
- Roles are matched on current job title, so "Data Engineer" means people whose current title says so. The pool covers product companies, services companies and enterprises.
- Expected hike compares expected with current CTC, counting only expectations between 0.8 and 3 times current pay.
- Privacy: we publish only aggregates. Any group with fewer than 30 CTC records is not shown for pay, and fewer than 10 profiles is not shown at all. No individual can be identified.
- Notice periods are not reported: imported profiles often store a default value when notice is missing, which makes the field unreliable in aggregate.
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