Akamai Salary in India (2026)
Based on 1,047 salaries shared on Weekday · Updated Nov 2026
- Engineering median
- ₹21 LPA
- ≈ ₹1,38,000 in hand / month
- Engineering range (P25–P75)
- ₹14–30 L
- Middle 50% of engineers
- Engineers, 0–1 yr
- ₹11 LPA
- 18 salaries
- Engineers, 10+ years
- ₹30 LPA
- 169 salaries
Fixed pay (CTC excluding bonus and stock). Figures use 653 engineering salaries from all 1,047, after the top and bottom 5% are removed so typos don't skew them.
Engineering roles only (software, data, QA, DevOps and the like). Across all roles at Akamai: ₹20 LPA median.
Akamai salary at a glance
Engineers at Akamai earn a median of ₹21 LPA fixed, with most between ₹14 and ₹30 LPA. Across all 1,047 salaries shared on Weekday, every role included, the median is ₹20 LPA. Engineering freshers start around ₹11 LPA, and pay roughly doubles by 7–9 years, reaching ₹30 LPA past 10 years. Senior Software Engineer II and Senior SDET are the best-paid titles with enough data.
Akamai salary for freshers
Engineering roles · 0–1 year of experience · 18 salaries
₹11 LPA
Median · range ₹6–14 LPA- Most common fresher titles: Software Engineer
- In hand: about ₹80,000 a month at ₹11 LPA (calculate yours)
Akamai salary by experience
Engineering roles · Median (black line) and middle 50% (yellow band), ₹ LPA
- 0–1 yrs18 salaries₹11 L₹6–14 L
- 2–3 yrs81 salaries₹14 L₹11–20 L
- 4–6 yrs251 salaries₹18.2 L₹13–24 L
- 7–9 yrs128 salaries₹25.5 L₹18.4–32 L
- 10+ yrs169 salaries₹30 L₹21–40 L
Akamai salary by role
Job titles as people hold them, highest median first.
| Role | Median | Typical range | Salaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Software Engineer II | ₹38 L | ₹32.5–41 L | 9 |
| Senior SDET | ₹28 L | ₹24–34 L | 9 |
| Akamai Senior Software Engineer salary | ₹26.8 L | ₹21–33 L | 114 |
| Senior Software Development Engineer Test | ₹23 L | ₹15–40.6 L | 8 |
| Senior Site Reliability Engineer | ₹22 L | ₹16.8–29 L | 15 |
| Akamai Software Engineer 2 salary | ₹20.9 L | ₹17.4–23.1 L | 44 |
| Akamai Software Engineer II salary | ₹19.3 L | ₹14.9–22 L | 70 |
| Site Reliability Engineer II | ₹18 L | ₹7.2–23 L | 9 |
| Site Reliability Engineer | ₹15 L | ₹8.8–21.8 L | 10 |
| Akamai Software Engineer salary | ₹14 L | ₹10–18.7 L | 65 |
| Cloud Support Engineer | ₹13 L | ₹9–15.5 L | 11 |
| Sdet 2 | ₹13 L | ₹10.6–14.5 L | 11 |
| Software Development Engineer in Test II | ₹13 L | ₹12–16 L | 9 |
| Software Development Engineer in Test | ₹12 L | ₹8.3–14 L | 18 |
| Business System Analyst | ₹8.5 L | ₹6–16 L | 9 |
The 15 most reported titles with 5 or more salaries are shown. The other 358 titles still count in the totals above.
Akamai Senior Software Engineer II salary
Median ₹38 LPA · most earn ₹32.5–41 LPA · 9 salaries
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 10 yrs | ₹5.5 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹32.5 L |
| 14 yrs | ₹42 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹38 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹35 L |
| 13 yrs | ₹28 L |
| 11 yrs | ₹48 L |
| 13 yrs | ₹41 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹41 L |
Akamai Senior SDET salary
Median ₹28 LPA · most earn ₹24–34 LPA · 9 salaries
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 12 yrs | ₹36 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹24 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹32 L |
| 11 yrs | ₹50 L |
| 14 yrs | ₹34 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹28 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹26 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹6.8 L |
| 13 yrs | ₹11 L |
Akamai Senior Software Engineer salary
Median ₹26.8 LPA · most earn ₹21–33 LPA · 114 salaries · Full Senior Software Engineer breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 7 yrs | ₹30 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹11.6 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹50 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹34 L |
| 11 yrs | ₹22.4 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹45 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹18 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹35 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹32 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹16 L |
Akamai Senior Software Development Engineer Test salary
Median ₹23 LPA · most earn ₹15–40.6 LPA · 8 salaries
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 7 yrs | ₹54 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹28 L |
| 12 yrs | ₹37.5 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹10.5 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹16 L |
| 12 yrs | ₹11.9 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹50 L |
| 11 yrs | ₹18 L |
Akamai Senior Site Reliability Engineer salary
Median ₹22 LPA · most earn ₹16.8–29 LPA · 15 salaries
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 8 yrs | ₹43 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹22 L |
| 12 yrs | ₹50 L |
| 13 yrs | ₹6 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹21 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹21 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹25 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹24.6 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹13.5 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹13 L |
Akamai Software Engineer 2 salary
Median ₹20.9 LPA · most earn ₹17.4–23.1 LPA · 44 salaries · Full Software Engineer 2 breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 0 yrs | ₹20 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹22 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹20 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹25 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹14 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹11 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹17.5 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹25 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹20 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹18 L |
Akamai Software Engineer II salary
Median ₹19.3 LPA · most earn ₹14.9–22 LPA · 70 salaries · Full Software Engineer II breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 6 yrs | ₹21.7 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹30 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹9 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹22 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹18 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹23.5 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹19.6 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹20 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹6.5 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹25 L |
Akamai Site Reliability Engineer II salary
Median ₹18 LPA · most earn ₹7.2–23 LPA · 9 salaries
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 6 yrs | ₹23 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹23 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹27 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹5 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹14.2 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹5 L |
| 11 yrs | ₹7.2 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹18 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹22 L |
Akamai Site Reliability Engineer salary
Median ₹15 LPA · most earn ₹8.8–21.8 LPA · 10 salaries
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 6 yrs | ₹22 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹24 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹11 L |
| 13 yrs | ₹25 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹7.7 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹7 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹10 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹19 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹8.4 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹21 L |
Akamai Software Engineer salary
Median ₹14 LPA · most earn ₹10–18.7 LPA · 65 salaries · Full Software Engineer breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 4 yrs | ₹17 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹20 L |
| 0 yrs | ₹6 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹33 L |
| 1 yr | ₹10 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹18 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹18 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹10 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹11 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹14 L |
Akamai Cloud Support Engineer salary
Median ₹13 LPA · most earn ₹9–15.5 LPA · 11 salaries
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 9 yrs | ₹14 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹19.2 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹13 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹14 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹21 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹12.6 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹17 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹5.5 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹4.5 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹5 L |
Akamai Sdet 2 salary
Median ₹13 LPA · most earn ₹10.6–14.5 LPA · 11 salaries
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 5 yrs | ₹15 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹11.8 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹13.5 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹17 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹13 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹8 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹8.2 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹11 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹10.2 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹14 L |
Akamai Software Development Engineer in Test II salary
Median ₹13 LPA · most earn ₹12–16 LPA · 9 salaries
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 1 yr | ₹20 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹10.5 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹9.9 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹13 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹13 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹15 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹12 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹16 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹18.5 L |
Akamai Software Development Engineer in Test salary
Median ₹12 LPA · most earn ₹8.3–14 LPA · 18 salaries
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 0 yrs | ₹12 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹12 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹13.5 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹8.3 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹7 L |
| 1 yr | ₹14 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹15 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹5 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹14 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹12 L |
Akamai Business System Analyst salary
Median ₹8.5 LPA · most earn ₹6–16 LPA · 9 salaries (incl. "Business Systems Analyst")
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 4 yrs | ₹6 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹8.8 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹6 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹6 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹17 L |
| 11 yrs | ₹16 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹18 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹8.5 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹8.4 L |
Akamai vs similar companies
Engineers' median at 2–3 years of experience, so companies are compared like for like
| Company | Median (2–3 yrs) | vs Akamai | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akamai | ₹14 L | — | |
| Amazon | ₹17.3 L | +24% | |
| Oracle | ₹19 L | +36% | |
| Microsoft | ₹23 L | +64% | |
| ₹20 L | +43% | ||
| Samsung | ₹15 L | +7% | |
| HERE Technologies | ₹13.6 L | −3% | |
| athenahealth | ₹15 L | +7% | |
| Synopsys | ₹20 L | +43% |
Akamai salary FAQs
What is the average salary at Akamai?
Engineers at Akamai earn a median fixed salary of ₹21 LPA, and the middle half earn ₹14–30 LPA. Across every role — 1,047 salaries shared on Weekday — the median is ₹20 LPA.
What is the Akamai salary for freshers?
Engineering freshers (0–1 years) at Akamai earn a median of ₹11 LPA, and most get ₹6–14 LPA, most often as Software Engineer. That is about ₹80,000 a month in hand.
Which role pays the most at Akamai?
Among titles with enough salaries, Senior Software Engineer II (₹38 LPA median) and Senior SDET (₹28 LPA) are the best paid at Akamai.
How much does a Akamai employee earn after 5 years?
Engineers with 4–6 years of experience earn a median of ₹18.2 LPA, and most earn ₹13–24 LPA. Engineering freshers start at ₹11 LPA.
What does Akamai pay with 10+ years of experience?
Engineers with more than 10 years at Akamai earn a median of ₹30 LPA, most between ₹21–40 LPA.
Does Akamai pay more than Amazon?
For engineers at 2–3 years of experience, Amazon pays 24% more: ₹17.3 LPA median against ₹14 LPA at Akamai. Comparing the same roles at the same experience keeps it like for like.
Are these Akamai salaries CTC or in-hand?
They are fixed CTC a year, before PF and tax, without bonus or stock. At the ₹21 LPA engineering median, take-home is about ₹1,38,000 a month under the new tax regime.
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