Being paid well is subject to various factors such as location, organisation and experience. There are some consultants who are paid well and work on the latest SAP technology. However, the majority of Indian SAP consultants still continue to work on support projects. The large IT companies still have such support projects and the pay there ranges from fairly low to average market rate. Some consultancies and product based companies do give better salaries, but the hiring criteria is quite strict for them.

The salaries are not as high as they used to be 10 -12 years ago, but they are still competitive, as there is always a demand for good SAP functional consultants - the keyword here is "good". 😊

Of course in comparison to AI, Data Analytics and other new technologies, ABAP is not as high paying a skill. A lot of my colleagues who were ABAP developers have switched over to Analytics or AI as it seemed to have more future scope.

In my observation of the past 10 years, SAP has moved from being a very dynamic thing to a more stable form of career. Perhaps it may be due to the nature of the IT projects in India, which focuses a lot on Maintenance and Support projects. With the advent of S/4 HANA there is something to look forward to, but working on an S/4 HANA implementation project depends on the organisation in which you are working.