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Average QMS Coordinator Salary in India for 2026

An QMS coordinator in India earns about 258,400 INR a year. That's 33% below the national average of 384,200 INR.

Pay ranges widely from country to country and from role to role. The lowest reported salaries in India sit around 139,100 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 386,400 INR. Everything on this page is in Indian rupee (INR, symbol ₹), which lets you compare numbers like-for-like without worrying about exchange rates.

The numbers here are pulled together from official government wage data, large independent salary surveys, and aggregated worker-reported pay. Most reported salaries include the benefits that are common in India, such as housing or transport allowances, which is worth keeping in mind if you're comparing against a country where those are usually paid on top.

How much does an QMS coordinator make in India?

Average salary
258,400 INR
21,533 INR per month
Lowest reported
139,100 INR
11,591 INR per month
Highest reported
386,400 INR
32,200 INR per month

A typical QMS coordinator working in India brings home around 21,533 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 139,100 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 386,400 INR for the most experienced and specialised people in the role.

The wide gap between low end and top end reflects how much pay can vary inside the same job title. A junior QMS coordinator working at a small local employer earns very different money from a senior at a multinational. Skills, employer, city and years in the seat all push the number around.

How QMS coordinator pay ranges in India

A good way to think about salary in India is to look at the distribution rather than the headline average. Half of all QMS coordinators in India earn less than 237,400 INR a year, and the other half earn more. That middle number is the median, and it is usually more useful than the average for answering "is my pay normal here".

Looking at the quartiles fills in the picture. A quarter of earners take home less than 167,100 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 288,100 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of QMS coordinators sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 139,100 INR. The highest stretch to 386,400 INR, though only a small fraction of earners ever reach that level. If you are deciding whether your own offer or current pay is reasonable, work out which of those four bands you would fall into and use that as your reference point.

139,100
Low
237,400
Median
386,400
High
167,100
25th
288,100
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

QMS coordinator pay by experience in India

Years of experience is the single biggest lever on pay for an QMS coordinator in India, ahead of education and almost any other single factor. The longer you have been in the role, the more your employer can trust you to handle complexity, mentor others and act independently, all of which command higher pay. The chart below shows how the typical QMS coordinator salary changes as you move through the career ladder.

  • 0-2 Years
    159,500 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +28% from previous
    204,700 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +30% from previous
    267,100 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +17% from previous
    313,700 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +11% from previous
    348,300 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +6% from previous
    369,300 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 30%. That is the point at which a QMS coordinator typically goes from "competent in the role" to "the person other people in the team learn from", and the market pays well for that step.

QMS coordinator pay by education in India

Education lifts pay across almost every role, but the size of the lift varies enormously. The biggest premiums show up in licensed professions like medicine, law and accounting, where extra years of formal study open up seniority that isn't available without the qualification. The smallest premiums show up in skilled trades and creative work, where practical experience often beats academic credentials.

As a rough cross-industry guide for India: a post-secondary certificate or diploma adds around 17% over a high-school-only baseline. A bachelor's degree typically adds another 25% on top of that. A master's lifts pay a further 30%, and a PhD adds about 22% more in fields that value research-level qualifications. These are averages across many different professions, so the real number for your specific job could easily be twice as high or close to zero. The per-job pages below have the real numbers for individual roles.

QMS coordinator gender pay gap in India

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and India is no exception. Male QMS coordinators in India earn an average of 265,000 INR a year, while female QMS coordinators earn around 243,000 INR. That works out to a 9% gap in favour of men, even when comparing people doing the same work.

A pay gap of this size has a real long-term cost. Over a typical thirty-year career it can add up to several years of pay, and it compounds through pensions, retirement contributions and bonus-linked stock. Some of the gap is explained by women being more likely to work part-time, take career breaks, or be steered toward lower-paying specialisations. Some of it is straightforward unequal pay for the same job, which is harder to defend.

QMS Coordinator gender pay gap

8%

Men earn this much more than women on average in India.

Men 265,000 INR
Women 243,000 INR

Pay raises for an QMS coordinator in India

Most countries hand out at least some kind of pay raise every year, typically when an employee's contract is reviewed or as a cost-of-living adjustment to keep wages roughly in step with inflation. The rhythm and size of those raises varies hugely between industries.

A typical worker doing this role in India sees a raise of about 11% every 17 months, which works out to roughly 8% on an annual basis. That figure is the typical underlying rate; in years where inflation runs high you can usually expect a bit more, and in flat-economy years a bit less.

Across all jobs in India, the national average raise is around 9% every 16 months.

By industry

Industries with the highest pay raises in India:

  • Banking
    1%
  • Energy
    2%
  • Information Technology
  • Healthcare
  • Travel
  • Construction
  • Education

By experience level

Experienced workers tend to see larger raises. Retaining a senior is cheaper than replacing them, so employers fight harder for them.

  • Junior Level
    3% - 5%
  • Mid-Career
  • Senior Level
  • Top Management

QMS coordinator bonus rates in India

Bonuses are the other half of total compensation, and they vary a lot between jobs and industries. Some roles are paid almost entirely in base salary; others lean heavily on bonus structures tied to revenue, project completion or company performance. Whether a job pays a bonus, how big it is, and how often it lands all factor into whether the headline salary is actually a good offer.

26%

26% of QMS coordinators in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes an QMS coordinator a low-bonus role overall, which is useful context when you're weighing up a job offer where the base is below market.

Among those who did receive a bonus, the size of the payment varied substantially. Reported bonuses ranged from 1% to 2% of base salary. The remaining 74% of QMS coordinators reported no bonus at all over the same period.

Which careers pay bonuses in India

Revenue-facing roles tend to pay the biggest bonuses. Operational and support roles tend toward smaller, more predictable ones.

  • Finance
  • Architecture
  • Sales
  • Business Development
  • Marketing / Advertising
  • Information Technology
  • Healthcare
  • Insurance
  • Customer Service
  • Human Resources
  • Construction
  • Transport
  • Hospitality

QMS coordinator: public vs private sector pay

Public-sector pay in India is about 6% more than private-sector pay for similar work. The private sector typically offers stronger upside and bigger bonuses; the public sector typically offers better benefits and stability.

Public vs private pay gap

5%

Public-sector workers earn this much more than private-sector workers in India on average.

Public sector 392,300 INR
Private sector 371,100 INR

QMS coordinator salary by city and region in India

QMS coordinator pay is not even across India. The chart below shows the highest-paying cities and regions in the dataset, followed by the full location table.

  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Maharashtra
  • Bihar
  • Rajasthan
  • West Bengal
  • Andhra Pradesh
  • Orissa
  • Ahmadabad
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Kerala
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Uttar PradeshRegion327,800 INR308,900 INR172,200-499,300 INR
MaharashtraRegion313,700 INR327,300 INR152,100-496,100 INR
BiharRegion313,700 INR340,400 INR146,200-501,400 INR
RajasthanRegion309,800 INR315,700 INR152,100-480,300 INR
West BengalRegion308,900 INR294,700 INR159,400-471,700 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion299,500 INR301,700 INR146,200-464,400 INR
OrissaRegion299,500 INR283,700 INR154,700-454,900 INR
AhmadabadCity294,700 INR290,800 INR151,800-454,300 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion292,000 INR299,500 INR143,200-455,400 INR
KeralaRegion292,000 INR283,700 INR150,000-447,700 INR
Delhi (city)City288,700 INR301,300 INR138,200-455,400 INR
JharkhandRegion288,100 INR271,300 INR152,000-433,800 INR
KarnatakaRegion288,100 INR273,000 INR150,000-436,200 INR
MumbaiCity286,400 INR275,800 INR151,800-442,200 INR
Tamil NaduRegion282,500 INR301,300 INR134,600-447,700 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion282,500 INR267,100 INR152,100-431,300 INR
BangaloreCity282,500 INR263,200 INR152,300-431,100 INR
PuneCity282,500 INR277,400 INR146,200-436,200 INR
ChennaiCity281,500 INR292,000 INR136,100-440,200 INR
GujaratRegion279,400 INR288,700 INR136,100-437,900 INR
LucknowCity277,400 INR282,300 INR136,200-431,300 INR
HyderabadCity275,800 INR275,800 INR139,100-426,700 INR
SuratCity275,800 INR275,800 INR139,100-426,700 INR
Delhi (region)Region275,200 INR275,200 INR137,400-424,300 INR
HaryanaRegion275,200 INR290,800 INR129,000-430,500 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion273,000 INR253,400 INR150,000-413,900 INR
KolkataCity271,300 INR275,800 INR130,400-420,800 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity268,900 INR288,700 INR125,100-428,400 INR
PunjabRegion266,000 INR266,000 INR134,600-414,000 INR
AssamRegion265,000 INR283,400 INR124,400-421,400 INR
IndoreCity265,000 INR288,100 INR123,400-420,800 INR
JaipurCity265,000 INR254,700 INR139,100-404,600 INR
NagpurCity263,900 INR263,900 INR130,400-407,300 INR
VisakhapatnamCity263,900 INR240,500 INR143,200-398,300 INR
TripuraRegion259,100 INR279,400 INR119,020-412,000 INR
GhaziabadCity259,100 INR243,000 INR139,100-394,800 INR
KanpurCity257,700 INR257,700 INR128,500-399,900 INR
UttaranchalRegion254,700 INR233,600 INR139,100-382,600 INR
BhopalCity252,300 INR232,400 INR137,400-384,200 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion252,300 INR273,300 INR116,180-401,300 INR
ManipurRegion247,800 INR263,100 INR117,660-392,300 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion239,300 INR249,600 INR116,180-378,300 INR
CoimbatoreCity239,000 INR254,700 INR112,660-378,300 INR
LudhianaCity239,000 INR218,900 INR128,500-365,400 INR
NagalandRegion239,000 INR225,300 INR125,700-363,000 INR
PondicherryRegion238,900 INR233,600 INR119,900-367,900 INR
MizoramRegion238,900 INR221,500 INR129,000-361,600 INR
MaduraiCity238,900 INR257,700 INR109,520-381,800 INR
GoaRegion238,900 INR243,000 INR117,440-372,600 INR
PatnaCity237,400 INR216,800 INR125,700-357,700 INR
MeghalayaRegion237,400 INR254,800 INR110,340-376,800 INR
agraCity233,900 INR245,300 INR112,760-369,900 INR
VadodaraCity228,000 INR233,600 INR112,660-359,900 INR
ChandigarhRegion227,600 INR209,700 INR125,100-345,100 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion227,600 INR221,500 INR118,200-348,300 INR
SikkimRegion227,600 INR239,000 INR111,240-357,700 INR
LakshadweepRegion217,900 INR217,900 INR110,120-340,000 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion215,100 INR215,100 INR109,740-335,800 INR
Daman & DiuRegion214,000 INR209,700 INR111,460-330,900 INR

QMS Coordinator in India: FAQs

  • How much does an QMS coordinator make per month in India?

    An QMS coordinator in India earns about 21,533 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 258,400 INR.

  • What's the salary range for an QMS coordinator in India?

    Entry-level QMS coordinators in India start near 139,100 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 386,400 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 167,100 and 288,100 INR.

  • Is the median QMS coordinator salary in India higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 237,400 INR, lower than the average of 258,400 INR. Half of QMS coordinators in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for QMS coordinators in India?

    Men working as an QMS coordinator in India earn around 9% more than women on average (265,000 vs 243,000 INR a year).

  • Do QMS coordinators in India get bonuses?

    About 26% of QMS coordinators in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 1% to 2% of base salary.

  • Do QMS coordinators earn more in the public or private sector in India?

    In India, the public sector pays an QMS coordinator about 6% more on average. Public-sector pay tends to be steadier; private-sector pay tends to offer bigger upside.

  • How often do QMS coordinators in India get a pay raise?

    An QMS coordinator in India sees a raise of around 11% every 17 months, equivalent to roughly 8% a year.