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Average Quality Assurance Analyst Salary in India for 2026

A quality assurance analyst in India earns about 430,500 INR a year. That's 12% above 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 228,000 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 658,300 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 a quality assurance analyst make in India?

Average salary
430,500 INR
35,875 INR per month
Lowest reported
228,000 INR
19,000 INR per month
Highest reported
658,300 INR
54,858 INR per month

A typical quality assurance analyst working in India brings home around 35,875 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 228,000 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 658,300 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 quality assurance analyst 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 quality assurance analyst 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 quality assurance analysts in India earn less than 407,100 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 283,700 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 498,000 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of quality assurance analysts sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 228,000 INR. The highest stretch to 658,300 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.

228,000
Low
407,100
Median
658,300
High
283,700
25th
498,000
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Quality assurance analyst pay by experience in India

Years of experience is the single biggest lever on pay for a quality assurance analyst 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 quality assurance analyst salary changes as you move through the career ladder.

  • 0-2 Years
    263,100 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +23% from previous
    322,600 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +42% from previous
    459,700 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +17% from previous
    535,800 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +10% from previous
    587,800 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +6% from previous
    623,200 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 42%. That is the point at which a quality assurance analyst 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.

Quality assurance analyst pay by education in India

Education sits alongside experience as one of the biggest factors driving quality assurance analyst pay in India. Higher qualifications consistently pull higher salaries, but the size of the gap tends to be smallest at junior levels and widens as people move up. Two people in the same role with the same years of experience but different degrees can end up earning very different money once they reach mid-career.

Below is the average quality assurance analyst salary in India broken down by the highest level of education a worker has completed.

  • Bachelor's Degree
    299,500 INR
  • Master's Degree
    +92% from previous
    574,200 INR

Quality assurance analyst gender pay gap in India

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and India is no exception. Male quality assurance analysts in India earn an average of 455,400 INR a year, while female quality assurance analysts earn around 394,500 INR. That works out to a 15% 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.

Quality Assurance Analyst gender pay gap

13%

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

Men 455,400 INR
Women 394,500 INR

Pay raises for a quality assurance analyst 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 12% every 18 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

Quality assurance analyst 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.

53%

53% of quality assurance analysts in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a quality assurance analyst a moderate-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 3% to 5% of base salary. The remaining 47% of quality assurance analysts 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

Quality assurance analyst: 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

Quality assurance analyst salary by city and region in India

Quality assurance analyst 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.

  • Bihar
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Maharashtra
  • Hyderabad
  • Delhi (city)
  • West Bengal
  • Gujarat
  • Kerala
  • Jharkhand
  • Chennai
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
BiharRegion539,800 INR581,000 INR247,800-858,100 INR
Uttar PradeshRegion539,700 INR529,600 INR275,800-832,000 INR
MaharashtraRegion524,700 INR524,700 INR263,200-814,100 INR
HyderabadCity510,000 INR467,100 INR273,000-767,500 INR
Delhi (city)City510,000 INR510,000 INR254,700-786,600 INR
West BengalRegion504,400 INR514,300 INR246,500-785,400 INR
GujaratRegion498,000 INR498,000 INR251,500-774,200 INR
KeralaRegion492,700 INR524,700 INR232,400-780,600 INR
JharkhandRegion492,700 INR485,300 INR253,400-761,400 INR
ChennaiCity492,700 INR492,700 INR246,500-767,400 INR
KarnatakaRegion491,000 INR500,100 INR239,000-767,000 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion487,600 INR466,900 INR252,300-744,700 INR
Tamil NaduRegion480,600 INR498,000 INR231,000-754,900 INR
RajasthanRegion480,600 INR460,500 INR251,500-735,500 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion476,600 INR467,100 INR243,000-736,700 INR
OrissaRegion475,700 INR485,300 INR232,400-743,300 INR
MumbaiCity475,700 INR485,300 INR232,400-743,300 INR
BangaloreCity472,100 INR445,100 INR251,500-717,900 INR
SuratCity471,700 INR431,300 INR254,700-712,100 INR
JaipurCity467,700 INR476,600 INR228,000-732,400 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion467,700 INR450,300 INR245,300-719,100 INR
PuneCity466,900 INR492,700 INR221,500-735,200 INR
PunjabRegion462,300 INR424,900 INR251,500-696,700 INR
AhmadabadCity459,700 INR485,200 INR214,000-724,300 INR
AssamRegion457,300 INR475,700 INR221,500-717,900 INR
KanpurCity455,400 INR417,100 INR246,200-687,100 INR
BhopalCity454,900 INR431,100 INR240,500-695,200 INR
KolkataCity453,200 INR433,400 INR233,900-692,500 INR
Delhi (region)Region448,500 INR414,000 INR240,500-677,100 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion442,300 INR478,000 INR205,700-705,500 INR
LucknowCity437,900 INR420,100 INR227,600-671,000 INR
IndoreCity437,300 INR472,100 INR200,000-695,400 INR
HaryanaRegion437,300 INR455,400 INR209,700-687,100 INR
GhaziabadCity433,800 INR428,400 INR222,300-672,600 INR
VisakhapatnamCity433,400 INR407,300 INR231,000-659,200 INR
TripuraRegion433,400 INR467,700 INR197,600-691,200 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion430,500 INR407,100 INR228,000-659,400 INR
MeghalayaRegion428,400 INR460,500 INR195,200-680,100 INR
NagpurCity426,700 INR394,800 INR232,900-648,200 INR
NagalandRegion425,100 INR419,400 INR216,800-658,300 INR
UttaranchalRegion424,300 INR398,300 INR225,700-643,800 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity424,300 INR457,300 INR194,600-674,100 INR
LudhianaCity421,400 INR394,300 INR221,500-639,100 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion419,400 INR419,400 INR208,600-648,200 INR
PondicherryRegion417,200 INR440,200 INR196,800-659,400 INR
CoimbatoreCity417,100 INR433,800 INR201,100-659,400 INR
MaduraiCity413,900 INR447,300 INR192,000-659,400 INR
PatnaCity412,000 INR385,300 INR217,900-625,000 INR
agraCity407,300 INR407,300 INR205,700-632,400 INR
ManipurRegion407,300 INR424,900 INR196,800-641,900 INR
SikkimRegion389,200 INR389,200 INR194,600-602,700 INR
GoaRegion389,200 INR372,600 INR201,100-596,100 INR
VadodaraCity389,200 INR372,600 INR201,100-596,100 INR
MizoramRegion385,300 INR361,500 INR205,700-588,500 INR
ChandigarhRegion384,500 INR361,500 INR205,700-585,900 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion383,300 INR352,000 INR207,800-574,200 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion381,800 INR386,400 INR187,500-592,200 INR
LakshadweepRegion367,200 INR340,400 INR197,600-556,000 INR
Daman & DiuRegion353,600 INR376,800 INR168,100-559,000 INR

Quality Assurance Analyst in India: FAQs

  • How much does a quality assurance analyst make per month in India?

    A quality assurance analyst in India earns about 35,875 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 430,500 INR.

  • What's the salary range for a quality assurance analyst in India?

    Entry-level quality assurance analysts in India start near 228,000 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 658,300 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 283,700 and 498,000 INR.

  • Is the median quality assurance analyst salary in India higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 407,100 INR, lower than the average of 430,500 INR. Half of quality assurance analysts in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for quality assurance analysts in India?

    Men working as a quality assurance analyst in India earn around 15% more than women on average (455,400 vs 394,500 INR a year).

  • Do quality assurance analysts in India get bonuses?

    About 53% of quality assurance analysts in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 3% to 5% of base salary.

  • Do quality assurance analysts earn more in the public or private sector in India?

    In India, the public sector pays a quality assurance analyst about 6% more on average. Public-sector pay tends to be steadier; private-sector pay tends to offer bigger upside.

  • How often do quality assurance analysts in India get a pay raise?

    A quality assurance analyst in India sees a raise of around 12% every 18 months, equivalent to roughly 8% a year.