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Average Quality Assurance Auditor Salary in India for 2026

A quality assurance auditor in India earns about 366,200 INR a year. That's 5% roughly in line with 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 183,600 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 565,100 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 auditor make in India?

Average salary
366,200 INR
30,516 INR per month
Lowest reported
183,600 INR
15,300 INR per month
Highest reported
565,100 INR
47,091 INR per month

A typical quality assurance auditor working in India brings home around 30,516 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 183,600 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 565,100 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 auditor 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 auditor 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 auditors in India earn less than 366,200 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 246,500 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 466,900 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of quality assurance auditors sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 183,600 INR. The highest stretch to 565,100 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.

183,600
Low
366,200
Median
565,100
High
246,500
25th
466,900
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Quality assurance auditor pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    221,500 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +30% from previous
    288,700 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +35% from previous
    389,200 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +19% from previous
    464,400 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +7% from previous
    498,000 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +8% from previous
    537,300 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 35%. That is the point at which a quality assurance auditor 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 auditor pay by education in India

Education sits alongside experience as one of the biggest factors driving quality assurance auditor 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 auditor salary in India broken down by the highest level of education a worker has completed.

  • Bachelor's Degree
    314,500 INR
  • Master's Degree
    +57% from previous
    492,700 INR

Quality assurance auditor 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 auditors in India earn an average of 376,800 INR a year, while female quality assurance auditors earn around 351,200 INR. That works out to a 7% 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 Auditor gender pay gap

7%

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

Men 376,800 INR
Women 351,200 INR

Pay raises for a quality assurance auditor 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

Quality assurance auditor 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.

55%

55% of quality assurance auditors in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a quality assurance auditor 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 6% of base salary. The remaining 45% of quality assurance auditors 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 auditor: 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 auditor salary by city and region in India

Quality assurance auditor 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
  • Bihar
  • Maharashtra
  • Mumbai
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Gujarat
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Bangalore
  • West Bengal
  • Delhi (city)
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Uttar PradeshRegion459,300 INR424,300 INR247,800-695,400 INR
BiharRegion445,100 INR478,000 INR205,700-706,200 INR
MaharashtraRegion444,300 INR472,100 INR208,600-704,300 INR
MumbaiCity437,300 INR444,300 INR212,500-681,900 INR
Tamil NaduRegion436,200 INR431,100 INR221,500-675,100 INR
GujaratRegion428,400 INR453,200 INR200,000-675,100 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion424,300 INR407,100 INR218,900-646,600 INR
BangaloreCity420,100 INR420,100 INR209,500-653,200 INR
West BengalRegion417,100 INR428,400 INR204,000-652,200 INR
Delhi (city)City415,900 INR442,200 INR196,800-658,300 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion413,900 INR398,300 INR215,100-632,400 INR
RajasthanRegion413,900 INR398,300 INR215,100-633,300 INR
KarnatakaRegion413,900 INR420,800 INR204,700-645,800 INR
HyderabadCity412,000 INR428,400 INR195,200-645,800 INR
PunjabRegion407,300 INR424,300 INR196,800-639,900 INR
KeralaRegion407,300 INR384,200 INR215,100-619,000 INR
OrissaRegion396,300 INR404,600 INR194,600-620,300 INR
SuratCity396,300 INR414,000 INR192,000-623,700 INR
KolkataCity394,800 INR378,300 INR205,700-600,000 INR
ChennaiCity394,800 INR419,400 INR185,100-619,800 INR
AhmadabadCity394,500 INR371,100 INR209,700-600,000 INR
IndoreCity390,000 INR420,800 INR180,500-619,800 INR
LucknowCity386,400 INR371,100 INR201,100-592,200 INR
AssamRegion384,500 INR377,200 INR196,800-592,200 INR
JharkhandRegion384,500 INR354,000 INR208,600-581,000 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion383,300 INR383,300 INR192,000-592,600 INR
PuneCity378,300 INR354,000 INR200,000-575,100 INR
VisakhapatnamCity378,300 INR378,300 INR190,500-588,500 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion376,800 INR344,600 INR204,700-566,900 INR
NagpurCity376,800 INR388,100 INR180,500-589,400 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity375,200 INR403,100 INR172,200-592,600 INR
ManipurRegion375,200 INR367,900 INR192,000-576,500 INR
JaipurCity371,100 INR381,800 INR183,600-580,600 INR
KanpurCity369,300 INR385,300 INR180,300-582,700 INR
UttaranchalRegion367,200 INR367,200 INR185,100-572,200 INR
HaryanaRegion363,000 INR357,700 INR187,500-563,000 INR
NagalandRegion363,000 INR335,800 INR195,200-551,200 INR
BhopalCity362,200 INR362,200 INR181,600-559,000 INR
CoimbatoreCity361,600 INR351,200 INR183,700-553,400 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion361,600 INR383,300 INR169,000-566,900 INR
Delhi (region)Region361,500 INR378,300 INR172,200-568,500 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion361,500 INR390,000 INR168,100-574,200 INR
PatnaCity353,600 INR353,600 INR175,900-548,500 INR
VadodaraCity353,600 INR340,400 INR185,100-541,700 INR
agraCity351,900 INR372,600 INR164,200-555,800 INR
LudhianaCity351,200 INR351,200 INR176,800-545,300 INR
MaduraiCity349,300 INR376,800 INR159,400-553,800 INR
TripuraRegion348,300 INR378,300 INR159,500-555,800 INR
MeghalayaRegion345,700 INR375,200 INR159,400-551,200 INR
GhaziabadCity341,400 INR315,700 INR185,100-518,300 INR
ChandigarhRegion341,400 INR341,400 INR172,200-529,600 INR
PondicherryRegion340,400 INR319,600 INR181,600-519,300 INR
GoaRegion340,400 INR325,900 INR175,900-522,700 INR
MizoramRegion340,000 INR340,000 INR169,000-524,700 INR
SikkimRegion327,800 INR349,300 INR152,300-519,300 INR
Daman & DiuRegion325,600 INR307,400 INR172,400-492,700 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion322,600 INR327,300 INR159,100-504,400 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion312,400 INR325,800 INR151,800-489,600 INR
LakshadweepRegion296,000 INR309,800 INR143,200-464,900 INR

Quality Assurance Auditor in India: FAQs

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

    A quality assurance auditor in India earns about 30,516 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 366,200 INR.

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

    Entry-level quality assurance auditors in India start near 183,600 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 565,100 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 246,500 and 466,900 INR.

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

    The median is 366,200 INR, higher than the average of 366,200 INR. Half of quality assurance auditors in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

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

    Men working as a quality assurance auditor in India earn around 7% more than women on average (376,800 vs 351,200 INR a year).

  • Do quality assurance auditors in India get bonuses?

    About 55% of quality assurance auditors in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 3% to 6% of base salary.

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

    In India, the public sector pays a quality assurance auditor 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 auditors in India get a pay raise?

    A quality assurance auditor in India sees a raise of around 11% every 17 months, equivalent to roughly 8% a year.