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Average Quality Assurance Engineer Salary in India for 2026

A quality assurance engineer in India earns about 332,100 INR a year. That's 14% 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 168,100 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 518,300 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 engineer make in India?

Average salary
332,100 INR
27,675 INR per month
Lowest reported
168,100 INR
14,008 INR per month
Highest reported
518,300 INR
43,191 INR per month

A typical quality assurance engineer working in India brings home around 27,675 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 168,100 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 518,300 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 engineer 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 engineer 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 engineers in India earn less than 332,100 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 225,300 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 424,900 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of quality assurance engineers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 168,100 INR. The highest stretch to 518,300 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.

168,100
Low
332,100
Median
518,300
High
225,300
25th
424,900
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Quality assurance engineer pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    200,000 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +33% from previous
    265,000 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +33% from previous
    353,600 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +19% from previous
    420,800 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +8% from previous
    454,900 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +8% from previous
    489,600 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 0 - 2 Years to 2 - 5 Years, where pay rises by about 33%. That is the point at which a quality assurance engineer 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 engineer pay by education in India

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

  • Bachelor's Degree
    283,700 INR
  • Master's Degree
    +59% from previous
    451,000 INR

Quality assurance engineer 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 engineers in India earn an average of 341,900 INR a year, while female quality assurance engineers earn around 320,500 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 Engineer gender pay gap

6%

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

Men 341,900 INR
Women 320,500 INR

Pay raises for a quality assurance engineer 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 16 months, which works out to roughly 9% 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 engineer 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 engineers in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a quality assurance engineer 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 engineers 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 engineer: 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 engineer salary by city and region in India

Quality assurance engineer 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
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Maharashtra
  • Delhi (city)
  • Bihar
  • West Bengal
  • Mumbai
  • Bangalore
  • Orissa
  • Rajasthan
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Uttar PradeshRegion412,000 INR378,300 INR222,300-620,300 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion407,100 INR388,100 INR209,500-619,800 INR
MaharashtraRegion407,100 INR430,500 INR192,600-642,800 INR
Delhi (city)City394,800 INR419,400 INR185,100-623,200 INR
BiharRegion394,800 INR424,900 INR181,600-625,000 INR
West BengalRegion394,300 INR401,300 INR191,600-615,700 INR
MumbaiCity388,100 INR396,300 INR192,000-607,400 INR
BangaloreCity385,300 INR385,300 INR191,600-596,800 INR
OrissaRegion385,300 INR394,800 INR190,500-602,700 INR
RajasthanRegion384,500 INR369,300 INR200,000-590,200 INR
HyderabadCity384,500 INR399,900 INR185,100-605,700 INR
ChennaiCity384,200 INR404,600 INR180,500-605,700 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion382,600 INR367,200 INR197,600-588,500 INR
KolkataCity378,300 INR361,500 INR195,200-576,500 INR
KarnatakaRegion376,800 INR384,200 INR183,700-585,900 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion369,900 INR340,400 INR197,600-559,000 INR
Tamil NaduRegion369,900 INR361,500 INR189,300-568,500 INR
JaipurCity369,300 INR378,300 INR181,600-578,500 INR
JharkhandRegion367,200 INR340,000 INR197,600-555,800 INR
AhmadabadCity367,200 INR345,700 INR196,800-559,000 INR
HaryanaRegion365,400 INR357,300 INR185,100-558,300 INR
GujaratRegion363,000 INR385,300 INR172,200-574,200 INR
KanpurCity362,200 INR376,800 INR172,400-565,100 INR
PunjabRegion361,600 INR375,200 INR172,400-563,300 INR
LucknowCity359,900 INR345,100 INR187,500-548,500 INR
AssamRegion357,700 INR352,000 INR183,600-551,200 INR
PuneCity357,300 INR335,100 INR189,300-539,700 INR
SuratCity351,900 INR366,200 INR169,000-553,800 INR
KeralaRegion351,200 INR330,900 INR187,300-537,300 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion344,600 INR344,600 INR172,400-535,800 INR
UttaranchalRegion344,600 INR344,600 INR172,400-537,300 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion341,900 INR369,300 INR159,100-545,300 INR
TripuraRegion341,900 INR369,300 INR159,100-548,800 INR
Delhi (region)Region341,400 INR354,000 INR163,800-537,300 INR
IndoreCity340,400 INR367,200 INR158,700-541,700 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity340,000 INR363,000 INR157,600-535,900 INR
GhaziabadCity335,800 INR308,300 INR181,600-507,300 INR
NagpurCity335,800 INR352,000 INR161,300-528,500 INR
BhopalCity332,500 INR332,500 INR164,200-516,100 INR
CoimbatoreCity332,100 INR325,900 INR172,200-514,300 INR
VisakhapatnamCity330,700 INR330,900 INR164,200-513,300 INR
ManipurRegion327,800 INR319,600 INR168,100-504,400 INR
LudhianaCity325,900 INR325,900 INR161,600-504,500 INR
PatnaCity319,600 INR319,600 INR159,400-498,500 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion318,800 INR339,100 INR150,000-502,200 INR
MeghalayaRegion318,800 INR345,100 INR148,300-504,500 INR
PondicherryRegion313,700 INR296,000 INR168,100-480,600 INR
agraCity312,400 INR327,300 INR148,300-491,000 INR
MaduraiCity308,900 INR330,900 INR142,300-489,600 INR
GoaRegion307,400 INR294,700 INR159,100-467,100 INR
NagalandRegion305,600 INR281,500 INR163,800-459,300 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion301,600 INR309,800 INR150,000-472,100 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion301,600 INR315,700 INR146,200-475,700 INR
VadodaraCity297,000 INR288,100 INR157,600-459,700 INR
MizoramRegion296,000 INR296,000 INR148,300-459,300 INR
ChandigarhRegion290,800 INR290,800 INR142,300-447,700 INR
Daman & DiuRegion288,700 INR275,200 INR152,300-440,200 INR
SikkimRegion288,700 INR309,800 INR137,400-459,300 INR
LakshadweepRegion271,300 INR281,500 INR128,500-424,300 INR

Quality Assurance Engineer in India: FAQs

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

    A quality assurance engineer in India earns about 27,675 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 332,100 INR.

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

    Entry-level quality assurance engineers in India start near 168,100 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 518,300 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 225,300 and 424,900 INR.

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

    The median is 332,100 INR, higher than the average of 332,100 INR. Half of quality assurance engineers in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

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

    Men working as a quality assurance engineer in India earn around 7% more than women on average (341,900 vs 320,500 INR a year).

  • Do quality assurance engineers in India get bonuses?

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

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

    In India, the public sector pays a quality assurance engineer 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 engineers in India get a pay raise?

    A quality assurance engineer in India sees a raise of around 12% every 16 months, equivalent to roughly 9% a year.