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Average Quality Assurance Executive Salary in India for 2026

A quality assurance executive in India earns about 568,500 INR a year. That's 48% 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 263,100 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 906,500 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 executive make in India?

Average salary
568,500 INR
47,375 INR per month
Lowest reported
263,100 INR
21,925 INR per month
Highest reported
906,500 INR
75,541 INR per month

A typical quality assurance executive working in India brings home around 47,375 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 263,100 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 906,500 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 executive 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 executive 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 executives in India earn less than 615,700 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 394,300 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 823,900 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of quality assurance executives sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 263,100 INR. The highest stretch to 906,500 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.

263,100
Low
615,700
Median
906,500
High
394,300
25th
823,900
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Quality assurance executive pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    299,500 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +32% from previous
    396,300 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +48% from previous
    587,800 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +22% from previous
    718,000 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +9% from previous
    780,600 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +8% from previous
    844,600 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 48%. That is the point at which a quality assurance executive 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 executive pay by education in India

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

  • Bachelor's Degree
    344,600 INR
  • Master's Degree
    +94% from previous
    669,100 INR

Quality assurance executive 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 executives in India earn an average of 623,200 INR a year, while female quality assurance executives earn around 518,300 INR. That works out to a 20% 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 Executive gender pay gap

17%

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

Men 623,200 INR
Women 518,300 INR

Pay raises for a quality assurance executive 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 executive 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.

60%

60% of quality assurance executives in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a quality assurance executive 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 2% to 7% of base salary. The remaining 40% of quality assurance executives 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 executive: 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 executive salary by city and region in India

Quality assurance executive 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
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Karnataka
  • Delhi (city)
  • Orissa
  • Maharashtra
  • Bangalore
  • West Bengal
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Uttar PradeshRegion714,300 INR769,500 INR327,800-1,133,900 INR
BiharRegion696,700 INR751,700 INR319,600-1,108,500 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion694,700 INR751,100 INR319,600-1,105,600 INR
Tamil NaduRegion674,100 INR725,700 INR308,300-1,070,600 INR
KarnatakaRegion674,100 INR725,700 INR308,300-1,069,800 INR
Delhi (city)City672,600 INR724,300 INR309,800-1,067,300 INR
OrissaRegion664,500 INR717,900 INR307,400-1,058,800 INR
MaharashtraRegion663,100 INR718,000 INR305,600-1,054,900 INR
BangaloreCity660,500 INR714,300 INR301,700-1,050,100 INR
West BengalRegion649,700 INR704,300 INR301,800-1,035,500 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion645,800 INR696,700 INR296,000-1,025,100 INR
KolkataCity645,800 INR696,700 INR299,500-1,027,600 INR
RajasthanRegion631,200 INR683,400 INR292,000-1,004,500 INR
JaipurCity629,800 INR681,900 INR288,700-1,003,800 INR
MumbaiCity628,000 INR677,100 INR286,400-996,600 INR
ChennaiCity626,800 INR677,100 INR286,400-996,600 INR
JharkhandRegion626,800 INR677,100 INR286,400-996,600 INR
PunjabRegion619,800 INR672,600 INR283,700-988,600 INR
GujaratRegion619,000 INR669,100 INR282,500-985,700 INR
HyderabadCity619,000 INR670,600 INR282,500-986,700 INR
SuratCity607,400 INR659,400 INR279,400-970,200 INR
AhmadabadCity605,700 INR652,200 INR277,400-962,300 INR
LucknowCity603,400 INR650,700 INR275,500-958,700 INR
PuneCity602,700 INR650,700 INR275,500-958,700 INR
AssamRegion602,700 INR649,700 INR275,500-955,800 INR
KeralaRegion602,700 INR649,700 INR275,500-955,800 INR
IndoreCity598,600 INR646,600 INR275,800-953,200 INR
NagpurCity598,600 INR646,600 INR275,800-954,900 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion592,600 INR641,900 INR275,200-945,400 INR
HaryanaRegion587,800 INR633,300 INR271,300-934,900 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion583,000 INR633,100 INR268,900-929,700 INR
Delhi (region)Region581,300 INR625,000 INR266,000-918,600 INR
CoimbatoreCity575,100 INR620,300 INR263,900-913,400 INR
KanpurCity574,200 INR623,200 INR265,000-917,200 INR
MeghalayaRegion573,500 INR620,300 INR263,900-915,100 INR
UttaranchalRegion568,500 INR615,700 INR263,100-906,000 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion562,200 INR605,700 INR257,700-894,500 INR
ManipurRegion559,000 INR605,700 INR257,700-890,100 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion558,300 INR603,400 INR258,400-888,400 INR
BhopalCity555,800 INR598,600 INR254,800-882,400 INR
NagalandRegion552,400 INR596,100 INR252,300-877,300 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity548,800 INR590,200 INR253,400-869,400 INR
agraCity547,800 INR592,200 INR252,300-875,000 INR
VadodaraCity543,200 INR587,800 INR249,600-864,700 INR
GoaRegion543,200 INR587,800 INR249,600-864,700 INR
ChandigarhRegion539,800 INR581,000 INR247,800-858,100 INR
TripuraRegion539,800 INR581,000 INR246,500-858,100 INR
VisakhapatnamCity539,800 INR581,000 INR246,500-858,100 INR
GhaziabadCity539,700 INR583,000 INR247,800-861,300 INR
PatnaCity533,100 INR575,100 INR245,300-846,500 INR
LudhianaCity520,900 INR563,000 INR239,000-829,000 INR
PondicherryRegion518,300 INR558,300 INR239,000-821,500 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion510,200 INR552,400 INR233,900-812,900 INR
MizoramRegion510,000 INR547,800 INR233,600-810,400 INR
MaduraiCity504,400 INR544,800 INR232,900-799,300 INR
SikkimRegion501,400 INR541,700 INR232,900-800,500 INR
LakshadweepRegion485,200 INR524,700 INR221,500-774,200 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion483,800 INR520,900 INR222,300-767,500 INR
Daman & DiuRegion467,100 INR504,300 INR214,000-743,100 INR

Quality Assurance Executive in India: FAQs

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

    A quality assurance executive in India earns about 47,375 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 568,500 INR.

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

    Entry-level quality assurance executives in India start near 263,100 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 906,500 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 394,300 and 823,900 INR.

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

    The median is 615,700 INR, higher than the average of 568,500 INR. Half of quality assurance executives in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

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

    Men working as a quality assurance executive in India earn around 20% more than women on average (623,200 vs 518,300 INR a year).

  • Do quality assurance executives in India get bonuses?

    About 60% of quality assurance executives in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 2% to 7% of base salary.

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

    In India, the public sector pays a quality assurance executive 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 executives in India get a pay raise?

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