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Average Quality Assurance Specialist Salary in India for 2026

A quality assurance specialist in India earns about 384,500 INR a year. It sits roughly in line with the national average.

Pay ranges widely from country to country and from role to role. The lowest reported salaries in India sit around 195,200 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 592,200 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 specialist make in India?

Average salary
384,500 INR
32,041 INR per month
Lowest reported
195,200 INR
16,266 INR per month
Highest reported
592,200 INR
49,350 INR per month

A typical quality assurance specialist working in India brings home around 32,041 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 195,200 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 592,200 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 specialist 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 specialist 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 specialists in India earn less than 377,200 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 257,700 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 475,700 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of quality assurance specialists sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 195,200 INR. The highest stretch to 592,200 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.

195,200
Low
377,200
Median
592,200
High
257,700
25th
475,700
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Quality assurance specialist pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    221,500 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +30% from previous
    288,100 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +39% from previous
    401,300 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +21% from previous
    483,800 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +8% from previous
    524,300 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +8% from previous
    565,100 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 39%. That is the point at which a quality assurance specialist 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 specialist pay by education in India

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

  • Bachelor's Degree
    272,800 INR
  • Master's Degree
    +76% from previous
    480,300 INR

Quality assurance specialist 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 specialists in India earn an average of 419,400 INR a year, while female quality assurance specialists earn around 354,000 INR. That works out to a 18% 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 Specialist gender pay gap

16%

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

Men 419,400 INR
Women 354,000 INR

Pay raises for a quality assurance specialist 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 specialist 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.

54%

54% of quality assurance specialists in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a quality assurance specialist 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 46% of quality assurance specialists 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 specialist: 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 specialist salary by city and region in India

Quality assurance specialist 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
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • West Bengal
  • Maharashtra
  • Rajasthan
  • Delhi (city)
  • Karnataka
  • Hyderabad
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Uttar PradeshRegion489,600 INR519,300 INR228,000-772,700 INR
BiharRegion476,600 INR514,800 INR221,500-758,700 INR
Tamil NaduRegion466,300 INR466,300 INR232,900-721,600 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion460,500 INR471,700 INR225,300-719,100 INR
West BengalRegion460,500 INR440,200 INR239,000-705,500 INR
MaharashtraRegion454,300 INR419,400 INR245,300-683,800 INR
RajasthanRegion454,300 INR464,400 INR222,300-707,700 INR
Delhi (city)City451,000 INR413,900 INR243,000-681,900 INR
KarnatakaRegion447,700 INR430,500 INR233,600-688,900 INR
HyderabadCity445,100 INR419,400 INR233,900-675,100 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion444,300 INR455,400 INR217,900-695,400 INR
MumbaiCity440,200 INR424,300 INR228,000-675,100 INR
OrissaRegion433,400 INR419,400 INR225,300-664,500 INR
AhmadabadCity431,300 INR450,300 INR207,700-681,900 INR
BangaloreCity431,100 INR420,100 INR221,500-660,500 INR
GujaratRegion430,500 INR396,300 INR232,400-652,200 INR
PunjabRegion430,000 INR404,600 INR227,600-656,800 INR
ChennaiCity430,000 INR394,500 INR232,400-649,700 INR
KolkataCity426,700 INR437,300 INR209,700-665,300 INR
LucknowCity417,200 INR424,900 INR205,700-650,800 INR
KeralaRegion413,900 INR430,000 INR197,600-649,700 INR
SuratCity407,100 INR384,200 INR215,100-619,000 INR
JharkhandRegion406,300 INR431,100 INR192,000-639,900 INR
NagpurCity404,600 INR383,300 INR214,000-615,300 INR
AssamRegion399,900 INR399,900 INR200,000-620,300 INR
VisakhapatnamCity398,300 INR390,000 INR205,700-614,600 INR
PuneCity394,300 INR411,400 INR190,500-620,300 INR
ManipurRegion394,300 INR394,300 INR195,200-610,100 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion392,300 INR424,300 INR180,500-623,700 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion392,300 INR415,900 INR183,700-619,000 INR
IndoreCity392,300 INR424,300 INR180,500-623,200 INR
JaipurCity388,100 INR375,200 INR204,700-596,800 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion386,400 INR378,800 INR197,600-595,300 INR
KanpurCity384,500 INR361,500 INR205,700-588,500 INR
NagalandRegion384,500 INR409,000 INR181,600-608,500 INR
HaryanaRegion384,200 INR384,200 INR192,000-592,200 INR
TripuraRegion382,600 INR413,900 INR176,800-608,500 INR
Delhi (region)Region378,800 INR357,300 INR201,100-576,500 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity378,800 INR409,000 INR172,200-603,400 INR
UttaranchalRegion378,800 INR369,300 INR191,600-582,700 INR
LudhianaCity378,800 INR369,300 INR191,600-582,700 INR
MeghalayaRegion378,300 INR407,300 INR172,200-600,000 INR
PatnaCity378,300 INR369,900 INR192,600-581,000 INR
VadodaraCity376,800 INR384,200 INR183,700-585,900 INR
BhopalCity375,200 INR367,900 INR192,000-576,500 INR
CoimbatoreCity367,200 INR367,200 INR183,700-572,200 INR
MaduraiCity367,200 INR396,300 INR169,000-583,000 INR
GoaRegion367,200 INR376,800 INR180,500-575,100 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion361,500 INR332,100 INR196,800-548,800 INR
GhaziabadCity357,300 INR378,300 INR167,100-562,600 INR
agraCity353,600 INR325,900 INR192,000-535,800 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion349,300 INR335,100 INR181,600-531,700 INR
PondicherryRegion349,300 INR361,500 INR168,100-548,800 INR
ChandigarhRegion344,600 INR340,000 INR176,800-533,100 INR
MizoramRegion344,600 INR340,000 INR176,800-533,100 INR
SikkimRegion335,800 INR308,300 INR181,600-507,300 INR
Daman & DiuRegion327,300 INR341,400 INR159,100-514,800 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion322,600 INR301,700 INR172,200-492,400 INR
LakshadweepRegion311,700 INR294,700 INR164,200-472,100 INR

Quality Assurance Specialist in India: FAQs

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

    A quality assurance specialist in India earns about 32,041 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 384,500 INR.

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

    Entry-level quality assurance specialists in India start near 195,200 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 592,200 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 257,700 and 475,700 INR.

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

    The median is 377,200 INR, lower than the average of 384,500 INR. Half of quality assurance specialists in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

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

    Men working as a quality assurance specialist in India earn around 18% more than women on average (419,400 vs 354,000 INR a year).

  • Do quality assurance specialists in India get bonuses?

    About 54% of quality assurance specialists in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 3% to 6% of base salary.

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

    In India, the public sector pays a quality assurance specialist 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 specialists in India get a pay raise?

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