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Average Quality Control Coordinator Salary in India for 2026

A quality control coordinator in India earns about 258,400 INR a year. That's 33% 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 119,560 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 407,300 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 control coordinator make in India?

Average salary
258,400 INR
21,533 INR per month
Lowest reported
119,560 INR
9,963 INR per month
Highest reported
407,300 INR
33,941 INR per month

A typical quality control coordinator working in India brings home around 21,533 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 119,560 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 407,300 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 control coordinator 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 control coordinator 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 control coordinators in India earn less than 275,500 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 175,900 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 369,900 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of quality control coordinators sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 119,560 INR. The highest stretch to 407,300 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.

119,560
Low
275,500
Median
407,300
High
175,900
25th
369,900
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Quality control coordinator pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    136,100 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +32% from previous
    180,300 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +46% from previous
    263,900 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +22% from previous
    322,600 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +9% from previous
    351,900 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +8% from previous
    381,800 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 46%. That is the point at which a quality control coordinator 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 control coordinator pay by education in India

Education lifts pay across almost every role, but the size of the lift varies enormously. The biggest premiums show up in licensed professions like medicine, law and accounting, where extra years of formal study open up seniority that isn't available without the qualification. The smallest premiums show up in skilled trades and creative work, where practical experience often beats academic credentials.

As a rough cross-industry guide for India: a post-secondary certificate or diploma adds around 17% over a high-school-only baseline. A bachelor's degree typically adds another 25% on top of that. A master's lifts pay a further 30%, and a PhD adds about 22% more in fields that value research-level qualifications. These are averages across many different professions, so the real number for your specific job could easily be twice as high or close to zero. The per-job pages below have the real numbers for individual roles.

Quality control coordinator 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 control coordinators in India earn an average of 279,400 INR a year, while female quality control coordinators earn around 232,400 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 Control Coordinator gender pay gap

17%

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

Men 279,400 INR
Women 232,400 INR

Pay raises for a quality control coordinator 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 control coordinator 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.

59%

59% of quality control coordinators in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a quality control coordinator 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 41% of quality control coordinators 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 control coordinator: 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 control coordinator salary by city and region in India

Quality control coordinator 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.

  • Maharashtra
  • West Bengal
  • Bihar
  • Delhi (city)
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Rajasthan
  • Chennai
  • Gujarat
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Mumbai
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
MaharashtraRegion319,600 INR345,700 INR148,300-510,300 INR
West BengalRegion313,700 INR340,400 INR146,200-501,400 INR
BiharRegion311,700 INR339,100 INR142,300-498,500 INR
Delhi (city)City308,900 INR332,500 INR142,300-489,500 INR
Uttar PradeshRegion301,600 INR325,900 INR138,200-480,600 INR
RajasthanRegion301,600 INR325,900 INR138,200-480,300 INR
ChennaiCity296,000 INR319,600 INR137,400-472,100 INR
GujaratRegion294,700 INR313,700 INR136,100-464,900 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion294,300 INR315,900 INR136,200-466,900 INR
MumbaiCity294,300 INR318,800 INR136,200-467,100 INR
AhmadabadCity290,800 INR311,700 INR134,600-459,300 INR
BangaloreCity290,800 INR311,700 INR134,600-459,300 INR
KeralaRegion290,800 INR311,700 INR134,600-459,300 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion288,100 INR308,300 INR130,400-454,900 INR
AssamRegion286,400 INR312,400 INR130,400-457,300 INR
OrissaRegion283,700 INR309,800 INR128,900-454,300 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion283,700 INR309,800 INR130,400-455,400 INR
PunjabRegion283,700 INR308,300 INR130,400-455,400 INR
KarnatakaRegion283,400 INR305,600 INR128,500-447,700 INR
Tamil NaduRegion282,300 INR305,600 INR128,500-451,000 INR
JharkhandRegion279,400 INR301,600 INR129,000-444,300 INR
HyderabadCity279,400 INR301,600 INR129,000-444,300 INR
JaipurCity279,400 INR301,300 INR129,000-445,100 INR
NagpurCity275,200 INR294,700 INR127,700-433,400 INR
KanpurCity275,200 INR294,700 INR127,700-433,400 INR
IndoreCity273,300 INR294,300 INR124,400-430,500 INR
KolkataCity273,300 INR294,300 INR127,700-431,300 INR
SuratCity273,300 INR294,700 INR127,700-431,300 INR
LucknowCity267,100 INR290,800 INR125,100-425,100 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion267,100 INR290,800 INR125,100-425,100 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion266,000 INR288,100 INR123,400-424,300 INR
PuneCity265,000 INR283,700 INR119,900-420,100 INR
BhopalCity263,200 INR283,400 INR119,700-417,200 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity261,300 INR283,400 INR120,880-413,900 INR
GhaziabadCity261,300 INR281,500 INR119,860-413,900 INR
HaryanaRegion261,300 INR281,500 INR119,860-413,900 INR
TripuraRegion259,100 INR281,500 INR117,600-414,000 INR
LudhianaCity258,400 INR275,500 INR115,940-407,300 INR
UttaranchalRegion257,700 INR277,400 INR118,060-409,000 INR
CoimbatoreCity254,800 INR275,800 INR119,500-407,100 INR
ManipurRegion254,700 INR273,000 INR115,600-406,300 INR
Delhi (region)Region254,700 INR273,000 INR115,600-406,300 INR
NagalandRegion253,400 INR273,300 INR117,520-399,900 INR
PatnaCity252,300 INR275,200 INR115,400-401,300 INR
GoaRegion247,800 INR267,100 INR113,420-394,300 INR
MeghalayaRegion245,300 INR263,900 INR111,240-389,200 INR
VisakhapatnamCity245,300 INR263,900 INR111,240-389,200 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion233,600 INR252,300 INR106,960-371,100 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion232,900 INR251,500 INR108,120-367,900 INR
MaduraiCity232,400 INR249,600 INR107,820-369,900 INR
PondicherryRegion231,000 INR247,800 INR104,140-366,200 INR
ChandigarhRegion228,500 INR245,300 INR104,900-362,200 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion228,000 INR246,500 INR104,060-365,400 INR
agraCity228,000 INR246,500 INR104,060-365,400 INR
VadodaraCity228,000 INR246,500 INR106,740-365,400 INR
MizoramRegion225,700 INR240,500 INR104,600-357,300 INR
SikkimRegion225,300 INR243,000 INR101,960-357,700 INR
Daman & DiuRegion221,500 INR237,400 INR101,900-349,300 INR
LakshadweepRegion217,900 INR237,400 INR98,960-349,300 INR

Quality Control Coordinator in India: FAQs

  • How much does a quality control coordinator make per month in India?

    A quality control coordinator in India earns about 21,533 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 258,400 INR.

  • What's the salary range for a quality control coordinator in India?

    Entry-level quality control coordinators in India start near 119,560 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 407,300 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 175,900 and 369,900 INR.

  • Is the median quality control coordinator salary in India higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 275,500 INR, higher than the average of 258,400 INR. Half of quality control coordinators in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for quality control coordinators in India?

    Men working as a quality control coordinator in India earn around 20% more than women on average (279,400 vs 232,400 INR a year).

  • Do quality control coordinators in India get bonuses?

    About 59% of quality control coordinators in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 2% to 7% of base salary.

  • Do quality control coordinators earn more in the public or private sector in India?

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

  • How often do quality control coordinators in India get a pay raise?

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