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Average Quality Control Manager Salary in India for 2026

A quality control manager in India earns about 597,800 INR a year. That's 56% 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 315,900 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 908,200 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 control manager make in India?

Average salary
597,800 INR
49,816 INR per month
Lowest reported
315,900 INR
26,325 INR per month
Highest reported
908,200 INR
75,683 INR per month

A typical quality control manager working in India brings home around 49,816 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 315,900 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 908,200 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 control manager 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 manager 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 managers in India earn less than 563,000 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 394,500 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 693,100 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of quality control managers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 315,900 INR. The highest stretch to 908,200 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.

315,900
Low
563,000
Median
908,200
High
394,500
25th
693,100
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Quality control manager pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    363,000 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +24% from previous
    448,500 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +41% from previous
    633,300 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +17% from previous
    741,500 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +10% from previous
    814,500 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +6% from previous
    862,200 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 41%. That is the point at which a quality control manager 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 manager pay by education in India

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

  • Bachelor's Degree
    412,000 INR
  • Master's Degree
    +93% from previous
    795,700 INR

Quality control manager 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 managers in India earn an average of 629,800 INR a year, while female quality control managers earn around 548,500 INR. That works out to a 15% 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 Manager gender pay gap

13%

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

Men 629,800 INR
Women 548,500 INR

Pay raises for a quality control manager 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 control manager 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.

79%

79% of quality control managers in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a quality control manager a high-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 6% to 8% of base salary. The remaining 21% of quality control managers 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 manager: 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 manager salary by city and region in India

Quality control manager 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
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Rajasthan
  • Delhi (city)
  • Bihar
  • Hyderabad
  • West Bengal
  • Ahmadabad
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Bangalore
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
MaharashtraRegion751,100 INR751,100 INR376,800-1,162,300 INR
Uttar PradeshRegion725,700 INR714,600 INR369,300-1,120,700 INR
RajasthanRegion721,600 INR692,500 INR375,200-1,102,900 INR
Delhi (city)City710,500 INR710,500 INR354,000-1,102,900 INR
BiharRegion707,700 INR767,000 INR325,900-1,125,300 INR
HyderabadCity706,200 INR650,800 INR383,300-1,067,300 INR
West BengalRegion689,900 INR704,300 INR339,100-1,074,200 INR
AhmadabadCity688,900 INR728,500 INR322,600-1,088,100 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion687,100 INR658,300 INR357,700-1,048,100 INR
BangaloreCity679,200 INR638,700 INR359,900-1,030,200 INR
Tamil NaduRegion677,100 INR704,300 INR325,600-1,062,500 INR
OrissaRegion675,200 INR689,900 INR330,900-1,053,900 INR
KeralaRegion674,100 INR714,600 INR315,900-1,064,100 INR
GujaratRegion674,100 INR674,100 INR335,800-1,041,900 INR
PuneCity672,600 INR710,500 INR313,700-1,058,300 INR
MumbaiCity671,000 INR683,800 INR327,300-1,048,600 INR
KarnatakaRegion656,800 INR669,100 INR320,500-1,023,000 INR
JharkhandRegion650,800 INR637,500 INR330,900-998,400 INR
AssamRegion650,700 INR679,200 INR314,500-1,023,000 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion650,700 INR639,100 INR332,500-1,004,400 INR
SuratCity649,700 INR597,800 INR351,900-983,700 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion648,200 INR620,300 INR335,800-987,200 INR
Delhi (region)Region643,800 INR592,200 INR349,300-971,200 INR
JaipurCity643,800 INR658,300 INR313,700-1,004,600 INR
KolkataCity638,700 INR610,100 INR330,900-975,700 INR
ChennaiCity637,500 INR637,500 INR318,800-986,700 INR
NagpurCity628,000 INR576,500 INR340,000-946,000 INR
TripuraRegion619,800 INR672,600 INR283,700-988,600 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion619,000 INR670,600 INR282,500-986,700 INR
UttaranchalRegion618,800 INR580,600 INR327,800-939,000 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion615,700 INR581,300 INR325,900-934,900 INR
PunjabRegion614,600 INR563,300 INR332,500-929,700 INR
KanpurCity614,600 INR563,300 INR332,500-929,700 INR
IndoreCity606,400 INR658,300 INR279,400-965,800 INR
CoimbatoreCity605,700 INR629,800 INR288,700-953,300 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity603,400 INR650,700 INR275,500-958,700 INR
LucknowCity603,400 INR581,300 INR315,700-923,000 INR
HaryanaRegion598,600 INR623,700 INR286,400-943,800 INR
ManipurRegion596,800 INR620,300 INR288,100-938,100 INR
NagalandRegion596,100 INR582,700 INR301,700-917,700 INR
GhaziabadCity592,600 INR581,000 INR301,600-913,400 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion585,900 INR585,900 INR294,700-906,000 INR
BhopalCity583,000 INR547,800 INR308,300-890,700 INR
LudhianaCity578,500 INR544,800 INR307,400-879,700 INR
MeghalayaRegion575,100 INR620,300 INR263,900-913,400 INR
VisakhapatnamCity573,500 INR538,600 INR301,700-874,300 INR
agraCity571,300 INR571,300 INR283,700-885,000 INR
GoaRegion568,500 INR548,800 INR296,000-870,700 INR
PatnaCity556,000 INR524,700 INR294,700-848,200 INR
MaduraiCity552,400 INR595,300 INR254,700-877,300 INR
VadodaraCity548,800 INR524,300 INR282,500-839,500 INR
PondicherryRegion545,300 INR578,500 INR258,400-862,100 INR
SikkimRegion535,900 INR535,900 INR268,900-832,000 INR
MizoramRegion528,600 INR498,500 INR281,500-805,900 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion528,500 INR535,900 INR257,700-821,500 INR
ChandigarhRegion516,100 INR485,300 INR275,200-782,500 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion514,800 INR472,100 INR277,400-778,900 INR
LakshadweepRegion510,300 INR467,700 INR275,800-769,500 INR
Daman & DiuRegion502,200 INR533,100 INR233,900-790,600 INR

Quality Control Manager in India: FAQs

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

    A quality control manager in India earns about 49,816 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 597,800 INR.

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

    Entry-level quality control managers in India start near 315,900 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 908,200 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 394,500 and 693,100 INR.

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

    The median is 563,000 INR, lower than the average of 597,800 INR. Half of quality control managers in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

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

    Men working as a quality control manager in India earn around 15% more than women on average (629,800 vs 548,500 INR a year).

  • Do quality control managers in India get bonuses?

    About 79% of quality control managers in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 6% to 8% of base salary.

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

    In India, the public sector pays a quality control manager 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 managers in India get a pay raise?

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