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Average Quality Improvement Coordinator Salary in India for 2026

A quality improvement 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 139,100 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 386,400 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 improvement coordinator make in India?

Average salary
258,400 INR
21,533 INR per month
Lowest reported
139,100 INR
11,591 INR per month
Highest reported
386,400 INR
32,200 INR per month

A typical quality improvement coordinator working in India brings home around 21,533 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 139,100 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 386,400 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 improvement 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 improvement 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 improvement coordinators in India earn less than 237,400 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 167,100 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 288,100 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of quality improvement coordinators sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 139,100 INR. The highest stretch to 386,400 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.

139,100
Low
237,400
Median
386,400
High
167,100
25th
288,100
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Quality improvement coordinator pay by experience in India

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

  • 0-2 Years
    159,500 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +28% from previous
    204,700 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +30% from previous
    267,100 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +17% from previous
    313,700 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +11% from previous
    348,300 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +6% from previous
    369,300 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 30%. That is the point at which a quality improvement 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 improvement 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 improvement 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 improvement coordinators in India earn an average of 265,000 INR a year, while female quality improvement coordinators earn around 243,000 INR. That works out to a 9% 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 Improvement Coordinator gender pay gap

8%

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

Men 265,000 INR
Women 243,000 INR

Pay raises for a quality improvement 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 improvement 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.

51%

51% of quality improvement coordinators in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a quality improvement 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 4% to 5% of base salary. The remaining 49% of quality improvement 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 improvement 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 improvement coordinator salary by city and region in India

Quality improvement 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.

  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Delhi (city)
  • Karnataka
  • Bihar
  • West Bengal
  • Rajasthan
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Maharashtra
  • Bangalore
  • Mumbai
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Madhya PradeshRegion311,700 INR318,800 INR152,000-485,200 INR
Delhi (city)City308,900 INR319,600 INR148,300-483,400 INR
KarnatakaRegion307,400 INR294,700 INR159,100-466,900 INR
BiharRegion301,800 INR325,800 INR139,100-478,100 INR
West BengalRegion301,700 INR292,000 INR159,100-466,300 INR
RajasthanRegion301,600 INR309,800 INR150,000-472,000 INR
Uttar PradeshRegion301,600 INR282,500 INR159,400-459,300 INR
MaharashtraRegion296,000 INR309,800 INR142,300-466,300 INR
BangaloreCity294,700 INR272,800 INR159,400-444,300 INR
MumbaiCity294,300 INR283,400 INR152,000-451,000 INR
OrissaRegion292,000 INR279,400 INR152,100-444,300 INR
HyderabadCity292,000 INR292,000 INR146,200-453,200 INR
SuratCity290,800 INR290,800 INR146,200-447,700 INR
KolkataCity290,800 INR294,700 INR142,300-450,300 INR
AhmadabadCity290,800 INR282,300 INR148,300-444,300 INR
Tamil NaduRegion290,800 INR307,400 INR136,200-454,900 INR
GujaratRegion288,100 INR299,500 INR139,100-451,000 INR
AssamRegion286,400 INR305,600 INR136,200-455,400 INR
JharkhandRegion283,700 INR268,900 INR152,100-433,400 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion281,500 INR263,900 INR150,000-425,100 INR
PuneCity281,500 INR275,800 INR142,300-431,300 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion281,500 INR288,100 INR139,100-436,200 INR
KanpurCity277,400 INR277,400 INR138,200-430,500 INR
ChennaiCity275,200 INR283,700 INR130,400-430,000 INR
BhopalCity273,300 INR251,500 INR148,300-411,400 INR
KeralaRegion273,300 INR266,000 INR138,200-417,100 INR
HaryanaRegion272,800 INR288,100 INR125,700-426,700 INR
Delhi (region)Region271,300 INR271,300 INR136,200-417,100 INR
PunjabRegion271,300 INR271,300 INR136,100-419,400 INR
UttaranchalRegion267,100 INR246,200 INR146,200-406,300 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion267,100 INR290,800 INR125,100-425,100 INR
IndoreCity266,000 INR286,400 INR123,400-424,300 INR
VisakhapatnamCity265,000 INR243,000 INR143,200-397,900 INR
LucknowCity263,100 INR267,100 INR129,000-411,400 INR
JaipurCity263,100 INR253,400 INR137,400-401,300 INR
GhaziabadCity254,800 INR239,000 INR136,200-386,400 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion254,800 INR233,900 INR139,100-385,300 INR
MeghalayaRegion254,700 INR273,000 INR115,600-406,300 INR
TripuraRegion254,700 INR273,000 INR115,220-406,300 INR
NagpurCity253,400 INR253,400 INR127,700-388,100 INR
PondicherryRegion251,500 INR243,000 INR125,700-382,600 INR
ManipurRegion251,500 INR263,900 INR117,440-394,800 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity249,600 INR271,300 INR117,100-398,300 INR
LudhianaCity249,600 INR232,900 INR136,200-378,800 INR
CoimbatoreCity249,600 INR265,000 INR115,940-394,500 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion243,000 INR252,300 INR115,220-384,200 INR
PatnaCity243,000 INR221,500 INR128,900-367,900 INR
NagalandRegion240,500 INR227,600 INR129,000-367,200 INR
MaduraiCity239,300 INR263,200 INR109,340-382,600 INR
SikkimRegion238,900 INR247,800 INR115,520-376,800 INR
agraCity238,900 INR247,800 INR115,080-375,200 INR
VadodaraCity233,600 INR238,900 INR115,080-363,000 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion233,600 INR233,600 INR117,660-361,500 INR
ChandigarhRegion232,900 INR210,500 INR124,400-348,300 INR
GoaRegion228,000 INR232,400 INR113,780-357,300 INR
MizoramRegion225,700 INR207,800 INR119,900-340,000 INR
Daman & DiuRegion221,500 INR214,000 INR110,340-339,100 INR
LakshadweepRegion217,900 INR217,900 INR110,120-340,000 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion216,800 INR208,600 INR112,760-332,500 INR

Quality Improvement Coordinator in India: FAQs

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

    A quality improvement 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 improvement coordinator in India?

    Entry-level quality improvement coordinators in India start near 139,100 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 386,400 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 167,100 and 288,100 INR.

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

    The median is 237,400 INR, lower than the average of 258,400 INR. Half of quality improvement coordinators in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

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

    Men working as a quality improvement coordinator in India earn around 9% more than women on average (265,000 vs 243,000 INR a year).

  • Do quality improvement coordinators in India get bonuses?

    About 51% of quality improvement coordinators in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 4% to 5% of base salary.

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

    In India, the public sector pays a quality improvement 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 improvement coordinators in India get a pay raise?

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