The invention belongs to the field of precise three-dimensional measurement, and particularly relates to a method for calibrating a gamma value in a phase measurement system. On the basis of an ideal gamma distortion model, a gamma non-linear response model considering projector defocuses is created, and on the basis, a novel gamma value calibration method easy to implement is provided. The method includes 1), projecting two groups of raster images onto a to-be-tested target respectively, wherein the phase shift L and gamma' of the raster images are valued as 1 or positive integers greater than 1 respectively, and shooting the two groups of raster images by an industrial camera; 2), as to each group of raster images, calculating amplitude of kth harmonic wave k and then acquiring 2 / 1 and 2' / 1' after respective calculation; 3) calculating gamma and sigma of each pixel in each camera image respectively; 4), averaging the gamma of pixels in camera images to take the average value as a gamma value calibrated by the phase measurement system. By the gamma value calibration method, phase errors caused by system gamma nonlinearity can be effectively eliminated.