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Cognizant Salaries in India (Updated 2025)

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0 - 9 years exp. (56.1k salaries)
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₹2 L/yr - ₹9.2 L/yr

2 - 16 years exp. (52.7k salaries)
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₹9 L/yr - ₹28.5 L/yr

9 job openings
0 - 8 years exp. (29.7k salaries)
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₹1.4 L/yr - ₹9 L/yr

11 job openings
2 - 15 years exp. (18k salaries)
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₹6 L/yr - ₹25.5 L/yr

14 job openings
0 - 7 years exp. (17.6k salaries)
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₹2.3 L/yr - ₹14.7 L/yr

13 job openings
2 - 9 years exp. (17k salaries)
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₹6 L/yr - ₹19.7 L/yr

8 job openings
0 - 4 years exp. (14.9k salaries)
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₹1 L/yr - ₹5 L/yr

8 job openings
0 - 2 years exp. (8.7k salaries)
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₹1 L/yr - ₹4.9 L/yr

8 - 20 years exp. (8.2k salaries)
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₹13.2 L/yr - ₹43.5 L/yr

3 job openings
1 - 19 years exp. (7.8k salaries)
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₹5.3 L/yr - ₹19.2 L/yr

13 job openings
0 - 8 years exp. (7.6k salaries)
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₹1 L/yr - ₹8.5 L/yr

1 job opening
0 - 9 years exp. (7.2k salaries)
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₹2.5 L/yr - ₹21.6 L/yr

2 - 13 years exp. (6.6k salaries)
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₹2 L/yr - ₹11 L/yr

8 job openings
0 - 4 years exp. (5.7k salaries)
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₹2.6 L/yr - ₹8.2 L/yr

4 - 15 years exp. (5.5k salaries)
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₹9.7 L/yr - ₹29.8 L/yr

2 - 13 years exp. (5.3k salaries)
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₹7.6 L/yr - ₹31 L/yr

1 job opening
1 - 8 years exp. (5k salaries)
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₹3.2 L/yr - ₹12.7 L/yr

0 - 9 years exp. (4.8k salaries)
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₹1.8 L/yr - ₹9 L/yr

2 - 13 years exp. (4.5k salaries)
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₹2.5 L/yr - ₹10.1 L/yr

2 job openings
2 - 12 years exp. (3.6k salaries)
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₹6.1 L/yr - ₹21.3 L/yr

5 job openings

Latest salaries by Cognizant employees

1d ago

Software Engineer

4 years exp.

₹9 Lakhs
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Programmer Analyst

4 years exp.

₹4.7 Lakhs
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Associate

4 years exp.

₹11.2 Lakhs
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Technical Lead

3 years exp.

₹7 Lakhs
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Manager

12 years exp.

₹40 Lakhs
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Devops Engineer

5 years exp.

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Junior Software Developer

2 years exp.

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Senior Associate

8 years exp.

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Process Specialist

5 years exp.

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Automation Test Engineer

3 years exp.

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3.3

Rated by 54.1k employees for salary & benefits

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Customer Success, Service & Operations Department

3.0
  •  updated on 09 Jun 2025

2.0
 for  Salary and Benefits

Likes

Work life balance is nice here. In Cognizant every religions are celebrating with no discrimination.

  • Skill development - Good
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Dislikes

In Cognizant promotions are very late. Upto the Salary they offer, is very low and appraisal are also not good. They mostly delay the appraisals.

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  • Salary - Poor
  • +1 more

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0
  •  updated on 06 Jun 2025

3.0
 for  Salary and Benefits

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Leaves (lots of leaves) Some good managers Good learning. You have udemy, multiple cloud partners. You can study for free. Colleagues are friendly. No strict office timing ( you can just stay for an hour and do wfh) Food is ok. If you are an extrovert, there are lot kf outreach programs. Transparency till higher management.

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  • Skill development - Excellent
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Dislikes

Recently, After CEO change there are No promotion, No hikes and no good projects. They are loosing clients left and right, leading to less salary, heavy firing, cost cuts, less variable bay (even for 5 Rating, you'll get 2K hike) Mostly due to losing projects, there is mainly prod support or infra setup for US based companies. Some managers are heavily toxic, that they take personal vengeance with you.

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Engineering - Hardware & Networks Department

3.0
  •  updated on 17 May 2025

3.0
 for  Salary and Benefits

Likes

We can grow up with new technologies. And also we can learn more in new technologies. That's really appreciate.

  • Skill development - Good
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Dislikes

No hike and promotion if we are doing well also no appreciation. My background is Java but they gave all the works in different platforms like .net, python. Hike also getting very delayed.

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  • Promotions - Poor

Full Time

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Data Science & Analytics Department

1.0
  •  updated on 03 May 2025

4.0
 for  Salary and Benefits

Likes

Salary is good when you switch job to cognizant.

  • Salary - Good
  • +1 more

Dislikes

No work life balance. I got project in another technology to the one I was hired for. There is lot of work pressure. It feels like a hanging sword. Any moment you can be fired .

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  • Job security - Bad
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Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0
  •  updated on 30 Apr 2025

1.0
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Likes

1. High pay while joining. 2. work life balance 3. No micro monitoring

  • Skill development - Excellent
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Dislikes

1. No promotion and salary hike, so try to get high salary while joining. 2. Managers won't recognise your work while providing rating and appraisal meetings.

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  • Salary - Bad
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Cognizant Salary FAQs

How much does Cognizant pay to its employees?
The average annual salary at Cognizant varies depending on the role, experience, and location. The salary ranges for some popular designations at Cognizant, are as follows:

Programmer Analyst ₹2 Lakhs to ₹9.2 Lakhs per year
Senior Associate ₹9 Lakhs to ₹28.5 Lakhs per year
Senior Processing Executive ₹1.4 Lakhs to ₹9 Lakhs per year
Technical Lead ₹6 Lakhs to ₹25.5 Lakhs per year

The highest-paying role, Assistant Vice President IT, earns between ₹75 Lakhs to ₹1.5 Crore per year. The top 10% of employees earn more than ₹19.4 Lakhs per year, and the top 1% earn over ₹34 Lakhs per year. Salaries at Cognizant can be higher or lower depending on factors such as the specific team, level of experience, and additional benefits like bonuses and stock options.

These salary estimates are based on data from 5.9L salaries submitted by Cognizant employees. Cognizant is rated 3.3 out of 5 stars by its employees on the salary and benefits parameter.
What is the salary of a fresher at Cognizant in India?
The salary of a fresher at Cognizant in India typically ranges from ₹1 Lakh to ₹21 Lakhs per year.This can vary depending on the role, location, and any additional perks or bonuses offered. For example:
Fresher as a Programmer Analyst Trainee Salary ₹1 Lakhs to ₹4.5 Lakhs per year
Fresher as a Processing Executive Salary ₹1 Lakhs to ₹4.5 Lakhs per year
Fresher as a Programmer Analyst Salary ₹2 Lakhs to ₹8 Lakhs per year
Fresher as a Trainee Programmer Salary ₹1.8 Lakhs to ₹4.5 Lakhs per year

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