Cognizant Salaries in India

3.5

Rated by 37.4k Employees for salary and benefits

Top Departments at Cognizant

Engineering - Software & QA Customer Success, Service & Operations IT & Information Security Finance & Accounting Data Science & Analytics Engineering - Hardware & Networks Project & Program Management Consulting BFSI, Investments & Trading Other + 4 more

Designation	Average Salary Yearly Yearly Monthly
Programmer Analyst Experience: 0 - 6 yrs (51.7k Salaries)	₹ 5,76,246/year (₹2.5L/yr - ₹9.7L/yr)
Senior Associate Experience: 3 - 15 yrs (38.2k Salaries)	₹ 15,42,520/year (₹8.6L/yr - ₹24.0L/yr)
Senior Processing Executive Experience: 0 - 8 yrs (25.1k Salaries)	₹ 4,09,692/year (₹85.0K/yr - ₹7.8L/yr)
Project Associate Experience: 1 - 8 yrs (16k Salaries)	₹ 10,97,247/year (₹5.6L/yr - ₹17.8L/yr)
Technical Lead Experience: 1 - 15 yrs (14.1k Salaries)	₹ 13,08,881/year (₹5.4L/yr - ₹21.8L/yr)
Processing Executive Experience: 0 - 4 yrs (11.5k Salaries)	₹ 2,67,647/year (₹80.0K/yr - ₹5.6L/yr)
Software Engineer Experience: 0 - 7 yrs (8.9k Salaries)	₹ 8,18,871/year (₹3.3L/yr - ₹13.2L/yr)
Senior Systems Engineer Experience: 0 - 8 yrs (7.9k Salaries)	₹ 5,60,896/year (₹1.0L/yr - ₹8.0L/yr)
Project Manager Experience: 8 - 20 yrs (6.9k Salaries)	₹ 23,17,616/year (₹12.0L/yr - ₹37.0L/yr)
Team Lead Experience: 2 - 17 yrs (6.4k Salaries)	₹ 9,74,326/year (₹3.9L/yr - ₹16.6L/yr)

Cognizant Salary FAQs

How much does Cognizant pay per year?

The average Cognizant salary ranges from approximately ₹0.7 Lakhs per year for a Computer Operator/Data Entry Operator to ₹442.2 Lakhs per year for a Chief Executive Officer. Salary estimates are based on 495.4k Cognizant salaries received from various employees of Cognizant. Cognizant employees rate the overall salary and benefits package 3.5/5 stars.

What is the highest salary in Cognizant?

The highest-paying job at Cognizant is a Chief Executive Officer with a salary of ₹442.2 Lakhs per year. The top 10% of employees earn more than ₹16.26 lakhs per year. The top 1% earn more than a whopping ₹30 lakhs per year.

What is the minimum salary in Cognizant?

Minimum salary at Cognizant depends on the role you are applying for. For Processing Executive the minimum salary is ₹2.7 Lakhs per year, for Senior Processing Executive the minimum salary is ₹4.1 Lakhs per year and so on.

What is the salary package for freshers in Cognizant?

The average salary at Cognizant for freshers varies from ₹1.9 Lakhs per year for Desktop Support Engineer L1 to ₹13.3 Lakhs per year for Senior Business Analyst. View Fresher Salaries at Cognizant

What is the notice period at Cognizant?

According to AmbitionBox, 45% of the Cognizant employees reported a notice period of 2 Months, 22% reported a notice period of 3 Months and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 252.8k responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

Reviews which talk about salary at Cognizant

Consultant in Hyderabad/Secunderabad, Telangana

Full Time

Management Consulting Department

5.0

posted on 28 Sep 2023

5.0 for Salary and Benefits

Likes

the culture, ambience and work space is excellent and is very diverse. The salary is also very fair and working as a consultant at this company is really a very good chance and very good opportunity. I really like to work here.Read More

Dislikes

the salary is very good and is high, i barley have any dislikes of this company. overall amazingRead More

Work Details

Work policy: 2 days/week from office

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

Senior Product Expert in Gurgaon/Gurugram, Haryana

Full Time

Other Department

1.0

posted on 27 Sep 2023

1.0 for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Only the learning platform they provide free of cost. It offers very usefull courses on Data science.Read More

Dislikes

... If you buyout, you need to pay the Basic +HRA which could cost you 40k+. Do not join #Cognizant. Join company with better policies.Read More

Work Details

Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)

Senior Software Engineer in Kolkata, West Bengal

Full Time

Software Development Department

3.0

posted on 25 Sep 2023

3.0 for Salary and Benefits

Likes

1. Okayish work culture. 2. In my case, I found my teammates more helpful than managers or tech leads. 3. If project revenue is good, salary hike will be good. Otherwise expect 5-8% hike.Read More

Dislikes

1. Toxic tech lead in my case. Micromanagement. 2. Internal politics is top notch. 3. More than 10 hours work on workdays, some Saturdays without extra pay.Read More

Work Details

Work policy: 3 days/week from office

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

Service Delivery Manager in Chennai

Full Time

Operations Department

4.0

posted on 25 Sep 2023

3.0 for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Very good organization from my overall 18 years experience. Spent 5 years in cognizant Good culture and opportunities to learn Overall good company to learn and expereienceRead More

Dislikes

No fast career growth Average salary hike every year and promotion hike is also not too good I don't see any challenges apart from the above mentioned thingsRead More

Work Details

Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)

Technical Lead in Bangalore Rural, Karnataka

Full Time

IT Infrastructure Services Department

3.0

posted on 25 Sep 2023

3.0 for Salary and Benefits

Likes

1. Salary hike is better than others in the same domain. 2. They invest a lot in providing learning materials so that's a big plus. 3. Communication from upper management is pretty good. 4. Offices are very good.Read More

Dislikes

1. Management is really bad, there is regional preference. 2. Management is mostly very toxic. 3. Middle tier management is really bad.Read More

Work Details

Work days: Rotational Shift (Flexible Timings)

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Average annual salary in Cognizant is INR 9.8 lakhs . Salary estimates are based on 495.4k Cognizant latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.