Cognizant Chennai Accountant Salaries by 6 Employees (Updated 2025)

0 - 4 years exp.

₹1.5 Lakh - ₹4 Lakhs

Salary of majority employees

Fixed (80%)

₹2.6 Lakhs

Variable (20%)

₹0.7 Lakh

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At par with the average Accountant Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 0 - 4 years of experience

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Last Updated: 8 Mar 2025

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Cognizant Accountant Salary

0 - 4 years exp. (6 salaries)

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₹1.5 L/yr - ₹4 L/yr

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Wipro Accountant Salary 0 - 14 years exp. (17 salaries)	Unlock ₹1.5 L/yr - ₹7.8 L/yr 46% more	1 job opening
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IBM Accountant Salary 0 - 6 years exp. (12 salaries)	Unlock ₹1 L/yr - ₹7 L/yr 21% more
DXC Technology Accountant Salary 2 - 8 years exp. (5 salaries)	Unlock ₹2.7 L/yr - ₹4.5 L/yr 22% more
HCLTech Accountant Salary 1 - 6 years exp. (3 salaries)	Unlock ₹2.4 L/yr - ₹4 L/yr 4% more

Accountant salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹1.5 Lakh to ₹4 Lakhs per year for employees with less than 1 year of experience to 4 years. Salary estimates are based on 6 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

Experience wise Cognizant Accountant salaries in Chennai

Last Updated: 8 Mar 2025

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Fresher (3 salaries)	Unlock ₹1.5 L/yr - ₹5.1 L/yr
1 year (AmbitionBox Estimate)	Unlock ₹2.7 L/yr - ₹3.4 L/yr
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2 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	Unlock ₹2.5 L/yr - ₹3.3 L/yr
3 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	Unlock ₹3 L/yr - ₹3.9 L/yr
4 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	Unlock ₹1.4 L/yr - ₹4 L/yr

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Top skills at Cognizant for Accountant

Accounting Accounts Payable Accounts Receivable Collections Finance Billing Team Leading Fixed Assets Cash Applications General Ledger Team Management bcom Cash RTR Customer Interaction

Salary related reviews for Cognizant

3.0

Rated by 7 employees for salary & benefits

Accountant in Chennai

Financial Department

4.0

• posted on 30 Oct 2021

4.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Good environment in work and company policies are good, appraisals are fair and they give good salary hike and bonus every year.Company offer many benefits to employees like work from home, insurance,meal card and etc..

Salary - Good

+6 more

Dislikes

There is a lot of politics and the management doesn't address our issues.Salary is decent but career growth is slow.

Accountant in Chennai

Finance & Accounting Department

1.0

• posted on 23 Aug 2020

4.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Cognizant is a typical service based IT company. It has a similar work-life balance, salary/ benefits, career progression, management, and job culture similar to other service-based IT companies.

Salary - Good

+6 more

Dislikes

Work life balance is defficult to manage.shifts are hectic some times, it hard to do night shifts.

Senior Associate in Noida

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0

• posted on 02 Mar 2025

4.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

As working here is quite good when your manager is cooperative. Though In previous two years work and manager both was good no complaints for them and i worked from home till now and everyone was cool.

Salary - Good

+2 more

Dislikes

Now during current project my so called manager is psycho. Here in cognizant manager also do coding but he is like only I have to do everything and he just wants credit for it. Even to other squads he is like only he is doing work. He oftenly insulted me and two other team mates. I talked with my home manager but no benefit. Only you have to suffer in that scenario.

Company culture - Poor

Senior Associate in Hyderabad / Secunderabad

Full Time

IT & Information Security Department

3.0

• posted on 26 Jan 2025

4.0

for Salary and Benefits

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Cognizant have lot of job opportunities and provide nice pay according to market standards. People working in cognizant can switch to other technology and work on it.

Salary - Good

+1 more

Dislikes

Hikes are very less when compare to other companies. Due to internal politics talented people efforts are recognised.

Skill development - Poor

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Senior Associate in Noida

Full Time

Procurement & Supply Chain Department

4.0

• posted on 10 Jan 2025

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

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Cognizant has strong capebilities in delivering technology services with a robust support. People are satisfied working here but since past couple of years company has not given ample opportunitiesto employees in terms of growth and compensastion

Work satisfaction - Good

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Dislikes

Not good approasal No timely appraisal No promotion policies No standard salary parameters as per exp No benchmarking for compensastion

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What is the salary of Accountant at Cognizant Chennai?

Accountant salary at Cognizant in Chennai ranges between ₹1.5 Lakhs to ₹4.0 Lakhs for less than 1 year of experience to 4 years. According to our estimates it is 2% less than the average Accountant Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 6 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant Chennai.

How does the salary of a Accountant at Cognizant Chennai compare with the average salary range for this job?

The average salary of a Accountant at Cognizant is 2% less than the average salary of a Accountant in Chennai. To know exact salary insights, login to view.

What are the top skills required to work as a Accountant at Cognizant?

Accounting, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Collections and Finance are some of the popular skills required to work as a Accountant at Cognizant Chennai.

Which similar companies are paying more than Cognizant to a Accountant in Chennai?

Wipro Accountant Salary - ₹1.5 Lakhs to ₹7.8 Lakhs per year
Infosys Accountant Salary - ₹2.5 Lakhs to ₹6.0 Lakhs per year
DXC Technology Accountant Salary - ₹2.7 Lakhs to ₹4.5 Lakhs per year
IBM Accountant Salary - ₹1.0 Lakhs to ₹7.0 Lakhs per year
Accenture Accountant Salary - ₹1.5 Lakhs to ₹6.5 Lakhs per year

What is the salary of a Accountant in companies similar to Cognizant in Chennai?

TCS Accountant Salary - ₹2.0 Lakhs to ₹4.7 Lakhs per year
HCLTech Accountant Salary - ₹2.4 Lakhs to ₹4.0 Lakhs per year
Capgemini Accountant Salary - ₹1.7 Lakhs to ₹5.0 Lakhs per year

What is the estimated take home salary of a Accountant at Cognizant in Chennai?

The estimated take-home salary of a Accountant at Cognizant ranges between ₹23,701 per month to ₹25,159 per month in Chennai. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant Accountant salary in India which ranges between ₹1.5 Lakhs to ₹4.0 Lakhs per year for employees with less than 1 year of experience to 4 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?

What is the notice period for Accountant at Cognizant in Chennai?

According to AmbitionBox, 100% of the Cognizant Accountant s in Chennai reported a notice period of 3 Months.This is based on 3 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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Cognizant Accountant salary in Chennai ranges between ₹1.5 Lakh to ₹4 Lakhs with an average annual salary of ₹. Salary estimates are based on 6 Cognizant latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.