Cognizant Application Developer Salaries by 100+ Employees (Updated 2025)

1 - 8 years exp.

₹3.9 Lakhs - ₹16 Lakhs

Salary of majority employees

23% less than the average Application Developer Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 1 - 8 years of experience

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Engineering - Software & QA Application Developer Salary 1 - 8 years exp. (160 salaries)	₹3.8 L/yr - ₹16 L/yr
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IT & Information Security Application Developer Salary 2 - 4 years exp. (14 salaries)	₹4.3 L/yr - ₹9.8 L/yr

Last Updated: 2 Mar 2025

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Application Developer salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹3.9 Lakhs to ₹16 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 1 year to 8 years. Salary estimates are based on 193 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

Experience wise Cognizant Application Developer salaries

Last Updated: 2 Mar 2025

Experience	Avg Annual Salary
1 year (16 salaries)	₹3 L/yr - ₹8 L/yr
2 years (44 salaries)	₹3.5 L/yr - ₹9 L/yr
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3 years (43 salaries)	₹4 L/yr - ₹13.3 L/yr
4 years (47 salaries)	₹5.2 L/yr - ₹14.9 L/yr
5 years (23 salaries)	₹6 L/yr - ₹15.8 L/yr
6 years (11 salaries)	₹6 L/yr - ₹13.9 L/yr
7 years (6 salaries)	₹8.2 L/yr - ₹14.2 L/yr
8 years (3 salaries)	₹10 L/yr - ₹16 L/yr

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Top skills at Cognizant for Application Developer

WPF Java Shell J2Ee Oracle DBA Unix ITIL process MVC Linux Spring Boot LIMS Hibernate JMS Object Oriented Design Agile

Salary related reviews for Cognizant

3.6

Rated by 21 employees for salary & benefits

Programmer Analyst in Noida

Full Time

IT & Information Security Department

3.0

• posted on 06 Feb 2025

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

For me provide learning and development opportunities such as certification vouchers from various companies.

Skill development - Good

Dislikes

For me not giving salary hike as per my payable work for last 3 years but it depends on projects to projects and manager's not a company issue.

Programmer Analyst in Bangalore / Bengaluru

Full Time

Data Science & Analytics Department

1.0

• posted on 04 Feb 2025

1.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Worst of Worstest. no sleep no hike no work life balance toxic co workers no cab facility no proper response we dont know who is our HR till we resigned. never Join Cts.

Dislikes

everything. expect for some sweet peope I meet there. worst

Salary - Bad

+6 more

Programmer Analyst in Hyderabad / Secunderabad

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

2.0

• posted on 30 Jan 2025

2.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Opportunities to learn, security of job

Job security - Good

+1 more

Dislikes

Management will not care about your problems. Salary is low compared to competitors. They'll change your project at September and for year end rating they'll simply say we haven't got chance to fully understand your capabilities as you've recently joined in the project. Every year this loop continues. No matter how hard you work or how many appreciations you get from client. "The more number of days you're in the same LOB, the more rating you'll get." (This is the excuse I've got when I questioned about the rating, despite having multiple client appreciations). This demotivates for sure!

Salary - Poor

+1 more

Programmer Analyst in Kolkata

Full Time

IT & Information Security Department

1.0

• posted on 29 Jan 2025

1.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Nothing to like about this company

Dislikes

0 work life balance Even if you live thousands of kms away they will drag you to come to office And forget about good salary or promotion Join this company only if you want to destroy your life and your mental health

Salary - Bad

+6 more

Senior Associate in Hyderabad / Secunderabad

Full Time

IT & Information Security Department

3.0

• posted on 26 Jan 2025

4.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

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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Cognizant Application Developer Salary FAQs

What is the salary of Application Developer at Cognizant?

Application Developer salary at Cognizant in India ranges between ₹3.9 Lakhs to ₹16.0 Lakhs for experience between 1 years to 8 years. According to our estimates it is 23% less than the average Application Developer Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 193 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant India.

How does the salary of a Application Developer at Cognizant India compare with the average salary range for this job?

The average salary of a Application Developer at Cognizant is 23% less than the average salary of a Application Developer in India. To know exact salary insights, login to view.

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

WPF, Java, Shell, J2Ee and Oracle DBA are some of the popular skills required to work as a Application Developer at Cognizant India.

Which similar companies are paying more than Cognizant to a Application Developer in India?

Microsoft Corporation Application Developer Salary - ₹19.6 Lakhs to ₹68.7 Lakhs per year
Koch Business Solutions Application Developer Salary - ₹9.3 Lakhs to ₹42.0 Lakhs per year
Oracle Application Developer Salary - ₹6.7 Lakhs to ₹22.0 Lakhs per year
IBM Application Developer Salary - ₹5.7 Lakhs to ₹26.2 Lakhs per year
Dell EMC Application Developer Salary - ₹7.0 Lakhs to ₹17.0 Lakhs per year

What is the salary of a Application Developer in companies similar to Cognizant in India?

Societe Generale Global Solution Centre Application Developer Salary - ₹7.9 Lakhs to ₹15.5 Lakhs per year
DXC Technology Application Developer Salary - ₹4.4 Lakhs to ₹17.2 Lakhs per year
Accenture Application Developer Salary - ₹3.8 Lakhs to ₹16.7 Lakhs per year
Capgemini Application Developer Salary - ₹4.1 Lakhs to ₹17.0 Lakhs per year
LTIMindtree Application Developer Salary - ₹4.0 Lakhs to ₹17.0 Lakhs per year

What is the estimated take home salary of a Application Developer at Cognizant in India?

The estimated take-home salary of a Application Developer at Cognizant ranges between ₹65,186 per month to ₹66,850 per month in India. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant Application Developer salary in India which ranges between ₹3.9 Lakhs to ₹16.0 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 1 years to 8 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?

What is the notice period for Application Developer at Cognizant?

According to AmbitionBox, 35% of the Cognizant Application Developers reported a notice period of 15 days or less, 28% reported a notice period of 3 Months and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 91 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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Cognizant Application Developer salary in India ranges between ₹3.9 Lakhs to ₹16 Lakhs with an average annual salary of ₹. Salary estimates are based on 193 Cognizant latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.