Cognizant Kolkata Application Developer Salaries by 20+ Employees (Updated 2025)

2 - 6 years exp.

₹3.8 Lakhs - ₹9.5 Lakhs

Salary of majority employees

29% less than the average Application Developer Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 2 - 6 years of experience

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Last Updated: 17 Mar 2023

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Cognizant Application Developer Salary

2 - 6 years exp. (20 salaries)

₹3.8 L/yr - ₹9.5 L/yr

Company name	Avg Annual Salary	Open Jobs
TCS Application Developer Salary 1 - 7 years exp. (41 salaries)	₹2.5 L/yr - ₹9.1 L/yr 27% less	1 job opening
Wipro Application Developer Salary 2 - 4 years exp. (3 salaries)	₹4.2 L/yr - ₹10.3 L/yr 18% less
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Accenture Application Developer Salary 0 - 9 years exp. (80 salaries)	₹4.5 L/yr - ₹18.5 L/yr 24% more	8956 job openings
IBM Application Developer Salary 0 - 12 years exp. (662 salaries)	₹5.2 L/yr - ₹23 L/yr 50% more	313 job openings
Oracle Application Developer Salary 0 - 6 years exp. (9 salaries)	₹9.6 L/yr - ₹20 L/yr 86% more	11 job openings
LTIMindtree Application Developer Salary 1 - 6 years exp. (3 salaries)	₹4.8 L/yr - ₹15.5 L/yr 17% more

Application Developer salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹3.8 Lakhs to ₹9.5 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 2 years to 6 years. Salary estimates are based on 20 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

Experience wise Cognizant Application Developer salaries in Kolkata

Last Updated: 17 Mar 2023

Experience	Avg Annual Salary
2 years (6 salaries)	₹3.5 L/yr - ₹7 L/yr
3 years (7 salaries)	₹5.1 L/yr - ₹13.9 L/yr
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4 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹7.9 L/yr - ₹10.1 L/yr
5 years (3 salaries)	₹7.8 L/yr - ₹17.7 L/yr
6 years (4 salaries)	₹8.6 L/yr - ₹19.6 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

3.0

Rated by 1 employees for salary & benefits

Software Developer in Chennai

Full Time

Quality Assurance Department

1.0

• posted on 27 Dec 2024

1.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Nothing

Dislikes

No hike, no job security, no skill development, no easy transportation.even if you learn new technologies they will ask for experience and make you work in technology which you already know.if you do "jing jack" you will get everything else you will be cornered and make you to think resigning is best than staying there

Associate Software Engineer in Bangalore / Bengaluru

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0

• posted on 24 Dec 2024

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Good I like that there are good projects available. If you get that great you will get experience and knowledge.

Dislikes

1. Salary and hikes are low. 2. Poor employee welfare activities, once a year they take you out for team lunch. If you missed then nothing, no gifts, abs nothing, saving so much money but gives back nothing.

Team Lead in Bangalore / Bengaluru

Full Time

Project & Program Management Department

4.0

• posted on 18 Dec 2024

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Ample of learning opportunities if you are willing to take it. Good work life balance in general. Good culture. Leadership if open to hearing employees issues and support them as possible.

Dislikes

Salary is lower compared to other firms.

Programmer Analyst in Hyderabad / Secunderabad

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0

• posted on 07 Dec 2024

4.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Good work life balance, Growth of the employee also very good

Dislikes

... HRs will contact employee and putting pressure on employe to forcefully resign. But they give 5 months full salary for the employees. After resignation

Programmer Analyst in Gurgaon / Gurugram

Full Time

Data Science & Analytics Department

1.0

• posted on 06 Dec 2024

1.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Nothing

Dislikes

...ds for this company is very poor. I will never recommend this company to anyone. There is politics in everything such as promotion, salary hike , Ratings etc.

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What is the salary of Application Developer at Cognizant Kolkata?

Application Developer salary at Cognizant in Kolkata ranges between ₹3.8 Lakhs to ₹9.5 Lakhs for experience between 2 years to 6 years. According to our estimates it is 29% less than the average Application Developer Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 20 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant Kolkata.

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

The average salary of a Application Developer at Cognizant is 29% less than the average salary of a Application Developer in Kolkata. 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 Kolkata.

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

Oracle Application Developer Salary - ₹9.6 Lakhs to ₹20.0 Lakhs per year
IBM Application Developer Salary - ₹5.2 Lakhs to ₹23.0 Lakhs per year
Accenture Application Developer Salary - ₹4.5 Lakhs to ₹18.5 Lakhs per year
LTIMindtree Application Developer Salary - ₹4.8 Lakhs to ₹15.5 Lakhs per year

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

Wipro Application Developer Salary - ₹4.2 Lakhs to ₹10.3 Lakhs per year
TCS Application Developer Salary - ₹2.5 Lakhs to ₹9.1 Lakhs per year

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

The estimated take-home salary of a Application Developer at Cognizant ranges between ₹64,098 per month to ₹65,731 per month in Kolkata. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant Application Developer salary in India which ranges between ₹3.8 Lakhs to ₹9.5 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 2 years to 6 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?

What is the notice period for Application Developer at Cognizant in Kolkata?

According to AmbitionBox, 100% of the Cognizant Application Developers in Kolkata reported a notice period of 2 Months.This is based on 1 response on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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Cognizant Application Developer salary in Kolkata ranges between ₹3.8 Lakhs to ₹9.5 Lakhs with an average annual salary of ₹. Salary estimates are based on 20 Cognizant latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.