Cognizant Chennai Application Lead Salaries by 3 Employees (Updated 2025)

10 - 12 years exp.

₹8.2 Lakhs - ₹20 Lakhs

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30% less than the average Application Lead Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 10 - 12 years of experience

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IT & Information Security Application Lead Salary 10 - 12 years exp. (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹9.7 L/yr - ₹20 L/yr
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Engineering - Software & QA Application Lead Salary 10 years exp. (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹8.2 L/yr - ₹13.4 L/yr

Last Updated: 3 Apr 2025

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Cognizant Application Lead Salary

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Application Lead salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹8.2 Lakhs to ₹20 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 10 years to 12 years. Salary estimates are based on 3 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

Experience wise Cognizant Application Lead salaries in Chennai

Last Updated: 3 Apr 2025

Experience	Avg Annual Salary
10 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹11.1 L/yr - ₹14.2 L/yr
11 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹11.5 L/yr - ₹14.7 L/yr
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12 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹11.8 L/yr - ₹15.1 L/yr

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Salary related reviews for Cognizant

Senior Associate in Noida

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

2.0

• posted on 20 Mar 2025

3.0

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.

Skill development - Good

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.

Job security - Poor

+3 more

Senior Associate in Pune

Full Time

Consulting Department

2.0

• posted on 19 Mar 2025

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

1. salary do not have varaibale component. 2. Co-workers are good.

Dislikes

1. Low job security 2. Forcing people to work from office(ODC) 3. Mostly support projects 4. Very low transparency with poor management 5. Work satisfaction is very average

Skill development - Poor

+5 more

Software Engineer in Noida

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

5.0

• posted on 21 Feb 2025

4.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

CTS provides a good work life balance and decent salary. All other things depends on the type of project which you got.

Salary - Good

+2 more

Dislikes

As a fresher you will be getting support projects , so be aware before choosing any project.

Software Engineer in Bangalore / Bengaluru

Full Time

IT & Information Security Department

2.0

• posted on 20 Feb 2025

2.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

We can get free online portal like udemy.

Skill development - Good

+1 more

Dislikes

...project and not based on your profile. No work satisfaction and company culture. Not good promotions, salary.

Salary - Poor

+3 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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I have the following offers and confused to choose one. Exp: 6.8 Java backend dev cognizant - 25 lpa (24 fixed) Epam - 28 fixed Citi - 30 fixed If i ask epam with citi offer they will increase their offer, but my question is that worth negotiating with them? Please give you suggestions. My Last working day is 31 March 2025.

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How the salary growth look like for a Application Lead at Cognizant in Chennai?

The salary growth for a Application Lead at Cognizant in Chennai depends on factors such as experience, performance, and promotions. On average, a Application Lead in Chennai can expect the following growth trajectory at Cognizant:

Experience	Average Salary Range
10 years	₹11.1 Lakhs to ₹14.2 Lakhs per year
11 years	₹11.5 Lakhs to ₹14.7 Lakhs per year
12 years	₹11.8 Lakhs to ₹15.1 Lakhs per year

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Cognizant Application Lead salary in Chennai ranges between ₹8.2 Lakhs to ₹20 Lakhs with an average annual salary of ₹. Salary estimates are based on 3 Cognizant latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.