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Cognizant Application Security Engineer salaries in Chennai (Updated 2025)

Annual salary range
1 - 5 years exp.
₹3.8 Lakhs - ₹11.8 Lakhs
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Application Security Engineer Salary
1 - 5 years exp. (11 salaries)
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₹4.5 L/yr - ₹10.5 L/yr

Engineering - Software & QA
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1 - 5 years exp. (6 salaries)
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₹3.8 L/yr - ₹10.5 L/yr

Last Updated: 1 Mar 2025

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Application Security Engineer salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹3.8 Lakhs to ₹11.8 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 1 year to 5 years. Salary estimates are based on 20 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

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Experience wise Cognizant Application Security Engineer salaries in Chennai

Last Updated: 1 Mar 2025

Experience Avg Annual Salary
1 year  (3 salaries)

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₹3.8 L/yr - ₹5.9 L/yr
2 years  (7 salaries)

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₹4.6 L/yr - ₹7 L/yr
3 years  (4 salaries)

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₹4.7 L/yr - ₹7.2 L/yr
4 years  (4 salaries)

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₹5 L/yr - ₹13 L/yr
5 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)

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₹6.2 L/yr - ₹8.8 L/yr

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Salary related reviews for Cognizant

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Rated by 1 employees for salary & benefits

Senior Associate in Noida

Full Time

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Procurement & Supply Chain Department

4.0
  •  posted on 10 Jan 2025
3.0
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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

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  • Work satisfaction - Good
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Not good approasal No timely appraisal No promotion policies No standard salary parameters as per exp No benchmarking for compensastion

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Senior Associate in Kolkata

Full Time

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0
  •  posted on 10 Jan 2025
4.0
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If you swith to Cognizant, they will provide good salary compared to other service based company. They also push their associate for skill development with regular certification drive.

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  • Salary - Good
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Dislikes

The appraisal system dropped drastically in couple of years. Very minimum salary hike with high ratings.

  • Promotions - Poor

Software Developer in Chennai

Full Time

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Quality Assurance Department

1.0
  •  posted on 27 Dec 2024
1.0
 for  Salary and Benefits

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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

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  • Salary - Bad
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Senior Associate in Kolkata

Full Time

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

4.0
  •  posted on 28 Nov 2024
2.0
 for  Salary and Benefits

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Stability is good. Though in the ongoing global recession, many of my co-workers had to leave projects because of project ramp down and did not get any other projects. Instead of recruiting employees from bench in other projects they are hiring more from people outside.

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  • Skill development - Good
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Appraisal is bad. So joining with low salary does not help much in the long run, better to switch.

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  • Salary - Poor
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Senior Associate in Kolkata

Full Time

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

4.0
  •  posted on 10 Nov 2024
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Likes

Long term projects but mainly support projects. Flexible work timings On time salary and some increment every year Scope to show case your skills

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  • Skill development - Good
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Dislikes

Every time you have search for the projects once your current project ramp down

  • Job security - Poor
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Cognizant Application Security Engineer Salary FAQs

What is the salary of Application Security Engineer at Cognizant Chennai?
Application Security Engineer salary at Cognizant in Chennai ranges between ₹3.8 Lakhs to ₹11.8 Lakhs for experience between 1 years to 5 years. According to our estimates it is 3% less than the average Application Security Engineer Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 20 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant Chennai.
How does the salary of a Application Security Engineer at Cognizant Chennai compare with the average salary range for this job?
The average salary of a Application Security Engineer at Cognizant is 3% less than the average salary of a Application Security Engineer in Chennai. To know exact salary insights, login to view.
Which similar companies are paying more than Cognizant to a Application Security Engineer in Chennai?
  • Wirecard Application Security Engineer Salary - ₹7.1 Lakhs to ₹15.0 Lakhs per year
What is the salary of a Application Security Engineer in companies similar to Cognizant in Chennai?
  • TCS Application Security Engineer Salary - ₹5.0 Lakhs to ₹5.8 Lakhs per year
What is the estimated take home salary of a Application Security Engineer at Cognizant in Chennai?
The estimated take-home salary of a Application Security Engineer at Cognizant ranges between ₹52,310 per month to ₹53,609 per month in Chennai. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant Application Security Engineer salary in India which ranges between ₹3.8 Lakhs to ₹11.8 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 1 years to 5 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?
What is the notice period for Application Security Engineer at Cognizant in Chennai?
According to AmbitionBox, 40% of the Cognizant Application Security Engineers in Chennai reported a notice period of 3 Months, 30% reported a notice period of 2 Months and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 10 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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Cognizant Application Security Engineer salary in Chennai ranges between ₹3.8 Lakhs to ₹11.8 Lakhs with an average annual salary of ₹unlock blur. Salary estimates are based on 20 Cognizant latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.