Cognizant Application Security Specialist Salaries by 6 Employees (Updated 2025)

5 - 12 years exp.

₹9.3 Lakhs - ₹11.9 Lakhs

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Salary of majority employees

16% less than the average Application Security Specialist Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 5 - 12 years of experience

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Engineering - Software & QA Application Security Specialist Salary 8 - 9 years exp. (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹10 L/yr - ₹11.9 L/yr
IT & Information Security Application Security Specialist Salary 5 - 12 years exp. (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹9.3 L/yr - ₹10.7 L/yr
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Customer Success, Service & Operations Application Security Specialist Salary 10 years exp. (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹10.4 L/yr - ₹12.7 L/yr

Last Updated: 8 Sep 2023

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TCS Application Security Specialist Salary 0 - 9 years exp. (4 salaries)	₹7 L/yr - ₹13 L/yr At par
HCLTech Application Security Specialist Salary 4 - 7 years exp. (5 salaries)	₹4.3 L/yr - ₹8 L/yr 43% less
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Accenture Application Security Specialist Salary 8 - 15 years exp. (6 salaries)	₹22.7 L/yr - ₹27.5 L/yr 125% more
Jio Application Security Specialist Salary 2 - 6 years exp. (6 salaries)	₹6.7 L/yr - ₹25.5 L/yr 37% more
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Application Security Specialist salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹9.3 Lakhs to ₹11.9 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 5 years to 12 years. Salary estimates are based on 6 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

Experience wise Cognizant Application Security Specialist salaries

Last Updated: 8 Sep 2023

Experience	Avg Annual Salary
5 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹9.3 L/yr - ₹17 L/yr
6 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹8.8 L/yr - ₹11.2 L/yr
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7 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹9 L/yr - ₹11.6 L/yr
8 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹10 L/yr - ₹18.6 L/yr
9 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹4.2 L/yr - ₹11.9 L/yr
10 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹4.4 L/yr - ₹11.5 L/yr
11 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹10.1 L/yr - ₹12.9 L/yr
12 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹10.7 L/yr - ₹20.7 L/yr

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Salary related reviews for Cognizant

1.0

Rated by 1 employees for salary & benefits

Senior Associate in Noida

Full Time

Procurement & Supply Chain Department

4.0

• posted on 10 Jan 2025

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

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

+2 more

Dislikes

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

Senior Associate in Kolkata

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0

• posted on 10 Jan 2025

4.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

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.

Salary - Good

+1 more

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

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

Salary - Bad

+6 more

Senior Associate in Kolkata

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

4.0

• posted on 28 Nov 2024

2.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

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.

Skill development - Good

+1 more

Dislikes

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

Salary - Poor

+1 more

Senior Associate in Kolkata

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

4.0

• posted on 10 Nov 2024

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

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

Skill development - Good

+1 more

Dislikes

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

Job security - Poor

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What is the salary of Application Security Specialist at Cognizant?

Application Security Specialist salary at Cognizant in India ranges between ₹9.3 Lakhs to ₹11.9 Lakhs for experience between 5 years to 12 years. According to our estimates it is 16% less than the average Application Security Specialist Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 6 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant India.

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

The average salary of a Application Security Specialist at Cognizant is 16% less than the average salary of a Application Security Specialist in India. To know exact salary insights, login to view.

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

Accenture Application Security Specialist Salary - ₹22.7 Lakhs to ₹27.5 Lakhs per year
Jio Application Security Specialist Salary - ₹6.7 Lakhs to ₹25.5 Lakhs per year
Jio Platforms Application Security Specialist Salary - ₹10.4 Lakhs to ₹11.3 Lakhs per year
TCS Application Security Specialist Salary - ₹7.0 Lakhs to ₹13.0 Lakhs per year

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

HCLTech Application Security Specialist Salary - ₹4.3 Lakhs to ₹8.0 Lakhs per year

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

The estimated take-home salary of a Application Security Specialist at Cognizant ranges between ₹75,320 per month to ₹77,270 per month in India. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant Application Security Specialist salary in India which ranges between ₹9.3 Lakhs to ₹11.9 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 5 years to 12 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?

What is the notice period for Application Security Specialist at Cognizant?

According to AmbitionBox, 100% of the Cognizant Application Security Specialists reported a notice period of 3 Months.This is based on 1 response on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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Cognizant Application Security Specialist salary in India ranges between ₹9.3 Lakhs to ₹11.9 Lakhs with an average annual salary of ₹. Salary estimates are based on 6 Cognizant latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.