Cognizant Associate Director Salaries by 1500+ Employees (Updated 2025)

14 - 26 years exp.

₹18 Lakhs - ₹58.8 Lakhs

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At par with the average Associate Director Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 14 - 26 years of experience

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Project & Program Management Associate Director Salary 14 - 26 years exp. (447 salaries)	₹18 L/yr - ₹57 L/yr
Engineering - Software & QA Associate Director Salary 14 - 26 years exp. (167 salaries)	₹20 L/yr - ₹57.5 L/yr
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Customer Success, Service & Operations Associate Director Salary 14 - 25 years exp. (97 salaries)	₹26.5 L/yr - ₹53.5 L/yr
Strategic & Top Management Associate Director Salary 14 - 25 years exp. (75 salaries)	₹24 L/yr - ₹57 L/yr
Data Science & Analytics Associate Director Salary 14 - 25 years exp. (49 salaries)	₹25 L/yr - ₹58.8 L/yr

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Last Updated: 16 Mar 2025

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Associate Director salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹18 Lakhs to ₹58.8 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 14 years to 26 years. Salary estimates are based on 1.5k latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

Experience wise Cognizant Associate Director salaries

Last Updated: 16 Mar 2025

Experience	Avg Annual Salary
14 years (36 salaries)	₹25.8 L/yr - ₹52 L/yr
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15+ years (1.5k salaries)	₹18 L/yr - ₹58.8 L/yr

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Associate Director 14 - 26 years exp.

Director 17 - 28 years exp.

28% hike

Senior Director 19 - 26 years exp.

41% hike

Disclaimer: Our data limits the visualization of this career path at this point. However, other roles and opportunities might be available within the organization beyond what is shown here.

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Top skills at Cognizant for Associate Director

Project Management Program Delivery Business Development New Business Development IT Operations Presales Enterprise Architecture Java Project Management Service management Marketing Collaterals bd New Business Development Engagement Management Relationship Management

Salary related reviews for Cognizant

3.3

Rated by 72 employees for salary & benefits

Associate Director in Kolkata

Full Time

Project & Program Management Department

4.0

• posted on 30 Oct 2024

4.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

...rn everything. Leadership is passionate of new technology and client centricity. Pays competitive salary benefits may not be high at times but sustainable for long, rewarding association. Will recommend people to experience Cognizant.

Salary - Good

+5 more

Dislikes

If you remain too good on a domain, likely you will get trapped into it and not allowed to learn horizontal skills. So keeping a balance and relationship to horizontal people are important in any large project centric organization.

Associate Director in Pune

Full Time

Project & Program Management Department

4.0

• posted on 15 Oct 2024

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Lot of opportunities to pick new skills and explore different technologies and areas of work. Diversity is given good recognition and opportunities

Skill development - Excellent

+5 more

Dislikes

Distance to office and compensation not upto market standards

Associate Director in Pune

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

2.0

• posted on 19 Apr 2022

2.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Work life balance is very poor. Compensation to senior position is horrible. After promotion getting 4% hike. Company policy in terms of work life balance,compensation are very bad for senior position.

Dislikes

Appraisal for senior level is very poor. For years they had given. Now getting with minimum hike.

Salary - Poor

+5 more

Associate Director in Pune

Full Time

Other Department

5.0

• posted on 23 Nov 2023

5.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

The salary structure is one best in the service industries. People give respect to your personal reservations. The projects are good.

Salary - Excellent

+6 more

Dislikes

I think for Cognizant India, the awards and recognition policies can be improved.

Associate Director in PUNE/CHENNAI

Engineering - Software & QA Department

1.0

• posted on 20 Apr 2022

1.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Scope of IT work and professionalism of IT workers (barring peers and managers) in the Company

Dislikes

Middle level management and their politics. no career growth, salary is lowest, appraisal system is biased and unfair, threatening environment. Insurance coverage is inadequate. Unreasonable goals and targets given. International relocation only to favored ones.

Salary - Bad

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What is the salary of Associate Director at Cognizant?

Associate Director salary at Cognizant in India ranges between ₹18.0 Lakhs to ₹58.8 Lakhs for experience between 14 years to 26 years. According to our estimates it is 3% more than the average Associate Director Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 1.5k latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant India.

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

The average salary of a Associate Director at Cognizant is 3% more than the average salary of a Associate Director in India. To know exact salary insights, login to view.

What are the top skills required to work as a Associate Director at Cognizant?

Project Management, Program Delivery, Business Development, New Business Development and IT Operations are some of the popular skills required to work as a Associate Director at Cognizant India.

Which similar companies are paying more than Cognizant to a Associate Director in India?

Intel Associate Director Salary - ₹96.0 Lakhs to ₹334.0 Lakhs per year
Google Associate Director Salary - ₹49.0 Lakhs to ₹100.0 Lakhs per year
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Amazon Associate Director Salary - ₹37.0 Lakhs to ₹100.0 Lakhs per year

What is the salary of a Associate Director in companies similar to Cognizant in India?

Accenture Associate Director Salary - ₹31.0 Lakhs to ₹107.0 Lakhs per year
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IBM Associate Director Salary - ₹30.0 Lakhs to ₹102.0 Lakhs per year
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What is the estimated take home salary of a Associate Director at Cognizant in India?

The estimated take-home salary of a Associate Director at Cognizant ranges between ₹2,41,217 per month to ₹2,50,987 per month in India. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant Associate Director salary in India which ranges between ₹18.0 Lakhs to ₹58.8 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 14 years to 26 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?

What is the notice period for Associate Director at Cognizant?

According to AmbitionBox, 58% of the Cognizant Associate Directors reported a notice period of 2 Months, 30% reported a notice period of 3 Months and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 531 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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