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Cognizant Associate Director salaries in India (Updated 2025)

Annual salary range
15 - 25 years exp.
₹20 Lakhs - ₹58.8 Lakhs
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15 - 25 years exp. (442 salaries)
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₹20 L/yr - ₹57 L/yr

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15 - 25 years exp. (167 salaries)
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₹20 L/yr - ₹57.5 L/yr

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15 - 25 years exp. (95 salaries)
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₹26.5 L/yr - ₹53.5 L/yr

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15 - 25 years exp. (73 salaries)
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₹25 L/yr - ₹57 L/yr

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15 - 25 years exp. (49 salaries)
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₹22.5 L/yr - ₹58.8 L/yr

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Last Updated: 3 Mar 2025

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Associate Director salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹20 Lakhs to ₹58.8 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 15 years to 25 years. Salary estimates are based on 1.5k latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

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Experience wise Cognizant Associate Director salaries

Last Updated: 3 Mar 2025

Experience Avg Annual Salary
15+ years  (1.5k salaries)

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₹20 L/yr - ₹58.8 L/yr
Cognizant Associate Director Salary and Career Growth

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Associate Director 15 - 25 years exp.
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    Senior Director 19 - 26 years exp.
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    Top skills at Cognizant for Associate Director

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    3.3

    Rated by 72 employees for salary & benefits

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    Project & Program Management Department

    4.0
      •  posted on 30 Oct 2024

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    ...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.

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    • Salary - Good
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    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.

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    Project & Program Management Department

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

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    • Skill development - Excellent
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    Distance to office and compensation not upto market standards

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    Engineering - Software & QA Department

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    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.

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

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    Other Department

    5.0
      •  posted on 23 Nov 2023

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

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    • Salary - Excellent
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    I think for Cognizant India, the awards and recognition policies can be improved.

    Engineering - Software & QA Department

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

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    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.

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    Cognizant Associate Director Salary FAQs

    What is the salary of Associate Director at Cognizant?
    Associate Director salary at Cognizant in India ranges between ₹20.0 Lakhs to ₹58.8 Lakhs for experience between 15 years to 25 years. According to our estimates it is 2% 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 2% 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
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    • Amazon Associate Director Salary - ₹37.0 Lakhs to ₹155.0 Lakhs per year
    • Google Associate Director Salary - ₹33.8 Lakhs to ₹140.0 Lakhs per year
    • Adobe Associate Director Salary - ₹40.3 Lakhs to ₹95.0 Lakhs per year
    What is the salary of a Associate Director in companies similar to Cognizant in India?
    • Accenture Associate Director Salary - ₹30.1 Lakhs to ₹107.0 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 ₹2,40,031 per month to ₹2,49,747 per month in India. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant Associate Director salary in India which ranges between ₹20.0 Lakhs to ₹58.8 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 15 years to 25 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?
    What is the notice period for Associate Director at Cognizant?
    According to AmbitionBox, 59% of the Cognizant Associate Directors reported a notice period of 2 Months, 29% reported a notice period of 3 Months and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 527 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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