Cognizant Associate Programmer Salaries by 30+ Employees (Updated 2025)

2 - 7 years exp.

₹4.4 Lakhs - ₹11.2 Lakhs

Salary of majority employees

36% more than the average Associate Programmer Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 2 - 7 years of experience

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Engineering - Software & QA Associate Programmer Salary 2 - 7 years exp. (25 salaries)	₹4.4 L/yr - ₹11.2 L/yr
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IT & Information Security Associate Programmer Salary 2 - 4 years exp. (3 salaries)	₹4.5 L/yr - ₹10.4 L/yr

Last Updated: 8 Nov 2024

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Associate Programmer salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹4.4 Lakhs to ₹11.2 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 2 years to 7 years. Salary estimates are based on 35 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

Experience wise Cognizant Associate Programmer salaries

Last Updated: 8 Nov 2024

Experience	Avg Annual Salary
2 years (3 salaries)	₹4.5 L/yr - ₹7 L/yr
3 years (4 salaries)	₹6.1 L/yr - ₹8 L/yr
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4 years (11 salaries)	₹5.2 L/yr - ₹10.4 L/yr
5 years (9 salaries)	₹4.4 L/yr - ₹11.2 L/yr
6 years (6 salaries)	₹5.6 L/yr - ₹8.6 L/yr
7 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹7.5 L/yr - ₹9 L/yr

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Salary related reviews for Cognizant

3.4

Rated by 4 employees for salary & benefits

Programmer Analyst in Pune

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0

• posted on 04 Jan 2025

5.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Salary comes on time. Leaves also gets approved easily.

Dislikes

No work life balance. No projects in company so they silently fires. Not so good culture. Not so get promotion(1-5%hike only) or no benefits (whole year). Not that much bonus yearly.

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

Associate Software Engineer in Bangalore / Bengaluru

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0

• posted on 24 Dec 2024

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Good I like that there are good projects available. If you get that great you will get experience and knowledge.

Dislikes

1. Salary and hikes are low. 2. Poor employee welfare activities, once a year they take you out for team lunch. If you missed then nothing, no gifts, abs nothing, saving so much money but gives back nothing.

Programmer Analyst in Hyderabad / Secunderabad

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0

• posted on 07 Dec 2024

4.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Good work life balance, Growth of the employee also very good

Dislikes

... HRs will contact employee and putting pressure on employe to forcefully resign. But they give 5 months full salary for the employees. After resignation

Programmer Analyst in Gurgaon / Gurugram

Full Time

Data Science & Analytics Department

1.0

• posted on 06 Dec 2024

1.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Nothing

Dislikes

...ds for this company is very poor. I will never recommend this company to anyone. There is politics in everything such as promotion, salary hike , Ratings etc.

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What is the salary of Associate Programmer at Cognizant?

Associate Programmer salary at Cognizant in India ranges between ₹4.4 Lakhs to ₹11.2 Lakhs for experience between 2 years to 7 years. According to our estimates it is 36% more than the average Associate Programmer Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 35 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant India.

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

The average salary of a Associate Programmer at Cognizant is 36% more than the average salary of a Associate Programmer in India. To know exact salary insights, login to view.

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

HCLTech Associate Programmer Salary - ₹5.5 Lakhs to ₹25.5 Lakhs per year

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

IQVIA Associate Programmer Salary - ₹2.8 Lakhs to ₹7.3 Lakhs per year
DXC Technology Associate Programmer Salary - ₹3.6 Lakhs to ₹5.2 Lakhs per year
Wipro Associate Programmer Salary - ₹3.0 Lakhs to ₹4.2 Lakhs per year
TCS Associate Programmer Salary - ₹2.6 Lakhs to ₹3.6 Lakhs per year

What is the estimated take home salary of a Associate Programmer at Cognizant in India?

The estimated take-home salary of a Associate Programmer at Cognizant ranges between ₹55,817 per month to ₹57,216 per month in India. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant Associate Programmer salary in India which ranges between ₹4.4 Lakhs to ₹11.2 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 2 years to 7 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?

What is the notice period for Associate Programmer at Cognizant?

According to AmbitionBox, 88% of the Cognizant Associate Programmers reported a notice period of 2 Months, 12% reported a notice period of 15 days or less.This is based on 8 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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Cognizant Associate Programmer salary in India ranges between ₹4.4 Lakhs to ₹11.2 Lakhs with an average annual salary of ₹. Salary estimates are based on 35 Cognizant latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.