Cognizant Chennai Business Development Manager Salaries by 60+ Employees (Updated 2025)

5 - 15 years exp.

₹14 Lakhs - ₹27.6 Lakhs

Salary of majority employees

201% more than the average Business Development Manager Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 5 - 15 years of experience

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Sales & Business Development Business Development Manager Salary 5 - 15 years exp. (38 salaries)	₹14 L/yr - ₹27.6 L/yr
Data Science & Analytics Business Development Manager Salary 8 - 15 years exp. (6 salaries)	₹18.5 L/yr - ₹22.5 L/yr
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Engineering - Software & QA Business Development Manager Salary 14 years exp. (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹20.3 L/yr - ₹24.3 L/yr
Product Management Business Development Manager Salary 11 years exp. (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹18.7 L/yr - ₹24.3 L/yr
Project & Program Management Business Development Manager Salary 15 years exp. (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹21 L/yr - ₹23.9 L/yr

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Last Updated: 5 Feb 2025

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Cognizant Business Development Manager Salary

5 - 15 years exp. (63 salaries)

₹14 L/yr - ₹27.6 L/yr

Company name	Avg Annual Salary	Open Jobs
TCS Business Development Manager Salary 3 - 16 years exp. (23 salaries)	₹6.6 L/yr - ₹28.4 L/yr 28% less
Wipro Business Development Manager Salary 5 - 10 years exp. (5 salaries)	₹8.2 L/yr - ₹23 L/yr 40% less
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HCLTech Business Development Manager Salary 8 - 12 years exp. (6 salaries)	₹12 L/yr - ₹20.2 L/yr 29% less
Tech Mahindra Business Development Manager Salary 4 - 6 years exp. (3 salaries)	₹6 L/yr - ₹14.5 L/yr 50% less
DXC Technology Business Development Manager Salary 12 - 15 years exp. (3 salaries)	₹22.5 L/yr - ₹28.8 L/yr 10% more

Business Development Manager salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹14 Lakhs to ₹27.6 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 5 years to 15 years. Salary estimates are based on 63 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

Experience wise Cognizant Business Development Manager salaries in Chennai

Last Updated: 5 Feb 2025

Experience	Avg Annual Salary
5 years (3 salaries)	₹19 L/yr - ₹38.6 L/yr
6 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹21 L/yr - ₹39 L/yr
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7 years (9 salaries)	₹15.5 L/yr - ₹22.5 L/yr
8 years (8 salaries)	₹14 L/yr - ₹25.7 L/yr
9 years (5 salaries)	₹18.8 L/yr - ₹24 L/yr
10 years (9 salaries)	₹18 L/yr - ₹24.5 L/yr
11 years (6 salaries)	₹18.7 L/yr - ₹23 L/yr
12 years (6 salaries)	₹17 L/yr - ₹27.6 L/yr
13 years (6 salaries)	₹18 L/yr - ₹25 L/yr
14 years (4 salaries)	₹16 L/yr - ₹42 L/yr
15+ years (6 salaries)	₹18.5 L/yr - ₹26 L/yr

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Full Time

Project & Program Management Department

4.0

• posted on 18 Dec 2024

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

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Ample of learning opportunities if you are willing to take it. Good work life balance in general. Good culture. Leadership if open to hearing employees issues and support them as possible.

Skill development - Excellent

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Team Lead in Hyderabad / Secunderabad

Full Time

Data Science & Analytics Department

2.0

• posted on 18 Nov 2024

1.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Nothing to like.. only thing is atleast you will get your salary on time

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Everything… Salary, company culture , appraisal nothing is there… do not even provide relocation charges for company initiated relocations!!! One of the worst place to work

Salary - Bad

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Team Lead in Mumbai (working remotely)

Full Time

Quality Assurance Department

2.0

• posted on 08 Mar 2024

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

They give good package while joining

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Their talent supply team is useless. When you are on bench, they won't contact you or try to place you in some project. It becomes completely your responsibility to search a project for yourself

Skill development - Bad

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Team Lead in Gurgaon / Gurugram

Full Time

Customer Success, Service & Operations Department

3.0

• posted on 18 Oct 2023

2.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Job security

Job security - Good

Dislikes

Salary & Benefits are poor, Not up to the expectations. No work life balance. 10 hrs working + min 1hrs to max 2hrs travelling for one side, i.e 14hrs approx gone only for company. 10hrs personal life :(

Salary - Poor

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Team Lead in Hyderabad / Secunderabad

Full Time

BFSI, Investments & Trading Department

3.0

• posted on 07 Jun 2023

2.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

No work life balance and additional salary benefits. But there is job security since cognizant has many clients under its belt and they would place you somewhere you fit into.

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Work life balance Salary benefits Allowances Work environment 10 hours shift

Salary - Poor

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What is the salary of Business Development Manager at Cognizant Chennai?

Business Development Manager salary at Cognizant in Chennai ranges between ₹14.0 Lakhs to ₹27.6 Lakhs for experience between 5 years to 15 years. According to our estimates it is 201% more than the average Business Development Manager Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 63 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant Chennai.

How does the salary of a Business Development Manager at Cognizant Chennai compare with the average salary range for this job?

The average salary of a Business Development Manager at Cognizant is 201% more than the average salary of a Business Development Manager in Chennai. To know exact salary insights, login to view.

What are the top skills required to work as a Business Development Manager at Cognizant?

bdm, B2B Sales, IT Sales, Informatica and Market Research are some of the popular skills required to work as a Business Development Manager at Cognizant Chennai.

Which similar companies are paying more than Cognizant to a Business Development Manager in Chennai?

DXC Technology Business Development Manager Salary - ₹22.5 Lakhs to ₹28.8 Lakhs per year

What is the salary of a Business Development Manager in companies similar to Cognizant in Chennai?

TCS Business Development Manager Salary - ₹6.6 Lakhs to ₹28.4 Lakhs per year
HCLTech Business Development Manager Salary - ₹12.0 Lakhs to ₹20.2 Lakhs per year
Wipro Business Development Manager Salary - ₹8.2 Lakhs to ₹23.0 Lakhs per year
Tech Mahindra Business Development Manager Salary - ₹6.0 Lakhs to ₹14.5 Lakhs per year

What is the estimated take home salary of a Business Development Manager at Cognizant in Chennai?

The estimated take-home salary of a Business Development Manager at Cognizant ranges between ₹1,46,685 per month to ₹1,52,181 per month in Chennai. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant Business Development Manager salary in India which ranges between ₹14.0 Lakhs to ₹27.6 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 5 years to 15 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?

What is the notice period for Business Development Manager at Cognizant in Chennai?

According to AmbitionBox, 33% of the Cognizant Business Development Managers in Chennai reported a notice period of 2 Months, 34% reported a notice period of 3 Months and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 15 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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