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Programmer Analyst 0 -
8
years
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Ā· Chennai (13.2k
salaries) |  ā¹2.6 L/yr - ā¹9.5 L/yr | 7 job openings |
Senior Associate 3 -
15
years
exp.
Ā· Chennai (13.1k
salaries) | ā¹8.9 L/yr - ā¹24.6 L/yr | 40 job openings |
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Technical Lead 2 -
15
years
exp.
Ā· Chennai (5.5k
salaries) | ā¹5.7 L/yr - ā¹22 L/yr | 2 job openings |
Senior Processing Executive 0 -
8
years
exp.
Ā· Chennai (4.7k
salaries) | ā¹1.8 L/yr - ā¹9 L/yr | 19 job openings |
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Project Associate 2 -
9
years
exp.
Ā· Chennai (2.7k
salaries) | ā¹5.4 L/yr - ā¹17.3 L/yr | 211 job openings |
Software Engineer 0 -
7
years
exp.
Ā· Chennai (2.3k
salaries) | ā¹2 L/yr - ā¹14.4 L/yr | 19 job openings |
Project Manager 8 -
20
years
exp.
Ā· Chennai (2.1k
salaries) | ā¹12.1 L/yr - ā¹40.2 L/yr | 85 job openings |
Senior Systems Engineer 0 -
8
years
exp.
Ā· Chennai (2.1k
salaries) | ā¹2.1 L/yr - ā¹10.5 L/yr | |
Processing Executive 0 -
4
years
exp.
Ā· Chennai (1.5k
salaries) | ā¹1 L/yr - ā¹5 L/yr | 13 job openings |
Team Lead 2 -
18
years
exp.
Ā· Chennai (1.2k
salaries) | ā¹3.9 L/yr - ā¹17 L/yr | 8 job openings |
Test Analyst 0 -
8
years
exp.
Ā· Chennai (1.1k
salaries) | ā¹2 L/yr - ā¹11.2 L/yr | |
Software Developer 0 -
8
years
exp.
Ā· Chennai (1.1k
salaries) | ā¹2.4 L/yr - ā¹16.5 L/yr | |
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Programmer Analyst Trainee 0 -
2
years
exp.
Ā· Chennai (1k
salaries) | ā¹2.6 L/yr - ā¹5 L/yr | |
Process Specialist 1 -
13
years
exp.
Ā· Chennai (972
salaries) | ā¹2.9 L/yr - ā¹9.8 L/yr | 3 job openings |
Programmer 0 -
3
years
exp.
Ā· Chennai (963
salaries) | ā¹1.4 L/yr - ā¹5 L/yr | 1 job opening |
Senior Developer 2 -
12
years
exp.
Ā· Chennai (940
salaries) | ā¹4.7 L/yr - ā¹21 L/yr | 3 job openings |
Senior Test Analyst 2 -
13
years
exp.
Ā· Chennai (847
salaries) | ā¹5.6 L/yr - ā¹15 L/yr | 1 job opening |
Senior Project Associate 4 -
14
years
exp.
Ā· Chennai (804
salaries) | ā¹7.1 L/yr - ā¹25.5 L/yr | |
SME 3 -
13
years
exp.
Ā· Chennai (802
salaries) | ā¹2.7 L/yr - ā¹9.5 L/yr | 1 job opening |
Senior Process Associate 0 -
9
years
exp.
Ā· Chennai (782
salaries) | ā¹1.4 L/yr - ā¹7 L/yr | |
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How much does Cognizant pay per year?
The average Cognizant salary ranges from approximately ā¹0.2 Lakh to ā¹0.2 Lakh per year for a Safety Engineer and ā¹94 Lakhs to ā¹96 Lakhs per year for a Senior Director Finance. Salary estimates are based on 1.2L Cognizant salaries received from various employees of Cognizant. Cognizant employees rate the overall salary and benefits package 3.5/5 stars.
What is the highest salary in Cognizant?
The highest-paying job at Cognizant is a Senior Director Finance with a salary of ā¹94 Lakhs to ā¹96 Lakhs per year. The top 10% of employees earn more than ā¹18 lakhs per year. The top 1% earn more than a whopping ā¹32 lakhs per year.
What is the minimum salary in Cognizant?
Minimum salary at Cognizant depends on the role you are applying for. For Processing Executive the minimum salary is ā¹1 Lakh to ā¹5.1 Lakhs per year, and for Programmer Analyst Trainee the minimum salary is ā¹2.4 Lakhs to ā¹7 Lakhs per year and so on.
What is the salary package for freshers in Cognizant?
The average salary at Cognizant for freshers varies from ā¹0.7 Lakh to ā¹4 Lakhs per year for Information Technology Support Engineer and ā¹10 Lakhs to ā¹20 Lakhs per year for Senior Business Analyst.
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