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| Designation | Avg Annual Salary | Open Jobs |
|---|---|---|
Senior Associate 3 -
15
years
exp.
Ā· Chennai (9.3k
salaries) |  ā¹9 L/yr - ā¹24.7 L/yr | 37 job openings |
Programmer Analyst 0 -
8
years
exp.
Ā· Chennai (8.2k
salaries) | ā¹2.6 L/yr - ā¹9.5 L/yr | 4 job openings |
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Technical Lead 2 -
15
years
exp.
Ā· Chennai (2.5k
salaries) | ā¹5.9 L/yr - ā¹24 L/yr | 3 job openings |
Project Associate 2 -
9
years
exp.
Ā· Chennai (2.2k
salaries) | ā¹5.6 L/yr - ā¹17.5 L/yr | 188 job openings |
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Software Engineer 0 -
7
years
exp.
Ā· Chennai (1.7k
salaries) | ā¹2.2 L/yr - ā¹14.8 L/yr | 16 job openings |
Software Developer 0 -
8
years
exp.
Ā· Chennai (897
salaries) | ā¹2.6 L/yr - ā¹16.9 L/yr | |
Test Analyst 0 -
8
years
exp.
Ā· Chennai (812
salaries) | ā¹2 L/yr - ā¹11.5 L/yr | |
Project Manager 8 -
20
years
exp.
Ā· Chennai (731
salaries) | ā¹13 L/yr - ā¹40 L/yr | 82 job openings |
Senior Developer 2 -
12
years
exp.
Ā· Chennai (720
salaries) | ā¹5.3 L/yr - ā¹21.5 L/yr | 3 job openings |
Senior Test Analyst 2 -
13
years
exp.
Ā· Chennai (707
salaries) | ā¹5.6 L/yr - ā¹17 L/yr | 1 job opening |
Senior Software Engineer 2 -
13
years
exp.
Ā· Chennai (698
salaries) | ā¹5.6 L/yr - ā¹27 L/yr | 2 job openings |
Senior Project Associate 4 -
14
years
exp.
Ā· Chennai (586
salaries) | ā¹7.1 L/yr - ā¹26 L/yr | |
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Softwaretest Engineer 1 -
7
years
exp.
Ā· Chennai (579
salaries) | ā¹2.2 L/yr - ā¹12 L/yr | |
Junior Software Engineer 0 -
4
years
exp.
Ā· Chennai (502
salaries) | ā¹2.8 L/yr - ā¹8.2 L/yr | |
Programmer Analyst Trainee 0 -
2
years
exp.
Ā· Chennai (457
salaries) | ā¹3 L/yr - ā¹5 L/yr | |
Programmer 0 -
3
years
exp.
Ā· Chennai (409
salaries) | ā¹1.4 L/yr - ā¹5 L/yr | 1 job opening |
Automation Test Engineer 0 -
9
years
exp.
Ā· Chennai (365
salaries) | ā¹2.4 L/yr - ā¹14.7 L/yr | |
Senior Systems Engineer 0 -
8
years
exp.
Ā· Chennai (350
salaries) | ā¹2.2 L/yr - ā¹10.5 L/yr | |
Associate Software Engineer 0 -
8
years
exp.
Ā· Chennai (317
salaries) | ā¹4.8 L/yr - ā¹16.1 L/yr | |
Test Lead 6 -
15
years
exp.
Ā· Chennai (262
salaries) | ā¹6.3 L/yr - ā¹26 L/yr | |
Last Updated: 13 Jan, 2025
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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 63.9k Cognizant salaries received from various employees of Cognizant. Cognizant employees rate the overall salary and benefits package 3.4/5 stars.
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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 ā¹18.21 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.
What is the notice period at Cognizant in Engineering - Software & QA Department in Chennai?
According to AmbitionBox, 42% of the Cognizant employees in Engineering - Software & QA Department in Chennai 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 20.5k responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.
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