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Data Engineer

0 - 7 years exp. · Chennai (269 salaries)
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₹3.5 L/yr - ₹15.1 L/yr

Associate Technical Leader

2 - 12 years exp. · Chennai (104 salaries)
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₹5.7 L/yr - ₹12.4 L/yr

Project Lead

6 - 16 years exp. · Chennai (103 salaries)
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₹7.3 L/yr - ₹31 L/yr

Automation Tester

1 - 5 years exp. · Chennai (103 salaries)
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₹2.3 L/yr - ₹10.5 L/yr

3 job openings

Developer Associate

2 - 5 years exp. · Chennai (101 salaries)
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₹4 L/yr - ₹13 L/yr

System Executive

1 - 3 years exp. · Chennai (98 salaries)
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₹2 L/yr - ₹4.4 L/yr

Performance Test Engineer

1 - 6 years exp. · Chennai (97 salaries)
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₹3.4 L/yr - ₹13 L/yr

Mainframe Developer

2 - 5 years exp. · Chennai (96 salaries)
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₹4 L/yr - ₹9.3 L/yr

8 job openings

Test Manager

12 - 18 years exp. · Chennai (96 salaries)
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₹11.3 L/yr - ₹28 L/yr

Plsql Developer

2 - 6 years exp. · Chennai (96 salaries)
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₹3 L/yr - ₹13.8 L/yr

Data Scientist

1 - 9 years exp. · Chennai (95 salaries)
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₹5.5 L/yr - ₹20.6 L/yr

Process Specialist SME

4 - 10 years exp. · Chennai (95 salaries)
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₹3.2 L/yr - ₹8.5 L/yr

Senior Associate 1

8 - 12 years exp. · Chennai (94 salaries)
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₹7.1 L/yr - ₹27 L/yr

Junior Product Specialist

1 - 4 years exp. · Chennai (94 salaries)
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₹3 L/yr - ₹8.5 L/yr

Associate Operations Manager

7 - 17 years exp. · Chennai (93 salaries)
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₹8.5 L/yr - ₹20 L/yr

Security Specialist

3 - 9 years exp. · Chennai (91 salaries)
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₹5.5 L/yr - ₹13.5 L/yr

Director

17 - 28 years exp. · Chennai (89 salaries)
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₹30 L/yr - ₹70 L/yr

Delivery Manager

10 - 19 years exp. · Chennai (85 salaries)
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₹9 L/yr - ₹31 L/yr

Associate Project Engineer

3 - 7 years exp. · Chennai (84 salaries)
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₹6 L/yr - ₹20 L/yr

Technical Project Manager

12 - 18 years exp. · Chennai (83 salaries)
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₹12 L/yr - ₹32.5 L/yr

Software Engineer Trainee

0 - 2 years exp. · Chennai (82 salaries)
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₹2.5 L/yr - ₹5 L/yr

Last Updated: 6 Feb, 2025

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Nothing to like about this company

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0 work life balance Even if you live thousands of kms away they will drag you to come to office And forget about good salary or promotion Join this company only if you want to destroy your life and your mental health

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Cognizant have lot of job opportunities and provide nice pay according to market standards. People working in cognizant can switch to other technology and work on it.

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  • Salary - Good
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Hikes are very less when compare to other companies. Due to internal politics talented people efforts are recognised.

  • Skill development - Poor
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Cognizant Salary FAQs

How much does Cognizant pay per year?
The average Cognizant salary ranges from approximately ₹0.2 Lakh to ₹0.2 Lakh per year for a Safety Engineer and ₹94 Lakhs to ₹96 Lakhs per year for a Senior Director Finance. Salary estimates are based on 269 Cognizant salaries received from various employees of Cognizant. Cognizant employees rate the overall salary and benefits package 3.0/5 stars.
What is the highest salary in Cognizant?
The highest-paying job at Cognizant is a Senior Director Finance with a salary of ₹94 Lakhs to ₹96 Lakhs per year. The top 10% of employees earn more than ₹18.36 lakhs per year. The top 1% earn more than a whopping ₹32.32 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 ₹1 Lakh to ₹5.3 Lakhs per year, and for Programmer Analyst Trainee the minimum salary is ₹1 Lakh to ₹4.5 Lakhs per year and so on.
What is the salary package for freshers in Cognizant?
The average salary at Cognizant for freshers varies from ₹0.7 Lakh to ₹4 Lakhs per year for Information Technology Support Engineer and ₹10 Lakhs to ₹20 Lakhs per year for Senior Business Analyst.
What is the notice period for Data Engineer at Cognizant in Chennai?
According to AmbitionBox, 34% of the Cognizant Data Engineers in Chennai reported a notice period of 3 Months, 31% reported a notice period of 2 Months and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 201 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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