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8 - 20 years exp. · Chennai (1.6k salaries)
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₹13 L/yr - ₹38.4 L/yr

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3 - 15 years exp. · Chennai (13.1k salaries)
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₹8.9 L/yr - ₹24.5 L/yr

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15 - 26 years exp. · Chennai (439 salaries)
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₹24 L/yr - ₹52 L/yr

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4 - 16 years exp. · Chennai (323 salaries)
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₹9 L/yr - ₹30.9 L/yr

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1 - 11 years exp. · Chennai (142 salaries)
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₹5.8 L/yr - ₹18 L/yr

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14 - 21 years exp. · Chennai (62 salaries)
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₹15.1 L/yr - ₹40 L/yr

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6 - 18 years exp. · Chennai (30 salaries)
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₹15 L/yr - ₹25 L/yr

1 - 6 years exp. · Chennai (16 salaries)
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₹2 L/yr - ₹8 L/yr

8 - 12 years exp. · Chennai (6 salaries)
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₹14 L/yr - ₹28.9 L/yr

22 - 25 years exp. · Chennai (4 salaries)
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₹30.9 L/yr - ₹1 Cr/yr

0 - 8 years exp. · Chennai (13.2k salaries)
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₹2.6 L/yr - ₹9.5 L/yr

7 job openings
2 - 15 years exp. · Chennai (5.5k salaries)
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₹5.7 L/yr - ₹22 L/yr

2 job openings
0 - 8 years exp. · Chennai (4.7k salaries)
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₹1.8 L/yr - ₹9 L/yr

19 job openings
2 - 9 years exp. · Chennai (2.7k salaries)
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₹5.6 L/yr - ₹17.5 L/yr

207 job openings
0 - 7 years exp. · Chennai (2.3k salaries)
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₹2 L/yr - ₹14.6 L/yr

19 job openings
8 - 20 years exp. · Chennai (2.1k salaries)
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₹12.1 L/yr - ₹40.2 L/yr

83 job openings
0 - 7 years exp. · Chennai (2k salaries)
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₹2.1 L/yr - ₹10.5 L/yr

0 - 3 years exp. · Chennai (1.5k salaries)
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₹1 L/yr - ₹5 L/yr

13 job openings
2 - 18 years exp. · Chennai (1.2k salaries)
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₹3.9 L/yr - ₹15 L/yr

8 job openings
0 - 8 years exp. · Chennai (1.1k salaries)
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₹2 L/yr - ₹11.5 L/yr

0 - 8 years exp. · Chennai (1.1k salaries)
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₹2 L/yr - ₹30 L/yr

Last Updated: 17 Jan, 2025

Salary related reviews for Cognizant

3.3

Rated by 62 employees for salary & benefits

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IT & Information Security Department

4.0
  •  posted on 19 Sep 2023

4.0
 for  Salary and Benefits

Likes

...kill development and learning. Process oriented and people are accommodative. Salary is provide as per the market. Hike is better than other IT service organizations.

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Dislikes

Most of the project are in the 2nd shift covering US and UK time zones. Currently the workhour is flexible otherwise it is 10 hours officially.

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

1.0
  •  posted on 03 Oct 2023

1.0
 for  Salary and Benefits

Likes

US H1-B visa processing

Dislikes

Everything else. No work life balance, underpaid salary, unempathetic management, unrealistic goals, bad upskilling platform, non-reachable HR, politics in performance reviews, no career growth, toxic culture in projects.

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Project & Program Management Department

5.0
  •  posted on 29 Jul 2022

3.0
 for  Salary and Benefits

Likes

Visibility, Growth, Learning scope are very good here. having said all this, again its down to the project you are working in and will vary case to case

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Dislikes

compensation to the long timers is not good. Appraisal cycle is from Jan-Dec, but revision is will happen only by the next year October., that too with a very nominal % hikes even for the best appraisal ratings.

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

2.0
  •  posted on 28 May 2022

1.0
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Likes

not really

Dislikes

Salary package-Company ready to provide as much they want for people who are leaving. People who are below me are getting higher salary. Account level tasks along with regular work So many stupid portal for status updates and delivery tracking

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0
  •  posted on 05 Dec 2021

1.0
 for  Salary and Benefits

Likes

Learning is excellent. Lot of Trainings are available.

Dislikes

...ems when explained. Career growth is not that great. Work culture is very bad. Variable pay is just a joke and you will not get even 40% of what they mentioned in offer letter.

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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 1.6k Cognizant salaries received from various employees of Cognizant. Cognizant employees rate the overall salary and benefits package 3.3/5 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 ₹18.33 lakhs per year. The top 1% earn more than a whopping ₹32.10 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 ₹5.1 Lakhs per year, and for Programmer Analyst Trainee the minimum salary is ₹2.4 Lakhs to ₹7 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 Manager at Cognizant in Chennai?
According to AmbitionBox, 63% of the Cognizant Managers in Chennai reported a notice period of 2 Months, 22% reported a notice period of 3 Months and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 774 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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