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0 - 8 years exp. · Chennai (13.1k salaries)
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₹2.6 L/yr - ₹9.5 L/yr

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3 - 15 years exp. · Chennai (13.1k salaries)
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₹8.9 L/yr - ₹24.6 L/yr

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

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

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

11 job openings
0 - 8 years exp. · Chennai (1.1k salaries)
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₹2.3 L/yr - ₹16.6 L/yr

2 - 12 years exp. · Chennai (933 salaries)
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₹5 L/yr - ₹21.4 L/yr

6 job openings
2 - 13 years exp. · Chennai (831 salaries)
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₹5 L/yr - ₹26.2 L/yr

1 job opening
0 - 5 years exp. · Chennai (427 salaries)
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₹1 L/yr - ₹8.5 L/yr

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

12 job openings
1 - 6 years exp. · Chennai (262 salaries)
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₹2.5 L/yr - ₹14.3 L/yr

22 job openings
0 - 6 years exp. · Chennai (165 salaries)
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₹3.5 L/yr - ₹14.3 L/yr

2 job openings
2 - 8 years exp. · Chennai (152 salaries)
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₹4.5 L/yr - ₹17.3 L/yr

1 - 6 years exp. · Chennai (104 salaries)
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₹2.4 L/yr - ₹12 L/yr

1 - 7 years exp. · Chennai (46 salaries)
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₹3.8 L/yr - ₹12.5 L/yr

2 - 11 years exp. · Chennai (35 salaries)
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₹5 L/yr - ₹17.7 L/yr

0 - 5 years exp. · Chennai (35 salaries)
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₹2.8 L/yr - ₹9.5 L/yr

3 - 7 years exp. · Chennai (17 salaries)
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₹5.3 L/yr - ₹10.5 L/yr

2 - 8 years exp. · Chennai (14 salaries)
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₹5 L/yr - ₹13 L/yr

7 - 16 years exp. · Chennai (14 salaries)
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₹17 L/yr - ₹36.5 L/yr

8 - 12 years exp. · Chennai (7 salaries)
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₹13 L/yr - ₹30 L/yr

Last Updated: 27 Jan, 2025

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3.5

Rated by 1.3k employees for salary & benefits

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

5.0
  •  posted on 08 Jan 2025

3.0
 for  Salary and Benefits

Likes

I joined Cognizant as a fresher and it’s a best place for starting your career. Culture is very good maybe because of company USA origin. I got good ratings for my hard work without any politics.

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  • Skill development - Excellent
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Salary and hike is low. Waiting period for promotion is so high even though if you have top year end rating.

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Data Science & Analytics Department

2.0
  •  posted on 31 Jul 2024

2.0
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Likes

Learning Opportunities were good. I did many of my certifications through their programs You can upskill a lot

  • Skill development - Good

Dislikes

Less Pay Fixed hikes which are terrible No variable bonuses Less experienced project teams

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  • Salary - Poor
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IT & Information Security Department

2.0
  •  posted on 03 Aug 2023

2.0
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...ecially the project I got into , the manager here has no professionalism at all. Salary hike is just for name sake.. No learning or growth as they make you work on the applications that have no scope outside. No HR connects to clear your queries. It's been 2 years here and it's weird that I don't know who's my HR, On questioned, they just give a lame answer like your manager is your HR. If you get into a project of different location especially Chennai based projects then there is no going back, they give you false hopes to give you preferred location and everyone here ends up resigning after 1 year of experience. They even change your base Location to Chennai.

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  • Job security - Good

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Same as above all the concerns and they are never addressed.

  • Salary - Poor
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Engineering - Software & QA Department

4.0
  •  posted on 08 Jun 2023

2.0
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Likes

Cognizant is one of the best MNC to start your career if you are joining here after your graduation. You will be able to get a lot of opportunity to work in different tech stacks.

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  • Skill development - Excellent
    +2 more

Dislikes

Package and Hikes are low for freshers

  • Salary - Poor

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Sales & Business Development Department

2.0
  •  posted on 27 Feb 2023

2.0
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Likes

Friendly coworkers

  • Work-life balance - Good

Dislikes

...reer Difficult to get into projects Seniors do not respond to calls or emails Low salary despite of heavy profits made by the company Highest attrition rate

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  • Salary - 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 13.2k 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 ₹94 Lakhs to ₹96 Lakhs per year. The top 10% of employees earn more than ₹18.29 lakhs per year. The top 1% earn more than a whopping ₹32.12 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 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 Programmer Analyst at Cognizant in Chennai?
According to AmbitionBox, 38% of the Cognizant Programmer Analysts in Chennai reported a notice period of 3 Months, 27% reported a notice period of 2 Months and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 3.9k responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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