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Cognizant Software Developer Salaries in Chennai

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Software Developer

0 - 8 years exp. · Chennai (1.1k salaries)
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₹2.3 L/yr - ₹16.7 L/yr

Programmer Analyst

0 - 8 years exp. · Chennai (13.2k salaries)
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₹2.6 L/yr - ₹9.8 L/yr

6 job openings

Senior Associate

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

36 job openings

Software Engineer

0 - 7 years exp. · Chennai (2.3k salaries)
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₹2 L/yr - ₹14.5 L/yr

19 job openings
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Team Lead

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

9 job openings

Senior Developer

2 - 12 years exp. · Chennai (934 salaries)
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₹5.1 L/yr - ₹21.6 L/yr

5 job openings

Senior Software Engineer

2 - 13 years exp. · Chennai (823 salaries)
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₹5.1 L/yr - ₹26.3 L/yr

2 job openings

System Engineer

0 - 5 years exp. · Chennai (426 salaries)
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₹1 L/yr - ₹8.5 L/yr

Senior Consultant

4 - 16 years exp. · Chennai (322 salaries)
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₹9 L/yr - ₹30.9 L/yr

12 job openings

Java Developer

1 - 6 years exp. · Chennai (264 salaries)
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₹2.4 L/yr - ₹14.2 L/yr

13 job openings

Senior Software Developer

3 - 11 years exp. · Chennai (245 salaries)
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₹6.5 L/yr - ₹20.3 L/yr

Salesforce Developer

0 - 6 years exp. · Chennai (164 salaries)
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₹3.5 L/yr - ₹14.1 L/yr

1 job opening

Associate Consultant

2 - 8 years exp. · Chennai (152 salaries)
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₹4.9 L/yr - ₹17.3 L/yr

Plsql Developer

1 - 6 years exp. · Chennai (105 salaries)
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₹3 L/yr - ₹12 L/yr

Application Developer

1 - 7 years exp. · Chennai (51 salaries)
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₹3.8 L/yr - ₹10 L/yr

Web Developer

0 - 5 years exp. · Chennai (35 salaries)
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₹2.8 L/yr - ₹9.6 L/yr

Senior Engineer

2 - 10 years exp. · Chennai (34 salaries)
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₹6.1 L/yr - ₹17.7 L/yr

1 job opening

Project Engineer

3 - 6 years exp. · Chennai (15 salaries)
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₹5.3 L/yr - ₹10.5 L/yr

Lead Software Engineer

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

Software Development Engineer

1 - 4 years exp. · Chennai (11 salaries)
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₹3.3 L/yr - ₹7 L/yr

Lead Engineer

8 - 12 years exp. · Chennai (6 salaries)
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₹13 L/yr - ₹30 L/yr

Last Updated: 20 Jan, 2025

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3.7

Rated by 81 employees for salary & benefits

Software Developer in Chennai

Full Time

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Quality Assurance Department

1.0
  •  posted on 27 Dec 2024
1.0
 for  Salary and Benefits

Likes

Nothing

Dislikes

No hike, no job security, no skill development, no easy transportation.even if you learn new technologies they will ask for experience and make you work in technology which you already know.if you do "jing jack" you will get everything else you will be cornered and make you to think resigning is best than staying there

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Software Developer in Chennai

Engineering - Software & QA Department

4.0
  •  posted on 18 Feb 2022
3.0
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It's my first job at cognizant which has great work-life balance, but benefits and compensation are less compare to other companies but i never felt low for that, I suggest people not lose opportunity working in cognizant if they get any.

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  • Skill development - Good
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Dislikes

My one word answer is "national level politics in every project".

Software Developer in Bangalore / Bengaluru

Full Time

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

4.0
  •  posted on 28 Aug 2024
3.0
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Likes

The environment is pretty good and gets to learn new things.Also workload is manageable.

  • Work satisfaction - Excellent
    +2 more

Dislikes

...curity. Silent layoffs are done in a disrespectful way including good employees. Very low salary for employees. And mainly doesn't settles your remaining amount after your resignation.

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  • Job security - Bad
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Software Developer in Bangalore / Bengaluru

Full Time

 · 

Engineering - Software & QA Department

4.0
  •  posted on 13 Oct 2023
4.0
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Likes

If you get EU projects, work life balance will be better. Salary is average Good learning opportunities

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  • Salary - Good
    +5 more

Dislikes

It's a service based company like other WITCHA companies. Every thing will depend on the type of project you get and your manager. 10 hour shift which was introduced during covid because everyone was working from home is still going on Might get stagnated after few years.

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Software Developer in Hyderabad / Secunderabad

Full Time

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0
  •  posted on 17 Jan 2023
1.0
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Likes

Work is respectable and is technically sound when compared to other MNCs.

  • Job security - Excellent
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Dislikes

Extremely low salary Even when eligible, requests for pay increases go unanswered. Equal-level roles are paid differently, which is blatantly rude. People with the same amount of experience in various technology stacks differ by 1.5–1.6 times on average.

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  • Salary - Bad
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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 1.1k Cognizant salaries received from various employees of Cognizant. Cognizant employees rate the overall salary and benefits package 3.7/5 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 ₹18.30 lakhs per year. The top 1% earn more than a whopping ₹32.05 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 ₹1 Lakh to ₹4.6 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 ₹11 Lakhs to ₹15 Lakhs per year for Senior Business Development Analyst.
What is the notice period for Software Developer at Cognizant in Chennai?
According to AmbitionBox, 38% of the Cognizant Software Developers in Chennai reported a notice period of 2 Months, 26% reported a notice period of 3 Months and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 313 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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