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Cognizant Software Engineer Salaries in Chennai

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Software Engineer

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

13 job openings

Programmer Analyst

0 - 8 years exp. · Chennai (13.1k salaries)
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₹2.6 L/yr - ₹9.8 L/yr

9 job openings

Senior Associate

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

52 job openings

Technical Lead

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

3 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

11 job openings

Software Developer

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

Senior Developer

2 - 12 years exp. · Chennai (933 salaries)
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₹5 L/yr - ₹21.3 L/yr

6 job openings

Senior Software Engineer

2 - 14 years exp. · Chennai (840 salaries)
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₹4.3 L/yr - ₹27 L/yr

2 job openings

System Engineer

0 - 5 years exp. · Chennai (428 salaries)
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₹1 L/yr - ₹8.5 L/yr

Associate Software Engineer

0 - 8 years exp. · Chennai (408 salaries)
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₹4.8 L/yr - ₹15.6 L/yr

Senior Consultant

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

13 job openings

Java Developer

1 - 6 years exp. · Chennai (264 salaries)
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₹2.5 L/yr - ₹14.2 L/yr

22 job openings

Senior Software Developer

3 - 11 years exp. · Chennai (246 salaries)
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₹6.5 L/yr - ₹20.3 L/yr

Salesforce Developer

0 - 6 years exp. · Chennai (166 salaries)
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₹3.5 L/yr - ₹14.3 L/yr

2 job openings

Plsql Developer

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

Senior Engineer

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

Web Developer

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

Project Engineer

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

Lead Software Engineer

9 - 16 years exp. · Chennai (13 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 (7 salaries)
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₹13 L/yr - ₹30 L/yr

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0
  •  posted on 15 Mar 2023
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Good opportunities to learn new technologies Flexible work hours Hybrid / WFH option

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...ll be the least paid. Aggressive cost (salary) cutting and very very low hike. Meaningless Promotions with less salary + bonus benefits.

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

5.0
  •  posted on 18 Aug 2024
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The work culture is positive and the facilities are excellent. Cognizant provides ample opportunities for professional development and knowledge expansion.

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  • Skill development - Excellent
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...rk using Teams, it would be more efficient to allow employees to work from home. With such less salary and hikes it is impossible for one to work here.

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Software Engineer in Mangaluru

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

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  •  posted on 21 Jun 2024
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Compensation and pay structure

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Manager hierarchy. Ratings will be given by home manager. He will never know about my performance because he will be working for some other project. Still they give ratings based on some comments without knowing actual performance

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  • Promotions - 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 2.3k 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 ₹18.29 lakhs per year. The top 1% earn more than a whopping ₹32.17 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 Software Engineer at Cognizant in Chennai?
According to AmbitionBox, 37% of the Cognizant Software Engineers in Chennai reported a notice period of 2 Months, 28% reported a notice period of 3 Months and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 1.5k responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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