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Cognizant Software Engineer Salaries in Chennai (Updated 2025)

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Software Engineer

0 - 7 years exp. · Chennai (2.4k salaries)
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₹2 L/yr - ₹14.3 L/yr

Senior Processing Executive

0 - 8 years exp. · Chennai (4.8k salaries)
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₹1.8 L/yr - ₹8.1 L/yr

1 job opening

Project Associate

2 - 9 years exp. · Chennai (2.6k salaries)
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₹5.7 L/yr - ₹18 L/yr

Senior Systems Engineer

0 - 8 years exp. · Chennai (2.1k salaries)
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₹1.5 L/yr - ₹8 L/yr

Project Manager

8 - 20 years exp. · Chennai (2k salaries)
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₹12.8 L/yr - ₹40.2 L/yr

Processing Executive

0 - 4 years exp. · Chennai (1.6k salaries)
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₹1 L/yr - ₹7 L/yr

3 job openings

Test Analyst

0 - 8 years exp. · Chennai (1.1k salaries)
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₹2 L/yr - ₹11.6 L/yr

Programmer Analyst Trainee

0 - 2 years exp. · Chennai (1k salaries)
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₹1 L/yr - ₹8.3 L/yr

Process Specialist

2 - 13 years exp. · Chennai (994 salaries)
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₹2.9 L/yr - ₹10.7 L/yr

2 job openings

Programmer

0 - 4 years exp. · Chennai (988 salaries)
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₹1.6 L/yr - ₹5 L/yr

Junior Software Engineer

0 - 4 years exp. · Chennai (861 salaries)
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₹2.7 L/yr - ₹8.2 L/yr

SME

2 - 13 years exp. · Chennai (832 salaries)
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₹2.4 L/yr - ₹9.7 L/yr

Senior Project Associate

4 - 14 years exp. · Chennai (809 salaries)
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₹9.2 L/yr - ₹26 L/yr

Senior Test Analyst

2 - 13 years exp. · Chennai (790 salaries)
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₹5.6 L/yr - ₹15 L/yr

Senior Process Associate

0 - 9 years exp. · Chennai (786 salaries)
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₹1.7 L/yr - ₹8 L/yr

Softwaretest Engineer

1 - 8 years exp. · Chennai (661 salaries)
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₹3 L/yr - ₹12.9 L/yr

Infra Technology Specialist

5 - 16 years exp. · Chennai (480 salaries)
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₹9.3 L/yr - ₹25 L/yr

Associate

0 - 9 years exp. · Chennai (21.6k salaries)
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₹4.9 L/yr - ₹15 L/yr

Manager

8 - 19 years exp. · Chennai (1.6k salaries)
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₹13 L/yr - ₹40.5 L/yr

Senior Manager

10 - 25 years exp. · Chennai (540 salaries)
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₹15 L/yr - ₹50 L/yr

Senior Executive

0 - 10 years exp. · Chennai (534 salaries)
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₹1.8 L/yr - ₹7.4 L/yr

Last Updated: 1 Apr, 2025

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I have the following offers and confused to choose one. Exp: 6.8 Java backend dev cognizant - 25 lpa (24 fixed) Epam - 28 fixed Citi - 30 fixed If i ask epam with citi offer they will increase their offer, but my question is that worth negotiating with them? Please give you suggestions. My Last working day is 31 March 2025.
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