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I joined Cognizant as a fresher and itās 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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Senior System Analyst 2 -
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Ā· Chennai (45
salaries) |  ā¹2.9 L/yr - ā¹7.7 L/yr | |
Full Stack Software Developer 1 -
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Ā· Chennai (45
salaries) | ā¹4 L/yr - ā¹16.4 L/yr | |
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Technical Consultant 2 -
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Ā· Chennai (45
salaries) | ā¹7 L/yr - ā¹21 L/yr | 2 job openings |
AWS Devops Engineer 2 -
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Ā· Chennai (44
salaries) | ā¹3 L/yr - ā¹10.1 L/yr | 2 job openings |
QA Test Lead 7 -
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Ā· Chennai (44
salaries) | ā¹5.5 L/yr - ā¹16 L/yr | |
Associate Test Analyst 2 -
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Ā· Chennai (43
salaries) | ā¹5.1 L/yr - ā¹8 L/yr | |
Product Owner 2 -
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Ā· Chennai (43
salaries) | ā¹9.9 L/yr - ā¹23 L/yr | |
Solution Architect 12 -
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Ā· Chennai (43
salaries) | ā¹15 L/yr - ā¹39 L/yr | |
Manual Automation Test Engineer 1 -
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Ā· Chennai (42
salaries) | ā¹2.5 L/yr - ā¹11.7 L/yr | |
SAP Basis Consultant 1 -
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Ā· Chennai (42
salaries) | ā¹2.8 L/yr - ā¹8.2 L/yr | |
Principal Architect 17 -
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Ā· Chennai (42
salaries) | ā¹27 L/yr - ā¹43.4 L/yr | 1 job opening |
Performance Analyst 3 -
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Ā· Chennai (42
salaries) | ā¹5.9 L/yr - ā¹12.1 L/yr | |
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HR Executive Recruiter 1 -
8
years
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Ā· Chennai (41
salaries) | ā¹2.3 L/yr - ā¹8.2 L/yr | |
Associate Test Engineer 2 -
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Ā· Chennai (40
salaries) | ā¹4.2 L/yr - ā¹12 L/yr | |
Engagement Delivery Lead 16 -
23
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exp.
Ā· Chennai (40
salaries) | ā¹20 L/yr - ā¹40 L/yr | 1 job opening |
Software Programmer 1 -
5
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Ā· Chennai (39
salaries) | ā¹2.2 L/yr - ā¹8.5 L/yr | |
Infra Team Lead 7 -
15
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Ā· Chennai (39
salaries) | ā¹9.7 L/yr - ā¹18 L/yr | |
Senior Automation Test Engineer 3 -
10
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Ā· Chennai (39
salaries) | ā¹5.8 L/yr - ā¹16.7 L/yr | |
Senior Accounts Executive 2 -
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Ā· Chennai (38
salaries) | ā¹1.8 L/yr - ā¹5 L/yr | |
Senior Quality Analyst 3 -
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Ā· Chennai (38
salaries) | ā¹3.3 L/yr - ā¹12.6 L/yr | |
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How much does Cognizant pay per year?
The average Cognizant salary ranges from approximately ā¹0.2 Lakh to ā¹0.2 Lakh per year for a Safety Engineer and ā¹94 Lakhs to ā¹96 Lakhs per year for a Senior Director Finance. Salary estimates are based on 1.2L 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 ā¹94 Lakhs to ā¹96 Lakhs per year. The top 10% of employees earn more than ā¹18.24 lakhs per year. The top 1% earn more than a whopping ā¹32 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 ā¹1 Lakh to ā¹5.1 Lakhs per year, and for Programmer Analyst Trainee the minimum salary is ā¹1 Lakh to ā¹4.5 Lakhs per year and so on.
What is the salary package for freshers in Cognizant?
The average salary at Cognizant for freshers varies from ā¹0.7 Lakh to ā¹4 Lakhs per year for Information Technology Support Engineer and ā¹10 Lakhs to ā¹20 Lakhs per year for Senior Business Analyst.
What is the notice period at Cognizant in Chennai?
According to AmbitionBox, 41% of the Cognizant employees 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 49.5k responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.
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