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Cognizant Salaries in India

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Programmer Analyst

0 - 7 years exp. (55.5k salaries)
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ā‚¹2.4 L/yr - ā‚¹9.7 L/yr

9 job openings

Senior Processing Executive

0 - 8 years exp. (28.7k salaries)
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ā‚¹1.8 L/yr - ā‚¹9 L/yr

17 job openings

Technical Lead

2 - 15 years exp. (17.6k salaries)
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ā‚¹5.9 L/yr - ā‚¹24.5 L/yr

3 job openings

Project Associate

2 - 9 years exp. (16.7k salaries)
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ā‚¹5.9 L/yr - ā‚¹19 L/yr

262 job openings
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Software Engineer

0 - 7 years exp. (15.7k salaries)
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ā‚¹2.2 L/yr - ā‚¹14.8 L/yr

13 job openings

Processing Executive

0 - 4 years exp. (14.1k salaries)
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ā‚¹1 L/yr - ā‚¹5 L/yr

6 job openings

Programmer Analyst Trainee

0 - 1 year exp. (7.9k salaries)
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ā‚¹1 L/yr - ā‚¹4.6 L/yr

Project Manager

8 - 20 years exp. (7.7k salaries)
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ā‚¹13 L/yr - ā‚¹42 L/yr

109 job openings

Senior Systems Engineer

0 - 7 years exp. (7.4k salaries)
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ā‚¹1.5 L/yr - ā‚¹10.4 L/yr

Team Lead

1 - 18 years exp. (7.3k salaries)
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ā‚¹5.2 L/yr - ā‚¹18 L/yr

10 job openings

Process Specialist

1 - 13 years exp. (6.4k salaries)
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ā‚¹2 L/yr - ā‚¹10.3 L/yr

2 job openings

Software Developer

0 - 8 years exp. (6k salaries)
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ā‚¹2.4 L/yr - ā‚¹16.8 L/yr

Senior Associate

3 - 15 years exp. (5.4k salaries)
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ā‚¹10 L/yr - ā‚¹28.1 L/yr

53 job openings

Senior Project Associate

4 - 14 years exp. (5.1k salaries)
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ā‚¹9.5 L/yr - ā‚¹32.9 L/yr

Softwaretest Engineer

1 - 7 years exp. (5.1k salaries)
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ā‚¹2.1 L/yr - ā‚¹11 L/yr

Junior Software Engineer

0 - 4 years exp. (5k salaries)
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ā‚¹2.7 L/yr - ā‚¹8.4 L/yr

Senior Process Associate

0 - 9 years exp. (4.8k salaries)
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ā‚¹1.4 L/yr - ā‚¹8 L/yr

Senior Software Engineer

2 - 13 years exp. (4.5k salaries)
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ā‚¹5.7 L/yr - ā‚¹29 L/yr

2 job openings

SME

3 - 13 years exp. (4.2k salaries)
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ā‚¹2.5 L/yr - ā‚¹10 L/yr

1 job opening

Senior Developer

2 - 12 years exp. (3.8k salaries)
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ā‚¹5.3 L/yr - ā‚¹21.7 L/yr

6 job openings

Last Updated: 28 Jan, 2025

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But if you give more importance to mental health than salary don't join this company. You are literally a slave of the client and no body will speak for you.. and if your too lucky to get a client like Novartis(pharmaceutical company) and especially get into celonis tool project then you can say bye bye to your mental health and just hug the salary you get and stay. Working hard is not the issue but the politics they play and the slavery you guys will experience is more than what was done in the colonization period. Hope everyone understands my mental health state currently and would deeply analyze before joining cognizant or Novartis.

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...ith. But I should say it also purely depends on the team which we have put into. The salary is higher for freshers and lateral compared to other companies.

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  • Salary - Good
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We cannot expect good ratings and promotion even if we deserve it. As they ask you to work 10 hrs continuously, you will not have time to develop your skills.

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  • Skill development - Poor
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Associate in Chennai

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

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No salary issues and if you get proper project and colleague your are good to go. Every 6 months there is a skill up process you can utilise to improve your self.

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PM not having technical knowledge and worst experience in support project . Talent management team not having proper tacking they didn't care about your skills match with your project. Hike is also low always 3 ratings for support projects. There is no straight point of contact to enquire anything. Cognizant not tracking if you are extending time in your client projects it's depends on your project and higher level.

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  • Work satisfaction - Bad

Production Support Software Engineer in Navi Mumbai

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Media Production & Entertainment Department

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Free udmey courses certificate

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...n why selecting number of people just for ideally sitting and get frustrate Very bad at giving project Don't work here Salary also very low no hike No promotion No good benefits

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Cognizant Salary FAQs

How much does Cognizant pay per year?
The average Cognizant salary ranges from approximately ā‚¹0.2 Lakh to ā‚¹0.2 Lakh per year for a Safety Engineer and ā‚¹94 Lakhs to ā‚¹96 Lakhs per year for a Senior Director Finance. Salary estimates are based on 5.6L Cognizant salaries received from various employees of Cognizant. Cognizant employees rate the overall salary and benefits package 3.4/5 stars.
What is the highest salary in Cognizant?
The highest-paying job at Cognizant is a Senior Director Finance with a salary of ā‚¹94 Lakhs to ā‚¹96 Lakhs per year. The top 10% of employees earn more than ā‚¹17.80 lakhs per year. The top 1% earn more than a whopping ā‚¹32.98 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 ā‚¹1 Lakh to ā‚¹5 Lakhs per year, and for Programmer Analyst Trainee the minimum salary is ā‚¹1 Lakh to ā‚¹4.6 Lakhs per year and so on.
What is the salary package for freshers in Cognizant?
The average salary at Cognizant for freshers varies from ā‚¹0.7 Lakh to ā‚¹4 Lakhs per year for Information Technology Support Engineer and ā‚¹13 Lakhs to ā‚¹15 Lakhs per year for Senior Business Development Analyst.
What is the notice period at Cognizant?
According to AmbitionBox, 32% of the Cognizant employees reported a notice period of 2 Months, 30% reported a notice period of 3 Months and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 2.9L responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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