Cognizant Data Engineer 1 Salaries by 7 Employees (Updated 2025)

1 - 2 years exp.

₹4.4 Lakhs - ₹7 Lakhs

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47% less than the average Data Engineer 1 Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 1 - 2 years of experience

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Content, Editorial & Journalism Data Engineer 1 Salary 1 - 2 years exp. (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹4.4 L/yr - ₹4.7 L/yr
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Data Science & Analytics Data Engineer 1 Salary 2 years exp. (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹4.5 L/yr - ₹6.7 L/yr

Last Updated: 8 Oct 2024

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Data Engineer 1 salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹4.4 Lakhs to ₹7 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 1 year to 2 years. Salary estimates are based on 7 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

Experience wise Cognizant Data Engineer 1 salaries

Last Updated: 8 Oct 2024

Experience	Avg Annual Salary
1 year (3 salaries)	₹4.4 L/yr - ₹5 L/yr
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2 years (4 salaries)	₹4.4 L/yr - ₹7 L/yr

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Salary related reviews for Cognizant

5.0

Rated by 2 employees for salary & benefits

Programmer Analyst in Pune

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0

• posted on 04 Jan 2025

5.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Salary comes on time. Leaves also gets approved easily.

Dislikes

No work life balance. No projects in company so they silently fires. Not so good culture. Not so get promotion(1-5%hike only) or no benefits (whole year). Not that much bonus yearly.

Software Developer in Chennai

Full Time

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

Associate Software Engineer in Bangalore / Bengaluru

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0

• posted on 24 Dec 2024

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Good I like that there are good projects available. If you get that great you will get experience and knowledge.

Dislikes

1. Salary and hikes are low. 2. Poor employee welfare activities, once a year they take you out for team lunch. If you missed then nothing, no gifts, abs nothing, saving so much money but gives back nothing.

Programmer Analyst in Hyderabad / Secunderabad

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0

• posted on 07 Dec 2024

4.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Good work life balance, Growth of the employee also very good

Dislikes

... HRs will contact employee and putting pressure on employe to forcefully resign. But they give 5 months full salary for the employees. After resignation

Programmer Analyst in Gurgaon / Gurugram

Full Time

Data Science & Analytics Department

1.0

• posted on 06 Dec 2024

1.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Nothing

Dislikes

...ds for this company is very poor. I will never recommend this company to anyone. There is politics in everything such as promotion, salary hike , Ratings etc.

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Hi all , I have two offers one from EY and one from fractal with nearly same packages , ey is at my home town kochi and fractal is at banglore . Iam confused between these as my pay is same . Could anyone please advise which one to join . Please advise me as iam confused and my joining date is near. My yeo is 3.3 years

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Cognizant Data Engineer 1 Salary FAQs

What is the salary of Data Engineer 1 at Cognizant?

Data Engineer 1 salary at Cognizant in India ranges between ₹4.4 Lakhs to ₹7.0 Lakhs for experience between 1 years to 2 years. According to our estimates it is 47% less than the average Data Engineer 1 Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 7 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant India.

How does the salary of a Data Engineer 1 at Cognizant India compare with the average salary range for this job?

The average salary of a Data Engineer 1 at Cognizant is 47% less than the average salary of a Data Engineer 1 in India. To know exact salary insights, login to view.

Which similar companies are paying more than Cognizant to a Data Engineer 1 in India?

IBM Data Engineer 1 Salary - ₹7.0 Lakhs to ₹12.2 Lakhs per year
Capgemini Data Engineer 1 Salary - ₹4.3 Lakhs to ₹6.5 Lakhs per year
Accenture Data Engineer 1 Salary - ₹4.3 Lakhs to ₹6.1 Lakhs per year
LTIMindtree Data Engineer 1 Salary - ₹3.6 Lakhs to ₹5.5 Lakhs per year
TCS Data Engineer 1 Salary - ₹3.8 Lakhs to ₹7.9 Lakhs per year

What is the salary of a Data Engineer 1 in companies similar to Cognizant in India?

Infosys Data Engineer 1 Salary - ₹3.0 Lakhs to ₹6.5 Lakhs per year
Wipro Data Engineer 1 Salary - ₹2.4 Lakhs to ₹4.0 Lakhs per year

What is the estimated take home salary of a Data Engineer 1 at Cognizant in India?

The estimated take-home salary of a Data Engineer 1 at Cognizant ranges between ₹35,627 per month to ₹36,858 per month in India. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant Data Engineer 1 salary in India which ranges between ₹4.4 Lakhs to ₹7.0 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 1 years to 2 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?

What is the notice period for Data Engineer 1 at Cognizant?

According to AmbitionBox, 60% of the Cognizant Data Engineer 1s reported a notice period of 2 Months, 40% reported a notice period of 3 Months.This is based on 5 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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