Cognizant Database Consultant Salaries by 5 Employees (Updated 2025)

5 - 8 years exp.

₹8.4 Lakhs - ₹12 Lakhs

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Salary of majority employees

43% less than the average Database Consultant Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 5 - 8 years of experience

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Last Updated: 2 Aug 2023

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Database Consultant salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹8.4 Lakhs to ₹12 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 5 years to 8 years. Salary estimates are based on 5 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

Experience wise Cognizant Database Consultant salaries

Last Updated: 2 Aug 2023

Experience	Avg Annual Salary
5 years (3 salaries)	₹9 L/yr - ₹12 L/yr
6 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹8.4 L/yr - ₹18.2 L/yr
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7 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹8.5 L/yr - ₹10.8 L/yr
8 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹3.5 L/yr - ₹9.4 L/yr

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Senior Associate in Hyderabad / Secunderabad

Full Time

IT & Information Security Department

3.0

• posted on 26 Jan 2025

4.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Cognizant have lot of job opportunities and provide nice pay according to market standards. People working in cognizant can switch to other technology and work on it.

Salary - Good

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Dislikes

Hikes are very less when compare to other companies. Due to internal politics talented people efforts are recognised.

Skill development - Poor

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Senior Associate in Noida

Full Time

Procurement & Supply Chain Department

4.0

• posted on 10 Jan 2025

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Cognizant has strong capebilities in delivering technology services with a robust support. People are satisfied working here but since past couple of years company has not given ample opportunitiesto employees in terms of growth and compensastion

Work satisfaction - Good

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Not good approasal No timely appraisal No promotion policies No standard salary parameters as per exp No benchmarking for compensastion

Senior Associate in Kolkata

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0

• posted on 10 Jan 2025

4.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

If you swith to Cognizant, they will provide good salary compared to other service based company. They also push their associate for skill development with regular certification drive.

Salary - Good

+1 more

Dislikes

The appraisal system dropped drastically in couple of years. Very minimum salary hike with high ratings.

Promotions - Poor

Senior Associate in Kolkata

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

4.0

• posted on 28 Nov 2024

2.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Stability is good. Though in the ongoing global recession, many of my co-workers had to leave projects because of project ramp down and did not get any other projects. Instead of recruiting employees from bench in other projects they are hiring more from people outside.

Skill development - Good

+1 more

Dislikes

Appraisal is bad. So joining with low salary does not help much in the long run, better to switch.

Salary - Poor

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Senior Associate in Kolkata

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

4.0

• posted on 10 Nov 2024

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Long term projects but mainly support projects. Flexible work timings On time salary and some increment every year Scope to show case your skills

Skill development - Good

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Every time you have search for the projects once your current project ramp down

Job security - Poor

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What is the salary of Database Consultant at Cognizant?

Database Consultant salary at Cognizant in India ranges between ₹8.4 Lakhs to ₹12.0 Lakhs for experience between 5 years to 8 years. According to our estimates it is 43% less than the average Database Consultant Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 5 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant India.

How does the salary of a Database Consultant at Cognizant India compare with the average salary range for this job?

The average salary of a Database Consultant at Cognizant is 43% less than the average salary of a Database Consultant in India. To know exact salary insights, login to view.

What are the top skills required to work as a Database Consultant at Cognizant?

VectorCast, Marathi and Market Forecasting are some of the popular skills required to work as a Database Consultant at Cognizant India.

Which similar companies are paying more than Cognizant to a Database Consultant in India?

HCLTech Database Consultant Salary - ₹15.0 Lakhs to ₹34.0 Lakhs per year
HCL Group Database Consultant Salary - ₹13.8 Lakhs to ₹27.0 Lakhs per year
TCS Database Consultant Salary - ₹8.0 Lakhs to ₹25.2 Lakhs per year
DXC Technology Database Consultant Salary - ₹11.0 Lakhs to ₹27.5 Lakhs per year
Tech Mahindra Database Consultant Salary - ₹12.0 Lakhs to ₹18.5 Lakhs per year

What is the salary of a Database Consultant in companies similar to Cognizant in India?

Accenture Database Consultant Salary - ₹4.8 Lakhs to ₹23.0 Lakhs per year
Wipro Database Consultant Salary - ₹7.6 Lakhs to ₹21.7 Lakhs per year
Infosys Database Consultant Salary - ₹6.4 Lakhs to ₹21.0 Lakhs per year
Capgemini Database Consultant Salary - ₹6.1 Lakhs to ₹16.0 Lakhs per year
IBM Database Consultant Salary - ₹6.0 Lakhs to ₹11.5 Lakhs per year

What is the estimated take home salary of a Database Consultant at Cognizant in India?

The estimated take-home salary of a Database Consultant at Cognizant ranges between ₹70,569 per month to ₹72,385 per month in India. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant Database Consultant salary in India which ranges between ₹8.4 Lakhs to ₹12.0 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 5 years to 8 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?

What is the notice period for Database Consultant at Cognizant?

According to AmbitionBox, 100% of the Cognizant Database Consultants reported a notice period of 1 Month.This is based on 1 response on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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Cognizant Database Consultant salary in India ranges between ₹8.4 Lakhs to ₹12 Lakhs with an average annual salary of ₹. Salary estimates are based on 5 Cognizant latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.