Cognizant Chennai Director Salaries by 90+ Employees (Updated 2024)

18 - 27 years exp.

₹25 Lakhs - ₹73 Lakhs

Salary of majority employees

At par with the average Director Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 18 - 27 years of experience

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Salaries in different departments

Project & Program Management Director Salary 18 - 27 years exp. (24 salaries)	₹35.6 L/yr - ₹59 L/yr
Strategic & Top Management Director Salary 19 - 25 years exp. (14 salaries)	₹35 L/yr - ₹70 L/yr
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Engineering - Software & QA Director Salary 19 - 26 years exp. (13 salaries)	₹36.7 L/yr - ₹57 L/yr
Customer Success, Service & Operations Director Salary 18 - 24 years exp. (7 salaries)	₹44 L/yr - ₹60 L/yr

Last Updated: 18 Oct 2024

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Cognizant Director Salary

18 - 27 years exp. (91 salaries)

₹25 L/yr - ₹73 L/yr

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Accenture Director Salary 15 - 24 years exp. (6 salaries)	₹30 L/yr - ₹70 L/yr 19% more
Capgemini Director Salary 17 - 25 years exp. (35 salaries)	₹27 L/yr - ₹55 L/yr 14% less
HCLTech Director Salary 16 - 25 years exp. (5 salaries)	₹38.7 L/yr - ₹60.2 L/yr 4% less	1 job opening
Deloitte Director Salary 13 - 21 years exp. (19 salaries)	₹40 L/yr - ₹65 L/yr 14% more
Ernst & Young Director Salary 11 - 20 years exp. (22 salaries)	₹40 L/yr - ₹87 L/yr 19% more	4 job openings
LTIMindtree Director Salary 17 - 24 years exp. (14 salaries)	₹25 L/yr - ₹49.9 L/yr 20% less
Atos Director Salary 15 - 24 years exp. (6 salaries)	₹42 L/yr - ₹58 L/yr 3% less

Director salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹25 Lakhs to ₹73 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 18 years to 27 years. Salary estimates are based on 91 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

Experience wise Cognizant Director salaries in Chennai

Last Updated: 18 Oct 2024

Experience	Avg Annual Salary
15+ years (91 salaries)	₹25 L/yr - ₹73 L/yr
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Top skills at Cognizant for Director

Project Management Engagement Management New Business Development Service Improvement Program Delivery Resource Planning Stakeholder Management Change Management SCOPE Project Management Change Management Professional Services Stakeholder Management New Business Development Engagement Management

Salary related reviews for Cognizant

4.2

Rated by 3 employees for salary & benefits

Associate Director in Kolkata

Full Time

Project & Program Management Department

4.0

• posted on 30 Oct 2024

4.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

...rn everything. Leadership is passionate of new technology and client centricity. Pays competitive salary benefits may not be high at times but sustainable for long, rewarding association. Will recommend people to experience Cognizant.

Dislikes

If you remain too good on a domain, likely you will get trapped into it and not allowed to learn horizontal skills. So keeping a balance and relationship to horizontal people are important in any large project centric organization.

Project Manager in Kolkata

Full Time

IT & Information Security Department

4.0

• posted on 22 Oct 2024

4.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Work culture is great. There is lot of effort & importance given to training & reskilling.

Dislikes

Pay package is not the best but ifs OK. Even after honestly working with your best efforts & good ratings, you will not get promotion unless you really push for it.

Associate Director in Pune

Full Time

Project & Program Management Department

4.0

• posted on 15 Oct 2024

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Lot of opportunities to pick new skills and explore different technologies and areas of work. Diversity is given good recognition and opportunities

Dislikes

Distance to office and compensation not upto market standards

Project Manager in Hyderabad / Secunderabad

Full Time

Project & Program Management Department

4.0

• posted on 01 Oct 2024

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Cognizant has large number of client in various domains providing a lot of opportunities across the world. I have got an opprtunity to work at different locations and in diversified tools and technologies and various domains. It has helped me build a robust career and helped me grow along with the organization.

Dislikes

Frequently changing revision cycles, changing promotions process and cycles and very less salary hikes. Also for the veteran employees, salary standards are very low compard to the market standards

Project Manager in Pune

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0

• posted on 10 Sep 2024

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Clear salary structure

Dislikes

Micromanagement of work from office Tug of war between Cognizant tasks and client tasks Irregular appraisal cycles Remove senior members from the team and onboard junior members Upper Management creates unnecessary facade to generate fake buzz

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What is the salary of Director at Cognizant Chennai?

Director salary at Cognizant in Chennai ranges between ₹25.0 Lakhs to ₹73.0 Lakhs for experience between 18 years to 27 years. According to our estimates it is 2% less than the average Director Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 91 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant Chennai.

How does the salary of a Director at Cognizant Chennai compare with the average salary range for this job?

The average salary of a Director at Cognizant is 2% less than the average salary of a Director in Chennai. To know exact salary insights, login to view.

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

Project Management, Engagement Management, New Business Development, Service Improvement and Program Delivery are some of the popular skills required to work as a Director at Cognizant Chennai.

Which similar companies are paying more than Cognizant to a Director in Chennai?

Accenture Director Salary - ₹30.0 Lakhs to ₹70.0 Lakhs per year
Ernst & Young Director Salary - ₹40.0 Lakhs to ₹87.0 Lakhs per year
Deloitte Director Salary - ₹40.0 Lakhs to ₹65.0 Lakhs per year

What is the salary of a Director in companies similar to Cognizant in Chennai?

TCS Director Salary - ₹40.0 Lakhs to ₹55.0 Lakhs per year
Atos Director Salary - ₹42.0 Lakhs to ₹58.0 Lakhs per year
HCLTech Director Salary - ₹38.7 Lakhs to ₹60.2 Lakhs per year
Wipro Director Salary - ₹35.0 Lakhs to ₹51.0 Lakhs per year
Capgemini Director Salary - ₹27.0 Lakhs to ₹55.0 Lakhs per year

What is the estimated take home salary of a Director at Cognizant in Chennai?

The estimated take-home salary of a Director at Cognizant ranges between ₹2,95,056 per month to ₹3,06,743 per month in Chennai. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant Director salary in India which ranges between ₹25.0 Lakhs to ₹73.0 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 18 years to 27 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?

What is the notice period for Director at Cognizant in Chennai?

According to AmbitionBox, 80% of the Cognizant Directors in Chennai reported a notice period of 2 Months, 16% reported a notice period of 3 Months and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 25 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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Cognizant Director salary in Chennai ranges between ₹25 Lakhs to ₹73 Lakhs with an average annual salary of ₹. Salary estimates are based on 91 Cognizant latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.