Cognizant IT Associate Salaries by 80+ Employees (Updated 2025)

2 - 10 years exp.

₹5.6 Lakhs - ₹11.1 Lakhs

Salary of majority employees

71% more than the average IT Associate Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 2 - 10 years of experience

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Engineering - Software & QA IT Associate Salary 2 - 10 years exp. (57 salaries)	₹5.6 L/yr - ₹11.1 L/yr
IT & Information Security IT Associate Salary 3 - 10 years exp. (10 salaries)	₹6.2 L/yr - ₹10 L/yr
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Data Science & Analytics IT Associate Salary 2 - 4 years exp. (3 salaries)	₹6 L/yr - ₹9 L/yr
Project & Program Management IT Associate Salary 8 - 9 years exp. (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹8.4 L/yr - ₹9.6 L/yr

Last Updated: 10 Feb 2025

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IT Associate salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹5.6 Lakhs to ₹11.1 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 2 years to 10 years. Salary estimates are based on 80 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

Experience wise Cognizant IT Associate salaries

Last Updated: 10 Feb 2025

Experience	Avg Annual Salary
2 years (5 salaries)	₹6.5 L/yr - ₹8.6 L/yr
3 years (13 salaries)	₹5.6 L/yr - ₹9.4 L/yr
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4 years (11 salaries)	₹5.6 L/yr - ₹9.9 L/yr
5 years (11 salaries)	₹6.2 L/yr - ₹10 L/yr
6 years (11 salaries)	₹6.9 L/yr - ₹9 L/yr
7 years (8 salaries)	₹6.8 L/yr - ₹10.5 L/yr
8 years (10 salaries)	₹6.5 L/yr - ₹10.2 L/yr
9 years (7 salaries)	₹6.2 L/yr - ₹11.1 L/yr
10 years (4 salaries)	₹8 L/yr - ₹10 L/yr

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2 - 10 years exp.

Senior Director

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19 - 26 years exp.

IT Associate 2 - 10 years exp.

Senior Associate 3 - 15 years exp.

102% hike

Manager 8 - 20 years exp.

45% hike

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Salary related reviews for Cognizant

2.5

Rated by 6 employees for salary & benefits

Senior Systems Engineer in Coimbatore

Full Time

IT & Information Security Department

4.0

• posted on 30 Jan 2025

4.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

...fications. Also 50% reimbursement for other certifications related to your role. Salary is average, but not much competitive. Culture Depends on the project based on my 3 projects 1. Good 2. Great 3. Worst

Salary - Good

+4 more

Dislikes

Job security depends on situations. Few of my friends were in bench for more than 6 months, happily receiving salary without joining any project. While one of my friend was dismissed from cognizant because of not reporting to office during bench time. It all depends on the lead., my last project lead is a good man but a bad lead, he is new to cognizant as well. He doesn't even hear your suggestions and made me lose 3 months of night shift allowances worth 18,000

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

+1 more

Dislikes

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

Skill development - Poor

+3 more

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

+2 more

Dislikes

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

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

Salary - Bad

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Cognizant IT Associate Salary FAQs

What is the salary of IT Associate at Cognizant?

IT Associate salary at Cognizant in India ranges between ₹5.6 Lakhs to ₹11.1 Lakhs for experience between 2 years to 10 years. According to our estimates it is 71% more than the average IT Associate Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 80 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant India.

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

The average salary of a IT Associate at Cognizant is 71% more than the average salary of a IT Associate in India. To know exact salary insights, login to view.

Which similar companies are paying more than Cognizant to a IT Associate in India?

TCS IT Associate Salary - ₹3.9 Lakhs to ₹15.5 Lakhs per year

What is the salary of a IT Associate in companies similar to Cognizant in India?

Infosys IT Associate Salary - ₹5.1 Lakhs to ₹7.2 Lakhs per year
Genpact IT Associate Salary - ₹4.0 Lakhs to ₹7.0 Lakhs per year
Capgemini IT Associate Salary - ₹2.2 Lakhs to ₹8.5 Lakhs per year
NTT Data IT Associate Salary - ₹3.0 Lakhs to ₹5.5 Lakhs per year
HCL Group IT Associate Salary - ₹2.8 Lakhs to ₹4.2 Lakhs per year

What is the estimated take home salary of a IT Associate at Cognizant in India?

The estimated take-home salary of a IT Associate at Cognizant ranges between ₹62,781 per month to ₹64,377 per month in India. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant IT Associate salary in India which ranges between ₹5.6 Lakhs to ₹11.1 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 2 years to 10 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?

What is the notice period for IT Associate at Cognizant?

According to AmbitionBox, 39% of the Cognizant IT Associates reported a notice period of 2 Months, 22% reported a notice period of 3 Months and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 31 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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