Cognizant Kolkata Test Analyst Salaries by 200+ Employees (Updated 2025)

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Test Analyst 1 - 7 years exp. · Kolkata (216 salaries)	₹2 L/yr - ₹10.7 L/yr
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Programmer Analyst 0 - 8 years exp. · Kolkata (5.7k salaries)	₹2.6 L/yr - ₹9.6 L/yr	9 job openings
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Senior Test Analyst 2 - 13 years exp. · Kolkata (125 salaries)	₹4.5 L/yr - ₹17 L/yr	1 job opening
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System Engineer 0 - 5 years exp. · Kolkata (94 salaries)	₹1.5 L/yr - ₹7.1 L/yr
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Test Lead 6 - 15 years exp. · Kolkata (64 salaries)	₹6.3 L/yr - ₹21 L/yr
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Quality Analyst 1 - 8 years exp. · Kolkata (54 salaries)	₹2.2 L/yr - ₹9.3 L/yr
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Analyst 1 - 8 years exp. · Kolkata (52 salaries)	₹2.2 L/yr - ₹11.5 L/yr
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Quality Engineer 0 - 6 years exp. · Kolkata (52 salaries)	₹2.5 L/yr - ₹8 L/yr
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QA Engineer 1 - 6 years exp. · Kolkata (51 salaries)	₹2.5 L/yr - ₹9.6 L/yr
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Associate Consultant 2 - 8 years exp. · Kolkata (38 salaries)	₹5.4 L/yr - ₹18 L/yr
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QA Analyst 1 - 7 years exp. · Kolkata (27 salaries)	₹3 L/yr - ₹8.7 L/yr	1 job opening
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Software Tester 1 - 7 years exp. · Kolkata (25 salaries)	₹2 L/yr - ₹6.8 L/yr
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Senior Test Engineer 3 - 10 years exp. · Kolkata (21 salaries)	₹5.3 L/yr - ₹15 L/yr
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Software Test Analyst 2 - 7 years exp. · Kolkata (17 salaries)	₹2 L/yr - ₹8 L/yr
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ETL Tester 2 - 5 years exp. · Kolkata (10 salaries)	₹2.8 L/yr - ₹8 L/yr
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QA Test Engineer 2 - 5 years exp. · Kolkata (7 salaries)	₹4 L/yr - ₹6.9 L/yr
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ETL Test Engineer 2 - 5 years exp. · Kolkata (5 salaries)	₹3.9 L/yr - ₹9 L/yr
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Senior QA Engineer 5 - 11 years exp. · Kolkata (4 salaries)	₹9 L/yr - ₹14.7 L/yr
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Software Quality Analyst 1 - 3 years exp. · Kolkata (3 salaries)	₹3 L/yr - ₹6.2 L/yr
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Senior Associate 3 - 15 years exp. · Kolkata (4k salaries)	₹8.7 L/yr - ₹25 L/yr	52 job openings
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Technical Lead 2 - 15 years exp. · Kolkata (1.5k salaries)	₹5.6 L/yr - ₹23 L/yr	3 job openings
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3.4

Rated by 24 employees for salary & benefits

Test Analyst in Kolkata

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

4.0

• posted on 19 Apr 2022

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Good work environment and culture. Numbers of Skill up programs. Teammates are supportive. Company policies are good.

Skill development - Excellent

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Dislikes

...nity to choose their career path, the company should not impose any career path. Salary for undergraduate, specially from B.Sc CS, BCA and B.Sc IT is really low.

Test Analyst in Pune

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

4.0

• posted on 04 Oct 2023

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Opportunity in Learning and development. Good and friendly managers if lucky. Salary and bonus credited in timely manner.

Skill development - Good

+1 more

Dislikes

Politics. Communication gap between seniors and juniors. Weak appraisal structure. No fix time to log off. Usually have to work late.

Promotions - Poor

Test Analyst in Chennai

Engineering - Software & QA Department

4.0

• posted on 06 May 2019

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Good for only engineering student with huge package Bad for arts students who delivered more projects than them with very low salary

Skill development - Good

Dislikes

Their promotion cycle and all which is never in associate hand Only with your manager and above will give you promotion ( based on back bitting )

Promotions - Poor

+1 more

Test Analyst in Chennai

Engineering - Software & QA Department

5.0

• posted on 13 Aug 2018

2.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

In company they conduct lot of program for develop skill and they maintaing various third party portal which helps to upgrade skills.

Skill development - Excellent

+3 more

Dislikes

...ts graduate need to spend 36 months with one lower designation then engineering. Salary difference is 10000 for same years of experience.

Salary - Poor

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Test Analyst in Hyderabad / Secunderabad

Engineering - Software & QA Department

4.0

• posted on 15 May 2018

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

...lpful Taining is average Job security is there but career growth is quite slow Salary and appraisal is a little Old fashioned Politics and regional feeling is there

Dislikes

I feel the growth is slow and politics is there

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How much does Cognizant pay per year?

The average Cognizant salary ranges from approximately ₹0.2 Lakh to ₹0.2 Lakh per year for a Safety Engineer and ₹94 Lakhs to ₹96 Lakhs per year for a Senior Director Finance. Salary estimates are based on 216 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 ₹94 Lakhs to ₹96 Lakhs per year. The top 10% of employees earn more than ₹18.29 lakhs per year. The top 1% earn more than a whopping ₹32.17 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 ₹1 Lakh to ₹5 Lakhs per year, and for Programmer Analyst Trainee the minimum salary is ₹1 Lakh to ₹4.5 Lakhs per year and so on.

What is the salary package for freshers in Cognizant?

The average salary at Cognizant for freshers varies from ₹0.7 Lakh to ₹4 Lakhs per year for Information Technology Support Engineer and ₹10 Lakhs to ₹20 Lakhs per year for Senior Business Analyst.

What is the notice period for Test Analyst at Cognizant in Kolkata?

According to AmbitionBox, 43% of the Cognizant Test Analysts in Kolkata reported a notice period of 3 Months, 36% reported a notice period of 2 Months and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 81 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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Average annual salary for Test Analyst in Cognizant , Kolkata is INR . Salary estimates are based on 216 Cognizant latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.