Cognizant Chennai Lead Developer Salaries by 10+ Employees (Updated 2025)

9 - 14 years exp.

₹10.4 Lakhs - ₹28 Lakhs

Salary of majority employees

16% more than the average Lead Developer Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 9 - 14 years of experience

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Engineering - Software & QA Lead Developer Salary 9 - 14 years exp. (14 salaries)	₹11.5 L/yr - ₹28 L/yr
Project & Program Management Lead Developer Salary 9 - 11 years exp. (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹18 L/yr - ₹22.5 L/yr
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IT & Information Security Lead Developer Salary 12 years exp. (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹16.7 L/yr - ₹33.1 L/yr

Last Updated: 16 Jan 2025

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Cognizant Lead Developer Salary

9 - 14 years exp. (19 salaries)

₹10.4 L/yr - ₹28 L/yr

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TCS Lead Developer Salary 4 - 11 years exp. (14 salaries)	₹6 L/yr - ₹20.5 L/yr 43% less
Infosys Lead Developer Salary 7 - 11 years exp. (4 salaries)	₹8 L/yr - ₹15.6 L/yr 47% less
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HCLTech Lead Developer Salary 7 - 11 years exp. (6 salaries)	₹10.2 L/yr - ₹32 L/yr 25% less
Tech Mahindra Lead Developer Salary 8 - 14 years exp. (5 salaries)	₹10 L/yr - ₹19 L/yr 29% less
Accenture Lead Developer Salary 10 - 12 years exp. (4 salaries)	₹16 L/yr - ₹20.9 L/yr 15% less
Capgemini Lead Developer Salary 9 - 12 years exp. (3 salaries)	₹18 L/yr - ₹20.2 L/yr 20% less
IBM Lead Developer Salary 8 - 12 years exp. (6 salaries)	₹16 L/yr - ₹21 L/yr 12% less	1 job opening
Virtusa Consulting Services Lead Developer Salary 9 - 14 years exp. (4 salaries)	₹16.5 L/yr - ₹29 L/yr 7% less	1 job opening

Lead Developer salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹10.4 Lakhs to ₹28 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 9 years to 14 years. Salary estimates are based on 19 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

Experience wise Cognizant Lead Developer salaries in Chennai

Last Updated: 16 Jan 2025

Experience	Avg Annual Salary
9 years (3 salaries)	₹7.5 L/yr - ₹20 L/yr
10 years (3 salaries)	₹9.4 L/yr - ₹21.5 L/yr
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11 years (5 salaries)	₹18 L/yr - ₹28 L/yr
12 years (5 salaries)	₹16.7 L/yr - ₹25.4 L/yr
13 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹18 L/yr - ₹44.8 L/yr
14 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹10.3 L/yr - ₹27.5 L/yr

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Salary related reviews for Cognizant

Lead Developer in Pune

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0

• posted on 17 Jan 2021

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

I had joined cognizant a very long time before in 2006 and that time cognizant used to provided lots of facilities like free/subsidized canteen food, Free bus facilities, 100% + variable bonus and Annual project/company parties But all these things do not exist any more.

Dislikes

...ion can starve for payments in-spite of consistent good performance and ratings. Designation decides your responsibilities of work but not you salary, inshort a person reporting to you might have more Or equivalent of your salary which makes the situation very embarrassing and demotivating for long term employees.

Programmer Analyst in Kolkata

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0

• posted on 18 Jan 2025

2.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

I have been learning new technologies since day one, so learning is never stopped for me after joining cognizant

Dislikes

Cognizant will not pay you well , Even if you are eligible for a better pay at the correct time they will release you from the project so that they don't have to promote you

Salary - Poor

+4 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

Programmer Analyst in Chennai

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

5.0

• posted on 08 Jan 2025

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

I joined Cognizant as a fresher and it’s a best place for starting your career. Culture is very good maybe because of company USA origin. I got good ratings for my hard work without any politics.

Skill development - Excellent

+4 more

Dislikes

Salary and hike is low. Waiting period for promotion is so high even though if you have top year end rating.

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What is the salary of Lead Developer at Cognizant Chennai?

Lead Developer salary at Cognizant in Chennai ranges between ₹10.4 Lakhs to ₹28.0 Lakhs for experience between 9 years to 14 years. According to our estimates it is 16% more than the average Lead Developer Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 19 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant Chennai.

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

The average salary of a Lead Developer at Cognizant is 16% more than the average salary of a Lead Developer in Chennai. To know exact salary insights, login to view.

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

Service management, Service Improvement, Relationship Management, Spring Framework and Customer Relationship are some of the popular skills required to work as a Lead Developer at Cognizant Chennai.

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

Virtusa Consulting Services Lead Developer Salary - ₹16.5 Lakhs to ₹29.0 Lakhs per year
IBM Lead Developer Salary - ₹16.0 Lakhs to ₹21.0 Lakhs per year
Accenture Lead Developer Salary - ₹16.0 Lakhs to ₹20.9 Lakhs per year
Capgemini Lead Developer Salary - ₹18.0 Lakhs to ₹20.2 Lakhs per year
HCLTech Lead Developer Salary - ₹10.2 Lakhs to ₹32.0 Lakhs per year

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

The estimated take-home salary of a Lead Developer at Cognizant ranges between ₹1,51,447 per month to ₹1,57,158 per month in Chennai. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant Lead Developer salary in India which ranges between ₹10.4 Lakhs to ₹28.0 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 9 years to 14 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?

What is the notice period for Lead Developer at Cognizant in Chennai?

According to AmbitionBox, 88% of the Cognizant Lead Developers in Chennai reported a notice period of 2 Months, 12% reported a notice period of 3 Months.This is based on 16 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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