Cognizant Lead Engineer Salaries by 60+ Employees (Updated 2025)

2 - 13 years exp.

₹8.9 Lakhs - ₹31.2 Lakhs

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Last Updated: 1 Mar 2025

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Lead Engineer salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹8.9 Lakhs to ₹31.2 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 2 years to 13 years. Salary estimates are based on 62 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

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2 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	Unlock ₹10 L/yr - ₹15 L/yr
3 years (6 salaries)	Unlock ₹7.4 L/yr - ₹20 L/yr
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4 years (3 salaries)	Unlock ₹7.5 L/yr - ₹27.3 L/yr
5 years (5 salaries)	Unlock ₹8.9 L/yr - ₹22.8 L/yr
6 years (4 salaries)	Unlock ₹10 L/yr - ₹30 L/yr
7 years (8 salaries)	Unlock ₹11.5 L/yr - ₹27 L/yr
8 years (10 salaries)	Unlock ₹13 L/yr - ₹25 L/yr
9 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	Unlock ₹18.8 L/yr - ₹25 L/yr
10 years (6 salaries)	Unlock ₹15 L/yr - ₹30 L/yr
11 years (4 salaries)	Unlock ₹17.2 L/yr - ₹30 L/yr
12 years (8 salaries)	Unlock ₹15 L/yr - ₹42.8 L/yr
13 years (4 salaries)	Unlock ₹18 L/yr - ₹33 L/yr

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Salary related reviews for Cognizant

3.0

Rated by 6 employees for salary & benefits

Lead Engineer in Gurgaon / Gurugram

Full Time

Production, Manufacturing & Engineering Department

3.0

• posted on 14 Sep 2023

4.0

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There is no company level interaction. They will hire you, once you in no one will interact with you from cognizant side. Full time you have to work with client. No manager interaction , no one is there with you if something happens to you. There is concept of Home manager and business manager, both are there for no reason. They will not help in any case. If you have problem they will hear you once you ping them and no action.What ever you perform in client side even you are best or worst hike will happen on average. No impact of working hard or best performance, your hike will be very average. I prefer NOT TO JOIN THIS COMPANY. They will offer 2-3 lakh extra from market and due to those 2-3 lakh you have to suffer allot. NO JOB SECURITY any time they put you on BENCH and from bench you yourself have to search the project and if not you are fired. To join this company was my worst experience and decision. Please dont join for the sake of extra 2-3 lakh of ctc…

Salary - Good

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...ant to say DO NOT join this company. You will have to switch again in 1 year. They will give you 2-3 lakh extra and joining bonus also and joining bonus will have 1 year bond. So you will wait for 1 year to leave this company. I want to talk more about this but please stay away. They will not consider your tech stack whole assigning you a project. I was java angular react developer with microservice exp also. If client need you to work on linux or python developer you have to work because you are tagged to client and cognizant will not help you here.

Skill development - Bad

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Lead Engineer in Bangalore / Bengaluru

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

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• posted on 05 Apr 2023

5.0

for Salary and Benefits

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...anagement to ask any thing. I was a labor hired by cognizant given to 3rd party. Only salary message i got from cognizant nothing else. Client suddenly ended contract and then cognizant lined up my few interviews i had to crack any of those sudden interviews without preparing, you have to clear. Its hard to suffer in this situation. Ever 6-8 month you have to change your project. what ever you perform in project and worked hard to client does not mean anything as contract ends and no one knows about your task or work done. I suggest not to join this company till you dont have other options. It will Lure you with 3-4 lakh extra , this is what my mistake was,

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Allot of thing, Cognizant management don't know anything what is happening in client side. Bad luck to me was my manager from cognizant side was also new he dont knw any process or anything if i asked any help from him. Not recommended to join.

Skill development - Bad

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Programmer Analyst in Hyderabad / Secunderabad

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

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• posted on 30 Jan 2025

2.0

for Salary and Benefits

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Opportunities to learn, security of job

Job security - Good

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Management will not care about your problems. Salary is low compared to competitors. They'll change your project at September and for year end rating they'll simply say we haven't got chance to fully understand your capabilities as you've recently joined in the project. Every year this loop continues. No matter how hard you work or how many appreciations you get from client. "The more number of days you're in the same LOB, the more rating you'll get." (This is the excuse I've got when I questioned about the rating, despite having multiple client appreciations). This demotivates for sure!

Salary - Poor

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Programmer Analyst in Kolkata

Full Time

IT & Information Security Department

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• posted on 29 Jan 2025

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Nothing to like about this company

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0 work life balance Even if you live thousands of kms away they will drag you to come to office And forget about good salary or promotion Join this company only if you want to destroy your life and your mental health

Salary - Bad

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Senior Associate in Hyderabad / Secunderabad

Full Time

IT & Information Security Department

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• posted on 26 Jan 2025

4.0

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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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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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What is the salary of Lead Engineer at Cognizant?

Lead Engineer salary at Cognizant in India ranges between ₹8.9 Lakhs to ₹31.2 Lakhs for experience between 2 years to 13 years. According to our estimates it is 18% more than the average Lead Engineer Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 62 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant India.

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

The average salary of a Lead Engineer at Cognizant is 18% more than the average salary of a Lead Engineer in India. To know exact salary insights, login to view.

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What is the estimated take home salary of a Lead Engineer at Cognizant in India?

The estimated take-home salary of a Lead Engineer at Cognizant ranges between ₹1,26,164 per month to ₹1,30,242 per month in India. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant Lead Engineer salary in India which ranges between ₹8.9 Lakhs to ₹31.2 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 2 years to 13 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?

What is the notice period for Lead Engineer at Cognizant?

According to AmbitionBox, 50% of the Cognizant Lead Engineers reported a notice period of 2 Months, 29% reported a notice period of 3 Months and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 28 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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Cognizant Lead Engineer salary in India ranges between ₹8.9 Lakhs to ₹31.2 Lakhs with an average annual salary of ₹. Salary estimates are based on 62 Cognizant latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.