Cognizant Chennai Lead Engineer Salaries by 8 Employees (Updated 2025)

3 - 12 years exp.

₹8 Lakhs - ₹30 Lakhs

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43% more than the average Lead Engineer Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 3 - 12 years of experience

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Last Updated: 16 Feb 2025

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Cognizant Lead Engineer Salary

3 - 12 years exp. (8 salaries)

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₹8 L/yr - ₹30 L/yr

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Lead Engineer salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹8 Lakhs to ₹30 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 3 years to 12 years. Salary estimates are based on 8 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

Experience wise Cognizant Lead Engineer salaries in Chennai

Last Updated: 16 Feb 2025

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3 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	Unlock ₹8 L/yr - ₹27.6 L/yr
4 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	Unlock ₹14.6 L/yr - ₹18.7 L/yr
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5 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	Unlock ₹15.4 L/yr - ₹19.7 L/yr
6 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	Unlock ₹16.2 L/yr - ₹20.7 L/yr
7 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	Unlock ₹17 L/yr - ₹21.8 L/yr
8 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	Unlock ₹13 L/yr - ₹35.7 L/yr
9 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	Unlock ₹18.7 L/yr - ₹23.9 L/yr
10 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	Unlock ₹15 L/yr - ₹30 L/yr
11 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	Unlock ₹20.3 L/yr - ₹25.9 L/yr
12 years (3 salaries)	Unlock ₹15 L/yr - ₹25 L/yr

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Salary related reviews for Cognizant

2.0

Rated by 2 employees for salary & benefits

Lead Engineer in Gurgaon / Gurugram

Full Time

Production, Manufacturing & Engineering Department

3.0

• posted on 14 Sep 2023

4.0

for Salary and Benefits

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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

2.0

• 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,

Salary - Excellent

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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 Kolkata

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0

• posted on 18 Jan 2025

2.0

for Salary and Benefits

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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

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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

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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

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Dislikes

The appraisal system dropped drastically in couple of years. Very minimum salary hike with high ratings.

Promotions - Poor

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What is the salary of Lead Engineer at Cognizant Chennai?

Lead Engineer salary at Cognizant in Chennai ranges between ₹8.0 Lakhs to ₹30.0 Lakhs for experience between 3 years to 12 years. According to our estimates it is 43% more than the average Lead Engineer Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 8 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant Chennai.

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

The average salary of a Lead Engineer at Cognizant is 43% more than the average salary of a Lead Engineer in Chennai. To know exact salary insights, login to view.

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

Wipro Lead Engineer Salary - ₹9.3 Lakhs to ₹34.0 Lakhs per year
Tech Mahindra Lead Engineer Salary - ₹8.1 Lakhs to ₹29.0 Lakhs per year

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

DXC Technology Lead Engineer Salary - ₹10.8 Lakhs to ₹21.0 Lakhs per year
Accenture Lead Engineer Salary - ₹15.0 Lakhs to ₹20.1 Lakhs per year
Capgemini Lead Engineer Salary - ₹12.0 Lakhs to ₹24.0 Lakhs per year
TCS Lead Engineer Salary - ₹8.0 Lakhs to ₹21.7 Lakhs per year
LTIMindtree Lead Engineer Salary - ₹9.0 Lakhs to ₹17.7 Lakhs per year

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

The estimated take-home salary of a Lead Engineer at Cognizant ranges between ₹1,28,503 per month to ₹1,32,892 per month in Chennai. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant Lead Engineer salary in India which ranges between ₹8.0 Lakhs to ₹30.0 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 3 years to 12 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?

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

According to AmbitionBox, 67% of the Cognizant Lead Engineers in Chennai reported a notice period of 2 Months, 33% reported a notice period of 1 Month.This is based on 3 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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