Cognizant Linux Engineer Salaries by 5 Employees (Updated 2025)

3 - 6 years exp.

₹4.3 Lakhs - ₹7.8 Lakhs

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28% more than the average Linux Engineer Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 3 - 6 years of experience

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Last Updated: 5 Feb 2025

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Linux Engineer salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹4.3 Lakhs to ₹7.8 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 3 years to 6 years. Salary estimates are based on 5 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

Experience wise Cognizant Linux Engineer salaries

Last Updated: 5 Feb 2025

Experience	Avg Annual Salary
3 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹6.7 L/yr - ₹13.9 L/yr
4 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹6.7 L/yr - ₹12.6 L/yr
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5 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹2.5 L/yr - ₹7.8 L/yr
6 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹4.3 L/yr - ₹10 L/yr

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Salary related reviews for Cognizant

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

Senior Associate in Kolkata

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

4.0

• posted on 28 Nov 2024

2.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Stability is good. Though in the ongoing global recession, many of my co-workers had to leave projects because of project ramp down and did not get any other projects. Instead of recruiting employees from bench in other projects they are hiring more from people outside.

Skill development - Good

+1 more

Dislikes

Appraisal is bad. So joining with low salary does not help much in the long run, better to switch.

Salary - Poor

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What is the salary of Linux Engineer at Cognizant?

Linux Engineer salary at Cognizant in India ranges between ₹4.3 Lakhs to ₹7.8 Lakhs for experience between 3 years to 6 years. According to our estimates it is 28% more than the average Linux Engineer Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 5 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant India.

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

The average salary of a Linux Engineer at Cognizant is 28% more than the average salary of a Linux Engineer in India. To know exact salary insights, login to view.

Which similar companies are paying more than Cognizant to a Linux Engineer in India?

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NTT DATA, Inc. Linux Engineer Salary - ₹5.0 Lakhs to ₹18.0 Lakhs per year
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HCLTech Linux Engineer Salary - ₹3.1 Lakhs to ₹13.5 Lakhs per year

What is the salary of a Linux Engineer in companies similar to Cognizant in India?

Infosys Linux Engineer Salary - ₹2.0 Lakhs to ₹12.1 Lakhs per year
TCS Linux Engineer Salary - ₹3.5 Lakhs to ₹10.5 Lakhs per year
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DXC Technology Linux Engineer Salary - ₹3.5 Lakhs to ₹10.4 Lakhs per year
Wipro Linux Engineer Salary - ₹2.0 Lakhs to ₹8.5 Lakhs per year

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

The estimated take-home salary of a Linux Engineer at Cognizant ranges between ₹50,806 per month to ₹52,004 per month in India. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant Linux Engineer salary in India which ranges between ₹4.3 Lakhs to ₹7.8 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 3 years to 6 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?

What is the notice period for Linux Engineer at Cognizant?

According to AmbitionBox, 67% of the Cognizant Linux Engineers reported a notice period of 15 days or less, 33% reported a notice period of More than 3 months.This is based on 3 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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Cognizant Linux Engineer salary in India ranges between ₹4.3 Lakhs to ₹7.8 Lakhs with an average annual salary of ₹. Salary estimates are based on 5 Cognizant latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.