Cognizant Mainframe Developer Salaries by 500+ Employees (Updated 2025)

2 - 6 years exp.

₹2.7 Lakhs - ₹12.5 Lakhs

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Engineering - Software & QA Mainframe Developer Salary 2 - 6 years exp. (392 salaries)	Unlock ₹2.7 L/yr - ₹12 L/yr
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IT & Information Security Mainframe Developer Salary 2 - 6 years exp. (43 salaries)	Unlock ₹2.8 L/yr - ₹13.3 L/yr

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Mainframe Developer salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹2.7 Lakhs to ₹12.5 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 2 years to 6 years. Salary estimates are based on 525 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

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2 years (130 salaries)	Unlock ₹2.7 L/yr - ₹7.8 L/yr
3 years (220 salaries)	Unlock ₹3.7 L/yr - ₹9.8 L/yr
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4 years (104 salaries)	Unlock ₹4.3 L/yr - ₹12 L/yr
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Top skills at Cognizant for Mainframe Developer

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Rated by 37 employees for salary & benefits

Mainframe Developer in Chennai

Project & Program Management Department

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• posted on 21 Jan 2022

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for Salary and Benefits

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Good culture, great freedom and work life balance.

Skill development - Good

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As a fresher you cannot choose your technology and cant expect a greater pay at starting a career here. But possible if you are experienced. I had bitter experience reg appraisals.

Programmer Analyst in Noida

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IT & Information Security Department

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• posted on 06 Feb 2025

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For me provide learning and development opportunities such as certification vouchers from various companies.

Skill development - Good

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For me not giving salary hike as per my payable work for last 3 years but it depends on projects to projects and manager's not a company issue.

Programmer Analyst in Bangalore / Bengaluru

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Data Science & Analytics Department

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• posted on 04 Feb 2025

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Worst of Worstest. no sleep no hike no work life balance toxic co workers no cab facility no proper response we dont know who is our HR till we resigned. never Join Cts.

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everything. expect for some sweet peope I meet there. worst

Salary - Bad

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Programmer Analyst in Hyderabad / Secunderabad

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Opportunities to learn, security of job

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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!

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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

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What is the salary of Mainframe Developer at Cognizant?

Mainframe Developer salary at Cognizant in India ranges between ₹2.7 Lakhs to ₹12.5 Lakhs for experience between 2 years to 6 years. According to our estimates it is 5% more than the average Mainframe Developer Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 525 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant India.

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

The average salary of a Mainframe Developer at Cognizant is 5% more than the average salary of a Mainframe Developer in India. To know exact salary insights, login to view.

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

Cobol, JCL, Cics, Db2 and VSAM are some of the popular skills required to work as a Mainframe Developer at Cognizant India.

Which similar companies are paying more than Cognizant to a Mainframe Developer in India?

Societe Generale Global Solution Centre Mainframe Developer Salary - ₹13.0 Lakhs to ₹19.0 Lakhs per year
Genpact Mainframe Developer Salary - ₹4.3 Lakhs to ₹16.7 Lakhs per year
DXC Technology Mainframe Developer Salary - ₹3.5 Lakhs to ₹14.0 Lakhs per year
HCLTech Mainframe Developer Salary - ₹3.0 Lakhs to ₹10.5 Lakhs per year

What is the salary of a Mainframe Developer in companies similar to Cognizant in India?

Accenture Mainframe Developer Salary - ₹3.5 Lakhs to ₹12.0 Lakhs per year
IBM Mainframe Developer Salary - ₹2.3 Lakhs to ₹12.2 Lakhs per year
HCL Group Mainframe Developer Salary - ₹4.3 Lakhs to ₹10.5 Lakhs per year
Wipro Mainframe Developer Salary - ₹2.2 Lakhs to ₹10.6 Lakhs per year
TCS Mainframe Developer Salary - ₹2.3 Lakhs to ₹10.9 Lakhs per year

What is the estimated take home salary of a Mainframe Developer at Cognizant in India?

The estimated take-home salary of a Mainframe Developer at Cognizant ranges between ₹53,912 per month to ₹55,256 per month in India. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant Mainframe Developer salary in India which ranges between ₹2.7 Lakhs to ₹12.5 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 2 years to 6 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?

What is the notice period for Mainframe Developer at Cognizant?

According to AmbitionBox, 43% of the Cognizant Mainframe Developers reported a notice period of 15 days or less, 21% reported a notice period of 2 Months and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 295 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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