Cognizant Penetration Tester Salaries by 3 Employees (Updated 2025)

1 - 7 years exp.

₹4.4 Lakhs - ₹8.4 Lakhs

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Salary of majority employees

Fixed (92%)

₹6.4 Lakhs

Variable (8%)

₹0.6 Lakh

15% less than the average Penetration Tester Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 1 - 7 years of experience

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Quality Assurance Penetration Tester Salary 1 - 4 years exp. (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹4.4 L/yr - ₹8.2 L/yr
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IT & Information Security Penetration Tester Salary 7 years exp. (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹7.5 L/yr - ₹9.2 L/yr

Last Updated: 8 Mar 2025

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Penetration Tester salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹4.4 Lakhs to ₹8.4 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 1 year to 7 years. Salary estimates are based on 3 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

Experience wise Cognizant Penetration Tester salaries

Last Updated: 8 Mar 2025

Experience	Avg Annual Salary
1 year (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹3.9 L/yr - ₹5 L/yr
4 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹7.3 L/yr - ₹9.4 L/yr
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7 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹7.5 L/yr - ₹9.6 L/yr

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Hikes are very less when compare to other companies. Due to internal politics talented people efforts are recognised.

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Work satisfaction - Good

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Not good approasal No timely appraisal No promotion policies No standard salary parameters as per exp No benchmarking for compensastion

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• posted on 10 Jan 2025

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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.

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

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4.0

• posted on 28 Nov 2024

2.0

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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.

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Job security - Poor

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Cognizant Penetration Tester salary in India ranges between ₹4.4 Lakhs to ₹8.4 Lakhs with an average annual salary of ₹. Salary estimates are based on 3 Cognizant latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.