Cognizant Principal Software Engineer Salaries by 30+ Employees (Updated 2025)

10 - 18 years exp.

₹12 Lakhs - ₹28 Lakhs

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28% less than the average Principal Software Engineer Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 10 - 18 years of experience

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Engineering - Software & QA Principal Software Engineer Salary 10 - 18 years exp. (15 salaries)	Unlock ₹12 L/yr - ₹28 L/yr
Research & Development Principal Software Engineer Salary 15 - 18 years exp. (5 salaries)	Unlock ₹16.7 L/yr - ₹28 L/yr
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Data Science & Analytics Principal Software Engineer Salary 15 - 17 years exp. (3 salaries)	Unlock ₹22 L/yr - ₹27 L/yr
Project & Program Management Principal Software Engineer Salary 11 - 14 years exp. (AmbitionBox Estimate)	Unlock ₹16.5 L/yr - ₹23.2 L/yr

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Principal Software Engineer salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹12 Lakhs to ₹28 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 10 years to 18 years. Salary estimates are based on 30 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

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Experience wise Cognizant Principal Software Engineer salaries

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10 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	Unlock ₹12 L/yr - ₹37.5 L/yr
11 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	Unlock ₹16.6 L/yr - ₹38.5 L/yr
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12 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	Unlock ₹17.5 L/yr - ₹39.4 L/yr
13 years (3 salaries)	Unlock ₹19.2 L/yr - ₹25 L/yr
14 years (4 salaries)	Unlock ₹16.5 L/yr - ₹23.5 L/yr
15+ years (19 salaries)	Unlock ₹16.6 L/yr - ₹28 L/yr

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Top skills at Cognizant for Principal Software Engineer

Java Project Management Spring Boot Proposals Javascript Product Development MongoDB Monitoring Gradle Enterprise Architecture MySQL Quality Management Hibernate Technology Solutions Maven

Salary related reviews for Cognizant

2.6

Rated by 3 employees for salary & benefits

Programmer Analyst in Mumbai

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

1.0

• posted on 22 Jan 2025

1.0

for Salary and Benefits

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Depends on your home manager, some are really supportive. 5-6 hours required from office (depends on the project), rest can be done from home, udemy access, cloud certifications

Dislikes

Salary is too low, only ceo earns good money, exploiting freshers and playing with their careers. They don't have many projects, so most of the time people will be on bench. Promotions are delayed/cancelled based on their convenience citing reasons like utilization is less (common sense- it is less because the company has less projects). Promotions criteria are increased if you satisfy previous required criteria. Hikes are less than peanuts. Company culture is bad, no festival celebration nothing. Work-life balance depends on the project; if you have a project, then you're overloaded with work and if you don't, you're overloaded with stress as they can terminate you anyday. FEW OF THE LATERAL HIREES ARE PUT ON BENCH AND LATER TERMINATED AFTER 6 MONTHS. JOIN ONLY IF YOU WANT TO WASTE YOUR TIME AND CAREER.

Salary - 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

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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

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• posted on 10 Jan 2025

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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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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

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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.

Salary - Good

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

Promotions - Poor

Programmer Analyst in Chennai

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

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• posted on 08 Jan 2025

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I joined Cognizant as a fresher and it’s a best place for starting your career. Culture is very good maybe because of company USA origin. I got good ratings for my hard work without any politics.

Skill development - Excellent

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Salary and hike is low. Waiting period for promotion is so high even though if you have top year end rating.

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What is the salary of Principal Software Engineer at Cognizant?

Principal Software Engineer salary at Cognizant in India ranges between ₹12.0 Lakhs to ₹28.0 Lakhs for experience between 10 years to 18 years. According to our estimates it is 28% less than the average Principal Software Engineer Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 30 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant India.

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

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

What are the top skills required to work as a Principal Software Engineer at Cognizant?

Java, Project Management, Spring Boot, Proposals and Javascript are some of the popular skills required to work as a Principal Software Engineer at Cognizant India.

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

Infosys Principal Software Engineer Salary - ₹18.9 Lakhs to ₹45.0 Lakhs per year
Tech Mahindra Principal Software Engineer Salary - ₹15.0 Lakhs to ₹40.0 Lakhs per year
IBM Principal Software Engineer Salary - ₹16.0 Lakhs to ₹48.0 Lakhs per year
Accenture Principal Software Engineer Salary - ₹20.0 Lakhs to ₹40.8 Lakhs per year
DXC Technology Principal Software Engineer Salary - ₹12.0 Lakhs to ₹40.0 Lakhs per year

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

The estimated take-home salary of a Principal Software Engineer at Cognizant ranges between ₹1,47,582 per month to ₹1,53,119 per month in India. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant Principal Software Engineer salary in India which ranges between ₹12.0 Lakhs to ₹28.0 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 10 years to 18 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?

What is the notice period for Principal Software Engineer at Cognizant?

According to AmbitionBox, 73% of the Cognizant Principal Software Engineers reported a notice period of 2 Months, 27% reported a notice period of 3 Months.This is based on 15 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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Cognizant Principal Software Engineer salary in India ranges between ₹12 Lakhs to ₹28 Lakhs with an average annual salary of ₹. Salary estimates are based on 30 Cognizant latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.