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Cognizant Programmer salaries in Chennai (Updated 2025)

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0 - 4 years exp.
₹1.4 Lakh - ₹4.9 Lakhs
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19% less than the average Programmer Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 0 - 4 years of experience

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Engineering - Software & QA
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0 - 4 years exp. (415 salaries)
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₹1.4 L/yr - ₹4.8 L/yr

IT & Information Security
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0 - 4 years exp. (139 salaries)
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₹1.8 L/yr - ₹4.9 L/yr

Quality Assurance
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0 - 4 years exp. (88 salaries)
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₹1.8 L/yr - ₹4.6 L/yr

Engineering - Hardware & Networks
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0 - 4 years exp. (33 salaries)
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₹2 L/yr - ₹4.8 L/yr

Data Science & Analytics
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0 - 4 years exp. (23 salaries)
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₹2.2 L/yr - ₹4.1 L/yr

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Last Updated: 5 Mar 2025

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Programmer salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹1.4 Lakh to ₹4.9 Lakhs per year for employees with less than 1 year of experience to 4 years. Salary estimates are based on 997 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

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₹1.6 L/yr - ₹3.7 L/yr
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₹1.8 L/yr - ₹4.8 L/yr
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₹1.8 L/yr - ₹4.8 L/yr
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₹2.1 L/yr - ₹4.5 L/yr

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Top skills at Cognizant for Programmer

Team Management Customer Service Troubleshooting Calling IT Service Delivery Service management IT Service Desk Customer Satisfaction Customer Interaction Team Leading Target Achievement Programming Customer Relationship Life Sciences Process Documentation
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Salary related reviews for Cognizant

3.1

Rated by 89 employees for salary & benefits

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

4.0
  •  posted on 17 Aug 2024

2.0
 for  Salary and Benefits

Likes

They provide very intense skill development process

  • Skill development - Good
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Dislikes

Salary compensation for BSc graduates is very low even after completing probabtion period they are not paying well it takes two years to get salary of a engineer graduate who gets at his first month.

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  • Salary - Poor

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IT & Information Security Department

1.0
  •  posted on 23 Aug 2022

1.0
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Likes

Nothing

  • Company culture - Good

Dislikes

The salary range between engineering based and arts based employee was very huge. For eg, an art bg trainee will receive 14k but engineering bg trainee will receive 26k. They both will be provided with the same training, will do the exact same work. But the salary range will be differ. Even the increment process also the same, arts bg will receive only 2k after a yr as an increment but for engineering near 10k.

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  • Salary - Bad
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Manlog(energy and utilities) Department

4.0
  •  posted on 07 Jun 2018

3.0
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Likes

...re are good enough.career growth is based on our working and learning knowledge. If joining as fresher then the salary growth will be average compared to other company.

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  • Skill development - Good
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Dislikes

Appraisal is not based on working and improvising it is based on how we are helping and managing our managers and higher authorities.Not everyone will get the opportunities to work good over here.Our work and life balance is not as much good and cant manage too in some situtation.

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IT & Information Security Department

3.0
  •  posted on 08 Nov 2024

2.0
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Likes

Learning skills are good, they have provided lot of courses so that we can learn new skills and upgrade ourselves.

  • Skill development - Good
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Dislikes

Salary, hike is also not much. being a programmer I am working same as my colleagues who are PA but I am getting paid very less compared to them.

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  • Salary - Poor
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Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0
  •  posted on 31 Mar 2023

5.0
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Work Salary on time Training pay hybrid Remote working

  • Salary - Excellent
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Dislikes

High pressure You will get tester job even if you want development job Poor management Very few national and Regional holidays in countries like India Sometime have to work late till 9pm -10pm when urgency

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  • Skill development - Poor
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Cognizant Programmer Salary FAQs

What is the salary of Programmer at Cognizant Chennai?
Programmer salary at Cognizant in Chennai ranges between ₹1.4 Lakhs to ₹4.9 Lakhs for less than 1 year of experience to 4 years. According to our estimates it is 19% less than the average Programmer Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 997 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant Chennai.
How does the salary of a Programmer at Cognizant Chennai compare with the average salary range for this job?
The average salary of a Programmer at Cognizant is 19% less than the average salary of a Programmer in Chennai. To know exact salary insights, login to view.
What are the top skills required to work as a Programmer at Cognizant?
Team Management, Customer Service, Troubleshooting, Calling and IT Service Delivery are some of the popular skills required to work as a Programmer at Cognizant Chennai.
Which similar companies are paying more than Cognizant to a Programmer in Chennai?
  • DXC Technology Programmer Salary - ₹6.5 Lakhs to ₹13.0 Lakhs per year
  • Ramco Systems Programmer Salary - ₹1.5 Lakhs to ₹6.5 Lakhs per year
  • SRM Technologies Pvt.Ltd Programmer Salary - ₹2.0 Lakhs to ₹5.0 Lakhs per year
  • HCLTech Programmer Salary - ₹2.0 Lakhs to ₹3.5 Lakhs per year
  • TCS Programmer Salary - ₹2.0 Lakhs to ₹5.0 Lakhs per year
What is the estimated take home salary of a Programmer at Cognizant in Chennai?
The estimated take-home salary of a Programmer at Cognizant ranges between ₹21,533 per month to ₹23,023 per month in Chennai. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant Programmer salary in India which ranges between ₹1.4 Lakhs to ₹4.9 Lakhs per year for employees with less than 1 year of experience to 4 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?
What is the notice period for Programmer at Cognizant in Chennai?
According to AmbitionBox, 44% of the Cognizant Programmers in Chennai reported a notice period of 3 Months, 24% reported a notice period of 2 Months and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 276 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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