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Cognizant Project Associate salaries in India (Updated 2025)

Annual salary range
2 - 9 years exp.
₹6 Lakhs - ₹19.6 Lakhs
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₹11.5 Lakhs
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₹0.4 Lakh
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20% more than the average Project Associate Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 2 - 9 years of experience

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Engineering - Software & QA
Project Associate Salary
2 - 9 years exp. (11.8k salaries)
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₹5.9 L/yr - ₹19.9 L/yr

IT & Information Security
Project Associate Salary
2 - 9 years exp. (747 salaries)
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₹6.2 L/yr - ₹21.4 L/yr

Data Science & Analytics
Project Associate Salary
2 - 9 years exp. (622 salaries)
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₹4.8 L/yr - ₹19.1 L/yr

Consulting
Project Associate Salary
2 - 9 years exp. (448 salaries)
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₹6.5 L/yr - ₹18.7 L/yr

Last Updated: 2 Mar 2025

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₹2.2 L/yr - ₹10 L/yr

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Amazon Project Associate Salary

1 - 3 years exp. (3 salaries)

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₹6 L/yr - ₹6.7 L/yr

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Apple Project Associate Salary

5 - 7 years exp. (4 salaries)

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₹10.4 L/yr - ₹12 L/yr

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SAP Project Associate Salary

2 - 6 years exp. (4 salaries)

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₹10 L/yr - ₹18 L/yr

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3 - 10 years exp. (4 salaries)

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₹2.6 L/yr - ₹7 L/yr

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PwC Project Associate Salary

1 - 6 years exp. (5 salaries)

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₹4 L/yr - ₹6 L/yr

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Genpact Project Associate Salary

0 - 6 years exp. (9 salaries)

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₹3 L/yr - ₹4 L/yr

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DXC Technology Project Associate Salary

0 - 5 years exp. (7 salaries)

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₹4 L/yr - ₹8.5 L/yr

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HCL Group Project Associate Salary

0 - 4 years exp. (6 salaries)

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₹4 L/yr - ₹7.9 L/yr

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2 - 9 years exp. (7 salaries)

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₹5 L/yr - ₹21.8 L/yr

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Experience wise Cognizant Project Associate salaries

Last Updated: 2 Mar 2025

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2 years  (423 salaries)

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₹3 L/yr - ₹13 L/yr
3 years  (2.4k salaries)

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₹5.4 L/yr - ₹15.2 L/yr
4 years  (3.9k salaries)

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₹5.6 L/yr - ₹18.8 L/yr
5 years  (4k salaries)

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₹6 L/yr - ₹20 L/yr
6 years  (2.8k salaries)

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₹6.2 L/yr - ₹23 L/yr
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Top skills at Cognizant for Project Associate

Test Strategy Test Cases Test Planning Test Management Project Management Defect Management Test scripts Core Java Selenium Project Management Project Planning Smoke Testing Functional Testing System Integration Testing Test Data
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Cognizant Project Associate Salary FAQs

What is the salary of Project Associate at Cognizant?
Project Associate salary at Cognizant in India ranges between ₹6.0 Lakhs to ₹19.6 Lakhs for experience between 2 years to 9 years. According to our estimates it is 20% more than the average Project Associate Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 16.7k latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant India.
How does the salary of a Project Associate at Cognizant India compare with the average salary range for this job?
The average salary of a Project Associate at Cognizant is 20% more than the average salary of a Project Associate in India. To know exact salary insights, login to view.
What are the top skills required to work as a Project Associate at Cognizant?
Test Strategy, Test Cases, Test Planning, Test Management and Project Management are some of the popular skills required to work as a Project Associate at Cognizant India.
Which similar companies are paying more than Cognizant to a Project Associate in India?
  • SAP Project Associate Salary - ₹10.0 Lakhs to ₹18.0 Lakhs per year
  • IBM Project Associate Salary - ₹6.1 Lakhs to ₹20.8 Lakhs per year
  • LTIMindtree Project Associate Salary - ₹5.0 Lakhs to ₹21.8 Lakhs per year
What is the salary of a Project Associate in companies similar to Cognizant in India?
  • Apple Project Associate Salary - ₹10.4 Lakhs to ₹12.0 Lakhs per year
  • Capgemini Project Associate Salary - ₹2.4 Lakhs to ₹9.6 Lakhs per year
  • Amazon Project Associate Salary - ₹6.0 Lakhs to ₹6.7 Lakhs per year
  • DXC Technology Project Associate Salary - ₹4.0 Lakhs to ₹8.5 Lakhs per year
  • HCLTech Project Associate Salary - ₹2.9 Lakhs to ₹9.2 Lakhs per year
What is the estimated take home salary of a Project Associate at Cognizant in India?
The estimated take-home salary of a Project Associate at Cognizant ranges between ₹84,916 per month to ₹87,138 per month in India. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant Project Associate salary in India which ranges between ₹6.0 Lakhs to ₹19.6 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 2 years to 9 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?
What is the notice period for Project Associate at Cognizant?
According to AmbitionBox, 47% of the Cognizant Project Associates reported a notice period of 3 Months, 21% reported a notice period of 2 Months and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 7k responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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