Cognizant Chennai Project Associate Salaries by 2600+ Employees (Updated 2025)

2 - 9 years exp.

₹5.6 Lakhs - ₹17.5 Lakhs

Salary of majority employees

Fixed (96%)

₹10.6 Lakhs

Variable (4%)

₹0.4 Lakh

At par with 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. (2.1k salaries)	₹5.6 L/yr - ₹18 L/yr
IT & Information Security Project Associate Salary 2 - 9 years exp. (129 salaries)	₹6 L/yr - ₹17.1 L/yr
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Data Science & Analytics Project Associate Salary 2 - 9 years exp. (55 salaries)	₹5.5 L/yr - ₹19 L/yr
Consulting Project Associate Salary 2 - 8 years exp. (38 salaries)	₹4.8 L/yr - ₹16.7 L/yr

Last Updated: 20 Feb 2025

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Cognizant Project Associate Salary

2 - 9 years exp. (2.6k salaries)

₹5.6 L/yr - ₹17.5 L/yr

Company name	Avg Annual Salary	Open Jobs
TCS Project Associate Salary 0 - 9 years exp. (36 salaries)	₹1 L/yr - ₹7.2 L/yr 64% less
Infosys Project Associate Salary 3 - 5 years exp. (3 salaries)	₹5.2 L/yr - ₹8 L/yr 50% less
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Wipro Project Associate Salary 0 - 2 years exp. (3 salaries)	₹1.6 L/yr - ₹2.9 L/yr 80% less
Accenture Project Associate Salary 1 - 4 years exp. (6 salaries)	₹1 L/yr - ₹5.2 L/yr 68% less	4 job openings
IBM Project Associate Salary 7 - 8 years exp. (4 salaries)	₹11.7 L/yr - ₹17 L/yr 12% more
Capgemini Project Associate Salary 1 - 6 years exp. (4 salaries)	₹2.6 L/yr - ₹12.5 L/yr 36% less
HCLTech Project Associate Salary 2 - 6 years exp. (3 salaries)	₹2 L/yr - ₹8.5 L/yr 47% less

Project Associate salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹5.6 Lakhs to ₹17.5 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 2 years to 9 years. Salary estimates are based on 2.6k latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

Experience wise Cognizant Project Associate salaries in Chennai

Last Updated: 20 Feb 2025

Experience	Avg Annual Salary
2 years (35 salaries)	₹4.5 L/yr - ₹10.7 L/yr
3 years (225 salaries)	₹3.5 L/yr - ₹14.3 L/yr
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4 years (487 salaries)	₹4.1 L/yr - ₹16.8 L/yr
5 years (625 salaries)	₹5 L/yr - ₹18 L/yr
6 years (505 salaries)	₹6.1 L/yr - ₹22.1 L/yr
7 years (380 salaries)	₹5.7 L/yr - ₹21.8 L/yr
8 years (262 salaries)	₹5.7 L/yr - ₹19.2 L/yr
9 years (119 salaries)	₹6.6 L/yr - ₹19 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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3.8

Rated by 173 employees for salary & benefits

Project Associate in Chennai

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

5.0

• posted on 06 Feb 2025

5.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Salary is good when you are experienced Flexible based on projects Skill development depends on your interest

Salary - Excellent

+4 more

Dislikes

They won't put you in project that you requested They won't respond to mails or teams Getting projects and assistance in project is very low

Project Associate in Chennai

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

2.0

• posted on 02 Apr 2022

4.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Only Package and insurance Benefits for the entire family like you, your spouse, childrens and parents which is provided by the company.

Salary - Good

Dislikes

There is no use of Preferred Location in Offer Letter. Also, Please check whether it is relevent role for the experience you already having. Because, anything can happen here infact you may need to work in support instead of development after joining. Get clarified before joining..

Skill development - Bad

+5 more

Project Associate in Chennai

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

2.0

• posted on 23 Jun 2022

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Job Safety. More Projects available. On-time Salary

Job security - Good

Dislikes

Not much of Learning Curve. Your coding time will get reduced drastically if you are coming here from a Product based company. Work Life balance going on toss at times.

Skill development - Bad

+4 more

Project Associate in Chennai

Banking Department

5.0

• posted on 12 Apr 2022

5.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Superb work life balance. Health insurance is the best. They do not charge anything from the employee.

Salary - Excellent

+4 more

Dislikes

You don't expect salary hike or componsation. No transport will be provided. But in some projects only they will provide cab facility

Project Associate in Chennai

IT Department

4.0

• posted on 08 Aug 2018

2.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

One of the best thing I would say about Cognizant is it's early adoption of new technologies. Company is investing more for innovation and encourages everyone to learn. I had many good learning opportunities through Hackathons, contests and so on. Work-life balance is also good.

Skill development - Excellent

+5 more

Dislikes

According to me, only thing is appraisal. Though the appraisal cycle is Jan-Dec, we have to wait till Sep or Oct for compensation letter. Also there is no Arrears for that. This is not at all good.

Salary - Poor

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Cognizant Project Associate Salary FAQs

What is the salary of Project Associate at Cognizant Chennai?

Project Associate salary at Cognizant in Chennai ranges between ₹5.6 Lakhs to ₹17.5 Lakhs for experience between 2 years to 9 years. Salary estimates are based on 2.6k latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant Chennai.

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 Chennai.

Which similar companies are paying more than Cognizant to a Project Associate in Chennai?

IBM Project Associate Salary - ₹11.7 Lakhs to ₹17.0 Lakhs per year

What is the salary of a Project Associate in companies similar to Cognizant in Chennai?

Capgemini Project Associate Salary - ₹2.6 Lakhs to ₹12.5 Lakhs per year
HCLTech Project Associate Salary - ₹2.0 Lakhs to ₹8.5 Lakhs per year
Infosys Project Associate Salary - ₹5.2 Lakhs to ₹8.0 Lakhs per year
TCS Project Associate Salary - ₹1.0 Lakhs to ₹7.2 Lakhs per year
Accenture Project Associate Salary - ₹1.0 Lakhs to ₹5.2 Lakhs per year

What is the estimated take home salary of a Project Associate at Cognizant in Chennai?

The estimated take-home salary of a Project Associate at Cognizant ranges between ₹78,943 per month to ₹80,996 per month in Chennai. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant Project Associate salary in India which ranges between ₹5.6 Lakhs to ₹17.5 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 in Chennai?

According to AmbitionBox, 49% of the Cognizant Project Associates 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 808 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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