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Cognizant Project Engineer salaries in India (Updated 2025)

Annual salary range
2 - 7 years exp.
₹4.8 Lakhs - ₹20 Lakhs
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107% more than the average Project Engineer Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 2 - 7 years of experience

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Engineering - Software & QA
Project Engineer Salary
3 - 7 years exp. (31 salaries)
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₹5.3 L/yr - ₹16 L/yr

IT & Information Security
Project Engineer Salary
4 - 7 years exp. (4 salaries)
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₹8.1 L/yr - ₹20 L/yr

Customer Success, Service & Operations
Project Engineer Salary
2 - 3 years exp. (AmbitionBox Estimate)
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₹6.7 L/yr - ₹11.3 L/yr

Engineering - Hardware & Networks
Project Engineer Salary
4 - 5 years exp. (AmbitionBox Estimate)
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₹6.8 L/yr - ₹11.7 L/yr

Last Updated: 10 Feb 2025

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Project Engineer salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹4.8 Lakhs to ₹20 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 2 years to 7 years. Salary estimates are based on 54 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

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Last Updated: 10 Feb 2025

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2 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)

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₹6.7 L/yr - ₹18.9 L/yr
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₹6.5 L/yr - ₹16 L/yr
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₹6 L/yr - ₹15.5 L/yr
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3.7

Rated by 7 employees for salary & benefits

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Project & Program Management Department

3.0
  •  posted on 13 Dec 2024

2.0
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Likes

MNC benefits.

Dislikes

...you will come across all IT companies. Just learn to survive, upskill and excel. Do not depend on your job or salary, have multiple streams of income without moonlighting and switch jobs whenever you get a good opportunity. Work for your own success not for the company.

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  • Salary - Poor
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IT & Information Security Department

4.0
  •  posted on 22 Oct 2024

4.0
 for  Salary and Benefits

Likes

Work culture is great. There is lot of effort & importance given to training & reskilling.

  • Salary - Good
  • +5 more

Dislikes

Pay package is not the best but ifs OK. Even after honestly working with your best efforts & good ratings, you will not get promotion unless you really push for it.

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Project & Program Management Department

4.0
  •  posted on 01 Oct 2024

3.0
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Likes

Cognizant has large number of client in various domains providing a lot of opportunities across the world. I have got an opprtunity to work at different locations and in diversified tools and technologies and various domains. It has helped me build a robust career and helped me grow along with the organization.

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  • Skill development - Good
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Frequently changing revision cycles, changing promotions process and cycles and very less salary hikes. Also for the veteran employees, salary standards are very low compard to the market standards

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  • Promotions - Poor

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0
  •  posted on 10 Sep 2024

3.0
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Likes

Clear salary structure

Dislikes

Micromanagement of work from office Tug of war between Cognizant tasks and client tasks Irregular appraisal cycles Remove senior members from the team and onboard junior members Upper Management creates unnecessary facade to generate fake buzz

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  • Promotions - Poor
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Project & Program Management Department

4.0
  •  posted on 11 Jun 2024

4.0
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I know what is my salary, which wasn't the case of Infosys loke conpanies where one need to master mathematics to understand whats their take home salary

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  • Salary - Good
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Nothing so far. Will update when i go thru one in future

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What is the salary of Project Engineer at Cognizant?
Project Engineer salary at Cognizant in India ranges between ₹4.8 Lakhs to ₹20.0 Lakhs for experience between 2 years to 7 years. According to our estimates it is 107% more than the average Project Engineer Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 54 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant India.
How does the salary of a Project Engineer at Cognizant India compare with the average salary range for this job?
The average salary of a Project Engineer at Cognizant is 107% more than the average salary of a Project Engineer in India. To know exact salary insights, login to view.
What is the salary of a Project Engineer in companies similar to Cognizant in India?
  • Accenture Project Engineer Salary - ₹4.2 Lakhs to ₹15.0 Lakhs per year
  • Tech Mahindra Project Engineer Salary - ₹6.6 Lakhs to ₹16.2 Lakhs per year
  • Tata Group Project Engineer Salary - ₹5.5 Lakhs to ₹10.5 Lakhs per year
  • Capgemini Project Engineer Salary - ₹3.5 Lakhs to ₹13.4 Lakhs per year
  • LTIMindtree Project Engineer Salary - ₹3.0 Lakhs to ₹12.0 Lakhs per year
What is the estimated take home salary of a Project Engineer at Cognizant in India?
The estimated take-home salary of a Project Engineer at Cognizant ranges between ₹80,972 per month to ₹83,083 per month in India. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant Project Engineer salary in India which ranges between ₹4.8 Lakhs to ₹20.0 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 2 years to 7 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?
What is the notice period for Project Engineer at Cognizant?
According to AmbitionBox, 40% of the Cognizant Project Engineers reported a notice period of 2 Months, 40% reported a notice period of 3 Months and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 25 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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