Cognizant Project Engineer Salaries by 50+ Employees (Updated 2025)

2 - 7 years exp.

₹4.8 Lakhs - ₹20 Lakhs

Salary of majority employees

107% more than the average Project Engineer Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 2 - 7 years of experience

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Salaries in different departments

Engineering - Software & QA Project Engineer Salary 3 - 7 years exp. (31 salaries)	₹5.3 L/yr - ₹16 L/yr
IT & Information Security Project Engineer Salary 4 - 7 years exp. (4 salaries)	₹8.1 L/yr - ₹20 L/yr
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Customer Success, Service & Operations Project Engineer Salary 2 - 3 years exp. (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹6.7 L/yr - ₹11.3 L/yr
Engineering - Hardware & Networks Project Engineer Salary 4 - 5 years exp. (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹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.

Experience wise Cognizant Project Engineer salaries

Last Updated: 10 Feb 2025

Experience	Avg Annual Salary
2 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹6.7 L/yr - ₹18.9 L/yr
3 years (11 salaries)	₹4.9 L/yr - ₹18 L/yr
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4 years (17 salaries)	₹6 L/yr - ₹16 L/yr
5 years (11 salaries)	₹6.5 L/yr - ₹16 L/yr
6 years (10 salaries)	₹6 L/yr - ₹15.5 L/yr
7 years (4 salaries)	₹6 L/yr - ₹20 L/yr

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Salary related reviews for Cognizant

3.8

Rated by 8 employees for salary & benefits

Project Manager in Hyderabad / Secunderabad

Full Time

Project & Program Management Department

3.0

• posted on 13 Dec 2024

2.0

for Salary and Benefits

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.

Salary - Poor

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Project Manager in Kolkata

Full Time

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.

Project Manager in Hyderabad / Secunderabad

Full Time

Project & Program Management Department

4.0

• posted on 01 Oct 2024

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

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.

Skill development - Good

+4 more

Dislikes

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

Promotions - Poor

Project Manager in Pune

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0

• posted on 10 Sep 2024

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

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

Promotions - Poor

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Project Manager in Chennai

Full Time

Project & Program Management Department

4.0

• posted on 11 Jun 2024

4.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

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

Salary - Good

+5 more

Dislikes

Nothing so far. Will update when i go thru one in future

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Cognizant Project Engineer Salary FAQs

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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Cognizant Project Engineer salary in India ranges between ₹4.8 Lakhs to ₹20 Lakhs with an average annual salary of ₹. Salary estimates are based on 54 Cognizant latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.