Cognizant Bangalore / Bengaluru Project Lead and Architect Salaries by 2 Employees (Updated 2025)

16 - 18 years exp.

₹32.9 Lakhs - ₹42 Lakhs

Low Confidence

Salary of majority employees

Fixed (93%)

₹35 Lakhs

Variable (7%)

₹2.6 Lakhs

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Last Updated: 14 Feb 2025

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Cognizant Project Lead and Architect Salary

16 - 18 years exp. (AmbitionBox Estimate)

₹32.9 L/yr - ₹42 L/yr

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TCS Project Lead and Architect Salary 9 - 16 years exp. (3 salaries)	₹18 L/yr - ₹27.5 L/yr 41% less
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Mphasis Project Lead and Architect Salary 12 - 21 years exp. (10 salaries)	₹18 L/yr - ₹21.3 L/yr 45% less
Persistent Systems Project Lead and Architect Salary 10 - 15 years exp. (7 salaries)	₹22.1 L/yr - ₹32 L/yr 20% less
Rohde & Schwarz Project Lead and Architect Salary 11 - 14 years exp. (4 salaries)	₹33 L/yr - ₹49.3 L/yr 12% more

Project Lead and Architect salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹32.9 Lakhs to ₹42 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 16 years to 18 years. Salary estimates are based on 2 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

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Now during current project my so called manager is psycho. Here in cognizant manager also do coding but he is like only I have to do everything and he just wants credit for it. Even to other squads he is like only he is doing work. He oftenly insulted me and two other team mates. I talked with my home manager but no benefit. Only you have to suffer in that scenario.

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Hi everyone, I have 3.6 years of IT experience and currently work at a service-based company in Pune. My current CTC is 14 LPA (13.5 LPA fixed). I recently received an offer from Novartis Hyderabad as Data Analyst level 3 with a CTC of 19.9 LPA (18.3 LPA fixed). Is this a good offer, or is it on the lower side for my experience? Would appreciate your suggestions! Any answers from people working at Novartis pls ?

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Cognizant Project Lead and Architect salary in Bangalore / Bengaluru ranges between ₹32.9 Lakhs to ₹42 Lakhs. This is an estimate based on latest salaries received from employees of Cognizant.