Cognizant Project Lead and Software Engineer Salaries by 2 Employees (Updated 2025)

14 - 17 years exp.

₹16.9 Lakhs - ₹21.6 Lakhs

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Engineering - Software & QA Project Lead and Software Engineer Salary 17 years exp. (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹16.5 L/yr - ₹20.2 L/yr
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Project & Program Management Project Lead and Software Engineer Salary 14 years exp. (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹17.4 L/yr - ₹21.2 L/yr

Last Updated: 1 Nov 2023

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Project Lead and Software Engineer salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹16.9 Lakhs to ₹21.6 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 14 years to 17 years. Salary estimates are based on 2 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

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Salary related reviews for Cognizant

Programmer Analyst in Kolkata

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0

• posted on 18 Jan 2025

2.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

I have been learning new technologies since day one, so learning is never stopped for me after joining cognizant

Dislikes

Cognizant will not pay you well , Even if you are eligible for a better pay at the correct time they will release you from the project so that they don't have to promote you

Salary - Poor

+4 more

Senior Associate in Noida

Full Time

Procurement & Supply Chain Department

4.0

• posted on 10 Jan 2025

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Cognizant has strong capebilities in delivering technology services with a robust support. People are satisfied working here but since past couple of years company has not given ample opportunitiesto employees in terms of growth and compensastion

Work satisfaction - Good

+2 more

Dislikes

Not good approasal No timely appraisal No promotion policies No standard salary parameters as per exp No benchmarking for compensastion

Senior Associate in Kolkata

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0

• posted on 10 Jan 2025

4.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

If you swith to Cognizant, they will provide good salary compared to other service based company. They also push their associate for skill development with regular certification drive.

Salary - Good

+1 more

Dislikes

The appraisal system dropped drastically in couple of years. Very minimum salary hike with high ratings.

Promotions - Poor

Programmer Analyst in Chennai

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

5.0

• posted on 08 Jan 2025

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

I joined Cognizant as a fresher and it’s a best place for starting your career. Culture is very good maybe because of company USA origin. I got good ratings for my hard work without any politics.

Skill development - Excellent

+4 more

Dislikes

Salary and hike is low. Waiting period for promotion is so high even though if you have top year end rating.

Programmer Analyst in Pune

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0

• posted on 04 Jan 2025

5.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Salary comes on time. Leaves also gets approved easily.

Salary - Excellent

+1 more

Dislikes

No work life balance. No projects in company so they silently fires. Not so good culture. Not so get promotion(1-5%hike only) or no benefits (whole year). Not that much bonus yearly.

Skill development - Poor

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Cognizant Project Lead and Software Engineer salary in India ranges between ₹16.9 Lakhs to ₹21.6 Lakhs. This is an estimate based on latest salaries received from employees of Cognizant.