Cognizant Qa Software Test Engineer Salaries by 7 Employees (Updated 2025)

2 - 5 years exp.

₹3.8 Lakhs - ₹5 Lakhs

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14% less than the average Qa Software Test Engineer Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 2 - 5 years of experience

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Engineering - Software & QA Qa Software Test Engineer Salary 2 - 3 years exp. (3 salaries)	₹3.8 L/yr - ₹4.8 L/yr
BFSI, Investments & Trading Qa Software Test Engineer Salary 5 years exp. (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹4.2 L/yr - ₹5.2 L/yr
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Quality Assurance Qa Software Test Engineer Salary 4 years exp. (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹4.3 L/yr - ₹5.3 L/yr

Last Updated: 20 Oct 2023

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TCS Qa Software Test Engineer Salary 2 - 5 years exp. (22 salaries)	₹3.5 L/yr - ₹10.2 L/yr 24% more
Infosys Qa Software Test Engineer Salary 7 - 9 years exp. (3 salaries)	₹7.2 L/yr - ₹9.2 L/yr 76% more
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Wipro Qa Software Test Engineer Salary 3 - 4 years exp. (5 salaries)	₹3.6 L/yr - ₹8.6 L/yr 29% more
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Capgemini Qa Software Test Engineer Salary 0 - 4 years exp. (7 salaries)	₹4 L/yr - ₹6.5 L/yr 1% less
IBM Qa Software Test Engineer Salary 2 - 3 years exp. (3 salaries)	₹4.6 L/yr - ₹5 L/yr 4% more
LTIMindtree Qa Software Test Engineer Salary 2 - 3 years exp. (4 salaries)	₹3.7 L/yr - ₹5.5 L/yr 5% less
Virtusa Consulting Services Qa Software Test Engineer Salary 4 - 5 years exp. (3 salaries)	₹4.9 L/yr - ₹7.4 L/yr 34% more

Qa Software Test Engineer salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹3.8 Lakhs to ₹5 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 2 years to 5 years. Salary estimates are based on 7 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

Experience wise Cognizant Qa Software Test Engineer salaries

Last Updated: 20 Oct 2023

Experience	Avg Annual Salary
2 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹3.8 L/yr - ₹4.2 L/yr
3 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹1.8 L/yr - ₹4.8 L/yr
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4 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹1.9 L/yr - ₹4.8 L/yr
5 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹4.7 L/yr - ₹5 L/yr

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5.0

• posted on 21 Feb 2025

4.0

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CTS provides a good work life balance and decent salary. All other things depends on the type of project which you got.

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• posted on 20 Feb 2025

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...project and not based on your profile. No work satisfaction and company culture. Not good promotions, salary.

Salary - Poor

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Senior Associate in Hyderabad / Secunderabad

Full Time

IT & Information Security Department

3.0

• posted on 26 Jan 2025

4.0

for Salary and Benefits

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Cognizant have lot of job opportunities and provide nice pay according to market standards. People working in cognizant can switch to other technology and work on it.

Salary - Good

+1 more

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Hikes are very less when compare to other companies. Due to internal politics talented people efforts are recognised.

Skill development - Poor

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Senior Associate in Noida

Full Time

Procurement & Supply Chain Department

4.0

• posted on 10 Jan 2025

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

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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

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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

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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

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

Promotions - Poor

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What is the salary of Qa Software Test Engineer at Cognizant?

Qa Software Test Engineer salary at Cognizant in India ranges between ₹3.8 Lakhs to ₹5.0 Lakhs for experience between 2 years to 5 years. According to our estimates it is 14% less than the average Qa Software Test Engineer Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 7 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant India.

How does the salary of a Qa Software Test Engineer at Cognizant India compare with the average salary range for this job?

The average salary of a Qa Software Test Engineer at Cognizant is 14% less than the average salary of a Qa Software Test Engineer in India. To know exact salary insights, login to view.

Which similar companies are paying more than Cognizant to a Qa Software Test Engineer in India?

Infosys Qa Software Test Engineer Salary - ₹7.2 Lakhs to ₹9.2 Lakhs per year
Virtusa Consulting Services Qa Software Test Engineer Salary - ₹4.9 Lakhs to ₹7.4 Lakhs per year
Wipro Qa Software Test Engineer Salary - ₹3.6 Lakhs to ₹8.6 Lakhs per year
TCS Qa Software Test Engineer Salary - ₹3.5 Lakhs to ₹10.2 Lakhs per year
Accenture Qa Software Test Engineer Salary - ₹4.5 Lakhs to ₹6.0 Lakhs per year

What is the salary of a Qa Software Test Engineer in companies similar to Cognizant in India?

IBM Qa Software Test Engineer Salary - ₹4.6 Lakhs to ₹5.0 Lakhs per year
Capgemini Qa Software Test Engineer Salary - ₹4.0 Lakhs to ₹6.5 Lakhs per year
LTIMindtree Qa Software Test Engineer Salary - ₹3.7 Lakhs to ₹5.5 Lakhs per year
Tech Mahindra Qa Software Test Engineer Salary - ₹3.1 Lakhs to ₹4.2 Lakhs per year

What is the estimated take home salary of a Qa Software Test Engineer at Cognizant in India?

The estimated take-home salary of a Qa Software Test Engineer at Cognizant ranges between ₹33,990 per month to ₹35,245 per month in India. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant Qa Software Test Engineer salary in India which ranges between ₹3.8 Lakhs to ₹5.0 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 2 years to 5 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?

What is the notice period for Qa Software Test Engineer at Cognizant?

According to AmbitionBox, 50% of the Cognizant Qa Software Test Engineers reported a notice period of 1 Month, 33% reported a notice period of 15 days or less and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 6 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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