Cognizant Chennai QA Test Engineer Salaries by 30+ Employees (Updated 2025)

2 - 5 years exp.

₹2.9 Lakhs - ₹11.3 Lakhs

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20% more than the average QA Test Engineer Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 2 - 5 years of experience

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Engineering - Software & QA QA Test Engineer Salary 2 - 5 years exp. (27 salaries)	Unlock ₹2.9 L/yr - ₹11.3 L/yr
Quality Assurance QA Test Engineer Salary 2 - 3 years exp. (AmbitionBox Estimate)	Unlock ₹4.7 L/yr - ₹6 L/yr
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IT & Information Security QA Test Engineer Salary 5 years exp. (AmbitionBox Estimate)	Unlock ₹6.2 L/yr - ₹7.8 L/yr

Last Updated: 12 Mar 2025

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Cognizant QA Test Engineer Salary

2 - 5 years exp. (33 salaries)

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₹2.9 L/yr - ₹11.3 L/yr

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TCS QA Test Engineer Salary 2 - 6 years exp. (55 salaries)	Unlock ₹3 L/yr - ₹6.5 L/yr 26% less
Infosys QA Test Engineer Salary 2 - 6 years exp. (21 salaries)	Unlock ₹3 L/yr - ₹5.2 L/yr 34% less
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Wipro QA Test Engineer Salary 2 - 5 years exp. (12 salaries)	Unlock ₹3.5 L/yr - ₹6.4 L/yr 20% less
HCLTech QA Test Engineer Salary 2 - 5 years exp. (13 salaries)	Unlock ₹3.3 L/yr - ₹8 L/yr 24% less
Tech Mahindra QA Test Engineer Salary 1 - 5 years exp. (6 salaries)	Unlock ₹3.3 L/yr - ₹7.5 L/yr 31% less
Accenture QA Test Engineer Salary 2 - 4 years exp. (8 salaries)	Unlock ₹3.4 L/yr - ₹7.6 L/yr 14% less
IBM QA Test Engineer Salary 3 - 5 years exp. (4 salaries)	Unlock ₹4.7 L/yr - ₹5.5 L/yr 22% less	1 job opening
HCL Group QA Test Engineer Salary 2 - 5 years exp. (3 salaries)	Unlock ₹4.2 L/yr - ₹7 L/yr 18% less
NTT Data QA Test Engineer Salary 1 - 6 years exp. (3 salaries)	Unlock ₹2.8 L/yr - ₹4.5 L/yr 33% less

QA Test Engineer salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹2.9 Lakhs to ₹11.3 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 2 years to 5 years. Salary estimates are based on 33 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

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Experience wise Cognizant QA Test Engineer salaries in Chennai

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2 years (10 salaries)	Unlock ₹3.8 L/yr - ₹6 L/yr
3 years (11 salaries)	Unlock ₹2.9 L/yr - ₹10.5 L/yr
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4 years (5 salaries)	Unlock ₹4.1 L/yr - ₹9.2 L/yr
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Rated by 2 employees for salary & benefits

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

+1 more

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

Promotions - Poor

Associate Software Engineer in Bangalore / Bengaluru

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0

• posted on 24 Dec 2024

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

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Good I like that there are good projects available. If you get that great you will get experience and knowledge.

Skill development - Good

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1. Salary and hikes are low. 2. Poor employee welfare activities, once a year they take you out for team lunch. If you missed then nothing, no gifts, abs nothing, saving so much money but gives back nothing.

Senior Associate in Kolkata

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

4.0

• posted on 28 Nov 2024

2.0

for Salary and Benefits

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Stability is good. Though in the ongoing global recession, many of my co-workers had to leave projects because of project ramp down and did not get any other projects. Instead of recruiting employees from bench in other projects they are hiring more from people outside.

Skill development - Good

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Appraisal is bad. So joining with low salary does not help much in the long run, better to switch.

Salary - Poor

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Senior Associate in Kolkata

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

4.0

• posted on 10 Nov 2024

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for Salary and Benefits

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Long term projects but mainly support projects. Flexible work timings On time salary and some increment every year Scope to show case your skills

Skill development - Good

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Every time you have search for the projects once your current project ramp down

Job security - Poor

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What is the salary of QA Test Engineer at Cognizant Chennai?

QA Test Engineer salary at Cognizant in Chennai ranges between ₹2.9 Lakhs to ₹11.3 Lakhs for experience between 2 years to 5 years. According to our estimates it is 20% more than the average QA Test Engineer Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 33 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant Chennai.

How does the salary of a QA Test Engineer at Cognizant Chennai compare with the average salary range for this job?

The average salary of a QA Test Engineer at Cognizant is 20% more than the average salary of a QA Test Engineer in Chennai. To know exact salary insights, login to view.

What is the salary of a QA Test Engineer in companies similar to Cognizant in Chennai?

Accenture QA Test Engineer Salary - ₹3.4 Lakhs to ₹7.6 Lakhs per year
HCL Group QA Test Engineer Salary - ₹4.2 Lakhs to ₹7.0 Lakhs per year
Wipro QA Test Engineer Salary - ₹3.5 Lakhs to ₹6.4 Lakhs per year
IBM QA Test Engineer Salary - ₹4.7 Lakhs to ₹5.5 Lakhs per year
HCLTech QA Test Engineer Salary - ₹3.3 Lakhs to ₹8.0 Lakhs per year

What is the estimated take home salary of a QA Test Engineer at Cognizant in Chennai?

The estimated take-home salary of a QA Test Engineer at Cognizant ranges between ₹50,704 per month to ₹51,900 per month in Chennai. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant QA Test Engineer salary in India which ranges between ₹2.9 Lakhs to ₹11.3 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 Test Engineer at Cognizant in Chennai?

According to AmbitionBox, 41% of the Cognizant QA Test Engineers in Chennai reported a notice period of 3 Months, 36% reported a notice period of 2 Months and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 22 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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