Cognizant QA Test Lead Salaries by 100+ Employees (Updated 2025)

7 - 14 years exp.

₹5.5 Lakhs - ₹18 Lakhs

Salary of majority employees

At par with the average QA Test Lead Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 7 - 14 years of experience

Interested in this particular role?

Salaries in different departments

Engineering - Software & QA QA Test Lead Salary 7 - 14 years exp. (87 salaries)	₹5.5 L/yr - ₹18 L/yr
Project & Program Management QA Test Lead Salary 7 - 14 years exp. (8 salaries)	₹9.5 L/yr - ₹16.5 L/yr
Login to view exact salary
Quality Assurance QA Test Lead Salary 8 - 14 years exp. (7 salaries)	₹6.1 L/yr - ₹15 L/yr

Last Updated: 28 Feb 2025

Companies similar to Cognizant for QA Test Lead

Company name	Avg Annual Salary	Open Jobs
TCS QA Test Lead Salary 6 - 12 years exp. (133 salaries)	₹4.5 L/yr - ₹16.3 L/yr 26% less
Infosys QA Test Lead Salary 6 - 15 years exp. (46 salaries)	₹7.5 L/yr - ₹16 L/yr 6% less
Login to view exact salary
Wipro QA Test Lead Salary 7 - 13 years exp. (89 salaries)	₹6.1 L/yr - ₹17 L/yr 6% less
HCLTech QA Test Lead Salary 5 - 13 years exp. (51 salaries)	₹6.6 L/yr - ₹16 L/yr 3% more
Tech Mahindra QA Test Lead Salary 7 - 12 years exp. (52 salaries)	₹8.1 L/yr - ₹20.1 L/yr 23% more
Accenture QA Test Lead Salary 7 - 11 years exp. (111 salaries)	₹10 L/yr - ₹21 L/yr 21% more
Capgemini QA Test Lead Salary 6 - 11 years exp. (36 salaries)	₹6.6 L/yr - ₹16.7 L/yr 1% more
IBM QA Test Lead Salary 4 - 15 years exp. (32 salaries)	₹5 L/yr - ₹18 L/yr 15% less
LTIMindtree QA Test Lead Salary 8 - 16 years exp. (49 salaries)	₹8.5 L/yr - ₹18 L/yr 5% more
DXC Technology QA Test Lead Salary 5 - 13 years exp. (10 salaries)	₹5.5 L/yr - ₹12.2 L/yr 21% less
HCL Group QA Test Lead Salary 6 - 12 years exp. (8 salaries)	₹6.5 L/yr - ₹13.6 L/yr 23% less
Login to view exact salary
NTT DATA, Inc. QA Test Lead Salary 6 - 16 years exp. (8 salaries)	₹6.1 L/yr - ₹15 L/yr 23% less
NTT Data QA Test Lead Salary 9 - 16 years exp. (5 salaries)	₹8.4 L/yr - ₹15 L/yr 10% less
Genpact QA Test Lead Salary 8 - 13 years exp. (4 salaries)	₹9 L/yr - ₹15.5 L/yr 23% less
Atos QA Test Lead Salary 8 - 10 years exp. (4 salaries)	₹11.2 L/yr - ₹13.4 L/yr 5% less
HCL Infosystems QA Test Lead Salary 10 years exp. (3 salaries)	₹11 L/yr - ₹16.9 L/yr 6% more

QA Test Lead salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹5.5 Lakhs to ₹18 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 7 years to 14 years. Salary estimates are based on 120 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

Experience wise Cognizant QA Test Lead salaries

Last Updated: 28 Feb 2025

Experience	Avg Annual Salary
7 years (6 salaries)	₹5.5 L/yr - ₹13.2 L/yr
8 years (23 salaries)	₹6.1 L/yr - ₹15 L/yr
Login to view exact salary
9 years (20 salaries)	₹6.7 L/yr - ₹16 L/yr
10 years (28 salaries)	₹7.3 L/yr - ₹16.5 L/yr
11 years (16 salaries)	₹8 L/yr - ₹18 L/yr
12 years (13 salaries)	₹8 L/yr - ₹16 L/yr
13 years (7 salaries)	₹12 L/yr - ₹17.2 L/yr
14 years (7 salaries)	₹11 L/yr - ₹17.1 L/yr

View all

Similar Designation salaries in Cognizant

Test Lead Salary

(899 salaries)

₹6.37 L/yr - ₹25 L/yr

QA Engineer Salary

(796 salaries)

₹2.4 L/yr - ₹11 L/yr

Technical Lead Salary

(17.5k salaries)

₹5.92 L/yr - ₹25 L/yr

QA Analyst Salary

(385 salaries)

₹2.3 L/yr - ₹10.96 L/yr

Test Analyst Salary

(3.5k salaries)

₹2 L/yr - ₹11.75 L/yr

Manual Tester Salary

(232 salaries)

₹1.5 L/yr - ₹9.2 L/yr

Test Engineer Salary

(1.4k salaries)

₹2.25 L/yr - ₹11.96 L/yr

Software Tester Salary

(560 salaries)

₹2 L/yr - ₹10 L/yr

Quality Analyst Salary

(1.6k salaries)

₹1.8 L/yr - ₹10.25 L/yr

Senior Test Engineer Salary

(488 salaries)

₹4.8 L/yr - ₹18 L/yr

Salary related reviews for Cognizant

3.5

Rated by 8 employees for salary & benefits

QA Test Lead in Bangalore / Bengaluru

Engineering - Software & QA Department

5.0

• posted on 06 May 2021

4.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

The company gives stable growth in package. Enable associates to learn and provide enough opportunities to grow.

Salary - Good

+6 more

Dislikes

Company should go away with quota systems. If there are 4 members in s team and all perform well the process should support all them to be rated the best.

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

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

Likes

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

Skill development - Good

+3 more

Dislikes

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

Likes

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

+1 more

Dislikes

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

Salary - Poor

+1 more

see more salary related reviews

Discover interview dos and don'ts from real experiences

What people are saying about Cognizant

View All

a servicenow developer

Salary Negotiation

Hi Everyone I am working as a ServiceNow Developer with 6.75 LPA ( 6.1 fixed ) . I got an offer from PWC with 10.5 LPA fixed + 20% variable and I accepted the offer. Now I got another offer from IBM with 11.5 fixed + 10% variable. My LWD is May 02 I want to Negotiate with PWC if they can give more than IBM . My query is How much can I ask for with PWC ? Please pour your Insights Thank you!

Got a question about Cognizant?

Ask anonymously on communities.

Cognizant QA Test Lead Salary FAQs

What is the salary of QA Test Lead at Cognizant?

QA Test Lead salary at Cognizant in India ranges between ₹5.5 Lakhs to ₹18.0 Lakhs for experience between 7 years to 14 years. According to our estimates it is 4% less than the average QA Test Lead Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 120 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant India.

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

The average salary of a QA Test Lead at Cognizant is 4% less than the average salary of a QA Test Lead in India. To know exact salary insights, login to view.

Which similar companies are paying more than Cognizant to a QA Test Lead in India?

Tech Mahindra QA Test Lead Salary - ₹8.1 Lakhs to ₹20.1 Lakhs per year
Accenture QA Test Lead Salary - ₹10.0 Lakhs to ₹21.0 Lakhs per year
HCL Infosystems QA Test Lead Salary - ₹11.0 Lakhs to ₹16.9 Lakhs per year
LTIMindtree QA Test Lead Salary - ₹8.5 Lakhs to ₹18.0 Lakhs per year
HCLTech QA Test Lead Salary - ₹6.6 Lakhs to ₹16.0 Lakhs per year

What is the salary of a QA Test Lead in companies similar to Cognizant in India?

Capgemini QA Test Lead Salary - ₹6.6 Lakhs to ₹16.7 Lakhs per year
Atos QA Test Lead Salary - ₹11.2 Lakhs to ₹13.4 Lakhs per year
Wipro QA Test Lead Salary - ₹6.1 Lakhs to ₹17.0 Lakhs per year
Infosys QA Test Lead Salary - ₹7.5 Lakhs to ₹16.0 Lakhs per year
NTT Data QA Test Lead Salary - ₹8.4 Lakhs to ₹15.0 Lakhs per year

What is the estimated take home salary of a QA Test Lead at Cognizant in India?

The estimated take-home salary of a QA Test Lead at Cognizant ranges between ₹91,203 per month to ₹93,606 per month in India. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant QA Test Lead salary in India which ranges between ₹5.5 Lakhs to ₹18.0 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 7 years to 14 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?

What is the notice period for QA Test Lead at Cognizant?

According to AmbitionBox, 50% of the Cognizant QA Test Leads reported a notice period of 2 Months, 23% reported a notice period of 15 days or less and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 30 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

Tell us how to improve this page.

Cognizant QA Test Lead Salaries by Location

Home >
Salaries >
Cognizant Salaries >
Cognizant QA Test Lead Salaries

Cognizant QA Test Lead salary in India ranges between ₹5.5 Lakhs to ₹18 Lakhs with an average annual salary of ₹. Salary estimates are based on 120 Cognizant latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.