Cognizant Chennai Quality Assurance Engineer Associate Salaries by 6 Employees (Updated 2025)

2 - 5 years exp.

₹4.9 Lakhs - ₹6 Lakhs

Salary of majority employees

22% more than the average Quality Assurance Engineer Associate Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 2 - 5 years of experience

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Engineering - Software & QA Quality Assurance Engineer Associate Salary 2 - 5 years exp. (3 salaries)	₹5 L/yr - ₹6 L/yr
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Quality Assurance Quality Assurance Engineer Associate Salary 3 - 4 years exp. (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹4.9 L/yr - ₹6 L/yr

Last Updated: 30 Jan 2025

Quality Assurance Engineer Associate salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹4.9 Lakhs to ₹6 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 2 years to 5 years. Salary estimates are based on 6 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

Experience wise Cognizant Quality Assurance Engineer Associate salaries in Chennai

Last Updated: 30 Jan 2025

Experience	Avg Annual Salary
2 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹2.2 L/yr - ₹6 L/yr
3 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹4.9 L/yr - ₹10.4 L/yr
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4 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹4.8 L/yr - ₹11 L/yr
5 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹6 L/yr - ₹11.6 L/yr

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Salary related reviews for Cognizant

Software Engineer in Chennai

Full Time

IT & Information Security Department

2.0

• posted on 03 Oct 2024

1.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

My team is really nice, and it's not the case with all the other teams.

Dislikes

Salary, benefits, appraisals, recognition is non existent. Plus there's a lot of politics here, so much that you'll wanna rip your hair off

Salary - Bad

+4 more

Software Engineer in Noida

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

5.0

• posted on 18 Aug 2024

2.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

The work culture is positive and the facilities are excellent. Cognizant provides ample opportunities for professional development and knowledge expansion.

Skill development - Excellent

+2 more

Dislikes

...rk using Teams, it would be more efficient to allow employees to work from home. With such less salary and hikes it is impossible for one to work here.

Salary - Poor

+1 more

Software Engineer in Mangaluru

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0

• posted on 21 Jun 2024

4.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Compensation and pay structure

Salary - Good

+2 more

Dislikes

Manager hierarchy. Ratings will be given by home manager. He will never know about my performance because he will be working for some other project. Still they give ratings based on some comments without knowing actual performance

Promotions - Poor

Software Engineer in Hyderabad / Secunderabad

Full Time

BFSI, Investments & Trading Department

3.0

• posted on 03 Jun 2024

1.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Work load is usually not very heavy, they provide great platforms to learn like free udemy access and cognizant internal certifications.

Skill development - Good

+1 more

Dislikes

Does not pay as per the current market standards, your work will not be recognized, promotion and appraisal structures are very bad. Lot of office politics.

Salary - Bad

+3 more

Software Engineer in Kolkata

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0

• posted on 06 Apr 2024

4.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

In cognizant the salary hike is good as compared to other services based company

Salary - Good

Dislikes

In cognizant they have very less project for the employee but they still hire new people and won't be able to provide project to old employees.

Job security - Bad

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What is the salary of Quality Assurance Engineer Associate at Cognizant Chennai?

Quality Assurance Engineer Associate salary at Cognizant in Chennai ranges between ₹4.9 Lakhs to ₹6.0 Lakhs for experience between 2 years to 5 years. According to our estimates it is 22% more than the average Quality Assurance Engineer Associate Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 6 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant Chennai.

How does the salary of a Quality Assurance Engineer Associate at Cognizant Chennai compare with the average salary range for this job?

The average salary of a Quality Assurance Engineer Associate at Cognizant is 22% more than the average salary of a Quality Assurance Engineer Associate in Chennai. To know exact salary insights, login to view.

What is the estimated take home salary of a Quality Assurance Engineer Associate at Cognizant in Chennai?

The estimated take-home salary of a Quality Assurance Engineer Associate at Cognizant ranges between ₹45,220 per month to ₹46,307 per month in Chennai. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant Quality Assurance Engineer Associate salary in India which ranges between ₹4.9 Lakhs to ₹6.0 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 Quality Assurance Engineer Associate at Cognizant in Chennai?

According to AmbitionBox, 67% of the Cognizant Quality Assurance Engineer Associates in Chennai reported a notice period of 1 Month, 33% reported a notice period of 3 Months.This is based on 3 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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Cognizant Quality Assurance Engineer Associate salary in Chennai ranges between ₹4.9 Lakhs to ₹6 Lakhs with an average annual salary of ₹. Salary estimates are based on 6 Cognizant latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.