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Cognizant Quality Lead salaries in India (Updated 2025)

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5 - 12 years exp.
₹6 Lakhs - ₹12 Lakhs
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11% less than the average Quality Lead Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 5 - 12 years of experience

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5 - 10 years exp. (8 salaries)
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₹6.5 L/yr - ₹12 L/yr

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5 - 12 years exp. (7 salaries)
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₹6.8 L/yr - ₹8.8 L/yr

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8 - 12 years exp. (3 salaries)
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₹6 L/yr - ₹10.6 L/yr

Last Updated: 2 Mar 2025

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Quality Lead salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹6 Lakhs to ₹12 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 5 years to 12 years. Salary estimates are based on 18 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

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Last Updated: 2 Mar 2025

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5 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)

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₹6.5 L/yr - ₹14.3 L/yr
6 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)

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₹7 L/yr - ₹14.3 L/yr
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₹7 L/yr - ₹12 L/yr
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₹6.8 L/yr - ₹10.6 L/yr
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₹6.8 L/yr - ₹14.3 L/yr
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Top skills at Cognizant for Quality Lead

Call Quality Quality Monitoring Contact Center Operations Quality Assurance Quality Management Quality Audit Call Monitoring
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3.8

Rated by 4 employees for salary & benefits

Full Time

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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

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  • Salary - Bad
  • +4 more

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

5.0
  •  posted on 18 Aug 2024

2.0
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Likes

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

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  • Skill development - Excellent
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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.

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  • Salary - Poor
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Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0
  •  posted on 21 Jun 2024

4.0
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Compensation and pay structure

  • Salary - Good
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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

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  • Promotions - Poor

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BFSI, Investments & Trading Department

3.0
  •  posted on 03 Jun 2024

1.0
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Likes

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

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  • Skill development - Good
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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.

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  • Salary - Bad
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Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0
  •  posted on 06 Apr 2024

4.0
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Likes

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

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  • Salary - Good

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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.

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  • Job security - Bad
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Cognizant Quality Lead Salary FAQs

What is the salary of Quality Lead at Cognizant?
Quality Lead salary at Cognizant in India ranges between ₹6.0 Lakhs to ₹12.0 Lakhs for experience between 5 years to 12 years. According to our estimates it is 11% less than the average Quality Lead Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 18 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant India.
How does the salary of a Quality Lead at Cognizant India compare with the average salary range for this job?
The average salary of a Quality Lead at Cognizant is 11% less than the average salary of a Quality Lead in India. To know exact salary insights, login to view.
What are the top skills required to work as a Quality Lead at Cognizant?
Call Quality, Quality Monitoring, Contact Center Operations, Quality Assurance and Quality Management are some of the popular skills required to work as a Quality Lead at Cognizant India.
Which similar companies are paying more than Cognizant to a Quality Lead in India?
  • NTT Data Quality Lead Salary - ₹6.8 Lakhs to ₹28.0 Lakhs per year
  • IBM Quality Lead Salary - ₹9.0 Lakhs to ₹21.0 Lakhs per year
  • Accenture Quality Lead Salary - ₹5.5 Lakhs to ₹18.0 Lakhs per year
  • Virtusa Consulting Services Quality Lead Salary - ₹9.2 Lakhs to ₹13.0 Lakhs per year
  • Capgemini Quality Lead Salary - ₹4.7 Lakhs to ₹12.0 Lakhs per year
What is the salary of a Quality Lead in companies similar to Cognizant in India?
  • LTIMindtree Quality Lead Salary - ₹3.5 Lakhs to ₹17.3 Lakhs per year
  • DXC Technology Quality Lead Salary - ₹6.0 Lakhs to ₹10.5 Lakhs per year
  • Wipro Quality Lead Salary - ₹3.4 Lakhs to ₹13.0 Lakhs per year
  • Infosys Quality Lead Salary - ₹4.0 Lakhs to ₹11.0 Lakhs per year
  • HCLTech Quality Lead Salary - ₹4.5 Lakhs to ₹12.0 Lakhs per year
What is the estimated take home salary of a Quality Lead at Cognizant in India?
The estimated take-home salary of a Quality Lead at Cognizant ranges between ₹58,660 per month to ₹60,138 per month in India. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant Quality Lead salary in India which ranges between ₹6.0 Lakhs to ₹12.0 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 5 years to 12 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?
What is the notice period for Quality Lead at Cognizant?
According to AmbitionBox, 57% of the Cognizant Quality Leads reported a notice period of 2 Months, 29% reported a notice period of 3 Months and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 14 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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Cognizant Quality Lead salary in India ranges between ₹6 Lakhs to ₹12 Lakhs with an average annual salary of ₹unlock blur. Salary estimates are based on 18 Cognizant latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.