Cognizant Quality Lead Salaries by 10+ Employees (Updated 2025)

5 - 12 years exp.

₹6 Lakhs - ₹12 Lakhs

Salary of majority employees

10% less than the average Quality Lead Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 5 - 12 years of experience

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Quality Assurance Quality Lead Salary 5 - 10 years exp. (9 salaries)	₹6.5 L/yr - ₹12 L/yr
Customer Success, Service & Operations Quality Lead Salary 5 - 11 years exp. (6 salaries)	₹6.8 L/yr - ₹8.8 L/yr
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Engineering - Software & QA Quality Lead Salary 8 - 12 years exp. (3 salaries)	₹6 L/yr - ₹10.6 L/yr

Last Updated: 18 Feb 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.

Experience wise Cognizant Quality Lead salaries

Last Updated: 18 Feb 2025

Experience	Avg Annual Salary
5 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹6.5 L/yr - ₹14.6 L/yr
6 years (3 salaries)	₹7 L/yr - ₹12 L/yr
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7 years (3 salaries)	₹7 L/yr - ₹12 L/yr
8 years (3 salaries)	₹6.8 L/yr - ₹10.6 L/yr
9 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹6.8 L/yr - ₹14.4 L/yr
10 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹7 L/yr - ₹14.3 L/yr
11 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹6 L/yr - ₹8.8 L/yr
12 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹7 L/yr - ₹14.2 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

Salary related reviews for Cognizant

3.8

Rated by 4 employees for salary & benefits

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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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 10% 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 10% 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
Infosys Quality Lead Salary - ₹5.1 Lakhs to ₹11.0 Lakhs per year
DXC Technology Quality Lead Salary - ₹6.0 Lakhs to ₹10.5 Lakhs per year
Wipro Quality Lead Salary - ₹3.8 Lakhs to ₹13.0 Lakhs per year
HCL Group Quality Lead Salary - ₹5.0 Lakhs to ₹11.5 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 ₹59,109 per month to ₹60,601 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, 54% of the Cognizant Quality Leads reported a notice period of 2 Months, 31% reported a notice period of 3 Months and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 13 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 ₹. Salary estimates are based on 18 Cognizant latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.