Cognizant Bangalore / Bengaluru Senior Architect Salaries by 60+ Employees (Updated 2025)

14 - 21 years exp.

₹18.4 Lakhs - ₹43 Lakhs

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At par with the average Senior Architect Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 14 - 21 years of experience

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Engineering - Software & QA Senior Architect Salary 14 - 21 years exp. (49 salaries)	₹19 L/yr - ₹43 L/yr
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Project & Program Management Senior Architect Salary 15 - 20 years exp. (4 salaries)	₹23 L/yr - ₹35 L/yr

Last Updated: 19 Sep 2024

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Cognizant Senior Architect Salary

14 - 21 years exp. (62 salaries)

₹18.4 L/yr - ₹43 L/yr

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Wipro Senior Architect Salary 16 - 24 years exp. (101 salaries)	₹20 L/yr - ₹54 L/yr 11% more
HCLTech Senior Architect Salary 13 - 19 years exp. (11 salaries)	₹21 L/yr - ₹33 L/yr 19% less
Capgemini Senior Architect Salary 16 - 20 years exp. (13 salaries)	₹30 L/yr - ₹48 L/yr 13% more
IBM Senior Architect Salary 11 - 22 years exp. (33 salaries)	₹23.3 L/yr - ₹55 L/yr 22% more
Accenture Senior Architect Salary 13 - 22 years exp. (5 salaries)	₹24 L/yr - ₹60 L/yr 19% more
Deloitte Senior Architect Salary 10 - 18 years exp. (6 salaries)	₹30 L/yr - ₹42 L/yr 19% more
LTIMindtree Senior Architect Salary 11 - 20 years exp. (90 salaries)	₹18.5 L/yr - ₹52 L/yr 5% more
Virtusa Consulting Services Senior Architect Salary 15 - 22 years exp. (12 salaries)	₹29 L/yr - ₹50 L/yr 19% more	1 job opening
Atos Senior Architect Salary 10 - 19 years exp. (11 salaries)	₹22 L/yr - ₹33.2 L/yr 31% less
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DXC Technology Senior Architect Salary 14 - 20 years exp. (7 salaries)	₹20.2 L/yr - ₹33 L/yr 13% less	1 job opening
Dell EMC Senior Architect Salary 10 - 13 years exp. (5 salaries)	₹23 L/yr - ₹41.5 L/yr 1% less
HCL Infosystems Senior Architect Salary 12 - 16 years exp. (4 salaries)	₹22.5 L/yr - ₹30 L/yr 16% less
Societe Generale Global Solution Centre Senior Architect Salary 14 - 20 years exp. (4 salaries)	₹25 L/yr - ₹50 L/yr 5% more

Senior Architect salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹18.4 Lakhs to ₹43 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 14 years to 21 years. Salary estimates are based on 62 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

Experience wise Cognizant Senior Architect salaries in Bangalore / Bengaluru

Last Updated: 19 Sep 2024

Experience	Avg Annual Salary
14 years (4 salaries)	₹22 L/yr - ₹35.5 L/yr
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15+ years (58 salaries)	₹18.4 L/yr - ₹43 L/yr

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Top skills at Cognizant for Senior Architect

RFP Proposals Solution Design Continuous Integration Consulting Proposal Development POC Devops Performance Tuning Solution Design Relationship Management Sales Support Equity Research Github RFI

Salary related reviews for Cognizant

3.4

Rated by 7 employees for salary & benefits

Project Manager in Hyderabad / Secunderabad

Full Time

Project & Program Management Department

3.0

• posted on 13 Dec 2024

2.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

MNC benefits.

Dislikes

...you will come across all IT companies. Just learn to survive, upskill and excel. Do not depend on your job or salary, have multiple streams of income without moonlighting and switch jobs whenever you get a good opportunity. Work for your own success not for the company.

Salary - Poor

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Project Manager in Kolkata

Full Time

IT & Information Security Department

4.0

• posted on 22 Oct 2024

4.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Work culture is great. There is lot of effort & importance given to training & reskilling.

Salary - Good

+5 more

Dislikes

Pay package is not the best but ifs OK. Even after honestly working with your best efforts & good ratings, you will not get promotion unless you really push for it.

Project Manager in Hyderabad / Secunderabad

Full Time

Project & Program Management Department

4.0

• posted on 01 Oct 2024

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Cognizant has large number of client in various domains providing a lot of opportunities across the world. I have got an opprtunity to work at different locations and in diversified tools and technologies and various domains. It has helped me build a robust career and helped me grow along with the organization.

Skill development - Good

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Dislikes

Frequently changing revision cycles, changing promotions process and cycles and very less salary hikes. Also for the veteran employees, salary standards are very low compard to the market standards

Promotions - Poor

Project Manager in Pune

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0

• posted on 10 Sep 2024

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Clear salary structure

Dislikes

Micromanagement of work from office Tug of war between Cognizant tasks and client tasks Irregular appraisal cycles Remove senior members from the team and onboard junior members Upper Management creates unnecessary facade to generate fake buzz

Promotions - Poor

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Project Manager in Chennai

Full Time

Project & Program Management Department

4.0

• posted on 11 Jun 2024

4.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

I know what is my salary, which wasn't the case of Infosys loke conpanies where one need to master mathematics to understand whats their take home salary

Salary - Good

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Dislikes

Nothing so far. Will update when i go thru one in future

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What is the salary of Senior Architect at Cognizant Bangalore / Bengaluru?

Senior Architect salary at Cognizant in Bangalore / Bengaluru ranges between ₹18.4 Lakhs to ₹43.0 Lakhs for experience between 14 years to 21 years. According to our estimates it is 2% more than the average Senior Architect Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 62 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant Bangalore / Bengaluru.

How does the salary of a Senior Architect at Cognizant Bangalore / Bengaluru compare with the average salary range for this job?

The average salary of a Senior Architect at Cognizant is 2% more than the average salary of a Senior Architect in Bangalore / Bengaluru. To know exact salary insights, login to view.

What are the top skills required to work as a Senior Architect at Cognizant?

RFP, Proposals, Solution Design, Continuous Integration and Consulting are some of the popular skills required to work as a Senior Architect at Cognizant Bangalore / Bengaluru.

Which similar companies are paying more than Cognizant to a Senior Architect in Bangalore / Bengaluru?

IBM Senior Architect Salary - ₹23.3 Lakhs to ₹55.0 Lakhs per year
Deloitte Senior Architect Salary - ₹30.0 Lakhs to ₹42.0 Lakhs per year
Accenture Senior Architect Salary - ₹24.0 Lakhs to ₹60.0 Lakhs per year
Virtusa Consulting Services Senior Architect Salary - ₹29.0 Lakhs to ₹50.0 Lakhs per year
Capgemini Senior Architect Salary - ₹30.0 Lakhs to ₹48.0 Lakhs per year

What is the salary of a Senior Architect in companies similar to Cognizant in Bangalore / Bengaluru?

Wipro Senior Architect Salary - ₹20.0 Lakhs to ₹54.0 Lakhs per year
Societe Generale Global Solution Centre Senior Architect Salary - ₹25.0 Lakhs to ₹50.0 Lakhs per year
LTIMindtree Senior Architect Salary - ₹18.5 Lakhs to ₹52.0 Lakhs per year
Infosys Senior Architect Salary - ₹22.5 Lakhs to ₹45.0 Lakhs per year
Dell EMC Senior Architect Salary - ₹23.0 Lakhs to ₹41.5 Lakhs per year

What is the estimated take home salary of a Senior Architect at Cognizant in Bangalore / Bengaluru?

The estimated take-home salary of a Senior Architect at Cognizant ranges between ₹2,04,808 per month to ₹2,12,931 per month in Bangalore / Bengaluru. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant Senior Architect salary in India which ranges between ₹18.4 Lakhs to ₹43.0 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 14 years to 21 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?

What is the notice period for Senior Architect at Cognizant in Bangalore / Bengaluru?

According to AmbitionBox, 63% of the Cognizant Senior Architects in Bangalore / Bengaluru reported a notice period of 2 Months, 12% reported a notice period of 15 days or less and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 16 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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Cognizant Senior Architect salary in Bangalore / Bengaluru ranges between ₹18.4 Lakhs to ₹43 Lakhs with an average annual salary of ₹. Salary estimates are based on 62 Cognizant latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.