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Cognizant Senior Database Administrator salaries in India (Updated 2025)

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3 - 10 years exp.
₹6.5 Lakhs - ₹23 Lakhs
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Engineering - Software & QA
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3 - 10 years exp. (46 salaries)
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₹7 L/yr - ₹21.2 L/yr

IT & Information Security
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3 - 8 years exp. (4 salaries)
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₹8.5 L/yr - ₹18.1 L/yr

Engineering - Hardware & Networks
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4 - 9 years exp. (3 salaries)
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₹5.6 L/yr - ₹19.2 L/yr

Project & Program Management
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9 - 10 years exp. (AmbitionBox Estimate)
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₹9.1 L/yr - ₹16.5 L/yr

Consulting
Senior Database Administrator Salary
8 - 10 years exp. (AmbitionBox Estimate)
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₹9.5 L/yr - ₹23 L/yr

Last Updated: 1 Mar 2025

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2 - 10 years exp. (21 salaries)

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₹4.4 L/yr - ₹16.4 L/yr

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4 - 7 years exp. (18 salaries)

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Senior Database Administrator salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹6.5 Lakhs to ₹23 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 3 years to 10 years. Salary estimates are based on 62 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

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Last Updated: 1 Mar 2025

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3 years  (4 salaries)

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₹4.5 L/yr - ₹15.8 L/yr
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₹5 L/yr - ₹13.5 L/yr
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₹5.8 L/yr - ₹13.5 L/yr
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₹7.5 L/yr - ₹15 L/yr
7 years  (12 salaries)

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₹10.1 L/yr - ₹18 L/yr
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Salary related reviews for Cognizant

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Rated by 4 employees for salary & benefits

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IT & Information Security Department

3.0
  •  posted on 26 Jan 2025

4.0
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Likes

Cognizant have lot of job opportunities and provide nice pay according to market standards. People working in cognizant can switch to other technology and work on it.

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  • Salary - Good
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Dislikes

Hikes are very less when compare to other companies. Due to internal politics talented people efforts are recognised.

  • Skill development - Poor
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Procurement & Supply Chain Department

4.0
  •  posted on 10 Jan 2025

3.0
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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

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  • Work satisfaction - Good
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Not good approasal No timely appraisal No promotion policies No standard salary parameters as per exp No benchmarking for compensastion

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0
  •  posted on 10 Jan 2025

4.0
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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.

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  • Salary - Good
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Dislikes

The appraisal system dropped drastically in couple of years. Very minimum salary hike with high ratings.

  • Promotions - Poor

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

4.0
  •  posted on 28 Nov 2024

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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.

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  • Skill development - Good
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Dislikes

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

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  • Salary - Poor
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Engineering - Software & QA Department

4.0
  •  posted on 10 Nov 2024

3.0
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Likes

Long term projects but mainly support projects. Flexible work timings On time salary and some increment every year Scope to show case your skills

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  • Skill development - Good
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Dislikes

Every time you have search for the projects once your current project ramp down

  • Job security - Poor
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Cognizant Senior Database Administrator Salary FAQs

What is the salary of Senior Database Administrator at Cognizant?
Senior Database Administrator salary at Cognizant in India ranges between ₹6.5 Lakhs to ₹23.0 Lakhs for experience between 3 years to 10 years. According to our estimates it is 3% less than the average Senior Database Administrator Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 62 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant India.
How does the salary of a Senior Database Administrator at Cognizant India compare with the average salary range for this job?
The average salary of a Senior Database Administrator at Cognizant is 3% less than the average salary of a Senior Database Administrator in India. To know exact salary insights, login to view.
Which similar companies are paying more than Cognizant to a Senior Database Administrator in India?
  • Koch Business Solutions Senior Database Administrator Salary - ₹17.0 Lakhs to ₹28.9 Lakhs per year
  • Zebra Technologies Senior Database Administrator Salary - ₹18.0 Lakhs to ₹19.6 Lakhs per year
  • Atos Senior Database Administrator Salary - ₹8.1 Lakhs to ₹30.0 Lakhs per year
  • IBM Senior Database Administrator Salary - ₹7.3 Lakhs to ₹26.0 Lakhs per year
  • Capgemini Senior Database Administrator Salary - ₹6.3 Lakhs to ₹26.2 Lakhs per year
What is the salary of a Senior Database Administrator in companies similar to Cognizant in India?
  • TCS Senior Database Administrator Salary - ₹6.2 Lakhs to ₹25.7 Lakhs per year
  • Accenture Senior Database Administrator Salary - ₹7.0 Lakhs to ₹22.2 Lakhs per year
  • Tech Mahindra Senior Database Administrator Salary - ₹5.6 Lakhs to ₹24.0 Lakhs per year
  • DXC Technology Senior Database Administrator Salary - ₹7.4 Lakhs to ₹21.0 Lakhs per year
  • Wipro Senior Database Administrator Salary - ₹6.0 Lakhs to ₹17.5 Lakhs per year
What is the estimated take home salary of a Senior Database Administrator at Cognizant in India?
The estimated take-home salary of a Senior Database Administrator at Cognizant ranges between ₹97,993 per month to ₹1,00,650 per month in India. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant Senior Database Administrator salary in India which ranges between ₹6.5 Lakhs to ₹23.0 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 3 years to 10 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?
What is the notice period for Senior Database Administrator at Cognizant?
According to AmbitionBox, 25% of the Cognizant Senior Database Administrators reported a notice period of 15 days or less, 25% reported a notice period of 1 Month and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 24 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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