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Cognizant Senior Engineer salaries in India

Annual salary range
2 - 12 years exp.
₹5.9 Lakhs - ₹25 Lakhs
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53% more than the average Senior Engineer Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 2 - 12 years of experience

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Engineering - Software & QA
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2 - 11 years exp. (47 salaries)
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₹5.9 L/yr - ₹22 L/yr

IT & Information Security
Senior Engineer Salary
2 - 9 years exp. (29 salaries)
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₹4.7 L/yr - ₹20 L/yr

Engineering - Hardware & Networks
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4 - 12 years exp. (19 salaries)
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₹6.5 L/yr - ₹17.5 L/yr

Customer Success, Service & Operations
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3 - 9 years exp. (8 salaries)
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₹5.4 L/yr - ₹19.3 L/yr

Data Science & Analytics
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3 - 9 years exp. (8 salaries)
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₹7.2 L/yr - ₹17 L/yr

Last Updated: 15 Feb 2025

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Senior Engineer salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹5.9 Lakhs to ₹25 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 2 years to 12 years. Salary estimates are based on 233 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

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Experience wise Cognizant Senior Engineer salaries

Last Updated: 15 Feb 2025

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2 years  (13 salaries)

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₹3 L/yr - ₹10.5 L/yr
3 years  (28 salaries)

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₹4.1 L/yr - ₹15.8 L/yr
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₹4.3 L/yr - ₹17.3 L/yr
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₹5.5 L/yr - ₹20.5 L/yr
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₹6.5 L/yr - ₹22.6 L/yr
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Top skills at Cognizant for Senior Engineer

Design Patterns MVC TDD DAO MVC Spring Framework Design Patterns Programming TDD DAO Javascript Java MVP Javascript Java

Salary related reviews for Cognizant

3.3

Rated by 19 employees for salary & benefits

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Project & Program Management Department

3.0
  •  posted on 13 Dec 2024

2.0
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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.

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  • Salary - Poor
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IT & Information Security Department

4.0
  •  posted on 22 Oct 2024

4.0
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Likes

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

  • Salary - Good
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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.

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Project & Program Management Department

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  •  posted on 01 Oct 2024

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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.

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  • 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

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  • Promotions - Poor

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

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  •  posted on 10 Sep 2024

3.0
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Likes

Clear salary structure

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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

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  • Promotions - Poor
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Project & Program Management Department

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  •  posted on 11 Jun 2024

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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

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  • Salary - Good
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Nothing so far. Will update when i go thru one in future

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Cognizant Senior Engineer Salary FAQs

What is the salary of Senior Engineer at Cognizant?
Senior Engineer salary at Cognizant in India ranges between ₹5.9 Lakhs to ₹25.0 Lakhs for experience between 2 years to 12 years. According to our estimates it is 53% more than the average Senior Engineer Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 233 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant India.
How does the salary of a Senior Engineer at Cognizant India compare with the average salary range for this job?
The average salary of a Senior Engineer at Cognizant is 53% more than the average salary of a Senior Engineer in India. To know exact salary insights, login to view.
What are the top skills required to work as a Senior Engineer at Cognizant?
Design Patterns, MVC, TDD, DAO and MVC are some of the popular skills required to work as a Senior Engineer at Cognizant India.
Which similar companies are paying more than Cognizant to a Senior Engineer in India?
  • Microsoft Corporation Senior Engineer Salary - ₹52.7 Lakhs to ₹99.1 Lakhs per year
  • NielsenIQ Senior Engineer Salary - ₹16.4 Lakhs to ₹37.0 Lakhs per year
  • Zebra Technologies Senior Engineer Salary - ₹12.5 Lakhs to ₹40.0 Lakhs per year
  • Koch Business Solutions Senior Engineer Salary - ₹11.0 Lakhs to ₹37.0 Lakhs per year
  • Oracle Senior Engineer Salary - ₹9.8 Lakhs to ₹35.4 Lakhs per year
What is the salary of a Senior Engineer in companies similar to Cognizant in India?
  • Dell EMC Senior Engineer Salary - ₹10.0 Lakhs to ₹28.5 Lakhs per year
  • IBM Senior Engineer Salary - ₹9.0 Lakhs to ₹35.0 Lakhs per year
  • Concentrix Catalyst Senior Engineer Salary - ₹16.0 Lakhs to ₹20.0 Lakhs per year
  • Virtusa Consulting Services Senior Engineer Salary - ₹9.1 Lakhs to ₹26.0 Lakhs per year
  • Capgemini Senior Engineer Salary - ₹5.7 Lakhs to ₹23.2 Lakhs per year
What is the estimated take home salary of a Senior Engineer at Cognizant in India?
The estimated take-home salary of a Senior Engineer at Cognizant ranges between ₹97,806 per month to ₹1,00,457 per month in India. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant Senior Engineer salary in India which ranges between ₹5.9 Lakhs to ₹25.0 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 2 years to 12 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?
What is the notice period for Senior Engineer at Cognizant?
According to AmbitionBox, 39% of the Cognizant Senior Engineers reported a notice period of 2 Months, 27% reported a notice period of 3 Months and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 74 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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Cognizant Senior Engineer salary in India ranges between ₹5.9 Lakhs to ₹25 Lakhs with an average annual salary of ₹unlock blur. Salary estimates are based on 233 Cognizant latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.