Cognizant Senior Engineer Salaries by 200+ Employees (Updated 2025)

2 - 12 years exp.

₹5.9 Lakhs - ₹25 Lakhs

Salary of majority employees

53% more than the average Senior Engineer Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 2 - 12 years of experience

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Salaries in different departments

Engineering - Software & QA Senior Engineer Salary 2 - 11 years exp. (47 salaries)	₹5.9 L/yr - ₹22 L/yr
IT & Information Security Senior Engineer Salary 2 - 9 years exp. (29 salaries)	₹4.7 L/yr - ₹20 L/yr
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Engineering - Hardware & Networks Senior Engineer Salary 4 - 12 years exp. (19 salaries)	₹6.5 L/yr - ₹17.5 L/yr
Customer Success, Service & Operations Senior Engineer Salary 3 - 9 years exp. (8 salaries)	₹5.4 L/yr - ₹19.3 L/yr
Data Science & Analytics Senior Engineer Salary 3 - 9 years exp. (8 salaries)	₹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.

Experience wise Cognizant Senior Engineer salaries

Last Updated: 15 Feb 2025

Experience	Avg Annual Salary
2 years (13 salaries)	₹3 L/yr - ₹10.5 L/yr
3 years (28 salaries)	₹4.1 L/yr - ₹15.8 L/yr
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4 years (33 salaries)	₹4.3 L/yr - ₹17.3 L/yr
5 years (36 salaries)	₹5.5 L/yr - ₹20.5 L/yr
6 years (39 salaries)	₹6.5 L/yr - ₹22.6 L/yr
7 years (29 salaries)	₹5.9 L/yr - ₹25 L/yr
8 years (21 salaries)	₹9.8 L/yr - ₹25 L/yr
9 years (18 salaries)	₹7.4 L/yr - ₹29.2 L/yr
10 years (11 salaries)	₹12 L/yr - ₹25 L/yr
11 years (4 salaries)	₹17.1 L/yr - ₹22 L/yr
12 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹17.5 L/yr - ₹37.1 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

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

+4 more

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

+4 more

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

+3 more

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

+5 more

Dislikes

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

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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
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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 ₹. Salary estimates are based on 233 Cognizant latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.