Cognizant Senior Lead Salaries by 4 Employees (Updated 2025)

8 - 16 years exp.

₹14.8 Lakhs - ₹18.1 Lakhs

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16% less than the average Senior Lead Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 8 - 16 years of experience

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Engineering - Software & QA Senior Lead Salary 15 - 16 years exp. (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹17.8 L/yr - ₹18 L/yr
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Quality Assurance Senior Lead Salary 8 - 9 years exp. (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹14.8 L/yr - ₹17.9 L/yr

Last Updated: 17 Mar 2023

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Senior Lead salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹14.8 Lakhs to ₹18.1 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 8 years to 16 years. Salary estimates are based on 4 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

Experience wise Cognizant Senior Lead salaries

Last Updated: 17 Mar 2023

Experience	Avg Annual Salary
8 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹14.8 L/yr - ₹32.2 L/yr
9 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹14.8 L/yr - ₹32.3 L/yr
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10 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹16.1 L/yr - ₹20.6 L/yr
11 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹16.2 L/yr - ₹20.7 L/yr
12 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹16.2 L/yr - ₹20.7 L/yr
13 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹16.2 L/yr - ₹20.7 L/yr
14 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹16.2 L/yr - ₹20.7 L/yr
15+ years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹18 L/yr - ₹32.5 L/yr

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

5.0

• posted on 21 Feb 2025

4.0

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CTS provides a good work life balance and decent salary. All other things depends on the type of project which you got.

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Software Engineer in Bangalore / Bengaluru

Full Time

IT & Information Security Department

2.0

• posted on 20 Feb 2025

2.0

for Salary and Benefits

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We can get free online portal like udemy.

Skill development - Good

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...project and not based on your profile. No work satisfaction and company culture. Not good promotions, salary.

Salary - Poor

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Senior Associate in Hyderabad / Secunderabad

Full Time

IT & Information Security Department

3.0

• posted on 26 Jan 2025

4.0

for Salary and Benefits

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.

Salary - Good

+1 more

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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Senior Associate in Noida

Full Time

Procurement & Supply Chain Department

4.0

• posted on 10 Jan 2025

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

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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

Work satisfaction - Good

+2 more

Dislikes

Not good approasal No timely appraisal No promotion policies No standard salary parameters as per exp No benchmarking for compensastion

Senior Associate in Kolkata

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0

• posted on 10 Jan 2025

4.0

for Salary and Benefits

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.

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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What is the salary of Senior Lead at Cognizant?

Senior Lead salary at Cognizant in India ranges between ₹14.8 Lakhs to ₹18.1 Lakhs for experience between 8 years to 16 years. According to our estimates it is 16% less than the average Senior Lead Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 4 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant India.

How does the salary of a Senior Lead at Cognizant India compare with the average salary range for this job?

The average salary of a Senior Lead at Cognizant is 16% less than the average salary of a Senior Lead in India. To know exact salary insights, login to view.

Which similar companies are paying more than Cognizant to a Senior Lead in India?

Societe Generale Global Solution Centre Senior Lead Salary - ₹23.1 Lakhs to ₹35.6 Lakhs per year
IBM Senior Lead Salary - ₹19.3 Lakhs to ₹41.3 Lakhs per year
Virtusa Consulting Services Senior Lead Salary - ₹13.0 Lakhs to ₹36.0 Lakhs per year
NTT Data Senior Lead Salary - ₹12.0 Lakhs to ₹30.5 Lakhs per year
Capgemini Senior Lead Salary - ₹10.0 Lakhs to ₹27.0 Lakhs per year

What is the salary of a Senior Lead in companies similar to Cognizant in India?

HCL Group Senior Lead Salary - ₹14.0 Lakhs to ₹30.0 Lakhs per year
TCS Senior Lead Salary - ₹14.2 Lakhs to ₹33.0 Lakhs per year
HCLTech Senior Lead Salary - ₹8.0 Lakhs to ₹32.9 Lakhs per year
Tech Mahindra Senior Lead Salary - ₹7.0 Lakhs to ₹28.0 Lakhs per year
LTIMindtree Senior Lead Salary - ₹8.0 Lakhs to ₹21.0 Lakhs per year

What is the estimated take home salary of a Senior Lead at Cognizant in India?

The estimated take-home salary of a Senior Lead at Cognizant ranges between ₹1,21,007 per month to ₹1,24,408 per month in India. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant Senior Lead salary in India which ranges between ₹14.8 Lakhs to ₹18.1 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 8 years to 16 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?

What is the notice period for Senior Lead at Cognizant?

According to AmbitionBox, 100% of the Cognizant Senior Leads reported a notice period of 15 days or less.This is based on 1 response on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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Cognizant Senior Lead salary in India ranges between ₹14.8 Lakhs to ₹18.1 Lakhs with an average annual salary of ₹. Salary estimates are based on 4 Cognizant latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.