Cognizant Senior Program Manager Salaries by 80+ Employees (Updated 2025)

13 - 22 years exp.

₹19.9 Lakhs - ₹38.8 Lakhs

Salary of majority employees

13% less than the average Senior Program Manager Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 13 - 22 years of experience

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Project & Program Management Senior Program Manager Salary 13 - 22 years exp. (43 salaries)	₹19.9 L/yr - ₹38 L/yr
IT & Information Security Senior Program Manager Salary 15 - 19 years exp. (9 salaries)	₹25.1 L/yr - ₹38.8 L/yr
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Consulting Senior Program Manager Salary 14 - 16 years exp. (7 salaries)	₹21 L/yr - ₹33 L/yr
Engineering - Software & QA Senior Program Manager Salary 15 - 22 years exp. (4 salaries)	₹24.5 L/yr - ₹33.9 L/yr
Research & Development Senior Program Manager Salary 18 - 22 years exp. (3 salaries)	₹30.3 L/yr - ₹33.5 L/yr

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Last Updated: 11 Feb 2025

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NTT Senior Program Manager Salary 0 - 18 years exp. (4 salaries)	₹20.6 L/yr - ₹32.8 L/yr 6% less
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NielsenIQ Senior Program Manager Salary 11 - 15 years exp. (3 salaries)	₹35 L/yr - ₹46 L/yr 29% more

Senior Program Manager salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹19.9 Lakhs to ₹38.8 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 13 years to 22 years. Salary estimates are based on 80 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

Experience wise Cognizant Senior Program Manager salaries

Last Updated: 11 Feb 2025

Experience	Avg Annual Salary
13 years (3 salaries)	₹20 L/yr - ₹30 L/yr
14 years (7 salaries)	₹19.9 L/yr - ₹31 L/yr
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15+ years (70 salaries)	₹20 L/yr - ₹38.8 L/yr

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Salary related reviews for Cognizant

3.0

Rated by 6 employees for salary & benefits

Business Analyst in Bangalore / Bengaluru

Full Time

Data Science & Analytics Department

1.0

• posted on 26 Jan 2025

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Will get salary that is ok

Dislikes

But if you give more importance to mental health than salary don't join this company. You are literally a slave of the client and no body will speak for you.. and if your too lucky to get a client like Novartis(pharmaceutical company) and especially get into celonis tool project then you can say bye bye to your mental health and just hug the salary you get and stay. Working hard is not the issue but the politics they play and the slavery you guys will experience is more than what was done in the colonization period. Hope everyone understands my mental health state currently and would deeply analyze before joining cognizant or Novartis.

Promotions - Bad

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Scrum Master in Bangalore / Bengaluru

Full Time

Project & Program Management Department

4.0

• posted on 14 Jan 2025

4.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

One of the best employee centric company in service based industry, recent statements from leaders from other organisation is shameful and treating their employee as daily wage labourer but thankful to my company leadership who has great vision and decisions are made towards employee focus. Company is still following hybrid model and no fixed days yet.

Salary - Good

+5 more

Dislikes

Promotions and appraisal are not process based, frequent change in salary increament schedule are changed and also arrear are not paid for 3months.

Promotions - Poor

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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Associate Director in Kolkata

Full Time

Project & Program Management Department

4.0

• posted on 30 Oct 2024

4.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

...rn everything. Leadership is passionate of new technology and client centricity. Pays competitive salary benefits may not be high at times but sustainable for long, rewarding association. Will recommend people to experience Cognizant.

Salary - Good

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Dislikes

If you remain too good on a domain, likely you will get trapped into it and not allowed to learn horizontal skills. So keeping a balance and relationship to horizontal people are important in any large project centric organization.

Technical Manager in New Delhi

Full Time

Project & Program Management Department

2.0

• posted on 27 Oct 2024

1.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

...nsfer, incentives etc. Where employee will claims money for their official work. Only leadership people are enjoying their life with greater salary package and their earnings. Current CEO is taking more pkg but gives very poor hike to employee like 1-2%. Market is poor for junior level employee but leadership are enjoying.

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All of the above

Salary - Bad

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What is the salary of Senior Program Manager at Cognizant?

Senior Program Manager salary at Cognizant in India ranges between ₹19.9 Lakhs to ₹38.8 Lakhs for experience between 13 years to 22 years. According to our estimates it is 13% less than the average Senior Program Manager Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 80 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant India.

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

The average salary of a Senior Program Manager at Cognizant is 13% less than the average salary of a Senior Program Manager in India. To know exact salary insights, login to view.

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

Deloitte Senior Program Manager Salary - ₹32.0 Lakhs to ₹48.0 Lakhs per year
NielsenIQ Senior Program Manager Salary - ₹35.0 Lakhs to ₹46.0 Lakhs per year
Accenture Senior Program Manager Salary - ₹18.0 Lakhs to ₹50.0 Lakhs per year
Tech Mahindra Senior Program Manager Salary - ₹19.6 Lakhs to ₹42.5 Lakhs per year
PwC Senior Program Manager Salary - ₹25.0 Lakhs to ₹37.5 Lakhs per year

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

Wipro Senior Program Manager Salary - ₹17.0 Lakhs to ₹42.0 Lakhs per year
TCS Senior Program Manager Salary - ₹14.4 Lakhs to ₹44.4 Lakhs per year
LTIMindtree Senior Program Manager Salary - ₹18.0 Lakhs to ₹48.0 Lakhs per year
IBM Senior Program Manager Salary - ₹14.8 Lakhs to ₹45.0 Lakhs per year
Genpact Senior Program Manager Salary - ₹23.0 Lakhs to ₹49.8 Lakhs per year

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

The estimated take-home salary of a Senior Program Manager at Cognizant ranges between ₹1,85,227 per month to ₹1,92,465 per month in India. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant Senior Program Manager salary in India which ranges between ₹19.9 Lakhs to ₹38.8 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 13 years to 22 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?

What is the notice period for Senior Program Manager at Cognizant?

According to AmbitionBox, 62% of the Cognizant Senior Program Managers reported a notice period of 2 Months, 20% reported a notice period of 3 Months and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 34 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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Cognizant Senior Program Manager salary in India ranges between ₹19.9 Lakhs to ₹38.8 Lakhs with an average annual salary of ₹. Salary estimates are based on 80 Cognizant latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.