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Cognizant Senior Programmer salaries in India (Updated 2025)

Annual salary range
3 - 10 years exp.
₹4.5 Lakhs - ₹9.6 Lakhs
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Engineering - Software & QA
Senior Programmer Salary
5 - 10 years exp. (7 salaries)
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₹4.5 L/yr - ₹9.5 L/yr

IT & Information Security
Senior Programmer Salary
3 - 5 years exp. (3 salaries)
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₹4.7 L/yr - ₹7.5 L/yr

Data Science & Analytics
Senior Programmer Salary
8 - 9 years exp. (AmbitionBox Estimate)
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₹6 L/yr - ₹9.6 L/yr

Consulting
Senior Programmer Salary
5 - 6 years exp. (AmbitionBox Estimate)
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₹7 L/yr - ₹8.2 L/yr

Last Updated: 9 Feb 2025

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Senior Programmer salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹4.5 Lakhs to ₹9.6 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 3 years to 10 years. Salary estimates are based on 14 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

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Experience wise Cognizant Senior Programmer salaries

Last Updated: 9 Feb 2025

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3 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)

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₹2.6 L/yr - ₹7 L/yr
4 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)

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₹2.7 L/yr - ₹7 L/yr
5 years  (3 salaries)

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₹6 L/yr - ₹7.5 L/yr
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₹4.5 L/yr - ₹8.2 L/yr
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₹4.5 L/yr - ₹14.6 L/yr
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3.0

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

1.0
  •  posted on 22 Jan 2025

1.0
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Likes

Depends on your home manager, some are really supportive. 5-6 hours required from office (depends on the project), rest can be done from home, udemy access, cloud certifications

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Dislikes

Salary is too low, only ceo earns good money, exploiting freshers and playing with their careers. They don't have many projects, so most of the time people will be on bench. Promotions are delayed/cancelled based on their convenience citing reasons like utilization is less (common sense- it is less because the company has less projects). Promotions criteria are increased if you satisfy previous required criteria. Hikes are less than peanuts. Company culture is bad, no festival celebration nothing. Work-life balance depends on the project; if you have a project, then you're overloaded with work and if you don't, you're overloaded with stress as they can terminate you anyday. FEW OF THE LATERAL HIREES ARE PUT ON BENCH AND LATER TERMINATED AFTER 6 MONTHS. JOIN ONLY IF YOU WANT TO WASTE YOUR TIME AND CAREER.

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  • Salary - Bad
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Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0
  •  posted on 18 Jan 2025

2.0
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Likes

I have been learning new technologies since day one, so learning is never stopped for me after joining cognizant

Dislikes

Cognizant will not pay you well , Even if you are eligible for a better pay at the correct time they will release you from the project so that they don't have to promote you

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  • Salary - 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

5.0
  •  posted on 08 Jan 2025

3.0
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I joined Cognizant as a fresher and it’s a best place for starting your career. Culture is very good maybe because of company USA origin. I got good ratings for my hard work without any politics.

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  • Skill development - Excellent
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Salary and hike is low. Waiting period for promotion is so high even though if you have top year end rating.

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Cognizant Senior Programmer Salary FAQs

What is the salary of Senior Programmer at Cognizant?
Senior Programmer salary at Cognizant in India ranges between ₹4.5 Lakhs to ₹9.6 Lakhs for experience between 3 years to 10 years. According to our estimates it is 3% less than the average Senior Programmer Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 14 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant India.
How does the salary of a Senior Programmer at Cognizant India compare with the average salary range for this job?
The average salary of a Senior Programmer at Cognizant is 3% less than the average salary of a Senior Programmer in India. To know exact salary insights, login to view.
Which similar companies are paying more than Cognizant to a Senior Programmer in India?
  • Koch Business Solutions Senior Programmer Salary - ₹22.8 Lakhs to ₹34.0 Lakhs per year
  • LTIMindtree Senior Programmer Salary - ₹14.0 Lakhs to ₹18.0 Lakhs per year
  • Infosys Senior Programmer Salary - ₹9.3 Lakhs to ₹16.0 Lakhs per year
  • Wipro Senior Programmer Salary - ₹9.1 Lakhs to ₹14.0 Lakhs per year
  • IBM Senior Programmer Salary - ₹8.5 Lakhs to ₹11.0 Lakhs per year
What is the salary of a Senior Programmer in companies similar to Cognizant in India?
  • Tech Mahindra Senior Programmer Salary - ₹6.5 Lakhs to ₹11.0 Lakhs per year
  • DXC Technology Senior Programmer Salary - ₹9.0 Lakhs to ₹10.2 Lakhs per year
  • TCS Senior Programmer Salary - ₹3.7 Lakhs to ₹13.0 Lakhs per year
  • HCLTech Senior Programmer Salary - ₹5.4 Lakhs to ₹12.3 Lakhs per year
  • HCL Group Senior Programmer Salary - ₹6.0 Lakhs to ₹6.5 Lakhs per year
What is the estimated take home salary of a Senior Programmer at Cognizant in India?
The estimated take-home salary of a Senior Programmer at Cognizant ranges between ₹54,296 per month to ₹55,652 per month in India. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant Senior Programmer salary in India which ranges between ₹4.5 Lakhs to ₹9.6 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 Programmer at Cognizant?
According to AmbitionBox, 60% of the Cognizant Senior Programmers reported a notice period of 2 Months, 20% reported a notice period of 15 days or less and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 5 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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