Cognizant Senior QA Lead Salaries by 50+ Employees (Updated 2025)

8 - 16 years exp.

₹8 Lakhs - ₹18.7 Lakhs

Salary of majority employees

27% less than the average Senior QA Lead Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 8 - 16 years of experience

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Salaries in different departments

Engineering - Software & QA Senior QA Lead Salary 8 - 16 years exp. (31 salaries)	₹8 L/yr - ₹16 L/yr
Project & Program Management Senior QA Lead Salary 11 - 14 years exp. (4 salaries)	₹8.5 L/yr - ₹14 L/yr
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Quality Assurance Senior QA Lead Salary 10 - 12 years exp. (3 salaries)	₹12 L/yr - ₹16 L/yr
Data Science & Analytics Senior QA Lead Salary 9 - 10 years exp. (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹9.7 L/yr - ₹13.7 L/yr

Last Updated: 12 Feb 2025

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Genpact Senior QA Lead Salary 4 - 11 years exp. (5 salaries)	₹14.1 L/yr - ₹20 L/yr 24% more
HCL Group Senior QA Lead Salary 12 - 15 years exp. (5 salaries)	₹16.1 L/yr - ₹18.4 L/yr 22% more
Atos Senior QA Lead Salary 8 - 13 years exp. (4 salaries)	₹8 L/yr - ₹40 L/yr 62% more
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Senior QA Lead salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹8 Lakhs to ₹18.7 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 8 years to 16 years. Salary estimates are based on 51 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

Experience wise Cognizant Senior QA Lead salaries

Last Updated: 12 Feb 2025

Experience	Avg Annual Salary
8 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹9 L/yr - ₹23.7 L/yr
9 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹9.7 L/yr - ₹23.9 L/yr
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10 years (7 salaries)	₹8 L/yr - ₹16 L/yr
11 years (6 salaries)	₹8.5 L/yr - ₹14.9 L/yr
12 years (8 salaries)	₹9.7 L/yr - ₹16 L/yr
13 years (13 salaries)	₹10 L/yr - ₹18.6 L/yr
14 years (8 salaries)	₹10 L/yr - ₹16 L/yr
15+ years (6 salaries)	₹10.5 L/yr - ₹15 L/yr

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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

Likes

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

+1 more

Dislikes

The appraisal system dropped drastically in couple of years. Very minimum salary hike with high ratings.

Promotions - Poor

Associate Software Engineer in Bangalore / Bengaluru

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0

• posted on 24 Dec 2024

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Good I like that there are good projects available. If you get that great you will get experience and knowledge.

Skill development - Good

+3 more

Dislikes

1. Salary and hikes are low. 2. Poor employee welfare activities, once a year they take you out for team lunch. If you missed then nothing, no gifts, abs nothing, saving so much money but gives back nothing.

Senior Associate in Kolkata

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

4.0

• posted on 28 Nov 2024

2.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Stability is good. Though in the ongoing global recession, many of my co-workers had to leave projects because of project ramp down and did not get any other projects. Instead of recruiting employees from bench in other projects they are hiring more from people outside.

Skill development - Good

+1 more

Dislikes

Appraisal is bad. So joining with low salary does not help much in the long run, better to switch.

Salary - Poor

+1 more

Senior Associate in Kolkata

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

4.0

• posted on 10 Nov 2024

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Long term projects but mainly support projects. Flexible work timings On time salary and some increment every year Scope to show case your skills

Skill development - Good

+1 more

Dislikes

Every time you have search for the projects once your current project ramp down

Job security - Poor

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What is the salary of Senior QA Lead at Cognizant?

Senior QA Lead salary at Cognizant in India ranges between ₹8.0 Lakhs to ₹18.7 Lakhs for experience between 8 years to 16 years. According to our estimates it is 27% less than the average Senior QA Lead Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 51 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant India.

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

The average salary of a Senior QA Lead at Cognizant is 27% less than the average salary of a Senior QA Lead in India. To know exact salary insights, login to view.

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

Atos Senior QA Lead Salary - ₹8.0 Lakhs to ₹40.0 Lakhs per year
HCLTech Senior QA Lead Salary - ₹16.5 Lakhs to ₹27.0 Lakhs per year
Infosys Senior QA Lead Salary - ₹9.2 Lakhs to ₹25.0 Lakhs per year
Tech Mahindra Senior QA Lead Salary - ₹10.3 Lakhs to ₹33.0 Lakhs per year
Virtusa Consulting Services Senior QA Lead Salary - ₹7.0 Lakhs to ₹21.0 Lakhs per year

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

Genpact Senior QA Lead Salary - ₹14.1 Lakhs to ₹20.0 Lakhs per year
Accenture Senior QA Lead Salary - ₹13.0 Lakhs to ₹20.0 Lakhs per year
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Capgemini Senior QA Lead Salary - ₹9.0 Lakhs to ₹24.0 Lakhs per year
LTIMindtree Senior QA Lead Salary - ₹8.0 Lakhs to ₹19.0 Lakhs per year

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

The estimated take-home salary of a Senior QA Lead at Cognizant ranges between ₹95,341 per month to ₹97,912 per month in India. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant Senior QA Lead salary in India which ranges between ₹8.0 Lakhs to ₹18.7 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 QA Lead at Cognizant?

According to AmbitionBox, 71% of the Cognizant Senior QA Leads reported a notice period of 2 Months, 29% reported a notice period of 3 Months.This is based on 7 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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Cognizant Senior QA Lead salary in India ranges between ₹8 Lakhs to ₹18.7 Lakhs with an average annual salary of ₹. Salary estimates are based on 51 Cognizant latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.