Cognizant Senior Solution Architect Salaries by 60+ Employees (Updated 2025)

13 - 19 years exp.

₹14.1 Lakhs - ₹45.5 Lakhs

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8% less than the average Senior Solution Architect Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 13 - 19 years of experience

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Engineering - Software & QA Senior Solution Architect Salary 13 - 19 years exp. (52 salaries)	₹14.1 L/yr - ₹45.5 L/yr
IT & Information Security Senior Solution Architect Salary 17 years exp. (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹31 L/yr - ₹43 L/yr
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Project & Program Management Senior Solution Architect Salary 14 - 15 years exp. (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹15.1 L/yr - ₹26.6 L/yr

Last Updated: 11 Feb 2025

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Senior Solution Architect salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹14.1 Lakhs to ₹45.5 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 13 years to 19 years. Salary estimates are based on 62 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

Experience wise Cognizant Senior Solution Architect salaries

Last Updated: 11 Feb 2025

Experience	Avg Annual Salary
13 years (5 salaries)	₹22 L/yr - ₹42 L/yr
14 years (6 salaries)	₹15.1 L/yr - ₹40 L/yr
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15+ years (51 salaries)	₹14.1 L/yr - ₹45.5 L/yr

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Project & Program Management Department

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• posted on 13 Dec 2024

2.0

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Likes

MNC benefits.

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...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.

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

2.0

• posted on 02 Nov 2024

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for Salary and Benefits

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provide good learning and upskilling platform

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...ry pro Tamilian culture. if you are tamil then you get 1st chance for promotion. Salary structure not upto the mark like another MNC, So you can't save more tax

Salary - Bad

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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

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...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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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.

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Project & Program Management Department

2.0

• posted on 27 Oct 2024

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...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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• posted on 22 Oct 2024

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Work culture is great. There is lot of effort & importance given to training & reskilling.

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What is the salary of Senior Solution Architect at Cognizant?

Senior Solution Architect salary at Cognizant in India ranges between ₹14.1 Lakhs to ₹45.5 Lakhs for experience between 13 years to 19 years. According to our estimates it is 8% less than the average Senior Solution Architect Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 62 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant India.

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

The average salary of a Senior Solution Architect at Cognizant is 8% less than the average salary of a Senior Solution Architect in India. To know exact salary insights, login to view.

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

IBM Senior Solution Architect Salary - ₹20.0 Lakhs to ₹66.3 Lakhs per year
Genpact Senior Solution Architect Salary - ₹33.0 Lakhs to ₹45.0 Lakhs per year
HCLTech Senior Solution Architect Salary - ₹18.0 Lakhs to ₹51.0 Lakhs per year
Accenture Senior Solution Architect Salary - ₹20.0 Lakhs to ₹51.0 Lakhs per year
HCL Group Senior Solution Architect Salary - ₹29.0 Lakhs to ₹43.3 Lakhs per year

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

LTIMindtree Senior Solution Architect Salary - ₹18.0 Lakhs to ₹50.0 Lakhs per year
Wipro Senior Solution Architect Salary - ₹18.2 Lakhs to ₹45.2 Lakhs per year
Virtusa Consulting Services Senior Solution Architect Salary - ₹25.0 Lakhs to ₹34.8 Lakhs per year
NTT Data Senior Solution Architect Salary - ₹24.0 Lakhs to ₹36.0 Lakhs per year
Tech Mahindra Senior Solution Architect Salary - ₹14.0 Lakhs to ₹50.0 Lakhs per year

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

The estimated take-home salary of a Senior Solution Architect at Cognizant ranges between ₹2,02,704 per month to ₹2,10,733 per month in India. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant Senior Solution Architect salary in India which ranges between ₹14.1 Lakhs to ₹45.5 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 13 years to 19 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?

What is the notice period for Senior Solution Architect at Cognizant?

According to AmbitionBox, 54% of the Cognizant Senior Solution Architects reported a notice period of 2 Months, 25% reported a notice period of 3 Months and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 28 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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