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Cognizant Senior Technical Specialist salaries in India (Updated 2025)

Annual salary range
8 - 14 years exp.
₹9.7 Lakhs - ₹28 Lakhs
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₹20.3 Lakhs
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Engineering - Software & QA
Senior Technical Specialist Salary
8 - 14 years exp. (22 salaries)
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₹10.3 L/yr - ₹28 L/yr

IT & Information Security
Senior Technical Specialist Salary
8 - 14 years exp. (16 salaries)
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₹15 L/yr - ₹28 L/yr

Engineering - Hardware & Networks
Senior Technical Specialist Salary
8 - 14 years exp. (15 salaries)
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₹12 L/yr - ₹28 L/yr

Project & Program Management
Senior Technical Specialist Salary
9 - 12 years exp. (3 salaries)
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₹9.7 L/yr - ₹18.6 L/yr

Last Updated: 8 Mar 2025

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Senior Technical Specialist salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹9.7 Lakhs to ₹28 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 8 years to 14 years. Salary estimates are based on 70 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

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Last Updated: 8 Mar 2025

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8 years  (7 salaries)

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₹10.3 L/yr - ₹22 L/yr
9 years  (7 salaries)

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₹9.7 L/yr - ₹36.4 L/yr
10 years  (13 salaries)

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₹9.7 L/yr - ₹26 L/yr
11 years  (12 salaries)

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₹11.3 L/yr - ₹28 L/yr
12 years  (17 salaries)

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₹12.5 L/yr - ₹28 L/yr
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Engineering - Software & QA Department

5.0
  •  posted on 21 Feb 2025

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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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We can get free online portal like udemy.

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

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IT & Information Security Department

3.0
  •  posted on 26 Jan 2025

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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.

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Hikes are very less when compare to other companies. Due to internal politics talented people efforts are recognised.

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Procurement & Supply Chain Department

4.0
  •  posted on 10 Jan 2025

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

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  •  posted on 10 Jan 2025

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

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Cognizant Senior Technical Specialist Salary FAQs

What is the salary of Senior Technical Specialist at Cognizant?
Senior Technical Specialist salary at Cognizant in India ranges between ₹9.7 Lakhs to ₹28.0 Lakhs for experience between 8 years to 14 years. According to our estimates it is 1% more than the average Senior Technical Specialist Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 70 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant India.
How does the salary of a Senior Technical Specialist at Cognizant India compare with the average salary range for this job?
The average salary of a Senior Technical Specialist at Cognizant is 1% more than the average salary of a Senior Technical Specialist in India. To know exact salary insights, login to view.
Which similar companies are paying more than Cognizant to a Senior Technical Specialist in India?
  • NTT Senior Technical Specialist Salary - ₹20.5 Lakhs to ₹34.0 Lakhs per year
  • HCLTech Senior Technical Specialist Salary - ₹9.5 Lakhs to ₹41.0 Lakhs per year
  • NTT Data Senior Technical Specialist Salary - ₹9.0 Lakhs to ₹35.2 Lakhs per year
  • HCL Infosystems Senior Technical Specialist Salary - ₹10.8 Lakhs to ₹38.2 Lakhs per year
What is the salary of a Senior Technical Specialist in companies similar to Cognizant in India?
  • Capgemini Senior Technical Specialist Salary - ₹9.0 Lakhs to ₹32.4 Lakhs per year
  • LTIMindtree Senior Technical Specialist Salary - ₹8.8 Lakhs to ₹33.0 Lakhs per year
  • DXC Technology Senior Technical Specialist Salary - ₹8.0 Lakhs to ₹33.5 Lakhs per year
  • Accenture Senior Technical Specialist Salary - ₹14.8 Lakhs to ₹21.2 Lakhs per year
  • HCL Group Senior Technical Specialist Salary - ₹8.3 Lakhs to ₹30.0 Lakhs per year
What is the estimated take home salary of a Senior Technical Specialist at Cognizant in India?
The estimated take-home salary of a Senior Technical Specialist at Cognizant ranges between ₹1,38,732 per month to ₹1,43,868 per month in India. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant Senior Technical Specialist salary in India which ranges between ₹9.7 Lakhs to ₹28.0 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 8 years to 14 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?
What is the notice period for Senior Technical Specialist at Cognizant?
According to AmbitionBox, 44% of the Cognizant Senior Technical Specialists reported a notice period of 3 Months, 34% reported a notice period of 2 Months and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 45 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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