Cognizant Senior Test Lead Salaries by 90+ Employees (Updated 2025)

8 - 17 years exp.

₹6.5 Lakhs - ₹18.5 Lakhs

Salary of majority employees

28% less than the average Senior Test Lead Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 8 - 17 years of experience

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Engineering - Software & QA Senior Test Lead Salary 8 - 17 years exp. (68 salaries)	₹6.7 L/yr - ₹18 L/yr
Project & Program Management Senior Test Lead Salary 8 - 17 years exp. (13 salaries)	₹6 L/yr - ₹18.5 L/yr
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Quality Assurance Senior Test Lead Salary 10 - 15 years exp. (4 salaries)	₹6.4 L/yr - ₹16 L/yr

Last Updated: 14 Mar 2025

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DXC Technology Senior Test Lead Salary 8 - 14 years exp. (12 salaries)	₹6.6 L/yr - ₹20 L/yr 6% more
Societe Generale Global Solution Centre Senior Test Lead Salary 11 - 14 years exp. (5 salaries)	₹17.6 L/yr - ₹20 L/yr 44% more
Dell EMC Senior Test Lead Salary 6 - 11 years exp. (4 salaries)	₹7.5 L/yr - ₹18.7 L/yr 13% more
Atos Senior Test Lead Salary 12 - 16 years exp. (4 salaries)	₹9 L/yr - ₹16.5 L/yr 8% less
NTT DATA, Inc. Senior Test Lead Salary 10 - 14 years exp. (4 salaries)	₹7.8 L/yr - ₹15.5 L/yr 7% less
NTT Data Senior Test Lead Salary 9 - 17 years exp. (4 salaries)	₹8 L/yr - ₹22 L/yr 6% more

Senior Test Lead salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹6.5 Lakhs to ₹18.5 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 8 years to 17 years. Salary estimates are based on 98 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

Experience wise Cognizant Senior Test Lead salaries

Last Updated: 14 Mar 2025

Experience	Avg Annual Salary
8 years (10 salaries)	₹5.3 L/yr - ₹12 L/yr
9 years (8 salaries)	₹8 L/yr - ₹14 L/yr
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10 years (18 salaries)	₹6.4 L/yr - ₹15.5 L/yr
11 years (12 salaries)	₹9.1 L/yr - ₹16.9 L/yr
12 years (11 salaries)	₹9 L/yr - ₹16.5 L/yr
13 years (11 salaries)	₹10 L/yr - ₹17.8 L/yr
14 years (14 salaries)	₹9.9 L/yr - ₹17.8 L/yr
15+ years (14 salaries)	₹12 L/yr - ₹18.5 L/yr

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Salary related reviews for Cognizant

2.7

Rated by 7 employees for salary & benefits

Senior Associate in Hyderabad / Secunderabad

Full Time

IT & Information Security Department

3.0

• posted on 26 Jan 2025

4.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

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.

Salary - Good

+1 more

Dislikes

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

Skill development - Poor

+3 more

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

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What is the salary of Senior Test Lead at Cognizant?

Senior Test Lead salary at Cognizant in India ranges between ₹6.5 Lakhs to ₹18.5 Lakhs for experience between 8 years to 17 years. According to our estimates it is 28% less than the average Senior Test Lead Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 98 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant India.

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

The average salary of a Senior Test Lead at Cognizant is 28% less than the average salary of a Senior Test Lead in India. To know exact salary insights, login to view.

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

Societe Generale Global Solution Centre Senior Test Lead Salary - ₹17.6 Lakhs to ₹20.0 Lakhs per year
HCLTech Senior Test Lead Salary - ₹9.1 Lakhs to ₹32.0 Lakhs per year
HCL Group Senior Test Lead Salary - ₹8.8 Lakhs to ₹28.0 Lakhs per year
Accenture Senior Test Lead Salary - ₹10.0 Lakhs to ₹25.4 Lakhs per year
Tech Mahindra Senior Test Lead Salary - ₹7.7 Lakhs to ₹27.0 Lakhs per year

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

IBM Senior Test Lead Salary - ₹7.7 Lakhs to ₹23.5 Lakhs per year
LTIMindtree Senior Test Lead Salary - ₹10.6 Lakhs to ₹21.0 Lakhs per year
Infosys Senior Test Lead Salary - ₹6.5 Lakhs to ₹25.0 Lakhs per year
Dell EMC Senior Test Lead Salary - ₹7.5 Lakhs to ₹18.7 Lakhs per year
DXC Technology Senior Test Lead Salary - ₹6.6 Lakhs to ₹20.0 Lakhs per year

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

The estimated take-home salary of a Senior Test Lead at Cognizant ranges between ₹94,204 per month to ₹96,739 per month in India. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant Senior Test Lead salary in India which ranges between ₹6.5 Lakhs to ₹18.5 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 8 years to 17 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?

What is the notice period for Senior Test Lead at Cognizant?

According to AmbitionBox, 50% of the Cognizant Senior Test Leads reported a notice period of 2 Months, 17% reported a notice period of 15 days or less and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 36 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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Cognizant Senior Test Lead salary in India ranges between ₹6.5 Lakhs to ₹18.5 Lakhs with an average annual salary of ₹. Salary estimates are based on 98 Cognizant latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.