Cognizant Service Desk Engineer Salaries by 90+ Employees (Updated 2025)

0 - 5 years exp.

₹2.2 Lakhs - ₹7.5 Lakhs

Salary of majority employees

Unlock

42% more than the average Service Desk Engineer Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 0 - 5 years of experience

Interested in this particular role?

Salaries in different departments

IT & Information Security Service Desk Engineer Salary 0 - 5 years exp. (39 salaries)	Unlock ₹2.5 L/yr - ₹7.5 L/yr
Customer Success, Service & Operations Service Desk Engineer Salary 0 - 5 years exp. (21 salaries)	Unlock ₹2.3 L/yr - ₹6.7 L/yr
Login to view exact salary
Engineering - Hardware & Networks Service Desk Engineer Salary 1 - 5 years exp. (5 salaries)	Unlock ₹2.2 L/yr - ₹5.3 L/yr
Engineering - Software & QA Service Desk Engineer Salary 0 - 3 years exp. (3 salaries)	Unlock ₹2.3 L/yr - ₹6.5 L/yr

Last Updated: 10 Mar 2025

Companies similar to Cognizant for Service Desk Engineer

Company name	Avg Annual Salary	Open Jobs
TCS Service Desk Engineer Salary 1 - 7 years exp. (198 salaries)	Unlock ₹2 L/yr - ₹7.2 L/yr 4% less
Infosys Service Desk Engineer Salary 1 - 5 years exp. (38 salaries)	Unlock ₹1.6 L/yr - ₹7 L/yr 21% less
Login to view exact salary
Wipro Service Desk Engineer Salary 0 - 5 years exp. (346 salaries)	Unlock ₹1.5 L/yr - ₹7.2 L/yr 27% less	3 job openings
HCLTech Service Desk Engineer Salary 0 - 4 years exp. (169 salaries)	Unlock ₹1.8 L/yr - ₹7.5 L/yr 16% less
Tech Mahindra Service Desk Engineer Salary 0 - 5 years exp. (133 salaries)	Unlock ₹1.6 L/yr - ₹7.7 L/yr 12% less
IBM Service Desk Engineer Salary 0 - 2 years exp. (31 salaries)	Unlock ₹1.9 L/yr - ₹4.5 L/yr 34% less
Accenture Service Desk Engineer Salary 0 - 3 years exp. (178 salaries)	Unlock ₹1.9 L/yr - ₹5.7 L/yr 27% less
Capgemini Service Desk Engineer Salary 1 - 4 years exp. (73 salaries)	Unlock ₹2.4 L/yr - ₹7.7 L/yr 17% less
LTIMindtree Service Desk Engineer Salary 0 - 5 years exp. (62 salaries)	Unlock ₹2.2 L/yr - ₹7 L/yr 12% less
DXC Technology Service Desk Engineer Salary 0 - 4 years exp. (60 salaries)	Unlock ₹2.2 L/yr - ₹5.2 L/yr 25% less
HCL Group Service Desk Engineer Salary 0 - 4 years exp. (36 salaries)	Unlock ₹2.2 L/yr - ₹5.5 L/yr 28% less
Login to view exact salary
NTT Data Service Desk Engineer Salary 0 - 3 years exp. (30 salaries)	Unlock ₹1.6 L/yr - ₹7 L/yr 6% less
Genpact Service Desk Engineer Salary 1 - 5 years exp. (16 salaries)	Unlock ₹1.1 L/yr - ₹7 L/yr 21% less
Atos Service Desk Engineer Salary 0 - 3 years exp. (15 salaries)	Unlock ₹2 L/yr - ₹5 L/yr 25% less
NTT DATA, Inc. Service Desk Engineer Salary 0 - 7 years exp. (10 salaries)	Unlock ₹3.2 L/yr - ₹7.5 L/yr 9% more
Dell EMC Service Desk Engineer Salary 1 - 2 years exp. (6 salaries)	Unlock ₹1.4 L/yr - ₹1.7 L/yr 64% less
HCL Infosystems Service Desk Engineer Salary 0 - 6 years exp. (4 salaries)	Unlock ₹2.2 L/yr - ₹4 L/yr 34% less
NTT Service Desk Engineer Salary 3 - 4 years exp. (3 salaries)	Unlock ₹3.2 L/yr - ₹4 L/yr 25% less
Koch Business Solutions Service Desk Engineer Salary 3 - 5 years exp. (3 salaries)	Unlock ₹6.9 L/yr - ₹7.2 L/yr 53% more

Service Desk Engineer salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹2.2 Lakhs to ₹7.5 Lakhs per year for employees with less than 1 year of experience to 5 years. Salary estimates are based on 92 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

Latest annual salaries shared by Cognizant Service Desk Engineer

1d ago

Unlock

5 years exp.

4d ago

Unlock

4 years exp.

1w ago

Unlock

4 years exp.

3w ago

Unlock

1 year exp.

1mo ago

Unlock

3 years exp.

1mo ago

Unlock

3 years exp.

1mo ago

Unlock

3 years exp.

1mo ago

Unlock

2 years exp.

1mo ago

Unlock

4 years exp.

1mo ago

Unlock

3 years exp.

Experience wise Cognizant Service Desk Engineer salaries

Last Updated: 10 Mar 2025

Experience	Avg Annual Salary
Fresher (19 salaries)	Unlock ₹2.3 L/yr - ₹4.5 L/yr
1 year (16 salaries)	Unlock ₹2.2 L/yr - ₹4.5 L/yr
Login to view exact salary
2 years (27 salaries)	Unlock ₹2.5 L/yr - ₹6.5 L/yr
3 years (15 salaries)	Unlock ₹3.9 L/yr - ₹6.5 L/yr
4 years (8 salaries)	Unlock ₹4 L/yr - ₹7.5 L/yr
5 years (7 salaries)	Unlock ₹5 L/yr - ₹7.2 L/yr

View all

Similar Designation salaries in Cognizant

Senior Engineer Salary

(242 salaries)

Unlock

₹6.5 L/yr - ₹25.66 L/yr

Devops Engineer Salary

(3k salaries)

Unlock

₹3.75 L/yr - ₹15.95 L/yr

Senior Systems Engineer Salary

(7.5k salaries)

Unlock

₹1.5 L/yr - ₹10.4 L/yr

Software Engineer Salary

(16.1k salaries)

Unlock

₹2 L/yr - ₹14.66 L/yr

System Engineer Salary

(1.6k salaries)

Unlock

₹1 L/yr - ₹9.09 L/yr

Senior Software Engineer Salary

(4.5k salaries)

Unlock

₹5.87 L/yr - ₹30 L/yr

Senior Associate Salary

(48.9k salaries)

Unlock

₹9 L/yr - ₹27.67 L/yr

Software Developer Salary

(6k salaries)

Unlock

₹2.27 L/yr - ₹17.11 L/yr

Business Analyst Salary

(2.5k salaries)

Unlock

₹4.12 L/yr - ₹18 L/yr

Senior System Analyst Salary

(177 salaries)

Unlock

₹2.9 L/yr - ₹11 L/yr

Top skills at Cognizant for Service Desk Engineer

Service Desk IT Service Desk Technical Voice Process System Design International Voice Process Calls Technical Helpdesk Incident Management Service Desk IT Helpdesk Service Desk Management PFMEA Desktop Support Bbs Pega PRPC

Salary related reviews for Cognizant

2.8

Rated by 5 employees for salary & benefits

Programmer Analyst in Mumbai

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

1.0

• posted on 22 Jan 2025

1.0

for Salary and Benefits

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

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.

Salary - Bad

+5 more

Programmer Analyst in Kolkata

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0

• posted on 18 Jan 2025

2.0

for Salary and Benefits

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

Salary - Poor

+4 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

Programmer Analyst in Chennai

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

5.0

• posted on 08 Jan 2025

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

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.

Skill development - Excellent

+4 more

Dislikes

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

see more salary related reviews

Discover interview dos and don'ts from real experiences

What people are saying about Cognizant

View All

a servicenow developer

Salary Negotiation

Hi Everyone I am working as a ServiceNow Developer with 6.75 LPA ( 6.1 fixed ) . I got an offer from PWC with 10.5 LPA fixed + 20% variable and I accepted the offer. Now I got another offer from IBM w... read more

Got a question about Cognizant?

Ask anonymously on communities.

Cognizant Service Desk Engineer Salary FAQs

What is the salary of Service Desk Engineer at Cognizant?

Service Desk Engineer salary at Cognizant in India ranges between ₹2.2 Lakhs to ₹7.5 Lakhs for less than 1 year of experience to 5 years. According to our estimates it is 42% more than the average Service Desk Engineer Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 92 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant India.

How does the salary of a Service Desk Engineer at Cognizant India compare with the average salary range for this job?

The average salary of a Service Desk Engineer at Cognizant is 42% more than the average salary of a Service Desk Engineer in India. To know exact salary insights, login to view.

What are the top skills required to work as a Service Desk Engineer at Cognizant?

Service Desk, IT Service Desk, Technical Voice Process, System Design and International Voice Process are some of the popular skills required to work as a Service Desk Engineer at Cognizant India.

Which similar companies are paying more than Cognizant to a Service Desk Engineer in India?

Koch Business Solutions Service Desk Engineer Salary - ₹6.9 Lakhs to ₹7.2 Lakhs per year
NTT DATA, Inc. Service Desk Engineer Salary - ₹3.2 Lakhs to ₹7.5 Lakhs per year

What is the salary of a Service Desk Engineer in companies similar to Cognizant in India?

TCS Service Desk Engineer Salary - ₹2.0 Lakhs to ₹7.2 Lakhs per year
NTT Data Service Desk Engineer Salary - ₹1.6 Lakhs to ₹7.0 Lakhs per year
Tech Mahindra Service Desk Engineer Salary - ₹1.6 Lakhs to ₹7.7 Lakhs per year
LTIMindtree Service Desk Engineer Salary - ₹2.2 Lakhs to ₹7.0 Lakhs per year
HCLTech Service Desk Engineer Salary - ₹1.8 Lakhs to ₹7.5 Lakhs per year

What is the estimated take home salary of a Service Desk Engineer at Cognizant in India?

The estimated take-home salary of a Service Desk Engineer at Cognizant ranges between ₹34,667 per month to ₹35,911 per month in India. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant Service Desk Engineer salary in India which ranges between ₹2.2 Lakhs to ₹7.5 Lakhs per year for employees with less than 1 year of experience to 5 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?

What is the notice period for Service Desk Engineer at Cognizant?

According to AmbitionBox, 64% of the Cognizant Service Desk Engineers reported a notice period of 15 days or less, 17% reported a notice period of 3 Months and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 67 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

Tell us how to improve this page.

Cognizant Service Desk Engineer Salaries by Location

Home >
Salaries >
Cognizant Salaries >
Cognizant Service Desk Engineer Salaries

Cognizant Service Desk Engineer salary in India ranges between ₹2.2 Lakhs to ₹7.5 Lakhs with an average annual salary of ₹. Salary estimates are based on 92 Cognizant latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.