Cognizant Sme Lead Salaries by 50+ Employees (Updated 2025)

4 - 10 years exp.

₹4.5 Lakhs - ₹9.5 Lakhs

Salary of majority employees

Fixed (100%)

₹6.3 Lakhs

Variable (0%)

₹0.0

5% less than the average Sme Lead Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 4 - 10 years of experience

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Customer Success, Service & Operations Sme Lead Salary 5 - 10 years exp. (14 salaries)	₹4.5 L/yr - ₹9.5 L/yr
Finance & Accounting Sme Lead Salary 7 - 10 years exp. (9 salaries)	₹6.5 L/yr - ₹8 L/yr
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BFSI, Investments & Trading Sme Lead Salary 4 - 10 years exp. (7 salaries)	₹5.5 L/yr - ₹7.8 L/yr
IT & Information Security Sme Lead Salary 4 - 10 years exp. (5 salaries)	₹5.7 L/yr - ₹7 L/yr
Administration & Facilities Sme Lead Salary 8 - 9 years exp. (3 salaries)	₹4.6 L/yr - ₹7 L/yr

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Last Updated: 28 Feb 2025

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Koch Business Solutions Sme Lead Salary 7 - 14 years exp. (12 salaries)	₹7.5 L/yr - ₹12 L/yr 52% more
HCL Group Sme Lead Salary 5 - 7 years exp. (6 salaries)	₹4 L/yr - ₹8 L/yr At par
Atos Sme Lead Salary 10 - 18 years exp. (5 salaries)	₹15 L/yr - ₹25 L/yr 225% more
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DXC Technology Sme Lead Salary 9 - 15 years exp. (3 salaries)	₹5.7 L/yr - ₹21 L/yr 127% more
Societe Generale Global Solution Centre Sme Lead Salary 9 - 12 years exp. (3 salaries)	₹11 L/yr - ₹11.4 L/yr 79% more

Sme Lead salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹4.5 Lakhs to ₹9.5 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 4 years to 10 years. Salary estimates are based on 51 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

Experience wise Cognizant Sme Lead salaries

Last Updated: 28 Feb 2025

Experience	Avg Annual Salary
4 years (4 salaries)	₹5 L/yr - ₹10.9 L/yr
5 years (7 salaries)	₹4.8 L/yr - ₹11 L/yr
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6 years (9 salaries)	₹4.5 L/yr - ₹8 L/yr
7 years (9 salaries)	₹4.9 L/yr - ₹9.5 L/yr
8 years (12 salaries)	₹4.6 L/yr - ₹7.5 L/yr
9 years (5 salaries)	₹4.6 L/yr - ₹7 L/yr
10 years (5 salaries)	₹5.6 L/yr - ₹8 L/yr

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Salary related reviews for Cognizant

3.4

Rated by 8 employees for salary & benefits

Senior Process Associate in Bangalore / Bengaluru

Full Time

Customer Success, Service & Operations Department

3.0

• posted on 13 Feb 2025

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

The company is known for its emphasis on continuous learning and development, offering employees plenty of opportunities to grow and advance in their careers. Additionally, Cognizant is involved in various innovative projects across different industries, which can be exciting and rewarding for those who enjoy tackling complex challenges and contributing to transformative solutions.

Dislikes

The work-life balance could be better, Salary growth and increments could be substantial, Promotion that is not always on merit list, Senior Management communication and support from leadership should be better.

Skill development - Poor

+4 more

Senior Process Associate in Hyderabad / Secunderabad

Full Time

Finance & Accounting Department

3.0

• posted on 03 Feb 2025

1.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Nothing to say much

Work satisfaction - Good

+1 more

Dislikes

Management and promotions are based on favaourism and very poor in salary hike and mainly without discussion with employees management gives us performance rating and apart from work there is no other activity today like no outings team lunch and other fun activities

Salary - Bad

+3 more

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

Business Analyst in Bangalore / Bengaluru

Full Time

Data Science & Analytics Department

1.0

• posted on 26 Jan 2025

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Will get salary that is ok

Dislikes

But if you give more importance to mental health than salary don't join this company. You are literally a slave of the client and no body will speak for you.. and if your too lucky to get a client like Novartis(pharmaceutical company) and especially get into celonis tool project then you can say bye bye to your mental health and just hug the salary you get and stay. Working hard is not the issue but the politics they play and the slavery you guys will experience is more than what was done in the colonization period. Hope everyone understands my mental health state currently and would deeply analyze before joining cognizant or Novartis.

Promotions - Bad

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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

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What is the salary of Sme Lead at Cognizant?

Sme Lead salary at Cognizant in India ranges between ₹4.5 Lakhs to ₹9.5 Lakhs for experience between 4 years to 10 years. According to our estimates it is 5% less than the average Sme 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 Sme Lead at Cognizant India compare with the average salary range for this job?

The average salary of a Sme Lead at Cognizant is 5% less than the average salary of a Sme Lead in India. To know exact salary insights, login to view.

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

Atos Sme Lead Salary - ₹15.0 Lakhs to ₹25.0 Lakhs per year
DXC Technology Sme Lead Salary - ₹5.7 Lakhs to ₹21.0 Lakhs per year
Societe Generale Global Solution Centre Sme Lead Salary - ₹11.0 Lakhs to ₹11.4 Lakhs per year
Infosys Sme Lead Salary - ₹4.1 Lakhs to ₹12.8 Lakhs per year
Koch Business Solutions Sme Lead Salary - ₹7.5 Lakhs to ₹12.0 Lakhs per year

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

IBM Sme Lead Salary - ₹4.5 Lakhs to ₹13.0 Lakhs per year
Accenture Sme Lead Salary - ₹4.0 Lakhs to ₹9.5 Lakhs per year
Genpact Sme Lead Salary - ₹3.5 Lakhs to ₹11.7 Lakhs per year
HCL Group Sme Lead Salary - ₹4.0 Lakhs to ₹8.0 Lakhs per year
TCS Sme Lead Salary - ₹3.3 Lakhs to ₹8.7 Lakhs per year

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

The estimated take-home salary of a Sme Lead at Cognizant ranges between ₹48,015 per month to ₹49,151 per month in India. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant Sme Lead salary in India which ranges between ₹4.5 Lakhs to ₹9.5 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 4 years to 10 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?

What is the notice period for Sme Lead at Cognizant?

According to AmbitionBox, 45% of the Cognizant Sme Leads reported a notice period of 2 Months, 25% reported a notice period of 15 days or less and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 56 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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Cognizant Sme Lead salary in India ranges between ₹4.5 Lakhs to ₹9.5 Lakhs with an average annual salary of ₹. Salary estimates are based on 51 Cognizant latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.