Cognizant Chennai Sme Lead Salaries by 4 Employees (Updated 2025)

6 - 10 years exp.

₹4.5 Lakhs - ₹6.5 Lakhs

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At par with the average Sme Lead Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 6 - 10 years of experience

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Customer Success, Service & Operations Sme Lead Salary 6 - 10 years exp. (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹4.5 L/yr - ₹6.5 L/yr
Finance & Accounting Sme Lead Salary 9 years exp. (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹6.5 L/yr - ₹6.8 L/yr
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Healthcare & Life Sciences Sme Lead Salary 7 years exp. (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹4.9 L/yr - ₹6.2 L/yr

Last Updated: 19 Jan 2025

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Cognizant Sme Lead Salary

6 - 10 years exp. (4 salaries)

₹4.5 L/yr - ₹6.5 L/yr

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TCS Sme Lead Salary 5 - 10 years exp. (9 salaries)	₹3.9 L/yr - ₹8 L/yr 4% less
Wipro Sme Lead Salary 3 - 9 years exp. (9 salaries)	₹2.3 L/yr - ₹9.2 L/yr 3% less
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HCLTech Sme Lead Salary 1 - 10 years exp. (6 salaries)	₹2.6 L/yr - ₹6 L/yr 43% less
Accenture Sme Lead Salary 5 - 11 years exp. (16 salaries)	₹4.6 L/yr - ₹8.7 L/yr 12% more
Societe Generale Global Solution Centre Sme Lead Salary 9 - 12 years exp. (3 salaries)	₹11 L/yr - ₹11.4 L/yr 83% more

Sme Lead salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹4.5 Lakhs to ₹6.5 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 6 years to 10 years. Salary estimates are based on 4 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

Experience wise Cognizant Sme Lead salaries in Chennai

Last Updated: 19 Jan 2025

Experience	Avg Annual Salary
6 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹4.5 L/yr - ₹10.9 L/yr
7 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹4.9 L/yr - ₹11.1 L/yr
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8 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹5.6 L/yr - ₹7.2 L/yr
9 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹2.5 L/yr - ₹6.5 L/yr
10 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹2.6 L/yr - ₹6.5 L/yr

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Senior Associate in Noida

Full Time

Procurement & Supply Chain Department

4.0

• posted on 10 Jan 2025

3.0

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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

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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

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

Promotions - Poor

Team Lead in Bangalore / Bengaluru

Full Time

Project & Program Management Department

4.0

• posted on 18 Dec 2024

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Ample of learning opportunities if you are willing to take it. Good work life balance in general. Good culture. Leadership if open to hearing employees issues and support them as possible.

Skill development - Excellent

+4 more

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Salary is lower compared to other firms.

Process Specialist in Greater Noida

Full Time

Customer Success, Service & Operations Department

3.0

• posted on 16 Dec 2024

2.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Work culture is excellent. Mixed culture makes it really good work environment. Free hand in New Projects for getting new profile.

Job security - Excellent

+2 more

Dislikes

Salary as per industry standards is less, Increment as per previous followups has not been great. But favouritism plays it's part.

Salary - Poor

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

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What is the salary of Sme Lead at Cognizant Chennai?

Sme Lead salary at Cognizant in Chennai ranges between ₹4.5 Lakhs to ₹6.5 Lakhs for experience between 6 years to 10 years. According to our estimates it is 3% less than the average Sme Lead Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 4 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant Chennai.

How does the salary of a Sme Lead at Cognizant Chennai compare with the average salary range for this job?

The average salary of a Sme Lead at Cognizant is 3% less than the average salary of a Sme Lead in Chennai. To know exact salary insights, login to view.

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

Societe Generale Global Solution Centre Sme Lead Salary - ₹11.0 Lakhs to ₹11.4 Lakhs per year
Accenture Sme Lead Salary - ₹4.6 Lakhs to ₹8.7 Lakhs per year

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

Wipro Sme Lead Salary - ₹2.3 Lakhs to ₹9.2 Lakhs per year
TCS Sme Lead Salary - ₹3.9 Lakhs to ₹8.0 Lakhs per year
HCLTech Sme Lead Salary - ₹2.6 Lakhs to ₹6.0 Lakhs per year

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

The estimated take-home salary of a Sme Lead at Cognizant ranges between ₹46,884 per month to ₹47,995 per month in Chennai. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant Sme Lead salary in India which ranges between ₹4.5 Lakhs to ₹6.5 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 6 years to 10 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?

What is the notice period for Sme Lead at Cognizant in Chennai?

According to AmbitionBox, 50% of the Cognizant Sme Leads in Chennai reported a notice period of 15 days or less, 25% reported a notice period of 2 Months and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 4 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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Cognizant Sme Lead salary in Chennai ranges between ₹4.5 Lakhs to ₹6.5 Lakhs with an average annual salary of ₹. Salary estimates are based on 4 Cognizant latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.