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Cognizant Software Engineer salaries in Engineering - Software & QA in India (Updated 2025)

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0 - 7 years exp.
₹2 Lakhs - ₹14.9 Lakhs
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5% less than the average Software Engineer Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 0 - 7 years of experience

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Last Updated: 7 Apr 2025

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Software Engineer salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹2 Lakhs to ₹14.9 Lakhs per year for employees with less than 1 year of experience to 7 years. Salary estimates are based on 13.1k latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

Latest annual salaries shared by Cognizant Software Engineer in Engineering - Software & QA department

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Experience wise Cognizant Software Engineer salaries in Engineering - Software & QA department

Last Updated: 7 Apr 2025

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Fresher  (318 salaries)

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₹0.8 L/yr - ₹7 L/yr
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₹2.3 L/yr - ₹8 L/yr
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₹2.7 L/yr - ₹10 L/yr
3 years  (3.7k salaries)

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₹2.7 L/yr - ₹11.9 L/yr
4 years  (2.7k salaries)

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₹4.5 L/yr - ₹15 L/yr
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Senior Director

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Software Engineer

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Senior Associate

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Manager

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Salary related reviews for Cognizant

3.3

Rated by 861 employees for salary & benefits

Software Engineer in Noida

Full Time

 · 

Engineering - Software & QA Department

5.0
  •  posted on 21 Feb 2025
4.0
 for  Salary and Benefits

Likes

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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  • Salary - Good
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As a fresher you will be getting support projects , so be aware before choosing any project.

Software Engineer in Noida

Full Time

 · 

Engineering - Software & QA Department

5.0
  •  posted on 18 Aug 2024
2.0
 for  Salary and Benefits

Likes

The work culture is positive and the facilities are excellent. Cognizant provides ample opportunities for professional development and knowledge expansion.

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  • Skill development - Excellent
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Dislikes

...rk using Teams, it would be more efficient to allow employees to work from home. With such less salary and hikes it is impossible for one to work here.

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  • Salary - Poor
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Software Engineer in Mangaluru

Full Time

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0
  •  posted on 21 Jun 2024
4.0
 for  Salary and Benefits

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Compensation and pay structure

  • Salary - Good
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Dislikes

Manager hierarchy. Ratings will be given by home manager. He will never know about my performance because he will be working for some other project. Still they give ratings based on some comments without knowing actual performance

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  • Promotions - Poor

Software Engineer in Chennai

Full Time

 · 

Engineering - Software & QA Department

4.0
  •  posted on 29 Mar 2025
3.0
 for  Salary and Benefits

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Cognizant was started providing internet reimbursement for most of the employess. Loads of tech-stack projects available, best place to get an onsite opportunity.

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  • Skill development - Good
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Dislikes

Never give promotion based on performance atleast for M Level. Variable pay is worst.

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Software Engineer in Kolkata

Full Time

 · 

Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0
  •  posted on 06 Apr 2024
4.0
 for  Salary and Benefits

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In cognizant the salary hike is good as compared to other services based company

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  • Salary - Good

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In cognizant they have very less project for the employee but they still hire new people and won't be able to provide project to old employees.

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  • Job security - Bad
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Cognizant Software Engineer salary in Engineering - Software & QA department in India ranges between ₹2 Lakhs to ₹14.9 Lakhs with an average annual salary of ₹unlock blur. Salary estimates are based on 13.1k Cognizant latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.