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Cognizant Specialist salaries in India (Updated 2025)

Annual salary range
1 - 11 years exp.
₹3.1 Lakhs - ₹11.6 Lakhs
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₹7.2 Lakhs
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₹0.4 Lakh
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26% less than the average Specialist Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 1 - 11 years of experience

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Finance & Accounting
Specialist Salary
3 - 11 years exp. (47 salaries)
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₹3.6 L/yr - ₹9.5 L/yr

Customer Success, Service & Operations
Specialist Salary
3 - 10 years exp. (30 salaries)
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₹3.5 L/yr - ₹10.7 L/yr

Engineering - Software & QA
Specialist Salary
2 - 11 years exp. (27 salaries)
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₹5.2 L/yr - ₹14.3 L/yr

BFSI, Investments & Trading
Specialist Salary
1 - 10 years exp. (25 salaries)
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₹4.8 L/yr - ₹8.5 L/yr

Engineering - Hardware & Networks
Specialist Salary
4 - 11 years exp. (18 salaries)
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₹6.2 L/yr - ₹13.7 L/yr

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Last Updated: 8 Mar 2025

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₹8.1 L/yr - ₹29 L/yr

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₹4 L/yr - ₹13.8 L/yr

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2 - 8 years exp. (35 salaries)

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₹4.5 L/yr - ₹17 L/yr

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₹2.8 L/yr - ₹11.5 L/yr

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Specialist salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹3.1 Lakhs to ₹11.6 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 1 year to 11 years. Salary estimates are based on 194 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

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Experience wise Cognizant Specialist salaries

Last Updated: 8 Mar 2025

Experience Avg Annual Salary
1 year (AmbitionBox Estimate)

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₹2.2 L/yr - ₹6 L/yr
2 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)

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₹2.3 L/yr - ₹6.6 L/yr
3 years  (7 salaries)

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₹3.5 L/yr - ₹11.3 L/yr
4 years  (20 salaries)

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₹3.1 L/yr - ₹12 L/yr
5 years  (33 salaries)

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₹3.1 L/yr - ₹9.8 L/yr
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Cognizant Specialist Salary and Career Growth

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Specialist

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Senior Director

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19 - 26 years exp.

Specialist 1 - 11 years exp.
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Team Lead 2 - 18 years exp.
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Team Manager 5 - 19 years exp.
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Top skills at Cognizant for Specialist

Requirement Gathering Design Review Transition Test Strategy SIT
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Salary related reviews for Cognizant

3.4

Rated by 16 employees for salary & benefits

Customer Success, Service & Operations Department

5.0
  •  posted on 18 Jun 2020

3.0
 for  Salary and Benefits

Likes

...e to get senior process executive it was 22 mnths still my appraisal not happen. Will expect more salary In this situation but there is huge deductions in this pandemic situation

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  • Job security - Good
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I like in working with cognizant. Waiting for my appraisal as 22 months passed I didn’t get senior level . Requesting for my appraisal

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BFSI, Investments & Trading Department

3.0
  •  posted on 01 Jul 2019

2.0
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Likes

...n your work then you will be with the same opinion in the management thoughts.As a fresher you will learn many things but not satisfactory pay. And if you are planning to take a move from any other company they will be satisfactory pay.The only thing which makes feel a bit uncomfortable is the micro management.But overall experience you will surely come out with good working skills.

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  • Skill development - Good

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Micro Management

  • Salary - Poor
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IT & Information Security Department

3.0
  •  posted on 06 Feb 2025

3.0
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For me provide learning and development opportunities such as certification vouchers from various companies.

  • Skill development - Good

Dislikes

For me not giving salary hike as per my payable work for last 3 years but it depends on projects to projects and manager's not a company issue.

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Data Science & Analytics Department

1.0
  •  posted on 04 Feb 2025

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Worst of Worstest. no sleep no hike no work life balance toxic co workers no cab facility no proper response we dont know who is our HR till we resigned. never Join Cts.

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everything. expect for some sweet peope I meet there. worst

  • Salary - Bad
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Engineering - Software & QA Department

2.0
  •  posted on 30 Jan 2025

2.0
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Likes

Opportunities to learn, security of job

  • Job security - Good
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Management will not care about your problems. Salary is low compared to competitors. They'll change your project at September and for year end rating they'll simply say we haven't got chance to fully understand your capabilities as you've recently joined in the project. Every year this loop continues. No matter how hard you work or how many appreciations you get from client. "The more number of days you're in the same LOB, the more rating you'll get." (This is the excuse I've got when I questioned about the rating, despite having multiple client appreciations). This demotivates for sure!

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  • Salary - Poor
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Cognizant Specialist Salary FAQs

What is the salary of Specialist at Cognizant?
Specialist salary at Cognizant in India ranges between ₹3.1 Lakhs to ₹11.6 Lakhs for experience between 1 years to 11 years. According to our estimates it is 26% less than the average Specialist Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 194 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant India.
How does the salary of a Specialist at Cognizant India compare with the average salary range for this job?
The average salary of a Specialist at Cognizant is 26% less than the average salary of a Specialist in India. To know exact salary insights, login to view.
What are the top skills required to work as a Specialist at Cognizant?
Requirement Gathering, Design Review, Transition, Test Strategy and SIT are some of the popular skills required to work as a Specialist at Cognizant India.
Which similar companies are paying more than Cognizant to a Specialist in India?
  • LTIMindtree Specialist Salary - ₹9.0 Lakhs to ₹30.6 Lakhs per year
  • Accenture Specialist Salary - ₹8.1 Lakhs to ₹29.0 Lakhs per year
  • Tata Group Specialist Salary - ₹7.5 Lakhs to ₹27.0 Lakhs per year
  • Societe Generale Global Solution Centre Specialist Salary - ₹6.4 Lakhs to ₹21.1 Lakhs per year
  • DXC Technology Specialist Salary - ₹9.0 Lakhs to ₹21.0 Lakhs per year
What is the salary of a Specialist in companies similar to Cognizant in India?
  • NielsenIQ Specialist Salary - ₹5.0 Lakhs to ₹36.0 Lakhs per year
  • NTT Data Specialist Salary - ₹6.8 Lakhs to ₹18.0 Lakhs per year
  • Atos Specialist Salary - ₹6.0 Lakhs to ₹14.0 Lakhs per year
  • METRO Global Solutions Center Specialist Salary - ₹7.0 Lakhs to ₹14.5 Lakhs per year
  • IBM Specialist Salary - ₹4.5 Lakhs to ₹17.0 Lakhs per year
What is the estimated take home salary of a Specialist at Cognizant in India?
The estimated take-home salary of a Specialist at Cognizant ranges between ₹56,176 per month to ₹57,584 per month in India. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant Specialist salary in India which ranges between ₹3.1 Lakhs to ₹11.6 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 1 years to 11 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?
What is the notice period for Specialist at Cognizant?
According to AmbitionBox, 36% of the Cognizant Specialists reported a notice period of 2 Months, 27% reported a notice period of 3 Months and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 102 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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