Cognizant System Engineer Salaries by 1600+ Employees (Updated 2025)

0 - 5 years exp.

₹1 Lakh - ₹9 Lakhs

Salary of majority employees

Fixed (100%)

₹4.2 Lakhs

Variable (0%)

₹0.0

24% less than the average System Engineer Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 0 - 5 years of experience

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IT & Information Security System Engineer Salary 0 - 5 years exp. (467 salaries)	₹1.1 L/yr - ₹8.1 L/yr
Engineering - Hardware & Networks System Engineer Salary 0 - 5 years exp. (287 salaries)	₹1.1 L/yr - ₹8.3 L/yr
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Engineering - Software & QA System Engineer Salary 0 - 5 years exp. (265 salaries)	₹2 L/yr - ₹9.5 L/yr
Customer Success, Service & Operations System Engineer Salary 0 - 5 years exp. (157 salaries)	₹1.2 L/yr - ₹8.3 L/yr

Last Updated: 17 Feb 2025

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System Engineer salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹1 Lakh to ₹9 Lakhs per year for employees with less than 1 year of experience to 5 years. Salary estimates are based on 1.6k latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

Experience wise Cognizant System Engineer salaries

Last Updated: 17 Feb 2025

Experience	Avg Annual Salary
Fresher (171 salaries)	₹1.1 L/yr - ₹5.1 L/yr
1 year (438 salaries)	₹1 L/yr - ₹7 L/yr
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2 years (519 salaries)	₹1.2 L/yr - ₹8 L/yr
3 years (292 salaries)	₹1.5 L/yr - ₹8.7 L/yr
4 years (157 salaries)	₹1.6 L/yr - ₹9 L/yr
5 years (60 salaries)	₹2.2 L/yr - ₹12 L/yr

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Top skills at Cognizant for System Engineer

Requirement Gathering Troubleshooting Networking Automation Kafka Redis DNS DHCP Azure Firewall PAAS Doors SQL

Salary related reviews for Cognizant

3.3

Rated by 136 employees for salary & benefits

Programmer Analyst in Noida

Full Time

IT & Information Security Department

3.0

• posted on 06 Feb 2025

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

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.

Programmer Analyst in Bangalore / Bengaluru

Full Time

Data Science & Analytics Department

1.0

• posted on 04 Feb 2025

1.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

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.

Dislikes

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

Salary - Bad

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Programmer Analyst in Hyderabad / Secunderabad

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

2.0

• posted on 30 Jan 2025

2.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Opportunities to learn, security of job

Job security - Good

+1 more

Dislikes

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!

Salary - Poor

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Programmer Analyst in Kolkata

Full Time

IT & Information Security Department

1.0

• posted on 29 Jan 2025

1.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Nothing to like about this company

Dislikes

0 work life balance Even if you live thousands of kms away they will drag you to come to office And forget about good salary or promotion Join this company only if you want to destroy your life and your mental health

Salary - Bad

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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

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Cognizant System Engineer Salary FAQs

What is the salary of System Engineer at Cognizant?

System Engineer salary at Cognizant in India ranges between ₹1.0 Lakhs to ₹9.0 Lakhs for less than 1 year of experience to 5 years. According to our estimates it is 24% less than the average System Engineer Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 1.6k latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant India.

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

The average salary of a System Engineer at Cognizant is 24% less than the average salary of a System Engineer in India. To know exact salary insights, login to view.

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

Requirement Gathering, Troubleshooting, Networking, Automation and Kafka are some of the popular skills required to work as a System Engineer at Cognizant India.

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

NielsenIQ System Engineer Salary - ₹11.4 Lakhs to ₹28.0 Lakhs per year
Dell EMC System Engineer Salary - ₹6.6 Lakhs to ₹16.1 Lakhs per year
Societe Generale Global Solution Centre System Engineer Salary - ₹4.1 Lakhs to ₹15.0 Lakhs per year
IBM System Engineer Salary - ₹3.6 Lakhs to ₹14.3 Lakhs per year
Accenture System Engineer Salary - ₹2.8 Lakhs to ₹13.2 Lakhs per year

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

NTT System Engineer Salary - ₹3.7 Lakhs to ₹12.0 Lakhs per year
Tata Group System Engineer Salary - ₹2.7 Lakhs to ₹11.5 Lakhs per year
Capgemini System Engineer Salary - ₹2.4 Lakhs to ₹11.0 Lakhs per year
LTIMindtree System Engineer Salary - ₹2.5 Lakhs to ₹9.9 Lakhs per year
DXC Technology System Engineer Salary - ₹2.0 Lakhs to ₹11.0 Lakhs per year

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

The estimated take-home salary of a System Engineer at Cognizant ranges between ₹31,347 per month to ₹32,641 per month in India. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant System Engineer salary in India which ranges between ₹1.0 Lakhs to ₹9.0 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 System Engineer at Cognizant?

According to AmbitionBox, 29% of the Cognizant System Engineers reported a notice period of 15 days or less, 25% reported a notice period of 3 Months and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 936 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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