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Cognizant System Engineer salaries in India (Updated 2025)

Annual salary range
0 - 5 years exp.
₹1 Lakh - ₹9 Lakhs
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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
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0 - 5 years exp. (469 salaries)
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₹1.1 L/yr - ₹8.1 L/yr

Engineering - Hardware & Networks
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0 - 5 years exp. (287 salaries)
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₹1.1 L/yr - ₹8.3 L/yr

Engineering - Software & QA
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0 - 5 years exp. (269 salaries)
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₹2 L/yr - ₹9.5 L/yr

Customer Success, Service & Operations
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0 - 5 years exp. (156 salaries)
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₹1.2 L/yr - ₹8.3 L/yr

Last Updated: 26 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.

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Experience wise Cognizant System Engineer salaries

Last Updated: 26 Feb 2025

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₹1.1 L/yr - ₹6.5 L/yr
1 year  (437 salaries)

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2 years  (521 salaries)

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₹1.5 L/yr - ₹8.5 L/yr
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₹1.5 L/yr - ₹9.1 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

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Rated by 137 employees for salary & benefits

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

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  •  posted on 21 Feb 2025

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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.

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IT & Information Security Department

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  •  posted on 20 Feb 2025

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We can get free online portal like udemy.

  • Skill development - Good
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...project and not based on your profile. No work satisfaction and company culture. Not good promotions, salary.

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  • Salary - Poor
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IT & Information Security Department

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  •  posted on 06 Feb 2025

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

  • Skill development - Good

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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

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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

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

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  •  posted on 30 Jan 2025

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Opportunities to learn, security of job

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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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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
  • IBM System Engineer Salary - ₹3.6 Lakhs to ₹14.8 Lakhs per year
  • Societe Generale Global Solution Centre System Engineer Salary - ₹4.1 Lakhs to ₹15.0 Lakhs per year
  • Accenture System Engineer Salary - ₹3.0 Lakhs to ₹13.2 Lakhs per year
What is the salary of a System Engineer in companies similar to Cognizant in India?
  • Capgemini System Engineer Salary - ₹3.0 Lakhs to ₹11.6 Lakhs per year
  • 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
  • LTIMindtree System Engineer Salary - ₹2.5 Lakhs to ₹9.5 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 ₹31,334 per month to ₹32,628 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, 28% of the Cognizant System Engineers reported a notice period of 15 days or less, 26% reported a notice period of 3 Months and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 939 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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