Cognizant Team Lead Salaries by 7300+ Employees (Updated 2025)

2 - 18 years exp.

₹5.2 Lakhs - ₹18.3 Lakhs

Salary of majority employees

Fixed (95%)

₹9.8 Lakhs

Variable (5%)

₹0.4 Lakh

16% more than the average Team Lead Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 2 - 18 years of experience

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Salaries in different departments

Customer Success, Service & Operations Team Lead Salary 2 - 18 years exp. (2.2k salaries)	₹5 L/yr - ₹13.8 L/yr
Finance & Accounting Team Lead Salary 2 - 18 years exp. (1k salaries)	₹5.8 L/yr - ₹16 L/yr
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Engineering - Software & QA Team Lead Salary 2 - 16 years exp. (792 salaries)	₹5.5 L/yr - ₹20.1 L/yr
BFSI, Investments & Trading Team Lead Salary 2 - 18 years exp. (564 salaries)	₹4.8 L/yr - ₹16.8 L/yr
Healthcare & Life Sciences Team Lead Salary 2 - 17 years exp. (344 salaries)	₹4.5 L/yr - ₹17.4 L/yr

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Last Updated: 18 Feb 2025

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TCS Team Lead Salary 2 - 18 years exp. (8k salaries)	₹3.4 L/yr - ₹14.2 L/yr 17% less
Infosys Team Lead Salary 4 - 15 years exp. (2.7k salaries)	₹5.5 L/yr - ₹22 L/yr 26% more
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Wipro Team Lead Salary 2 - 15 years exp. (5.9k salaries)	₹4.5 L/yr - ₹21 L/yr 16% more	5 job openings
Accenture Team Lead Salary 4 - 14 years exp. (24.2k salaries)	₹7.1 L/yr - ₹25.5 L/yr 66% more
IBM Team Lead Salary 5 - 15 years exp. (2.3k salaries)	₹10 L/yr - ₹25.5 L/yr 50% more
Capgemini Team Lead Salary 3 - 18 years exp. (3.8k salaries)	₹4.7 L/yr - ₹18 L/yr 1% less	2 job openings
HCLTech Team Lead Salary 3 - 15 years exp. (2.2k salaries)	₹5.6 L/yr - ₹23 L/yr 35% more
Tech Mahindra Team Lead Salary 1 - 16 years exp. (5k salaries)	₹5.2 L/yr - ₹17 L/yr 6% more	2 job openings
Oracle Team Lead Salary 7 - 12 years exp. (136 salaries)	₹19.7 L/yr - ₹36.4 L/yr 121% more
Microsoft Corporation Team Lead Salary 5 - 15 years exp. (41 salaries)	₹11.3 L/yr - ₹22.8 L/yr 123% more

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Team Lead salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹5.2 Lakhs to ₹18.3 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 2 years to 18 years. Salary estimates are based on 7.3k latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

Experience wise Cognizant Team Lead salaries

Last Updated: 18 Feb 2025

Experience	Avg Annual Salary
2 years (42 salaries)	₹5 L/yr - ₹13 L/yr
3 years (99 salaries)	₹4.1 L/yr - ₹14.2 L/yr
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4 years (167 salaries)	₹4.2 L/yr - ₹15.4 L/yr
5 years (390 salaries)	₹3.9 L/yr - ₹15.7 L/yr
6 years (530 salaries)	₹4 L/yr - ₹17 L/yr
7 years (723 salaries)	₹5 L/yr - ₹15.8 L/yr
8 years (1k salaries)	₹4.3 L/yr - ₹18 L/yr
9 years (1.1k salaries)	₹5.5 L/yr - ₹18.1 L/yr
10 years (1.1k salaries)	₹4.6 L/yr - ₹17 L/yr
11 years (700 salaries)	₹6 L/yr - ₹17 L/yr
12 years (595 salaries)	₹5.3 L/yr - ₹19.4 L/yr
13 years (355 salaries)	₹4.8 L/yr - ₹18.3 L/yr
14 years (263 salaries)	₹5.4 L/yr - ₹19 L/yr
15+ years (283 salaries)	₹6.3 L/yr - ₹18.5 L/yr

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2 - 18 years exp.

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Team Manager 6 - 19 years exp.

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Service Delivery Manager 10 - 22 years exp.

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Salary related reviews for Cognizant

3.3

Rated by 612 employees for salary & benefits

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

Dislikes

Salary is lower compared to other firms.

Team Lead in Hyderabad / Secunderabad

Full Time

Data Science & Analytics Department

2.0

• posted on 18 Nov 2024

1.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Nothing to like.. only thing is atleast you will get your salary on time

Dislikes

Everything… Salary, company culture , appraisal nothing is there… do not even provide relocation charges for company initiated relocations!!! One of the worst place to work

Salary - Bad

+5 more

Team Lead in Mumbai (working remotely)

Full Time

Quality Assurance Department

2.0

• posted on 08 Mar 2024

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

They give good package while joining

Dislikes

Their talent supply team is useless. When you are on bench, they won't contact you or try to place you in some project. It becomes completely your responsibility to search a project for yourself

Skill development - Bad

+3 more

Team Lead in Gurgaon / Gurugram

Full Time

Customer Success, Service & Operations Department

3.0

• posted on 18 Oct 2023

2.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Job security

Job security - Good

Dislikes

Salary & Benefits are poor, Not up to the expectations. No work life balance. 10 hrs working + min 1hrs to max 2hrs travelling for one side, i.e 14hrs approx gone only for company. 10hrs personal life :(

Salary - Poor

+2 more

Team Lead in Hyderabad / Secunderabad

Full Time

BFSI, Investments & Trading Department

3.0

• posted on 07 Jun 2023

2.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

No work life balance and additional salary benefits. But there is job security since cognizant has many clients under its belt and they would place you somewhere you fit into.

Dislikes

Work life balance Salary benefits Allowances Work environment 10 hours shift

Salary - Poor

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What is the salary of Team Lead at Cognizant?

Team Lead salary at Cognizant in India ranges between ₹5.2 Lakhs to ₹18.3 Lakhs for experience between 2 years to 18 years. According to our estimates it is 16% more than the average Team Lead Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 7.3k latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant India.

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

The average salary of a Team Lead at Cognizant is 16% more than the average salary of a Team Lead in India. To know exact salary insights, login to view.

What are the top skills required to work as a Team Lead at Cognizant?

Team Leading, Operations Management, Process Training, Team Management and Service Delivery are some of the popular skills required to work as a Team Lead at Cognizant India.

Which similar companies are paying more than Cognizant to a Team Lead in India?

Cisco Team Lead Salary - ₹12.0 Lakhs to ₹45.0 Lakhs per year
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Google Team Lead Salary - ₹16.5 Lakhs to ₹26.2 Lakhs per year

What is the salary of a Team Lead in companies similar to Cognizant in India?

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Virtusa Consulting Services Team Lead Salary - ₹8.1 Lakhs to ₹30.0 Lakhs per year
Accenture Team Lead Salary - ₹7.1 Lakhs to ₹25.5 Lakhs per year
Deloitte Team Lead Salary - ₹6.8 Lakhs to ₹27.3 Lakhs per year

What is the estimated take home salary of a Team Lead at Cognizant in India?

The estimated take-home salary of a Team Lead at Cognizant ranges between ₹73,744 per month to ₹75,649 per month in India. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant Team Lead salary in India which ranges between ₹5.2 Lakhs to ₹18.3 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 2 years to 18 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?

What is the notice period for Team Lead at Cognizant?

According to AmbitionBox, 49% of the Cognizant Team Leads reported a notice period of 2 Months, 25% reported a notice period of 3 Months and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 3.8k responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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