Cognizant Chennai Technical Lead Salaries by 5500+ Employees (Updated 2025)

2 - 15 years exp.

₹5.7 Lakhs - ₹22 Lakhs

Salary of majority employees

Fixed (95%)

₹12.5 Lakhs

Variable (5%)

₹0.6 Lakh

28% less than the average Technical Lead Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 2 - 15 years of experience

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Engineering - Software & QA Technical Lead Salary 2 - 15 years exp. (2.5k salaries)	₹6 L/yr - ₹24.7 L/yr
IT & Information Security Technical Lead Salary 2 - 15 years exp. (1.2k salaries)	₹4.8 L/yr - ₹18.9 L/yr
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Engineering - Hardware & Networks Technical Lead Salary 2 - 14 years exp. (891 salaries)	₹4.8 L/yr - ₹19 L/yr
Customer Success, Service & Operations Technical Lead Salary 2 - 14 years exp. (352 salaries)	₹4.3 L/yr - ₹18.5 L/yr

Last Updated: 20 Feb 2025

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Cognizant Technical Lead Salary

2 - 15 years exp. (5.5k salaries)

₹5.7 L/yr - ₹22 L/yr

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TCS Technical Lead Salary 4 - 18 years exp. (1.5k salaries)	₹6.8 L/yr - ₹25.5 L/yr 23% more
Infosys Technical Lead Salary 3 - 16 years exp. (5.3k salaries)	₹5.6 L/yr - ₹19 L/yr 7% less	21 job openings
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Wipro Technical Lead Salary 5 - 16 years exp. (2.2k salaries)	₹9 L/yr - ₹35.7 L/yr 52% more	29 job openings
Accenture Technical Lead Salary 5 - 15 years exp. (248 salaries)	₹9 L/yr - ₹32 L/yr 54% more	2 job openings
IBM Technical Lead Salary 6 - 16 years exp. (83 salaries)	₹10.2 L/yr - ₹27.5 L/yr 59% more
Capgemini Technical Lead Salary 6 - 16 years exp. (188 salaries)	₹8.8 L/yr - ₹34 L/yr 63% more	4 job openings
HCLTech Technical Lead Salary 2 - 15 years exp. (5.6k salaries)	₹6.5 L/yr - ₹25 L/yr 7% more	3 job openings
Tech Mahindra Technical Lead Salary 5 - 17 years exp. (1.3k salaries)	₹9.4 L/yr - ₹37 L/yr 60% more
Oracle Technical Lead Salary 9 - 12 years exp. (3 salaries)	₹22 L/yr - ₹29.3 L/yr 115% more	5 job openings
Amazon Technical Lead Salary 3 - 7 years exp. (3 salaries)	₹16.4 L/yr - ₹21.6 L/yr 44% more
Cisco Technical Lead Salary 8 - 20 years exp. (20 salaries)	₹21 L/yr - ₹50 L/yr 215% more
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise Technical Lead Salary 7 - 15 years exp. (4 salaries)	₹9 L/yr - ₹19.5 L/yr 25% more
Deloitte Technical Lead Salary 8 - 12 years exp. (11 salaries)	₹16 L/yr - ₹28 L/yr 83% more
Ernst & Young Technical Lead Salary 3 - 12 years exp. (100 salaries)	₹8.2 L/yr - ₹30.8 L/yr 42% more	10 job openings
HCL Group Technical Lead Salary 5 - 14 years exp. (1.1k salaries)	₹6.6 L/yr - ₹27 L/yr 19% more
LTIMindtree Technical Lead Salary 6 - 16 years exp. (778 salaries)	₹9.4 L/yr - ₹34 L/yr 49% more
HCL Infosystems Technical Lead Salary 7 - 14 years exp. (119 salaries)	₹7 L/yr - ₹21.4 L/yr 10% more
Virtusa Consulting Services Technical Lead Salary 7 - 13 years exp. (82 salaries)	₹10.3 L/yr - ₹32.6 L/yr 70% more	19 job openings
DXC Technology Technical Lead Salary 8 - 16 years exp. (48 salaries)	₹9 L/yr - ₹35 L/yr 56% more
Societe Generale Global Solution Centre Technical Lead Salary 9 - 14 years exp. (23 salaries)	₹13 L/yr - ₹33 L/yr 106% more	1 job opening

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Technical Lead salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹5.7 Lakhs to ₹22 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 2 years to 15 years. Salary estimates are based on 5.5k latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

Experience wise Cognizant Technical Lead salaries in Chennai

Last Updated: 20 Feb 2025

Experience	Avg Annual Salary
2 years (173 salaries)	₹4.5 L/yr - ₹8.9 L/yr
3 years (369 salaries)	₹4 L/yr - ₹11.2 L/yr
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4 years (599 salaries)	₹4.3 L/yr - ₹12.9 L/yr
5 years (715 salaries)	₹4.3 L/yr - ₹13.5 L/yr
6 years (638 salaries)	₹5 L/yr - ₹15 L/yr
7 years (627 salaries)	₹4.8 L/yr - ₹19.3 L/yr
8 years (644 salaries)	₹5.4 L/yr - ₹22.2 L/yr
9 years (537 salaries)	₹6 L/yr - ₹22.5 L/yr
10 years (469 salaries)	₹6.2 L/yr - ₹24.1 L/yr
11 years (312 salaries)	₹7.2 L/yr - ₹26 L/yr
12 years (225 salaries)	₹9.6 L/yr - ₹27 L/yr
13 years (129 salaries)	₹9.9 L/yr - ₹30 L/yr
14 years (65 salaries)	₹13.5 L/yr - ₹33 L/yr
15+ years (3 salaries)	₹7.9 L/yr - ₹24 L/yr

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Top skills at Cognizant for Technical Lead

ITIL Team Leading Service Improvement Floor Management CSAT Customer Communication Change Management Test Cases Project Planning ITIL Team Leading Floor Management Project Management Feedback CSAT

Salary related reviews for Cognizant

3.5

Rated by 257 employees for salary & benefits

Technical Lead in Chennai

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

5.0

• posted on 10 Feb 2024

2.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Work life balance, company culture ,senior support in projects , learning.

Skill development - Good

+4 more

Dislikes

Salary and hike is not like other companies.even for new joiners will give good salary but for people who working long time is not promoted and salary also will not be revised even they are well talented.

Salary - Poor

+1 more

Technical Lead in Chennai

Full Time

IT & Information Security Department

3.0

• posted on 18 Jul 2023

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

The constant need for change. Learning opportunities provided to employees.

Job security - Good

+1 more

Dislikes

1. Pay / annual hike 2. Appraisal 3. The timelines to complete learning 4. The constant need to reduce workforce and taking in more projects

Promotions - Poor

Technical Lead in Chennai

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

4.0

• posted on 03 Jan 2023

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

- work life balance - job security - learnings and upskilling

Skill development - Excellent

+4 more

Dislikes

- opportunities to apply new skill - new projects / ideas - bell curve - performance appraisal - compensation & benefits for long standing employees

Technical Lead in Chennai

Engineering - Software & QA Department

4.0

• posted on 15 Oct 2020

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

I have worked in this organization around13 yrs. But, They didn't support me during the covid-19. Now, I am searching the job more than 4 months and totally changed my life style.am facing lot of problem my parent hospital expense, my kids school fee, house rent and personal loan..

Work satisfaction - Good

+1 more

Dislikes

Nothing to tell dislike about my teammates and salary as well. But.. Only one dislike is lay-off me from the company. They should consider my experience in Cognizant.

Job security - Bad

Technical Lead in Chennai

Consulting Department

1.0

• posted on 22 Mar 2018

1.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Salary will be credited on last working day of every month and has not skipped even once. Skill development is also one point that looks good, but you won't be utilised based on the trained skill.

Dislikes

Learning opportunities are good but you won't be utilised for the skills; poor salary/appraisal; built with corrupt politics to the core; job security is not guaranteed (anytime you'll be thrown out); poor work-life balance (will be asked to work for 24x7, but allowances for outside normal hours will not be credited most of the time); issues related to payroll or anything involving HR (even if the issue is on the company side), will not be resolved easily and you'll be the victim anyway.

Salary - Bad

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What is the salary of Technical Lead at Cognizant Chennai?

Technical Lead salary at Cognizant in Chennai ranges between ₹5.7 Lakhs to ₹22.0 Lakhs for experience between 2 years to 15 years. According to our estimates it is 28% less than the average Technical Lead Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 5.5k latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant Chennai.

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

The average salary of a Technical Lead at Cognizant is 28% less than the average salary of a Technical Lead in Chennai. To know exact salary insights, login to view.

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

ITIL, Team Leading, Service Improvement, Floor Management and CSAT are some of the popular skills required to work as a Technical Lead at Cognizant Chennai.

Which similar companies are paying more than Cognizant to a Technical Lead in Chennai?

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Societe Generale Global Solution Centre Technical Lead Salary - ₹13.0 Lakhs to ₹33.0 Lakhs per year
Deloitte Technical Lead Salary - ₹16.0 Lakhs to ₹28.0 Lakhs per year

What is the salary of a Technical Lead in companies similar to Cognizant in Chennai?

Virtusa Consulting Services Technical Lead Salary - ₹10.3 Lakhs to ₹32.6 Lakhs per year
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Concentrix Catalyst Technical Lead Salary - ₹20.0 Lakhs to ₹21.3 Lakhs per year
Tech Mahindra Technical Lead Salary - ₹9.4 Lakhs to ₹37.0 Lakhs per year
IBM Technical Lead Salary - ₹10.2 Lakhs to ₹27.5 Lakhs per year

What is the estimated take home salary of a Technical Lead at Cognizant in Chennai?

The estimated take-home salary of a Technical Lead at Cognizant ranges between ₹92,394 per month to ₹94,870 per month in Chennai. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant Technical Lead salary in India which ranges between ₹5.7 Lakhs to ₹22.0 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 2 years to 15 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?

What is the notice period for Technical Lead at Cognizant in Chennai?

According to AmbitionBox, 53% of the Cognizant Technical Leads in Chennai 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 2.2k responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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