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Cognizant Associate Software Programmer Salaries in India

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Associate Software Programmer

4 - 8 years exp. (551 salaries)
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₹5 L/yr - ₹20 L/yr

Senior Research Associate

3 - 10 years exp. (112 salaries)
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₹7.8 L/yr - ₹18 L/yr

Senior Associate Engineer

4 - 12 years exp. (112 salaries)
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₹7.2 L/yr - ₹23.2 L/yr

SAP Security & GRC Consultant

1 - 7 years exp. (112 salaries)
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₹3.8 L/yr - ₹13.6 L/yr

Senior Engineering Manager

15 - 20 years exp. (111 salaries)
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₹18.4 L/yr - ₹40 L/yr

Citrix Administrator

2 - 6 years exp. (111 salaries)
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₹3 L/yr - ₹12.5 L/yr

Management Consultant

3 - 16 years exp. (111 salaries)
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₹11.1 L/yr - ₹37 L/yr

Senior Automation Test Engineer

3 - 10 years exp. (110 salaries)
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₹5.8 L/yr - ₹17.7 L/yr

Talent Acquisition Specialist

2 - 9 years exp. (109 salaries)
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₹3 L/yr - ₹10.1 L/yr

Sharepoint Developer

2 - 7 years exp. (108 salaries)
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₹4.2 L/yr - ₹12.5 L/yr

Product Test Analyst

1 - 7 years exp. (108 salaries)
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₹3.7 L/yr - ₹9.2 L/yr

Lead Architect

10 - 17 years exp. (107 salaries)
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₹13.5 L/yr - ₹30 L/yr

Data Processing Specialist

2 - 13 years exp. (107 salaries)
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₹3.9 L/yr - ₹9 L/yr

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HR Business Partner

2 - 15 years exp. (106 salaries)
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₹5 L/yr - ₹18.3 L/yr

Engagement Delivery Lead

16 - 23 years exp. (106 salaries)
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₹19 L/yr - ₹40 L/yr

1 job opening

Incident Manager

2 - 10 years exp. (105 salaries)
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₹3.5 L/yr - ₹14.6 L/yr

1 job opening

Technical Writer

1 - 8 years exp. (105 salaries)
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₹3.8 L/yr - ₹14.4 L/yr

Senior Technical Architect

13 - 20 years exp. (104 salaries)
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₹20.1 L/yr - ₹51.6 L/yr

Jira Administrator

3 - 6 years exp. (104 salaries)
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₹3.8 L/yr - ₹13 L/yr

Software Programmer

1 - 5 years exp. (103 salaries)
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₹2.2 L/yr - ₹10.7 L/yr

Medical Scribe Executive

0 - 6 years exp. (103 salaries)
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₹2 L/yr - ₹8.3 L/yr

Last Updated: 4 Jan, 2025

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3.7

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Programmer Analyst in Kolkata

Full Time

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0
  •  posted on 18 Jan 2025
2.0
 for  Salary and Benefits

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I have been learning new technologies since day one, so learning is never stopped for me after joining cognizant

Dislikes

Cognizant will not pay you well , Even if you are eligible for a better pay at the correct time they will release you from the project so that they don't have to promote you

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Senior Associate in Noida

Full Time

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Procurement & Supply Chain Department

4.0
  •  posted on 10 Jan 2025
3.0
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Cognizant has strong capebilities in delivering technology services with a robust support. People are satisfied working here but since past couple of years company has not given ample opportunitiesto employees in terms of growth and compensastion

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  • Work satisfaction - Good
    +2 more

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Not good approasal No timely appraisal No promotion policies No standard salary parameters as per exp No benchmarking for compensastion

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Senior Associate in Kolkata

Full Time

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0
  •  posted on 10 Jan 2025
4.0
 for  Salary and Benefits

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If you swith to Cognizant, they will provide good salary compared to other service based company. They also push their associate for skill development with regular certification drive.

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  • Salary - Good
    +1 more

Dislikes

The appraisal system dropped drastically in couple of years. Very minimum salary hike with high ratings.

  • Promotions - Poor

Programmer Analyst in Chennai

Full Time

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

5.0
  •  posted on 08 Jan 2025
3.0
 for  Salary and Benefits

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I joined Cognizant as a fresher and it’s a best place for starting your career. Culture is very good maybe because of company USA origin. I got good ratings for my hard work without any politics.

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  • Skill development - Excellent
    +4 more

Dislikes

Salary and hike is low. Waiting period for promotion is so high even though if you have top year end rating.

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Programmer Analyst in Pune

Full Time

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0
  •  posted on 04 Jan 2025
5.0
 for  Salary and Benefits

Likes

Salary comes on time. Leaves also gets approved easily.

  • Salary - Excellent
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Dislikes

No work life balance. No projects in company so they silently fires. Not so good culture. Not so get promotion(1-5%hike only) or no benefits (whole year). Not that much bonus yearly.

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  • Skill development - Poor
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Cognizant Salary FAQs

How much does Cognizant pay per year?
The average Cognizant salary ranges from approximately ₹0.2 Lakh to ₹0.2 Lakh per year for a Safety Engineer and ₹94 Lakhs to ₹96 Lakhs per year for a Senior Director Finance. Salary estimates are based on 551 Cognizant salaries received from various employees of Cognizant. Cognizant employees rate the overall salary and benefits package 3.7/5 stars.
What is the highest salary in Cognizant?
The highest-paying job at Cognizant is a Senior Director Finance with a salary of ₹94 Lakhs to ₹96 Lakhs per year. The top 10% of employees earn more than ₹18.24 lakhs per year. The top 1% earn more than a whopping ₹32.01 lakhs per year.
What is the minimum salary in Cognizant?
Minimum salary at Cognizant depends on the role you are applying for. For Processing Executive the minimum salary is ₹1 Lakh to ₹5.1 Lakhs per year, and for Programmer Analyst Trainee the minimum salary is ₹1 Lakh to ₹4.6 Lakhs per year and so on.
What is the salary package for freshers in Cognizant?
The average salary at Cognizant for freshers varies from ₹0.7 Lakh to ₹4 Lakhs per year for Information Technology Support Engineer and ₹11 Lakhs to ₹15 Lakhs per year for Senior Business Development Analyst.
What is the notice period for Associate Software Programmer at Cognizant?
According to AmbitionBox, 45% of the Cognizant Associate Software Programmers reported a notice period of 2 Months, 32% reported a notice period of 3 Months and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 339 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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