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Cognizant Junior Software Developer Salaries in India

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1 - 3 years exp. (335 salaries)
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₹3 L/yr - ₹8.1 L/yr

6 - 16 years exp. (317 salaries)
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₹8 L/yr - ₹26.2 L/yr

0 - 5 years exp. (315 salaries)
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₹1.6 L/yr - ₹3.5 L/yr

2 - 7 years exp. (314 salaries)
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₹1.9 L/yr - ₹5.5 L/yr

0 - 7 years exp. (312 salaries)
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₹3 L/yr - ₹12.4 L/yr

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₹1.8 L/yr - ₹6 L/yr

0 - 8 years exp. (308 salaries)
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₹3.9 L/yr - ₹15 L/yr

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9 - 25 years exp. (307 salaries)
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₹13 L/yr - ₹44 L/yr

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1 - 9 years exp. (299 salaries)
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₹2 L/yr - ₹7.3 L/yr

12 - 19 years exp. (292 salaries)
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₹12 L/yr - ₹39 L/yr

17 - 28 years exp. (288 salaries)
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₹28 L/yr - ₹75 L/yr

2 job openings
1 - 5 years exp. (287 salaries)
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₹2.4 L/yr - ₹9.9 L/yr

12 - 18 years exp. (285 salaries)
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₹10 L/yr - ₹30 L/yr

1 - 6 years exp. (283 salaries)
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₹2.4 L/yr - ₹10 L/yr

1 - 4 years exp. (282 salaries)
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₹3 L/yr - ₹9.2 L/yr

1 - 5 years exp. (282 salaries)
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₹2.1 L/yr - ₹9.4 L/yr

3 job openings
7 - 17 years exp. (278 salaries)
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₹7.7 L/yr - ₹20.5 L/yr

1 job opening
2 - 7 years exp. (278 salaries)
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₹3.3 L/yr - ₹12.8 L/yr

2 - 8 years exp. (272 salaries)
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₹5.9 L/yr - ₹25.6 L/yr

1 - 7 years exp. (271 salaries)
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₹2.8 L/yr - ₹11.5 L/yr

2 job openings
1 - 7 years exp. (269 salaries)
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₹3.2 L/yr - ₹12.1 L/yr

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Last Updated: 8 Jan, 2025

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3.2

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

4.0
  •  posted on 08 Jan 2022

4.0
 for  Salary and Benefits

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...in job but news and other sources to know about it too best companies in india.good salary hike and bonus every year.and team are supportive and the management is tanasparent.

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

4.0
  •  posted on 04 Oct 2021

4.0
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Skill development and learning Worklife balance Compensation and benefits Job security ( mid and lower level) company culture

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  • Salary - Good
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work-life balance (depends on projects) work environment (depends on project)

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

1.0
  •  posted on 22 Jan 2025

1.0
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Depends on your home manager, some are really supportive. 5-6 hours required from office (depends on the project), rest can be done from home, udemy access, cloud certifications

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Dislikes

Salary is too low, only ceo earns good money, exploiting freshers and playing with their careers. They don't have many projects, so most of the time people will be on bench. Promotions are delayed/cancelled based on their convenience citing reasons like utilization is less (common sense- it is less because the company has less projects). Promotions criteria are increased if you satisfy previous required criteria. Hikes are less than peanuts. Company culture is bad, no festival celebration nothing. Work-life balance depends on the project; if you have a project, then you're overloaded with work and if you don't, you're overloaded with stress as they can terminate you anyday. FEW OF THE LATERAL HIREES ARE PUT ON BENCH AND LATER TERMINATED AFTER 6 MONTHS. JOIN ONLY IF YOU WANT TO WASTE YOUR TIME AND CAREER.

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  • Salary - Bad
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Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0
  •  posted on 18 Jan 2025

2.0
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I have been learning new technologies since day one, so learning is never stopped for me after joining cognizant

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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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  • Salary - Poor
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BFSI, Investments & Trading Department

3.0
  •  posted on 11 Jan 2025

2.0
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Company culture was very good. Senior management was also good.

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...security, suddenly one day you will know that now your not part of your project. Salary and other benefits are very less as compared to other it company.

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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 332 Cognizant salaries received from various employees of Cognizant. Cognizant employees rate the overall salary and benefits package 3.2/5 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 Junior Software Developer at Cognizant?
According to AmbitionBox, 27% of the Cognizant Junior Software Developers reported a notice period of 3 Months, 26% reported a notice period of 15 days or less and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 324 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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