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Cognizant Mainframe Developer Salaries in India

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Designation Avg Annual Salary Open Jobs

Mainframe Developer

2 - 5 years exp. (503 salaries)
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₹2.7 L/yr - ₹10.5 L/yr

6 job openings

Major Incident Manager

3 - 8 years exp. (172 salaries)
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₹3.6 L/yr - ₹13 L/yr

Application Security Engineer

1 - 6 years exp. (169 salaries)
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₹3.7 L/yr - ₹13 L/yr

Database Admin

2 - 7 years exp. (168 salaries)
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₹3.5 L/yr - ₹14.6 L/yr

1 job opening

Process Analyst

0 - 7 years exp. (167 salaries)
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₹1.1 L/yr - ₹8 L/yr

QA Lead

6 - 15 years exp. (165 salaries)
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₹6.4 L/yr - ₹23.6 L/yr

QA Manager

10 - 17 years exp. (165 salaries)
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₹12 L/yr - ₹26 L/yr

Snowflake Developer

2 - 7 years exp. (164 salaries)
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₹4 L/yr - ₹15.2 L/yr

3 job openings

Senior System Analyst

2 - 6 years exp. (160 salaries)
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₹2.9 L/yr - ₹8.6 L/yr

Production Analyst

1 - 4 years exp. (160 salaries)
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₹2.5 L/yr - ₹9.2 L/yr

QA Test Analyst

2 - 9 years exp. (159 salaries)
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₹3.2 L/yr - ₹12 L/yr

Senior Voice Process Executive

0 - 6 years exp. (159 salaries)
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₹2.5 L/yr - ₹6.9 L/yr

Functional Architect

10 - 20 years exp. (158 salaries)
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₹15 L/yr - ₹32 L/yr

SQL Developer

2 - 5 years exp. (155 salaries)
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₹2.8 L/yr - ₹11.4 L/yr

Tech Lead Software Engineer 3

3 - 8 years exp. (155 salaries)
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₹5 L/yr - ₹15.5 L/yr

Associate Data Scientist

1 - 6 years exp. (155 salaries)
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₹4.5 L/yr - ₹14.5 L/yr

Senior Data Engineer

3 - 13 years exp. (154 salaries)
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₹7.5 L/yr - ₹30 L/yr

HR Manager

9 - 20 years exp. (154 salaries)
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₹8 L/yr - ₹25 L/yr

Business Associate

0 - 6 years exp. (153 salaries)
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₹1 L/yr - ₹10 L/yr

16 job openings

Automation Test Analyst

1 - 5 years exp. (153 salaries)
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₹1.9 L/yr - ₹9.1 L/yr

Associate Test Analyst

2 - 7 years exp. (152 salaries)
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₹4.9 L/yr - ₹8.9 L/yr

Last Updated: 3 Jan, 2025

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  •  posted on 21 Jan 2022
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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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  •  posted on 10 Jan 2025
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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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Full Time

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0
  •  posted on 10 Jan 2025
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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
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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
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Likes

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
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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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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 496 Cognizant salaries received from various employees of Cognizant. Cognizant employees rate the overall salary and benefits package 3.4/5 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 ₹18.30 lakhs per year. The top 1% earn more than a whopping ₹32.05 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 Mainframe Developer at Cognizant?
According to AmbitionBox, 45% of the Cognizant Mainframe Developers reported a notice period of 15 days or less, 22% reported a notice period of 2 Months and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 305 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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