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₹2.3 L/yr - ₹14.7 L/yr

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2 - 18 years exp. (7.2k salaries)
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₹5.2 L/yr - ₹18 L/yr

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2 - 13 years exp. (4.4k salaries)
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₹3.3 L/yr - ₹14.6 L/yr

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₹4.9 L/yr - ₹18 L/yr

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3 - 11 years exp. (1.1k salaries)
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₹6.9 L/yr - ₹25 L/yr

1 - 6 years exp. (380 salaries)
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2 - 12 years exp. (227 salaries)
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₹5.9 L/yr - ₹25 L/yr

1 - 7 years exp. (206 salaries)
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₹3.8 L/yr - ₹13.9 L/yr

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₹13.9 L/yr - ₹38 L/yr

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₹3.3 L/yr - ₹9.3 L/yr

1 - 6 years exp. (55 salaries)
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₹3.9 L/yr - ₹15.5 L/yr

4 - 14 years exp. (49 salaries)
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₹8.8 L/yr - ₹31.8 L/yr

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3.7

Rated by 447 employees for salary & benefits

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

4.0
  •  posted on 28 Aug 2024

3.0
 for  Salary and Benefits

Likes

The environment is pretty good and gets to learn new things.Also workload is manageable.

Dislikes

...curity. Silent layoffs are done in a disrespectful way including good employees. Very low salary for employees. And mainly doesn't settles your remaining amount after your resignation.

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

4.0
  •  posted on 13 Oct 2023

4.0
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Likes

If you get EU projects, work life balance will be better. Salary is average Good learning opportunities

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Dislikes

It's a service based company like other WITCHA companies. Every thing will depend on the type of project you get and your manager. 10 hour shift which was introduced during covid because everyone was working from home is still going on Might get stagnated after few years.

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0
  •  posted on 17 Jan 2023

1.0
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Likes

Work is respectable and is technically sound when compared to other MNCs.

Dislikes

Extremely low salary Even when eligible, requests for pay increases go unanswered. Equal-level roles are paid differently, which is blatantly rude. People with the same amount of experience in various technology stacks differ by 1.5–1.6 times on average.

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

2.0
  •  posted on 26 May 2022

1.0
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Job is secure even in the pandemic.

Dislikes

... for 8-9 hours everyday to the management while working for 3rd party companies. I've been working for more than a year inthe company and still there is no hike in salary or promotion. People don't care about your well being.

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

4.0
  •  posted on 18 Feb 2022

3.0
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Likes

It's my first job at cognizant which has great work-life balance, but benefits and compensation are less compare to other companies but i never felt low for that, I suggest people not lose opportunity working in cognizant if they get any.

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Dislikes

My one word answer is "national level politics in every project".

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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 5.9k 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 ₹18.17 lakhs per year. The top 1% earn more than a whopping ₹32 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 Lakhs per year, and for Programmer Analyst Trainee the minimum salary is ₹2.5 Lakhs to ₹6.7 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 ₹10 Lakhs to ₹20 Lakhs per year for Senior Business Analyst.
What is the notice period for Software Developer at Cognizant?
According to AmbitionBox, 36% of the Cognizant Software Developers reported a notice period of 15 days or less, 23% reported a notice period of 2 Months and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 2.4k responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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