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Cognizant Salaries in India

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Senior Associate Team Lead

7 - 13 years exp. (70 salaries)
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ā‚¹8.7 L/yr - ā‚¹22.5 L/yr

Technical Associate

3 - 8 years exp. (69 salaries)
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ā‚¹4.9 L/yr - ā‚¹13.4 L/yr

Deputy General Manager Operations

14 - 21 years exp. (69 salaries)
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ā‚¹17.5 L/yr - ā‚¹30 L/yr

Lead Software Engineer

7 - 16 years exp. (69 salaries)
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ā‚¹13.9 L/yr - ā‚¹36.5 L/yr

Site Reliability Engineer

2 - 9 years exp. (68 salaries)
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ā‚¹4.5 L/yr - ā‚¹18.2 L/yr

Support Analyst

0 - 7 years exp. (68 salaries)
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ā‚¹3 L/yr - ā‚¹10.5 L/yr

Senior Quality Engineer

2 - 9 years exp. (68 salaries)
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ā‚¹5.6 L/yr - ā‚¹16 L/yr

Campaign Manager

1 - 7 years exp. (68 salaries)
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ā‚¹3.8 L/yr - ā‚¹9.5 L/yr

IOS Developer

1 - 7 years exp. (68 salaries)
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ā‚¹4.5 L/yr - ā‚¹17.5 L/yr

1 job opening

Health Care Executive

1 - 5 years exp. (67 salaries)
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ā‚¹1.5 L/yr - ā‚¹4.5 L/yr

Senior Scrum Master

10 - 17 years exp. (67 salaries)
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ā‚¹11.4 L/yr - ā‚¹32.5 L/yr

Associate Software Test Engineer

2 - 6 years exp. (66 salaries)
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ā‚¹4.2 L/yr - ā‚¹11 L/yr

Senior Consultant CRM

7 - 15 years exp. (66 salaries)
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ā‚¹9 L/yr - ā‚¹20 L/yr

Trainer

2 - 8 years exp. (66 salaries)
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ā‚¹2.6 L/yr - ā‚¹9.3 L/yr

1 job opening

Senior ETL Developer

3 - 11 years exp. (66 salaries)
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ā‚¹5.9 L/yr - ā‚¹16.5 L/yr

Technical Analyst

1 - 5 years exp. (65 salaries)
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ā‚¹2.7 L/yr - ā‚¹7 L/yr

Senior Medical Reviewer

4 - 8 years exp. (65 salaries)
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ā‚¹8.8 L/yr - ā‚¹18.5 L/yr

Visual Designer

2 - 9 years exp. (65 salaries)
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ā‚¹3 L/yr - ā‚¹11.7 L/yr

Scientific Assistant

8 - 15 years exp. (65 salaries)
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ā‚¹9.5 L/yr - ā‚¹20.5 L/yr

Research Associate

0 - 5 years exp. (65 salaries)
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ā‚¹1.9 L/yr - ā‚¹9.2 L/yr

Last Updated: 10 Jan, 2025

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Senior Associate in Noida

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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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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

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

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

Junior Data Analyst in Mumbai

Full Time

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Healthcare & Life Sciences Department

5.0
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-Good work-life balance: Many employees appreciate the flexible working hours and adequate breaks. -Opportunities for growth and development: Cognizant offers various training programs and certifications to help employees upskill. -Diverse and inclusive work environment: Employees praise the company's efforts to foster a culture of inclusivity and diversity.

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...e employees have reported feeling overwhelmed with workload and tight deadlines. -Limited salary hikes and promotions: A few employees have expressed dissatisfaction with the company's compensation and promotion policies. -Politics and favoritism: Some reviewers have mentioned experiencing unfair treatment and favoritism within the organization.

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Programmer Analyst in Chennai

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

5.0
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I joined Cognizant as a fresher and itā€™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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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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Project Associate in Noida

Full Time

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

1.0
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In my current project there is some flexibility of work but when compared to other projects it is hell

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There are many points 1. promotion criteria which is worst in all mnc. 2. salary hike is negligible. 3. even there is no such activities happened which makes you motivated through out the year.

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Cognizant Salary FAQs

How much does Cognizant pay per year?
The average Cognizant salary ranges from approximately ā‚¹0.2 Lakh to ā‚¹0.2 Lakh per year for a Safety Engineer and ā‚¹94 Lakhs to ā‚¹96 Lakhs per year for a Senior Director Finance. Salary estimates are based on 5.6L 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 ā‚¹94 Lakhs to ā‚¹96 Lakhs per year. The top 10% of employees earn more than ā‚¹18.25 lakhs per year. The top 1% earn more than a whopping ā‚¹32.02 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 ā‚¹1 Lakh to ā‚¹5.1 Lakhs per year, and for Programmer Analyst Trainee the minimum salary is ā‚¹1 Lakh to ā‚¹4.5 Lakhs per year and so on.
What is the salary package for freshers in Cognizant?
The average salary at Cognizant for freshers varies from ā‚¹0.7 Lakh to ā‚¹4 Lakhs per year for Information Technology Support Engineer and ā‚¹10 Lakhs to ā‚¹20 Lakhs per year for Senior Business Analyst.
What is the notice period at Cognizant?
According to AmbitionBox, 32% of the Cognizant employees reported a notice period of 2 Months, 30% reported a notice period of 3 Months and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 2.9L responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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