The median salary at Cognizant in India is ₹6.5L per year, with most roles between ₹6.2L and ₹6.9L CTC. Below is Cognizant's pay broken down by role and experience, aggregated from 2,13,309 employee-reported salary reports.
Average annual CTC for each role reported at Cognizant, highest first.
| Role | Experience | Avg CTC | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Project Manager | 9–19 yrs | ₹27.8L | ₹26.4L–₹29.2L |
| Senior Project Associate | 4–13 yrs | ₹20.4L | ₹19.3L–₹21.4L |
| Senior Software Engineer | 2–11 yrs | ₹18.5L | ₹17.6L–₹19.5L |
| Senior Developer | 3–11 yrs | ₹15.4L | ₹14.7L–₹16.2L |
| Technical Lead | 2–13 yrs | ₹12.4L | ₹11.8L–₹13.0L |
| Software Developer | 0–8 yrs | ₹9.5L | ₹9.0L–₹10.0L |
| Devops Engineer | 1–6 yrs | ₹7.9L | ₹7.5L–₹8.3L |
| Data Engineer | 1–6 yrs | ₹7.4L | ₹7.0L–₹7.8L |
| Software Engineer | 1–6 yrs | ₹7.2L | ₹6.8L–₹7.5L |
| Process Specialist | 2–11 yrs | ₹6.7L | ₹6.4L–₹7.0L |
| Data Analyst | 1–8 yrs | ₹6.4L | ₹6.0L–₹6.7L |
| Softwaretest Engineer | 1–5 yrs | ₹6.0L | ₹5.7L–₹6.3L |
| Test Analyst | 1–7 yrs | ₹5.5L | ₹5.3L–₹5.8L |
| Senior Systems Engineer | 1–6 yrs | ₹5.5L | ₹5.2L–₹5.8L |
| Programmer Analyst | 1–4 yrs | ₹4.9L | ₹4.6L–₹5.1L |
| Junior Software Engineer | 1–3 yrs | ₹4.7L | ₹4.5L–₹5.0L |
| Senior Process Associate | 1–7 yrs | ₹4.4L | ₹4.2L–₹4.6L |
| Senior Processing Executive | 1–7 yrs | ₹4.2L | ₹4.0L–₹4.4L |
| Programmer Analyst Trainee | 0–1 yrs | ₹4.0L | ₹3.8L–₹4.2L |
| Processing Executive | 0–3 yrs | ₹2.7L | ₹2.6L–₹2.9L |
The median salary at Cognizant is around ₹6.5L per year (CTC), with most roles falling between ₹6.2L and ₹6.9L. Figures are aggregated from 2,13,309 employee-reported salary reports across 20 roles.
Among reported roles, Project Manager is the highest-paid at Cognizant, averaging about ₹27.8L per year.
Early-career roles at Cognizant start around ₹2.7L per year, rising with experience and specialisation.
They are median estimates from crowdsourced, employee-reported data (AmbitionBox) and are indicative, not guarantees. Actual offers vary by role, location, skills and negotiation.