Explore Cognizant salaries
Explore how much Cognizant employees make through salaries, wages, tips, bonuses, stock, commissions and more.
375 job titles
Junior Software Engineer
9 Salaries submitted
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Quality Analyst
9 Salaries submitted
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Technical Lead
8 Salaries submitted
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Devops Engineer
8 Salaries submitted
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QA Tester
8 Salaries submitted
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QA Automation Engineer
7 Salaries submitted
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Programme Analyst
7 Salaries submitted
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Quality Engineer
7 Salaries submitted
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Senior Backend Developer
7 Salaries submitted
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Tech Lead
6 Salaries submitted
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Cognizant pay FAQs
- The average Cognizant salary in United States can vary greatly by role. Annual salaries typically range from $36,032 (or $17) for a Crew Member to $353,413 (or $170) for a AVP-Sales. This is based on 945 salaries submitted on Glassdoor by Cognizant employees in United States as of June 2026.
- Here are the links to salaries by job function at Cognizant:
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- Cognizant employees attributed a compensation and benefits rating of 3.5/5 stars to their company.