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How much does Cognizant pay?
Cognizant pays its employees an average of $98,749 a year. Salaries at Cognizant range from an average of $62,479 to $152,690 a year. Cognizant employees with the job title Information Technology (IT) Director make the most with an average annual salary of $138,086, while employees with the title Software Developer make the least with an average annual salary of $72,570.
Are Cognizant employees satisfied with their compensation?
Our Fair Pay score for Cognizant is 2.36. Read reviews from current employees that include compensation and culture insights.
What is the highest salary at Cognizant?
The highest reported salary for an employee at Cognizant is currently $153k / year
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About Cognizant
Address: Teaneck, New Jersey
Website: https://www.cognizant.com/
Industries: Consulting, Software, Industrial Automation
Founded on: January 26th, 1994
Number of Employees: 10,001-1,000,000
Also known as: Cognizant Technology Solutions
Years of Experience
Entry Level
4.6%
Early Career
19.0%
Mid Career
18.2%
Late Career
14.1%
Experienced
44.0%
This data is based on 411 survey responses.
Gender Breakdown for Cognizant
Male
70.6%
Avg. Salary: $62k - $153k
Female
28.7%
Avg. Salary: $58k - $154k
This data is based on 296 survey responses. Learn more about the gender pay gap.
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