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How much does Cognizant pay?
Cognizant pays its employees an average of $101,715 a year. Salaries at Cognizant range from an average of $63,160 to $157,619 a year. Cognizant employees with the job title Senior Project Manager, IT make the most with an average annual salary of $121,470, while employees with the title Software Engineer make the least with an average annual salary of $73,941.
Are Cognizant employees satisfied with their compensation?
Our Fair Pay score for Cognizant is 2.44. 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 $158k / 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
5.7%
Early Career
20.9%
Mid Career
16.1%
Late Career
14.3%
Experienced
43.0%
This data is based on 230 survey responses.
Gender Breakdown for Cognizant
Male
71.2%
Avg. Salary: $64k - $164k
Female
27.6%
Avg. Salary: $60k - $150k
This data is based on 170 survey responses. Learn more about the gender pay gap.
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