Cognizant Software Engineer Salary (2026)
Based on 210 recent salaries of Software Engineers at Cognizant shared on Weekday · Updated Oct 2026
- Median salary
- ₹6.5 LPA
- ≈ ₹47,000 in hand / month
- Typical range (P25–P75)
- ₹6–7 L
- Middle 50% of salaries
- Freshers (0–1 yr)
- ₹6 LPA
- 23 salaries
- All of Cognizant
- ₹7 LPA
- Software Engineers earn 7% less
Fixed pay (CTC excluding bonus and stock). Figures use the newest 5,000 salaries, with the top and bottom 5% removed so typos don't skew them.
Cognizant Software Engineer salary at a glance
A Software Engineer at Cognizant earns a median of ₹6.5 LPA fixed, with most between ₹6 and ₹7 LPA. That is 7% below the ₹7 LPA median across everyone at Cognizant.
Cognizant Software Engineer salary by experience
Median (black line) and middle 50% (yellow band), ₹ LPA
- 0–1 yrs23 salaries₹6 L₹4.5–6.9 L
- 2–3 yrs48 salaries₹6.3 L₹5.2–6.5 L
- 4–6 yrs124 salaries₹6.5 L₹6–6.9 L
- 7–9 yrs10 salaries₹11.7 L₹7.6–15.9 L
10+ yrs hidden: fewer than 10 salaries.
Recent Cognizant Software Engineer salaries
Newest first. 210 in all.
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 5 yrs | ₹6.7 L |
| 0 yrs | ₹6 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹8.9 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹7.5 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹5 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹7.8 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹20 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹6.5 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹6.2 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹4 L |
Other roles at Cognizant
Titles with their own salary page, highest median first
Cognizant Software Engineer salary FAQs
What is the Software Engineer salary at Cognizant?
A Software Engineer at Cognizant earns a median of ₹6.5 LPA fixed, from 210 recent salaries on Weekday. Most earn ₹6–7 LPA.
What is the Cognizant Software Engineer salary for freshers?
With 0–1 years of experience the median is ₹6 LPA.
How much does a Cognizant Software Engineer earn with experience?
At 7–9 years the median is ₹11.7 LPA, against ₹6.5 LPA across all experience levels.
What is the in-hand salary of a Cognizant Software Engineer?
At the ₹6.5 LPA median, take-home is about ₹47,000 a month under the new tax regime, with basic at 50% of CTC and PF on basic.
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