Cognizant administrator salary

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Average Cognizant administrator salary

$76,759yearly

$35.04 hourly rate

Entry-level Cognizant administrator salary

$61,000 yearly

Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Cognizant pay administrators?

The average salary for Cognizant administrators is $76,759 per year. Cognizant administrator salaries range between $61,000 to $95,000 per year. Cognizant administrators earn 5% more than the national average salary for administrators of $72,882.

Location impacts how much a administrator at Cognizant can expect to make. Administrators at Cognizant make the most in Teaneck, NJ, Washington, DC, and Bellevue, WA.

How much does Cognizant pay administrators by location?

Cognizant pays administrators the most in Teaneck, NJ, Washington, DC, and Bellevue, WA. Additionally, cities like Boston and Hartford also report highly competitive salaries for administrators at Cognizant.

Administrator Cognizant salary by location

Rank	City	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
1	Teaneck, NJ	$87,887	$42.25
2	Washington, DC	$87,021	$41.84
3	Bellevue, WA	$86,847	$41.75
4	Boston, MA	$86,627	$41.65
5	Hartford, CT	$82,199	$39.52
6	Los Angeles, CA	$81,426	$39.15
7	Beaverton, OR	$80,974	$38.93
8	New York, NY	$80,822	$38.86
9	Richmond, VA	$80,223	$38.57
10	Owings Mills, MD	$80,096	$38.51

Highest-paid Cognizant administrators by job level

Rank	Job title	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Lead Unix Systems Administrator	$104,575	$50	-
2	Lotus Notes Administrator	$100,443	$48	-
3	Regional Administrator	$100,327	$48	-
4	Division Administrator	$99,310	$48	-
5	Executive Director/Administrator	$98,633	$47	-
6	Lead Oracle Database Administrator	$96,198	$46	-
7	Senior Oracle Database Administrator	$94,728	$46	2
8	Senior Information Technology Administrator	$94,607	$45	-
9	Consultant-Senior System Administrator	$94,116	$45	-
10	Software Administrator	$93,855	$45	-

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Recent salaries for administrators at cognizant

Job	Location	Date added	Salary
OCI Administrator (OCI Admin)	Chicago, IL	04/19/2025	$112,500
Sterling Administrator	Englewood, CO	03/29/2025	$49,001
Z/OS Cics Admin (Hybrid)	Worcester, MA	03/21/2025	$110,000
Z/OS Cics Admin	Seattle, WA	02/22/2025	$73,000
Facets Administrator	Cincinnati, OH	02/21/2025	$99,000

Administrator salary at Cognizant competitors

Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Microsoft	$122,673	$59	21
2	Cisco	$118,513	$57	-
3	KBACE Sales Ops	$93,993	$45	-
4	Infosys Public Service	$89,593	$43	30
5	Zensar Technologies	$88,703	$43	-
6	Oracle	$87,573	$42	481
7	iGATE Global Solutions	$86,232	$41	-
8	Hexaware Technologies	$86,208	$41	-
9	NIIT Technologies	$85,734	$41	-
10	Birlasoft	$85,637	$41	-
11	Tech Mahindra	$85,312	$41	-
12	IBM	$84,486	$41	51
13	HCL Technologies	$84,149	$40	-
14	UST Global	$74,630	$36	-
15	Computer Science Corporation	$65,424	$31	-
16	Lockheed Martin	$64,759	$31	179

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