Cognizant analyst salary

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Average Cognizant analyst salary

$76,354yearly

$35.1 hourly rate

Entry-level Cognizant analyst salary

$61,000 yearly

Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Cognizant pay analysts?

The average salary for Cognizant analysts is $76,354 per year. Cognizant analyst salaries range between $61,000 to $95,000 per year. Cognizant analysts earn 5% more than the national average salary for analysts of $73,007.

Location impacts how much a analyst at Cognizant can expect to make. Analysts at Cognizant make the most in Washington, DC, Teaneck, NJ, and New York, NY.

How much does Cognizant pay analysts by location?

Cognizant pays analysts the most in Washington, DC, Teaneck, NJ, and New York, NY. Additionally, cities like Hartford and Bellevue also report highly competitive salaries for analysts at Cognizant.

Analyst Cognizant salary by location

Rank	City	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
1	Washington, DC	$85,580	$41.14
2	Teaneck, NJ	$84,538	$40.64
3	New York, NY	$83,332	$40.06
4	Hartford, CT	$80,062	$38.49
5	Bellevue, WA	$79,963	$38.44
6	Boston, MA	$79,952	$38.44
7	Owings Mills, MD	$78,902	$37.93
8	Los Angeles, CA	$77,667	$37.34
9	Richmond, VA	$75,451	$36.27
10	College Station, TX	$75,178	$36.14

Highest-paid Cognizant analysts by job level

Rank	Job title	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Level Senior Support Analyst	$117,233	$56	-
2	Business Analyst/Manager	$111,803	$54	-
3	Investigative Analyst	$109,987	$53	-
4	Senior Functional Analyst	$108,575	$52	-
5	Business Strategy Consultant	$104,142	$50	-
6	Senior Analyst/Project Manager	$103,707	$50	-
7	Equity Research Analyst	$103,588	$50	-
8	Lead Applications Analyst	$101,944	$49	-
9	Principal Analyst	$101,909	$49	-
10	Equity Analyst	$101,076	$49	-

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Recent salaries for analysts at cognizant

Job	Location	Date added	Salary
00063910511-Dx Strategy Analyst and Genai Strategy Adobe	Plano, TX	06/20/2025	$150,000
Cloud Space Engagement Analyst	New York, NY	02/20/2025	$80,000
Cloud Space Engagement Analyst	Sunnyvale, CA	02/20/2025	$80,000

Analyst salary at Cognizant competitors

Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Cisco	$98,517	$47	41
2	KBACE Sales Ops	$88,647	$43	-
3	Oracle	$88,120	$42	1549
4	Microsoft	$85,735	$41	33
5	IBM	$79,041	$38	19
6	Zensar Technologies	$77,474	$37	2
7	HCL Technologies	$74,535	$36	2
8	Birlasoft	$73,571	$35	-
9	Lockheed Martin	$73,503	$35	286
10	Hexaware Technologies	$73,437	$35	6
11	iGATE Global Solutions	$73,300	$35	-
12	Tech Mahindra	$73,298	$35	1
13	NIIT Technologies	$73,096	$35	-
14	Infosys Public Service	$73,026	$35	50
15	Computer Science Corporation	$72,979	$35	-
16	UST Global	$67,443	$32	-

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