Cognizant business analyst salary

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Average Cognizant business analyst salary

$71,041yearly

$35.78 hourly rate

Entry-level Cognizant business analyst salary

$55,000 yearly

Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Cognizant pay business analysts?

The average salary for Cognizant business analysts is $71,041 per year. Cognizant business analyst salaries range between $55,000 to $90,000 per year. Cognizant business analysts earn 5% less than the national average salary for business analysts of $74,431.

Location impacts how much a business analyst at Cognizant can expect to make. Business analysts at Cognizant make the most in Bellevue, WA, Los Angeles, CA, and Beaverton, OR.

How much does Cognizant pay business analysts by location?

Cognizant pays business analysts the most in Bellevue, WA, Los Angeles, CA, and Beaverton, OR. Additionally, cities like Teaneck and New York also report highly competitive salaries for business analysts at Cognizant.

Business analyst Cognizant salary by location

Rank	City	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
1	Bellevue, WA	$86,717	$41.69
2	Los Angeles, CA	$79,953	$38.44
3	Beaverton, OR	$79,659	$38.30
4	Teaneck, NJ	$77,542	$37.28
5	New York, NY	$75,123	$36.12
6	Dover, NH	$74,257	$35.70
7	Hartford, CT	$73,753	$35.46
8	Owings Mills, MD	$72,990	$35.09
9	Washington, DC	$72,343	$34.78
10	Las Vegas, NV	$71,545	$34.40

Highest-paid Cognizant business analysts by job level

Rank	Job title	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Business Systems Manager	$115,852	$56	-
2	Business Analyst/Manager	$111,803	$54	-
3	Senior Functional Analyst	$108,575	$52	-
4	Business Intelligence Architect	$106,118	$51	-
5	Senior Analyst/Project Manager	$103,707	$50	-
6	Business Intelligence Lead	$103,521	$50	-
7	Business Process Consultant	$103,030	$50	-
8	Lead Applications Analyst	$101,944	$49	-
9	Principal Analyst	$101,909	$49	-
10	Interface Analyst	$99,946	$48	-

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Recent salaries for business analysts at cognizant

Job	Location	Date added	Salary
Business Analyst Clinical Veeva, Idmp	Plano, TX	06/25/2025	$60,325
Business Systems Analyst Manager, Liquidity	Jersey City, NJ	06/16/2025	$100,000
Sailpoint IAM Business Analyst	Wilmington, DE	04/19/2025	$84,600
Claims Business Analyst-Remote	Montgomery, AL	03/25/2025	$34,611
Claims Business Analyst-Remote	Atlanta, GA	03/25/2025	$34,611

Business analyst salary at Cognizant competitors

Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Microsoft	$121,266	$58	35
2	Cisco	$115,807	$56	13
3	Oracle	$93,520	$45	967
4	KBACE Sales Ops	$88,134	$42	-
5	IBM	$83,215	$40	49
6	Tech Mahindra	$79,904	$38	-
7	iGATE Global Solutions	$79,810	$38	-
8	Infosys Public Service	$79,794	$38	69
9	HCL Technologies	$79,729	$38	7
10	Hexaware Technologies	$79,420	$38	12
11	Birlasoft	$79,321	$38	-
12	NIIT Technologies	$79,207	$38	-
13	Lockheed Martin	$78,857	$38	181
14	Zensar Technologies	$76,897	$37	-
15	UST Global	$72,554	$35	-
16	Computer Science Corporation	$67,426	$32	-

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