Cognizant quality assurance engineer salary

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Average Cognizant quality assurance engineer salary

$80,144yearly

$39.53 hourly rate

Entry-level Cognizant quality assurance engineer salary

$61,000 yearly

Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Cognizant pay quality assurance engineers?

The average salary for Cognizant quality assurance engineers is $80,144 per year. Cognizant quality assurance engineer salaries range between $61,000 to $104,000 per year. Cognizant quality assurance engineers earn 3% less than the national average salary for quality assurance engineers of $82,215.

Location impacts how much a quality assurance engineer at Cognizant can expect to make. Quality assurance engineers at Cognizant make the most in Los Angeles, CA, Dover, NH, and Bellevue, WA.

How much does Cognizant pay quality assurance engineers by location?

Cognizant pays quality assurance engineers the most in Los Angeles, CA, Dover, NH, and Bellevue, WA. Additionally, cities like Washington and Owings Mills also report highly competitive salaries for quality assurance engineers at Cognizant.

Quality assurance engineer Cognizant salary by location

Rank	City	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
1	Los Angeles, CA	$94,854	$45.60
2	Dover, NH	$92,149	$44.30
3	Bellevue, WA	$91,303	$43.90
4	Washington, DC	$87,660	$42.14
5	Owings Mills, MD	$86,475	$41.57
6	Teaneck, NJ	$85,313	$41.02
7	New York, NY	$83,746	$40.26
8	Boston, MA	$83,515	$40.15
9	Hartford, CT	$82,920	$39.87
10	Richmond, VA	$81,674	$39.27

Highest-paid Cognizant quality assurance engineers by job level

Rank	Job title	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Senior Quality Assurance Manager	$115,760	$56	2
2	Quality Assurance Engineering Manager	$109,630	$53	-
3	Manager, Software Quality Assurance	$104,321	$50	-
4	Software Engineer Lead	$102,919	$49	2
5	Senior Software Application Engineer	$99,413	$48	-
6	Senior Performance Engineer	$95,031	$46	-
7	Senior Software Development Engineer	$93,388	$45	2
8	Software Systems Engineer	$92,794	$45	-
9	Senior Software Engineer	$92,394	$44	72
10	Software Applications Engineer	$91,844	$44	-

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Quality assurance engineer salary at Cognizant competitors

Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Microsoft	$121,433	$58	582
2	Cisco	$119,290	$57	203
3	Oracle	$104,110	$50	3630
4	Lockheed Martin	$86,681	$42	622
5	IBM	$85,731	$41	111
6	Zensar Technologies	$82,619	$40	-
7	Computer Science Corporation	$82,398	$40	-
8	KBACE Sales Ops	$81,300	$39	-
9	HCL Technologies	$81,299	$39	55
10	Birlasoft	$80,401	$39	-
11	Hexaware Technologies	$80,170	$39	6
12	Tech Mahindra	$80,080	$39	1
13	NIIT Technologies	$80,073	$39	-
14	iGATE Global Solutions	$79,792	$38	-
15	Infosys Public Service	$79,312	$38	147
16	UST Global	$65,791	$32	-

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