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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

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

Highest-paid Cognizant quality assurance engineers by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Senior Quality Assurance Manager$115,760$562
2Quality Assurance Engineering Manager$109,630$53-
3Manager, Software Quality Assurance$104,321$50-
4Software Engineer Lead$102,919$492
5Senior Software Application Engineer$99,413$48-
6Senior Performance Engineer$95,031$46-
7Senior Software Development Engineer$93,388$452
8Software Systems Engineer$92,794$45-
9Senior Software Engineer$92,394$4472
10Software Applications Engineer$91,844$44-

Quality assurance engineer salary at Cognizant competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Microsoft$121,433$58582
2Cisco$119,290$57203
3Oracle$104,110$503630
4Lockheed Martin$86,681$42622
5IBM$85,731$41111
6Zensar Technologies$82,619$40-
7Computer Science Corporation$82,398$40-
8KBACE Sales Ops$81,300$39-
9HCL Technologies$81,299$3955
10Birlasoft$80,401$39-
11Hexaware Technologies$80,170$396
12Tech Mahindra$80,080$391
13NIIT Technologies$80,073$39-
14iGATE Global Solutions$79,792$38-
15Infosys Public Service$79,312$38147
16UST Global$65,791$32-

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