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Average Cognizant senior engineer salary

$89,532yearly

$52.28 hourly rate

Entry-level Cognizant senior engineer salary
$69,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Cognizant pay senior engineers?

The average salary for Cognizant senior engineers is $89,532 per year. Cognizant senior engineer salaries range between $69,000 to $114,000 per year. Cognizant senior engineers earn 18% less than the national average salary for senior engineers of $108,743.

Location impacts how much a senior engineer at Cognizant can expect to make. Senior engineers at Cognizant make the most in Los Angeles, CA, Bellevue, WA, and Washington, DC.

How much does Cognizant pay senior engineers by location?

Cognizant pays senior engineers the most in Los Angeles, CA, Bellevue, WA, and Washington, DC. Additionally, cities like Phoenix and New York also report highly competitive salaries for senior engineers at Cognizant.

Senior engineer Cognizant salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Los Angeles, CA$101,760$48.92
2Bellevue, WA$100,562$48.35
3Washington, DC$97,651$46.95
4Phoenix, AZ$94,137$45.26
5New York, NY$90,570$43.54
6Beaverton, OR$89,433$43.00
7Boston, MA$89,182$42.88
8Owings Mills, MD$87,903$42.26
9Albuquerque, NM$86,443$41.56
10Teaneck, NJ$86,065$41.38

Highest-paid Cognizant senior engineers by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Senior Principal Engineer$113,228$54-
2Senior Software Engineer Manager$112,723$54-
3Principal Design Engineer$112,499$54-
4Senior Architect$111,782$545
5Development Engineer/Engineering Manager$109,922$53-
6Senior Staff Systems Engineer$109,893$53-
7Senior Computer Engineer$107,932$52-
8Senior Engineering Manager$107,858$52-
9Principal Systems Engineer$107,840$52-
10Principle Engineer, Systems Engineering$107,298$52-

Recent salaries for senior engineers at cognizant

JobLocationDate addedSalary
SR. Genesys EngineerBismarck, ND06/25/2025$65,000
SR. Genesys EngineerColumbia, SC06/25/2025$65,000
SR. Genesys EngineerBoise, ID06/25/2025$65,000
SR. Genesys EngineerJackson, MS06/25/2025$65,000
SR. Genesys EngineerUrban Honolulu, HI06/25/2025$65,000

Senior engineer salary at Cognizant competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Microsoft$157,257$76896
2Cisco$135,463$65551
3KBACE Sales Ops$103,654$50-
4Oracle$101,229$499220
5Zensar Technologies$90,659$441
6Computer Science Corporation$90,093$43-
7IBM$89,782$43220
8Lockheed Martin$87,789$421339
9HCL Technologies$79,074$3840
10Birlasoft$76,522$37-
11NIIT Technologies$76,039$37-
12Hexaware Technologies$75,872$367
13Tech Mahindra$75,285$364
14iGATE Global Solutions$74,610$36-
15Infosys Public Service$74,480$3654
16UST Global$68,013$33-

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