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Average Cognizant software engineer salary

$81,234yearly

$48.2 hourly rate

Entry-level Cognizant software engineer salary
$63,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Cognizant pay software engineers?

The average salary for Cognizant software engineers is $81,234 per year. Cognizant software engineer salaries range between $63,000 to $104,000 per year. Cognizant software engineers earn 19% less than the national average salary for software engineers of $100,260.

Location impacts how much a software engineer at Cognizant can expect to make. Software engineers at Cognizant make the most in Bellevue, WA, Los Angeles, CA, and New York, NY.

How much does Cognizant pay software engineers by location?

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

Software engineer Cognizant salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Bellevue, WA$96,361$46.33
2Los Angeles, CA$93,680$45.04
3New York, NY$89,227$42.90
4Boston, MA$80,711$38.80
5Washington, DC$79,799$38.36
6Teaneck, NJ$78,711$37.84
7Owings Mills, MD$78,575$37.78
8Wilmington, DE$78,302$37.65
9Beaverton, OR$78,264$37.63
10Hartford, CT$77,384$37.20

Highest-paid Cognizant software engineers by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Vice President Of Software Engineering$122,177$59-
2Software Development Manager$114,596$55-
3Senior Principal Engineer$113,228$54-
4Senior Software Engineer Manager$112,723$54-
5Software Director$111,217$53-
6Chief Software Architect$109,395$53-
7Senior Application Architect$109,298$53-
8Senior Software Architect$106,428$51-
9Senior Consultant Architect$105,649$51-
10Software Project Manager$105,239$51-

Recent salaries for software engineers at cognizant

JobLocationDate addedSalary
Software EngineerDallas, TX06/27/2025$73,000
Software EngineerLouisville, KY06/24/2025$73,000
Software EngineerPhiladelphia, PA06/24/2025$73,000
Software EngineerSanta Fe, NM06/24/2025$73,000
Software EngineerColumbia, SC06/24/2025$73,000

Software engineer salary at Cognizant competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Microsoft$128,196$62789
2Cisco$125,255$60458
3KBACE Sales Ops$94,303$45-
4Lockheed Martin$91,650$44668
5Zensar Technologies$89,757$43-
6Oracle$89,558$4313535
7IBM$87,648$42358
8HCL Technologies$86,761$4212
9Birlasoft$86,053$41-
10Hexaware Technologies$85,637$4111
11NIIT Technologies$85,522$41-
12Tech Mahindra$85,333$412
13Infosys Public Service$85,235$41125
14iGATE Global Solutions$84,764$41-
15Computer Science Corporation$81,214$39-
16UST Global$72,205$35-

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