Cognizant team leader salary

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Average Cognizant team leader salary

$88,934yearly

$33.09 hourly rate

Entry-level Cognizant team leader salary

$71,000 yearly

Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Cognizant pay team leaders?

The average salary for Cognizant team leaders is $88,934 per year. Cognizant team leader salaries range between $71,000 to $111,000 per year. Cognizant team leaders earn 29% more than the national average salary for team leaders of $68,817.

Location impacts how much a team leader at Cognizant can expect to make. Team leaders at Cognizant make the most in New York, NY, Teaneck, NJ, and Boston, MA.

How much does Cognizant pay team leaders by location?

Cognizant pays team leaders the most in New York, NY, Teaneck, NJ, and Boston, MA. Additionally, cities like Washington and Woonsocket also report highly competitive salaries for team leaders at Cognizant.

Team leader Cognizant salary by location

Rank	City	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
1	New York, NY	$119,319	$57.36
2	Teaneck, NJ	$115,526	$55.54
3	Boston, MA	$109,099	$52.45
4	Washington, DC	$108,588	$52.21
5	Woonsocket, RI	$107,933	$51.89
6	Wilmington, DE	$103,356	$49.69
7	Los Angeles, CA	$101,533	$48.81
8	Hartford, CT	$100,459	$48.30
9	Owings Mills, MD	$95,644	$45.98
10	Bellevue, WA	$95,626	$45.97

Highest-paid Cognizant team leaders by job level

Rank	Job title	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Cell Leader	$110,518	$53	-
2	Senior Engineering Team Leader	$102,876	$49	-
3	Team Manager	$101,915	$49	-
4	Senior Team Lead	$101,857	$49	-
5	Team Lead Engineer	$101,663	$49	-
6	Senior Leader	$99,888	$48	59
7	Sales Leader	$99,605	$48	-
8	Senior Project Manager/Team Leader	$98,896	$48	-
9	Business Team Leader	$98,549	$47	-
10	Team Lead/Manager	$97,711	$47	-

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Recent salaries for team leaders at cognizant

Job	Location	Date added	Salary
Team Lead-Rider Support Center of Excellence	Phoenix, AZ	06/14/2025	$62,610
Team Lead-Avos	Orlando, FL	06/11/2025	$54,262
Team Lead-Avos	Washington, DC	04/22/2025	$54,262
Microsoft Teams/Cisco Unified CM-Technical Lead	Santa Clara, CA	03/27/2025	$37,804
Microsoft Teams/Cisco Unified CM-Technical Lead	Santa Clara, CA	02/21/2025	$37,804

Team leader salary at Cognizant competitors

Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Microsoft	$128,499	$62	2
2	Cisco	$120,857	$58	64
3	KBACE Sales Ops	$100,441	$48	-
4	UST Global	$94,995	$46	-
5	Computer Science Corporation	$84,850	$41	-
6	IBM	$82,553	$40	152
7	Infosys Public Service	$82,301	$40	35
8	iGATE Global Solutions	$80,267	$39	-
9	Hexaware Technologies	$79,998	$38	3
10	Tech Mahindra	$79,985	$38	-
11	NIIT Technologies	$79,584	$38	-
12	Birlasoft	$79,582	$38	-
13	Zensar Technologies	$79,286	$38	-
14	HCL Technologies	$78,512	$38	1
15	Lockheed Martin	$69,155	$33	66
16	Oracle	$65,220	$31	587

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