software engineer at Cognizant
Real, privacy-safe salary data by experience level.
By experience
0-1 yrs
₹1,98,000
Low
₹4,00,000
Average
₹7,10,000
High
₹3,00,000
Below Average
₹4,50,000
Above Average
High
1-3 yrs
₹2,55,000
Low
₹4,50,000
Average
₹7,15,000
High
₹3,40,000
Below Average
₹6,18,500
Above Average
High
3-5 yrs
₹3,80,000
Low
₹6,20,000
Average
₹9,24,700
High
₹4,63,000
Below Average
₹7,25,000
Above Average
High
5-8 yrs
₹5,20,000
Low
₹8,60,000
Average
₹15,00,000
High
₹6,70,000
Below Average
₹12,00,000
Above Average
High
8-12 yrs
₹6,61,500
Low
₹10,45,000
Average
₹18,78,000
High
₹8,42,339
Below Average
₹14,32,694
Above Average
High
12-16 yrs
₹8,00,000
Low
₹12,00,000
Average
₹26,00,000
High
₹9,85,000
Below Average
₹17,91,000
Above Average
High
16-20 yrs
₹11,59,000
Low
₹15,50,000
Average
₹17,95,000
High
₹13,60,000
Below Average
₹16,90,000
Above Average
Medium
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By city
| City | Average CTC | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bangalore | ₹6,43,500 | High |
| Hyderabad | ₹6,87,090 | High |
| Chennai | ₹6,60,000 | High |
| Pune | ₹6,70,000 | High |
| Kolkata | ₹7,00,000 | High |
| Coimbatore | ₹6,70,000 | High |
| Noida | ₹7,00,000 | High |
| Mumbai | ₹6,90,000 | High |
| New Delhi | ₹7,20,804 | High |
| Gurgaon | ₹7,17,500 | High |
| Kochi | ₹8,18,886 | High |
| Visakhapatnam | ₹7,10,000 | High |
| Indore | ₹7,00,000 | Medium |
| Bhubaneswar | ₹7,27,500 | Medium |
| Vijayawada | ₹6,00,000 | Medium |
| Madurai | ₹6,90,000 | Medium |
| Thiruvananthapuram | ₹5,00,000 | Medium |
| Nagpur | ₹8,68,000 | Medium |
| Tiruchirapalli | ₹6,50,000 | Medium |
| Lucknow | ₹7,25,000 | Medium |
| Navi Mumbai | ₹9,65,000 | Medium |
| Ahmedabad | ₹5,80,000 | Medium |
| Jaipur | ₹11,50,000 | Medium |
| Bhopal | ₹7,12,000 | Medium |
| Thrissur | ₹9,30,000 | Medium |
| Chandigarh | ₹9,17,500 | Medium |
| Mysore | ₹6,30,000 | Medium |
| Dehradun | ₹10,00,000 | Medium |
| Ghaziabad | ₹6,19,500 | Medium |
| Faridabad | ₹6,50,000 | Medium |
| Kanpur | ₹6,43,500 | Medium |
| Nashik | ₹8,50,000 | Medium |