Does Cognizant pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Cognizant employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Cognizant. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Cognizant?

100% of Cognizant employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Cognizant 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cognizant?

Associate (13822) , Programme Analyst (13123) , Senior Associate (6004) , Software Engineer (3481) , Programmer Analyst Trainee (2147) , Project Manager (1941) , Senior Process Executive (1924) , Associate - Projects (1829) , Manager (1812) , Senior Software Engineer (1341) , Software Developer (1280) , Process Executive (1171) , Programmer/Analyst (1132) , Technical Lead (1104) , Senior Manager (1072)

What are the pros of working at Cognizant according to real employee reviews?

"work life balance is good and it also depends on the team and project you are working in" ((in 9336 reviews)); ""Still there a good work culture but it is not as good as it was in 2019" ((in 6410 reviews)); "The work environment was good and the company was very helpful in letting me complete my tasks" ((in 2952 reviews)); "Good benefits and they emphasize on learning that they will reimburse you for any learning you do outside of the company" ((in 2066 reviews)); "It's a good opportunity to learn new things and get an understanding of how things work in a team/project" ((in 1817 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Cognizant according to real employee reviews?

"Salary is less for people who stay there for long time with more years of experience" ((in 5287 reviews)); "The management is poor as it's a big company and has to manage a lot of things" ((in 3882 reviews)); "Less pay and heard very less hikes were given" ((in 1938 reviews)); "Bad managers can disrupt your entire profile and you cant do anything to stop it." ((in 1739 reviews)); "No salary hike and rating system is not transparent" ((in 1723 reviews))

What are employees saying about Cognizant layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Cognizant layoffs and their outlook for job security at Cognizant in 2026.

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4.0

100% would recommend to a friend

(82,811 total reviews)

Ravi Kumar S

Not enough data to show CEO approval

100% positive business outlook

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4.0

Culture & values

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Work/Life balance

4.0

Senior management

4.0

Career opportunities

3.0

Compensation and benefits

Cognizant has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 82,811 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Cognizant employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.7 stars).

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83K reviews

4.0

Jul 26, 2012

Must Join

Programme analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you will get opportunity to join cognizant, never miss that. Company is growing very fast. Its a good experience to work for cognizant.

Cons

May be sometimes you will be overloaded with the work, but ultimately you will get benefits of it.

1.0

May 5, 2012

Work life balance , No promotion, No hike , No recognition .

Facets configuration analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance Helpful management Good benefits Tution reimb Relocation

Cons

Reporting structure is unknown , you are made to report to person who is not aware of your projects. No recognition, watsever good work you do No salary Hike. No promotion. You will be a associate for years and will be made to report to se.associate who will do your performance rating even when they dont have an idea who you are and what is exact work that you do Offshore management(leads , managers) will take all the credit of your hard work and day and night efforts

1.0

Oct 29, 2009

Contrary to all the PR about consulting, Cognizant will remain a bodyshopping organization

Consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Easy to take shelter at this company if you take little pride in your work, have excellent brown-nosing skills, or have a golden parachute prepared.

Cons

Considering its aggressive policies requiring consulting professionals to relocate to client locations for projects regardless of duration (the alternative is to get fired after a mere 4 weeks of bench time or pay for your own business travel), CTS cannot expect to ever compete with the likes of "normal" consulting companies. Couple this with a host of shortsighted HR policies, unprofessional (and dishonest) vertical account management teams, and a culture of hiring figurehead executives who turn a blind eye to the company's obvious problems ... Cognizant will continue losing its best and brightest, leaving behind brown-nosers and brown-nosees.

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