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 (13823) , Programme Analyst (13125) , Senior Associate (6005) , Software Engineer (3483) , Programmer Analyst Trainee (2147) , Project Manager (1941) , Senior Process Executive (1925) , Associate - Projects (1829) , Manager (1812) , Senior Software Engineer (1342) , Software Developer (1280) , Process Executive (1171) , Programmer/Analyst (1132) , Technical Lead (1104) , Senior Manager (1073)

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 9379 reviews)); ""Still there a good work culture but it is not as good as it was in 2019" ((in 6393 reviews)); "The work environment was good and the company was very helpful in letting me complete my tasks" ((in 2954 reviews)); "Benefits are good and you get many projects across the world if you are planning to switch your client" ((in 2064 reviews)); "It's a good opportunity to learn new things and get an understanding of how things work in a team/project" ((in 1819 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 5330 reviews)); "The management is poor as it's a big company and has to manage a lot of things" ((in 3948 reviews)); "Less pay and increment and work more" ((in 1921 reviews)); "No salary hike and rating system is not transparent" ((in 1749 reviews)); "Bad managers can disrupt your entire profile and you cant do anything to stop it." ((in 1738 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

(82,829 total reviews)

Ravi Kumar S

Not enough data to show CEO approval

100% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

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 82,829 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

1.0

Dec 10, 2018

Absolutelly useless company

Process executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

some food from the client

Cons

- Managment are useless and dont have any perspective about Human Relation. - Team Leaders and QA's are choosen by favouritism and frienship, not by knowledge. So, they are not the best option for the positions. - If you think you will have a fast grow in the company witouth "liking boots" of managment, better not come to this company. - Most of the Leadership (around 90%) are not native in the language they should work, so, as per knowledge of all and as per descrimination, they just choose Polish People even if they dont speak and understand correctly the language. - by the law you should have time to relax when you are working, but forget that in that company.

1.0

Nov 20, 2018

Very poor management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits are not too bad.

Cons

Very poor management. Does not care about their employees and is only willing to listen to problems once you put in your notice.

1.0

Sep 27, 2018

Cognizant is bad for America

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There really are none I can think of.

Cons

Cognizant is an acquisition company. What they did with TriZetto was to buy them, remove all the female management they could get away with, and then systematically reduce the rest of the American workforce quarter by quarter. They are an absolutely parasitic entity of a company, and not good news for any US based companies they purchase. You will be bought, you will be replaced. They refer to layoffs as being "benched", whereas you have 5 weeks to accept any internal jobs that are offered you. Here is the rub, they offered me only jobs out of state, which I specifically said I cannot take. With that, I exceeded the maximum number of job rejections and they skate on the final week of paying me on a pre-planned technicality. This company is bad news for American workers.

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