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.

Cognizant reviews

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

Sep 6, 2018

Team Leader Cracow

Team leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Co-workers-that's the only thing for what you are going there to work

Cons

Management-actually this is the biggest challenge there.No experience,no inspiration for others and only focus on targets. Going there to work you are not a human anymore with human needs.You should work like a programmed robot.If you are making mistakes you will get constantly action plans,feedback,what will not push you to going forward. A manager was hiring instead of a brilliant guy,where nobody was thinking to leave the company. Now the situation is just awful. A TL from PT is able to bring an top-performer to cry because of am silly mistake. Just avoid this company when you have some good ideas or you will be an inspiration for others.

1.0

Aug 27, 2018

Not a great place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work from home when you want

Cons

They seem to have a dislike of keep US citizens in the company Money is more important that customer or employee satisfaction Terrible time off policy and 401k policy for higher salaries Very political - you have to know the right people to get things done

1.0

May 17, 2018

Horrible place to work - Quattro

Programme analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It is hard to find any to be honest. The first 8 months were good, but after it got a nightmare.

Cons

After manager change the entire team is not getting any support from the new responsible ones. 2 managers joined and it seems to be the biggest fail for a company. Tons of promises are not kept. Management and team leaders are only concentrated for their own good. No help when the company fails in paying salary. No help in missing holidays. No help when a team leader is harassing people. I asked for a move to a different team - it got ignored by the new management. I asked for protection against the TL who is screaming on me - it got ignored by the new management. I asked for support to receive a feedback - it got ignored by the new management. The worst one is a manager from Dublin - Promises and lies spread among the team. Nothing kept, no motivation from this person who is rude all the time (and this in such a function). No sport events, no incentives, no structure, no plan for the future.

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