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 2% 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 (13849) , Programme Analyst (13134) , Senior Associate (6016) , Software Engineer (3495) , Programmer Analyst Trainee (2152) , Project Manager (1944) , Senior Process Executive (1925) , Associate - Projects (1831) , Manager (1818) , Senior Software Engineer (1345) , Software Developer (1284) , Process Executive (1175) , Programmer/Analyst (1135) , Technical Lead (1110) , Senior Manager (1077)

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 9462 reviews)); ""Still there a good work culture but it is not as good as it was in 2019" ((in 6384 reviews)); "The work environment was good and the company was very helpful in letting me complete my tasks" ((in 2972 reviews)); "Benefits are good and you get many projects across the world if you are planning to switch your client" ((in 2021 reviews)); "It's a good opportunity to learn new things and get an understanding of how things work in a team/project" ((in 1813 reviews))

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

"Salary is less for people who stay there for a long time with more years of experience" ((in 5256 reviews)); "The management is poor as it's a big company and has to manage a lot of things" ((in 3927 reviews)); "Less pay and highly skewed" ((in 1945 reviews)); "No salary hike and rating system is not transparent" ((in 1784 reviews)); "Bad managers can disrupt your entire profile and you cant do anything to stop it." ((in 1748 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

(83,010 total reviews)

Ravi Kumar S

Not enough data to show CEO approval

100% positive business outlook

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Cognizant has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 83,010 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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5.0

Oct 24, 2011

Overall, a great company to work for but has its share of problems

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work-life balance, good growth opportunities and overall a great place to work. It takes some time to get used to the culture but most people who make it beyond a year will usually stick around for the long haul.

Cons

As with any growing organization, managing a company of this size is getting more and more bureaucratic. Also, management needs to address the growth pangs of associates more creatively.

3.0

Oct 22, 2011

Ok - company

Programmer/analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

I was in an internal project, i was insulated from all client pressure. They don't force you to be there at office for 8 hrs. If you finish the work you can go home. Nice saravana bhavan south indian food, bit costly though. Lot of new hires, especially ladies to see if you are bored :). GYM. Transport. Lot of fun events.

Cons

You don't get to choose the technology/platform you work with. They will force you into something. Even good computer science students with good knowledge go about doing grunt copy paste work. Poor academy training. If you are a fresher don't expect to get challenging job for first 2 years. Everything depends on your manager and project. Only programmer analysts and associates write code, other refuse to write code and say they are into *managing* people. You will see lot of "pointy haired bosses" who do not understand the nature of technical work you are doing and yet try to manage you. The work area is totally noisy, the managers will be in calls all the time. Not good for programmers. For laterals they will ask to do a lot of things, you might have done sharepoint in your past, they will ask you work in windows applications.

2.0

Oct 18, 2011

Not good

Programme analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

communication and colaboration is good

Cons

worthless management, too much politics,no growth

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