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 (13829) , Programme Analyst (13128) , Senior Associate (6006) , Software Engineer (3486) , Programmer Analyst Trainee (2150) , Project Manager (1941) , Senior Process Executive (1925) , Associate - Projects (1829) , Manager (1813) , Senior Software Engineer (1342) , Software Developer (1280) , Process Executive (1172) , Programmer/Analyst (1134) , Technical Lead (1104) , Senior Manager (1075)

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 9382 reviews)); ""Still there a good work culture but it is not as good as it was in 2019" ((in 6398 reviews)); "The work environment was good and the company was very helpful in letting me complete my tasks" ((in 2986 reviews)); "Good benefits and they emphasize on learning that they will reimburse you for any learning you do outside of the company" ((in 2063 reviews)); "It's a good opportunity to learn new things and get an understanding of how things work in a team/project" ((in 1834 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 5294 reviews)); "The management is poor as it's a big company and has to manage a lot of things" ((in 3912 reviews)); "think they’re paying less compared to the market rate the bonus and salary hike is also limited" ((in 1933 reviews)); "No salary hike and rating system is not transparent" ((in 1789 reviews)); "Bad managers can disrupt your entire profile and you cant do anything to stop it." ((in 1763 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

(82,871 total reviews)

Ravi Kumar S

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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 82,871 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

Mar 26, 2018

Just a Mess

Process executive

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Pros

-Tons of free food and beverages (but not from Cognizant) - Support from the team when something happen

Cons

- Not Flexible working time - Bad management and the worst one is on the PT team. - No motivation from management to work - Work under pressure - Holidays needs to be as the management wants and disproved when they want. - You can make a perfect work during 5 months and after that if you make one error you are entitled as a "Bad Worker". - No Professionalism at all - Bonus is miserable. - Salary increase is just some bucks. - Careers opportunities just after 18 months and without chances to happen

1.0

Mar 14, 2018

Total compensation reduced by bonus this year

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

Gain good skills in next gen data centers.

Cons

If you were acquired don't expect your same bonus structure. We received an email bonuses would be 30 to 40% higher depending on performance but still we have seen better bonuses in the TriZetto bonus plan. Company is mostly geared toward South Indians running it. Your old management will be replaced sooner than later. US Immigration should truly investigate this company and find out why so many Americans have been replaced by H-1B holders. We used to outnumber them and now they are at least at 50% in the Englewood, CO office.

2.0

Jan 14, 2018

Was great until Cognizant took over

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Before Cognizant took over, TriZetto was a great place to work, with bright minds, new ideas and high levels of talent all across the board. This has unfortunately dissipated since integration.

Cons

Since integration, it has been a sinking ship, with long serving employees leaving and others being “benched” and eventually laid off due to Cognizant’s heavy outsourcing while there is no backfilling due to Cognizant’s “policy.” This has led to an atrocious work/life balance for everyone still left and nobody from Cognizant seems to care. There is zero regard for employee satisfaction.

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