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 (13847) , 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 (1344) , 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 9366 reviews)); ""Still there a good work culture but it is not as good as it was in 2019" ((in 6353 reviews)); "The work environment was good and the company was very helpful in letting me complete my tasks" ((in 2965 reviews)); "Good benefits and they emphasize on learning that they will reimburse you for any learning you do outside of the company" ((in 2048 reviews)); "It's a good opportunity to learn new things and get an understanding of how things work in a team/project" ((in 1826 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 5235 reviews)); "The management is poor as it's a big company and has to manage a lot of things" ((in 3930 reviews)); "Less pay and highly skewed" ((in 1959 reviews)); "No salary hike and rating system is not transparent" ((in 1770 reviews)); "Bad managers can disrupt your entire profile and you cant do anything to stop it." ((in 1756 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

(83,013 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 83,013 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, 2016

Not the same

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great hard working dedicated people Highly knowledgeable on-shore workforce

Cons

NO life work balance Senior Management does not value resources Since becoming a Cognizant Company working conditions have greatly deteriorated and because of the size of CTS longtime Sr resources are considered highly expendable Too much off-shore influence - quality of work and deliverables to clients is suffering

1.0

Jan 27, 2016

Super Overload Workload

Senior process executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good compensation package. Annual appraisal. They have a daily raffle for low aht agents. Prizes are boy bawang and oishi. Also during their christmas party. They gave lots of appliances during raffle like elctric fan, rice cooker and iron

Cons

Ive been in the account(financial) for almost 6 yrs. But im with cognizant for 3yrs. They bought the account from alorica/acs. At first they were very welcoming and accomodating. In short plastik! Eventually the floor became so stressful. The management wanted to hit unrealistic target and they dont listen to our reasons why we can hardly hit the target. Most of the good tenured employees quit because of POLITICS and IRRATIONAL MANAGEMENT. they hire so fast and fire you so fast if you cant hit their unrealistic target like QA/AHT. They can even fire u on the spot if you get a complaint or loss of transactions. Your lucky if u stay for more than a year but if your Looking for long term job or career growth COGNIZANT IS JUST A WASTE OF TIME!!! Especially if you cant handle with politics and sipsipan!

4.0

Jan 1, 2016

Associate

Associate - projects

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Policies and facilities.Work life balance can be maintained. Minimum 100% variable payout. Good work gets good recognition. onsite oppurtunities are good.

Cons

Your growth depends on your manager.Recognization for work also depends on manager. Your learning curve depends on your project.

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