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 (13850) , Programme Analyst (13134) , Senior Associate (6016) , Software Engineer (3496) , 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 9436 reviews)); ""Still there a good work culture but it is not as good as it was in 2019" ((in 6404 reviews)); "The work environment was good and the company was very helpful in letting me complete my tasks" ((in 2980 reviews)); "Good benefits and they emphasize on learning that they will reimburse you for any learning you do outside of the company" ((in 2061 reviews)); "It's a good opportunity to learn new things and get an understanding of how things work in a team/project" ((in 1791 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 5300 reviews)); "The management is poor as it's a big company and has to manage a lot of things" ((in 3911 reviews)); "Less pay and highly skewed" ((in 1951 reviews)); "No salary hike and rating system is not transparent" ((in 1764 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

(83,016 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 83,016 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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1.0

May 14, 2013

Very unprofessional middle management

Associate projects

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Job security Onsite opportunities If you are out of one project due to low performance you will easily get new project - no firing You are safe even if you are low skilled

Cons

Very less pay as compared to market standards Green Card process now taking long time , forcing employees to leave USA, read PERM/I140 reviews on trakitt.com Unprofessional middle management - you feel embarrassed when they speak with client ( Dont know how to talk properly) No promotion or salary hike at onsite Performance managemet a joke - Just filling it for the sake of audits (CMMI Level maintance) Rude HR - Consider employees slaves as they know people on L1/H1 wont leave them Work late hours to handle offshore resources - Get calls at nights which managers force employees to take - otherwise you face actions

2.0

Dec 24, 2012

HORRIBLE unless you all you like to do is work - worst position ever!

Applications analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some good people, decent benefits, decent pay

Cons

There is no work life balance. Management says YES to customer without workforce able to support it. There is not good departmental training and no good mentors to help!

1.0

Dec 22, 2012

Great people to work with, horrible senior management - too many vice presidents for such a small company

Employee

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CEO approval

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Pros

Co-workers are wonderful to work with, some very bright people work here lower management are generally very good to work for

Cons

Way too many directors and above, not enough real workers to get all of the work done. (I've never worked at this small of a company with so many vice presidents). The people that are left and are actually doing the work are putting in way too many hours. A lot of the best people have left and many, many more are looking. If you're thinking of joining this company, only do it as a last resort, unless you enjoy working evenings and weekends...

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Very unprofessional middle management

HORRIBLE unless you all you like to do is work - worst position ever!

Great people to work with, horrible senior management - too many vice presidents for such a small company

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