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 (13855) , Programme Analyst (13135) , Senior Associate (6017) , Software Engineer (3497) , Programmer Analyst Trainee (2153) , Project Manager (1945) , Senior Process Executive (1925) , Associate - Projects (1831) , Manager (1818) , Senior Software Engineer (1346) , Software Developer (1284) , Process Executive (1175) , Programmer/Analyst (1136) , Technical Lead (1110) , Senior Manager (1078)

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 9434 reviews)); ""Still there a good work culture but it is not as good as it was in 2019" ((in 6410 reviews)); "The work environment was good and the company was very helpful in letting me complete my tasks" ((in 3009 reviews)); "Benefits are good and you get many projects across the world if you are planning to switch your client" ((in 2040 reviews)); "It's a good opportunity to learn new things and get an understanding of how things work in a team/project" ((in 1804 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 5280 reviews)); "The management is poor as it's a big company and has to manage a lot of things" ((in 3906 reviews)); "Less pay and increment and work more" ((in 1929 reviews)); "No salary hike and rating system is not transparent" ((in 1779 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

(83,034 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 83,034 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

Aug 6, 2023

Horrifying

Erp consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

None. Do not work here.

Cons

Communication within the company is near-non-existant, and what little communication there is is horrifyingly unprofessional. They also chronically over hire, and after a 1 year safety period lay off anyone without a project, and with fewer and fewer projects, on top of those projects requiring a minimum of 8-10 years of experience, do not join this company unless you can meet the minimum 8 years of experience required for a project.

1.0

Jul 2, 2023

Fall from Grace.

Consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fully remote (but at this point, which Workday partner isn't?)

Cons

The general consensus now is that they're hoping everyone in the Workday Consulting team quits so that they can completely outsource these jobs to India (Something they've been doing massively since the beginning of 2023). Collab CEO was booted out at the start of the year but they made it look like he "quit'' during a company wide teams call. The glassdoor rating of the company has also fallen from what?!? I believe it was 4.3 (at the beginning of 2023) to 3.7 (as of 2nd July 2023) for a reason.

1.0

Jul 1, 2023

Bias to Indian Nationals

Senior account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits and if you have the right boss it can be empowering

Cons

Company leadership is mostly of Indian origin bias to their own if your white, black, Latino, other nationality you have very chances of having a professional career. I worked for Cognizant for more than 10 years, but when my boss changed who of Indian origin he was very bias to employees from India while the rest got lower raises, bonus and no chances of promotions. I was let go because I refused to continue working on for him . Placed on bench applied to several positions only to be told that they had nothing that match my skills

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