Cognizant Technology Solutions US
Offered base salaries from 8,246 certified H-1B filings, across 20 roles in 85 metro areas.
Half of Cognizant Technology Solutions US's certified filings offered $109,866 or more.
The middle half of offers fell between $91,270 and $126,589. Offered base salary excludes equity and bonus — read every figure on this page as a floor on total pay, not an average.
What they hire for
Offered base salary by occupation, nationwide, ordered by filing volume.
| Role | Median offer | Range | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Occupations, All Other | $109,886 | $60k – $304k | 5904 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | $100,984 | $61k – $201k | 1259 |
| Software Developers | $127,878 | $84k – $265k | 305 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators | $99,091 | $64k – $157k | 216 |
| Computer Programmers | $87,298 | $60k – $152k | 144 |
| Management Analysts | $116,646 | $83k – $205k | 109 |
| Database Architects | $143,458 | $88k – $211k | 78 |
| Database Administrators | $98,197 | $67k – $152k | 64 |
| Information Security Analysts | $132,579 | $90k – $201k | 56 |
| Data Scientists | $120,000 | $83k – $195k | 35 |
Where they hire
The same filings by worksite metro area.
| Metro area | Median offer | Range | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $109,886 | $80k – $230k | 1286 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $121,514 | $90k – $256k | 968 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $108,000 | $67k – $175k | 543 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $103,210 | $78k – $160k | 490 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $101,962 | $80k – $170k | 381 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $103,875 | $62k – $180k | 242 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $105,310 | $82k – $157k | 240 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $104,478 | $68k – $175k | 238 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $114,920 | $83k – $220k | 232 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $107,141 | $70k – $165k | 212 |
Offers beside the local going rate
Each row compares Cognizant Technology Solutions US's median offer with the median for everyone in that occupation and metro, from federal wage statistics.
| Role — Metro | Median offer | Filings | vs. market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Occupations, All Other — Dallas | $109,886 | 919 | −13.7% |
| Computer Occupations, All Other — New York | $121,514 | 729 | −4.3% |
| Computer Occupations, All Other — Chicago | $112,965 | 395 | +11.1% |
| Computer Occupations, All Other — Charlotte | $103,210 | 322 | −6.8% |
| Computer Occupations, All Other — Atlanta | $101,962 | 266 | −6.2% |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers — Dallas | $106,517 | 200 | +3.2% |
| Computer Occupations, All Other — Phoenix | $103,875 | 185 | −6.1% |
| Computer Occupations, All Other — Raleigh | $92,602 | 174 | −15.8% |
| Computer Occupations, All Other — Philadelphia | $114,920 | 173 | −5.8% |
| Computer Occupations, All Other — Minneapolis | $105,310 | 171 | +14.8% |
How this page was made
- Employer pay
- US Department of Labor, Labor Condition Application disclosures, FY 2025. Public records.
- Coverage
- 8,246 certified full-time H-1B filings. Groups under 3 filings are excluded throughout.
- Market comparison
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.
Filings state the offered base salary at time of application; equity and bonus are not recorded, and visa-sponsored hiring skews toward larger employers and technical roles — this page describes Cognizant Technology Solutions US's visa filings, not its whole workforce. Employer names are normalised from filing entities, so figures cover the filing entity named above. We take no payment from employers for how any figure is presented, and corrections are welcome at press@salaryalmanac.com.