Does Cognizant pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Cognizant employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 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?

69% of Cognizant employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Cognizant 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cognizant?

Associate (13813) , Programme Analyst (13119) , Senior Associate (5999) , Software Engineer (3478) , Programmer Analyst Trainee (2147) , Project Manager (1941) , Senior Process Executive (1924) , Associate - Projects (1829) , Manager (1812) , Senior Software Engineer (1338) , Software Developer (1280) , Process Executive (1170) , Programmer/Analyst (1129) , Technical Lead (1104) , Senior Manager (1071)

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 9398 reviews)); ""Still there a good work culture but it is not as good as it was in 2019" ((in 6365 reviews)); "The work environment was good and the company was very helpful in letting me complete my tasks" ((in 2973 reviews)); "Benefits are good and you get many projects across the world if you are planning to switch your client" ((in 2032 reviews)); "Good and very good environment" ((in 1788 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Cognizant according to real employee reviews?

"Salary is less for people who stay there for a long time with more years of experience" ((in 5251 reviews)); "The management is poor as it's a big company and has to manage a lot of things" ((in 3895 reviews)); "think they’re paying less compared to the market rate the bonus and salary hike is also limited" ((in 1940 reviews)); "No salary hike and rating system is not transparent" ((in 1762 reviews)); "Bad managers can disrupt your entire profile and you cant do anything to stop it." ((in 1743 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.

What Cognizant locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Monterrey , Ciudad de México , Zapopan , Guadalajara

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3.6

69% would recommend to a friend

(120,587 total reviews)

Ravi Kumar S

61% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Culture & values

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.5

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

3.2

Compensation and benefits

Cognizant has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 120,587 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 Tecnologías de la información industry (3.7 stars).

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121K reviews

3.0

Oct 8, 2008

Good company but not without flaws

Associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I like its agresssive attitute when it come to grabing the projects. its has good markering team, They get the best projects. Also Cognizant has a special ablility to compete and win. from my past 2 years experince i have come accross many incidents where we have crushed many other Vendors. That is something CTS is good at.

Cons

Atitute towards employees is something I did not like. They only know to hire talented technical resources , once we are hired we will not be given opportunity to revisit our current knowledge and help us to imporove on it or aquire more knowledge. I have no idea how it works in offshore but as far as i know in onsite we work on same thing for years together. No training and absolutely no opprtunity to try some new job with in the organisation. Its boring. Works well in a bad economy but once the job market gets better it will be diffult for them to retain employees.

2.0

Oct 3, 2008

Lacks the conviction and trails th other Big 5 Indian outsourer when it comes to discipline and process compliance.

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Will get a opportunity to work with good client base who are industry leaders and will get experience working on some challenging projects.

Cons

The company has achieved CMMI LEvel 5 but when it comes to consistently show discipline or process compliance this company would be worst among the other Big 5 Indian outsourcing companies. Very poor mid management and is highly biased and generally tend to follow a Lobby culture which can damage your career. There is no coaching/mentoring culture and performance review are left at Supervisors discretion which generally are ignored. Does not offer training opportunities to onshore Associates and has very poor compensation for onsite Associates. Lack of transparency in the performance evaluation and ever changing process leading to ambiguity and lack of trust within Employees. No tangible guidelines for reviews leaving the performance evaluation to supervisors perception and mood.

2.0

Sep 29, 2008

Emphasis on outsourcing only

Consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It is a wonderful place to work if you are from India. Great opportunities for those on an L1 visa. Low pay and bad living conditions seem to be the norm, but the Indian workers do not seem to mind that. I was shocked at the living conditions of my coworkers.

Cons

High emphasis is placed on supporting the Indian workforce. Employees from the States have higher expectations of how they should be treated. As a result, American workers are not a good fit for the company.

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