Does Cognizant pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Cognizant employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 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?

7% of Cognizant employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Cognizant 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cognizant?

Associate (13851) , Programme Analyst (13134) , Senior Associate (6016) , Software Engineer (3495) , Programmer Analyst Trainee (2152) , Project Manager (1945) , 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 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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Cognizant reviews

3.5

7% would recommend to a friend

(83,018 total reviews)

Ravi Kumar S

47% approve of CEO

9% positive business outlook

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Cognizant has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 83,018 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 IT (Information Technology) industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

83K reviews

4.0

Jun 15, 2011

Fairly good, but can be better

Senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A lot of autonomy in working, ability to innovate

Cons

Unstructured management; too heavy management at onsite

3.0

Jun 15, 2011

can learn a lot in terms of technologies

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pros of c t s: technologies used are good , good exposure to various diff clients which helps you to grow

Cons

cons of c t s : pay less compensation compared to other companies . Its a Big company for getting the visibility.

2.0

Jun 11, 2011

Good Company

Senior associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

the company is good for Entry Level trainees

Cons

Promotions are not equally looked at

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