COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP salaries

Median $103,700 across 2,680 filings for IT roles, Jul 2023 to Jun 2026.

Median

$103,700

Middle 50%

$90,300–$119,800

Filings

2,680

Median is 19% below the median for all IT roles ($128,000).
Most filings are wage Level III (53%).
Computer Occupations, All Other has the most filings (1,375), with a median of $98,900.

Salaries by role

Role	Filings	Median	25th–75th
Computer Occupations, All Other	1,375	$98,900	$84,500–$119,800
Computer Systems Analysts	931	$106,600	$98,400–$120,300
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	209	$93,200	$81,300–$112,300
Software Developers	71	$113,000	$102,700–$125,000
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	59	$93,400	$80,900–$107,000
Database Administrators	17	$114,600	$90,100–$118,000
Database Architects	10	$153,700	$140,500–$165,000
Information Security Analysts	5	$119,900	$105,700–$139,700
Computer Network Architects	3	$128,700	—

Metro	Filings	Median
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	321	$115,900
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	302	$101,200
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	154	$108,500
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	142	$98,300
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	91	$106,600
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	89	$105,700
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	86	$97,500
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	85	$96,200
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	85	$146,300
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	76	$100,100

Level II 33%

Level III 53%

Level IV 14%

Annual salary (USD)

State

Gross	$103,700
Federal income tax	$14,000
Social Security	$6,400
Medicare	$1,500
State income tax	$0
Health insurance (employee share)	$1,400
Take-home per year	$80,300
Take-home per month	$6,700

Tax year 2026, single filer.

Local taxes, 401(k), and filing status other than single are not included.

Tax rates checked against IRS, Tax Foundation, and other original sources on Oct 28, 2026.

This is an estimate. Actual taxes depend on your situation. Consult a tax professional before filing.

LCA filings are not hires.

Filed wages are offered base pay, not total compensation.

We did not independently verify the source files. Deduplication and filtering can cause differences from the original data.