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Cognizant is a technology company focusing on digital transformation, business consulting, and technology innovation. Founded in 1994 in India, the company is now headquartered in the U.S. This professional services firm helps clients envision, build, and run more innovative and efficient businesses. With an industry-based, consultative approach, Cognizant has made its mark as a leader in the digital era. Ranked 195 on the Fortune 500 and consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world, Cognizant strives to lead with digital solutions for clients worldwide.

At its founding, Cognizant was led by Kumar Mahadeva and Francisco D’Souza, and is now led by CEO Brian J. Humphries. The company boasts a diverse workforce of over 330,000 employees, offering competitive salaries and fostering an inclusive workplace environment. With an annual revenue of $19.4 billion, Cognizant continues to make waves as a major player in the technology industry. The firm's commitment to innovation and efficiency ensures its position as an industry leader for years to come.

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Job openings at Cognizant
3,165 Positions
Average salary at Cognizant
$84,395 yearly

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Cognizant culture

  • What makes Cognizant a great place to work

    Because it's the biggest and best recruitment company
  • What is Cognizant's culture like

    Wonderful
  • What Cognizant does to give back to the community

    Yes
  • What Cognizant employees think about their CEO

    He's a nice person.

Cognizant employee reviews

Cognizant employee reviews
4.0/5

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5.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Nov 2024
Pros of working at Cognizant

good

Cons of working at Cognizant

good

Cognizant Benefits

good very good nice place to work with people who have received my friend

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A zippia user wrote a review on Nov 2024
Pros of working at Cognizant

Well known company--pay is very good--decent benefits. It's nice to be able to work from home as well.

Cons of working at Cognizant

Your boss will take credit for all of your work. Highly discriminatory company against white people. Class action lawsuit against Cognizant was successful (but Cognizant will appeal)--Cognizant fires white people, preferring to hire Indians. Highly toxic environment

Cognizant Benefits

Perks at Work and Vacation Benefits. I really can't say anything else positive about the company at all.

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5.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Aug 2024
Pros of working at Cognizant

An advantage working in the organization getting knowledge about USA rules and more because project is going on Waymo cc which is US project.

Cons of working at Cognizant

A disadvantage in the organization is about hike and promotion

Cognizant Benefits

Favorite is that employee are very good and the benefits are working from home

What do you like best about Cognizant's CEO and the leadership team?

CEO is leading with good employees

How would you improve Cognizant's culture?

By increasing the quality on work

How did you prepare for the Cognizant interview?

I had an experience in cognizant which i had strong interview plans

How does your compensation at Cognizant compare to the industry average?

high

What's the diversity at Cognizant like?

feel about the representation of diverse demographics within your organization good

What brings you the most joy at Cognizant?

my PL and team members are very positive in work

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jun 2023
Pros of working at Cognizant

work life balance is extremely good.. the company policies are good and they make sure employee do not stress out during work so they try to make atmosphere friendly.

Cons of working at Cognizant

Corporate Politics

Cognizant Benefits

Work from home and double pay

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jun 2023
Pros of working at Cognizant

Immediate Manager and team of EAs. Remote work opportunity.

Cons of working at Cognizant

Upper management is clueless of what Executive Assistants do or how to manage them. Employee programs boasted about never reach the middle management level.

Cognizant Benefits

Company pays partial insurance benefits when meeting certain criteria

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A zippia user wrote a review on May 2023
Pros of working at Cognizant

Working from home is a benifit were i can balance my work life and a friendly manager

Cons of working at Cognizant

I love the experience i got in Cognizant but would like to grow based on my salary in life, because of commitments towards the family

Cognizant Benefits

If the company offers hybrid or permanent work from home is considered to me as a benefit

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A zippia user wrote a review on Apr 2023
Pros of working at Cognizant

Work-life balanace

Cons of working at Cognizant

Nothing to mention

Cognizant Benefits

Life insurance for family members and decent salary

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A zippia user wrote a review on Apr 2023
Pros of working at Cognizant

I like people over there who are very supportive and adaptive.

Cons of working at Cognizant

Nothing like that

Cognizant Benefits

Medical

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A zippia user wrote a review on Feb 2023
Pros of working at Cognizant

No pressure to work over 40 hours

Cons of working at Cognizant

There is absolutely no communication and pay rates do NOT compare to other similar companies.

Cognizant Benefits

None are applicable.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Mar 2022
Pros of working at Cognizant

Team dynamics great.The knowledge sharing sessions are helpful.

Cons of working at Cognizant

Awards and career growth

Cognizant Benefits

None

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5.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Jan 2022
Pros of working at Cognizant

It was my First job through off-campus. It was amazing to be an employee of Cognizant.

Cognizant Benefits

Very nice place to work.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Sep 2021
Pros of working at Cognizant

The salary is slightly higher than industry standard.

Cons of working at Cognizant

There is no significant effort put into ensuring work/life balance for associates. There is an inordinate lack of solid process.

Cognizant Benefits

The salary is slightly higher than industry standard.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Sep 2021
Pros of working at Cognizant

They are professionals. Work-life balance is good. Benefits are also good

Cons of working at Cognizant

How to move forward is not clear. It's very complex probably due to its size.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Aug 2021
Pros of working at Cognizant

Opportunities, Team, Technologies, Customers

Cons of working at Cognizant

Travel, relocation

Cognizant Benefits

401K match, compensation

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A zippia user wrote a review on Aug 2021
Pros of working at Cognizant

Opportunity to work on multiple technology, Leadership roles enablement.

Cognizant Benefits

Work from home

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jul 2021
Pros of working at Cognizant

Work culture and environment

Cons of working at Cognizant

None

Cognizant Benefits

Work life balance, salary increment, exposure to different project

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A zippia user wrote a review on Apr 2021
Pros of working at Cognizant

A great work life balance and we can gain lot of knowledge

Cons of working at Cognizant

none

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4.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Mar 2021
Pros of working at Cognizant

American Company, Good projects and work life balance.

Cons of working at Cognizant

Bit low pays

Cognizant Benefits

Health benefits

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The team at Cognizant

  • The founders of Cognizant are Francisco D'Souza, Kumar Mahadeva and Lakshmi Narayanan.
  • The key people at Cognizant are Brian J. Humphries, Francisco D'Souza and Kumar Mahadeva.
Key People
Brian J. Humphries
Francisco D'Souza
Kumar Mahadeva
Lakshmi Narayanan

Cognizant Rankings

Cognizant is ranked #15 on the Best Technology Companies to Work For in New Jersey list. Zippia's Best Places to Work lists provide unbiased, data-based evaluations of companies. Rankings are based on government and proprietary data on salaries, company financial health, and employee diversity.

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Cognizant salaries

The average a Cognizant salary in the United States is $84,395 per year. Cognizant employees in the top 10 percent can make over $112,000 per year, while Cognizant employees at the bottom 10 percent earn less than $63,000 per year.
Average Cognizant Salary
$84,395
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$40.57 hourly
Updated March 14, 2024

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Cognizant diversity

9.8
Diversity Score
We calculated Cognizant’s diversity score by measuring multiple factors, including the ethnic background, gender identity, and language skills of Cognizant’s workforce.
Cognizant diversity summary. Zippia estimates Cognizant's demographics and statistics using a database of 30 million profiles. Zippia verifies estimates with BLS, Census, and current job openings data for accuracy. We calculated Cognizant's diversity score by measuring multiple factors, including the ethnic background, gender identity, and language skills of Cognizant's workforce.
  • Cognizant has 330,600 employees.
  • 35% of Cognizant employees are women, while 65% are men.
  • The most common ethnicity at Cognizant is Asian (42%).
  • 36% of Cognizant employees are White.
  • 10% of Cognizant employees are Hispanic or Latino.
  • The average employee at Cognizant makes $84,395 per year.
  • Cognizant employees are most likely to be members of the democratic party.
  • Employees at Cognizant stay with the company for 6.5 years on average.

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Cognizant Office Locations

Cognizant is headquartered in Teaneck, NJ

Biggest Cognizant Locations

RankCityJob CountAvg. Salary
1Dallas, TX48$78,690
2Phoenix, AZ37$80,849
3Chicago, IL27$77,253
4New York, NY22$93,150
5Austin, TX21$79,567
6Los Angeles, CA7$95,922
7Philadelphia, PA6$87,068
8Houston, TX5$79,057
9San Jose, CA5$101,955
10San Diego, CA3$92,747

Cognizant Financial Performance

9.2
Performance Score

We calculated the performance score of companies by measuring multiple factors, including revenue, longevity, and stock market performance.

Cognizant currently has 19.4B in revenue. Cognizant's most recent quarter produced 4.9b (q3'2023).

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Highest paying Cognizant competitors

Compare Cognizant salaries to competitors, including Microsoft, Cisco, and KBACE Sales Ops. Employees at Microsoft earn the highest average yearly salary of $131,100. The salaries at Cisco average $123,536 per year, and the salaries at KBACE Sales Ops come in at $101,540 per year.

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Cognizant may also be known as or be related to COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP, Cognizant, Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation, Cognizant Technology Solutions U.S. Corporation, Cognizant Worldwide Ltd., cognizant technology solutions, india and cognizant technology solutions, usa.