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Software Engineer compensation in United States at Cognizant ranges from $76.5K per year for L1 to $199K per year for L6. The median yearly compensation in United States package totals $117K. View the base salary, stock, and bonus breakdowns for Cognizant's total compensation packages. Last updated: 12/24/2025
Average Compensation By Level
Level Name | Total | Base | Stock | Bonus |
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L1Programmer Analyst(Entry Level) | $76.5K | $74.2K | $0 | $2.3K |
L2Associate | $88.3K | $87.4K | $0 | $857 |
L3Senior Associate | $118K | $117K | $932 | $53 |
L4Architect | $130K | $128K | $83 | $1.6K |
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