H-1B sponsor profile

Cognizant

Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications · trailing 12 months
Median base salary
$109,886
▲ +6.4% YoY
Average salary
$111,812
Mean of all filings
Certified LCAs
10,441
Full-time positions
Occupations
16
SOC codes with 5+ filings
H-1B wage level mix
Level I10% of LCAs
Level II3,10829.8% of LCAs
Level III5,16349.4% of LCAs
Level IV2,16920.8% of LCAs
Top occupations
  • Computer Occupations, All Other
  • Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
  • Software Developers
  • Network and Computer Systems Administrators
  • Computer Programmers
Top worksite metros
  • Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
  • New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
  • Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
  • Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
  • Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC

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Cognizant H-1B pay range

Annual base pay across all 10,441 certified full-time H-1B filings.

P10$82,846
P25$92,581
Median$109,886
P75$126,818
P90$144,310

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Cognizant salaries by job title

Cognizant's pay for each job title compared with the median of all H-1B sponsors filing the same title in the same occupation. Tap a row for the full range and competing sponsors.

Job title LCAs Cognizant median All sponsors vs all
Manager SOC 1/15
SOC 15-1299 · Computer Occupations, All Other
 5,313 $118,456 $118,456 +0%
Associate SOC 1/12
SOC 15-1299 · Computer Occupations, All Other
 1,905 $85,488 $85,540 -0.1%
Manager SOC 2/15
SOC 15-1253 · Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
 957 $108,971 $109,117 -0.1%
Associate SOC 2/12
SOC 15-1253 · Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
 745 $86,611 $86,923 -0.4%
Associate Director SOC 1/4
SOC 15-1299 · Computer Occupations, All Other
 225 $143,790 $143,790 +0%
Manager SOC 3/15
SOC 15-1252 · Software Developers
 206 $134,971 $155,143 -13%
Manager SOC 4/15
SOC 15-1244 · Network and Computer Systems Administrators
 153 $105,934 $106,080 -0.1%
Associate SOC 3/12
SOC 15-1251 · Computer Programmers
 116 $85,530 $85,530 +0%
Associate SOC 4/12
SOC 15-1252 · Software Developers
 109 $108,077 $131,997 -18.1%
Manager SOC 5/15
SOC 13-1111 · Management Analysts
 106 $124,998 $156,645 -20.2%
Associate SOC 5/12
SOC 15-1244 · Network and Computer Systems Administrators
 106 $86,965 $86,965 +0%
Manager SOC 6/15
SOC 15-1243 · Database Architects
 76 $145,426 $154,606 -5.9%
Manager SOC 7/15
SOC 15-1242 · Database Administrators
 63 $112,466 $113,859 -1.2%
Manager SOC 8/15
SOC 15-1212 · Information Security Analysts
 44 $138,000 $162,550 -15.1%
Manager SOC 9/15
SOC 15-2051 · Data Scientists
 39 $132,000 $161,079 -18%
Associate SOC 6/12
SOC 15-1242 · Database Administrators
 35 $91,062 $91,062 +0%
Manager SOC 10/15
SOC 15-1251 · Computer Programmers
 26 $116,188 $121,867 -4.7%
Manager SOC 11/15
SOC 13-1082 · Project Management Specialists
 26 $150,426 $150,550 -0.1%
Manager SOC 12/15
SOC 27-1024 · Graphic Designers
 21 $78,187 only sponsor —
Associate SOC 7/12
SOC 13-1111 · Management Analysts
 19 $89,024 $143,000 -37.7%
Associate SOC 8/12
SOC 15-1212 · Information Security Analysts
 18 $107,224 $113,740 -5.7%
Associate SOC 9/12
SOC 15-2051 · Data Scientists
 15 $111,966 $114,088 -1.9%
Director
SOC 15-1299 · Computer Occupations, All Other
 14 $171,523 $176,400 -2.8%
Associate Director SOC 2/4
SOC 15-1253 · Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
 9 $124,155 $125,143 -0.8%
Associate SOC 10/12
SOC 15-1243 · Database Architects
 9 $118,789 $123,583 -3.9%
Associate SOC 11/12
SOC 27-1024 · Graphic Designers
 8 $68,765 only sponsor —
Manager SOC 13/15
SOC 15-1241 · Computer Network Architects
 8 $120,073 $124,004 -3.2%
Associate SOC 12/12
SOC 17-2141 · Mechanical Engineers
 8 $88,078 $88,992 -1%
Manager SOC 14/15
SOC 17-2112 · Industrial Engineers
 7 $107,661 $125,000 -13.9%
Associate Director SOC 3/4
SOC 15-1252 · Software Developers
 6 $151,518 $165,000 -8.2%
Associate Director SOC 4/4
SOC 13-1111 · Management Analysts
 5 $154,565 $153,782 +0.5%
Manager SOC 15/15
SOC 15-1255 · Web and Digital Interface Designers
 5 $165,000 $165,000 +0%

Titles need 5+ filings at Cognizant. “All sponsors” is the median for the same title and SOC across every sponsor, including Cognizant; “only sponsor” means no other employer filed it.

Cognizant salaries by occupation

Each SOC occupation Cognizant sponsors, compared with the BLS national median for all U.S. workers. Tap a row for wage levels, job titles and what competing sponsors pay.

Occupation LCAs Cognizant median BLS median vs BLS
Computer Occupations, All Other
SOC 15-1299
 7,461 $111,384 $116,580 -4.5%
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
SOC 15-1253
 1,711 $100,984 $104,300 -3.2%
Software Developers
SOC 15-1252
 322 $127,878 $135,980 -6%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators
SOC 15-1244
 261 $101,171 $99,130 +2.1%
Computer Programmers
SOC 15-1251
 142 $86,164 $100,390 -14.2%
Management Analysts
SOC 13-1111
 132 $116,646 $101,860 +14.5%
Database Administrators
SOC 15-1242
 98 $105,186 $104,620 +0.5%
Database Architects
SOC 15-1243
 86 $143,458 $139,500 +2.8%
Information Security Analysts
SOC 15-1212
 64 $129,230 $129,180 +0%
Data Scientists
SOC 15-2051
 54 $120,000 $120,230 -0.2%
Graphic Designers
SOC 27-1024
 29 $68,765 $62,960 +9.2%
Project Management Specialists
SOC 13-1082
 26 $150,426 $102,320 +47%
Computer Network Architects
SOC 15-1241
 10 $117,146 $134,050 -12.6%
Industrial Engineers
SOC 17-2112
 9 $104,000 $102,440 +1.5%
Web and Digital Interface Designers
SOC 15-1255
 8 $150,000 $104,000 +44.2%
Mechanical Engineers
SOC 17-2141
 8 $88,078 $104,110 -15.4%