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- The average salary for a Software Engineer - Java Developer is ₹5,00,000 per year (estimate) in India, which is 17% lower than the average Cognizant salary of ₹6,00,006 per year (estimate) for this job.
- Cognizant employees working as a Software Engineer - Java Developer in India have attributed a compensation and benefits rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 30 ratings. This is 7% higher than the average of Software Engineer - Java Developer professionals at Cognizant worldwide.
- The salary trajectory of a a Software Engineer - Java Developer ranges between locations and employers. The salary starts at ₹0 per year (estimate) and goes up to ₹0 per year (estimate) for the highest level of seniority.
- The estimated average salary for a Software Engineer - Java Developer at Cognizant is ₹5,50,000 per year or ₹264 per hour, but some professionals have reported earning up to roughly ₹13,14,000 per year (90th percentile). The typical pay range is between ₹4,21,250 (25th percentile) and ₹9,00,000 (75th percentile) annually. This is based on 611 salaries submitted by Cognizant Software Engineer - Java Developer professionals on Glassdoor, as of Jun 2026.