Cognizant H-1B salary, 2008 to 2025
Cognizant offered a median salary of $109,782 on its 11,086 certified H-1B applications in fiscal year 2025, $10,218 below the $120,000 median across all employers.
How it is measured
Each Labor Condition Application states the salary the employer offers for the position. Kitegraph takes the offered wage on Cognizant's certified full-time applications from the Department of Labor disclosure files, annualizes hourly figures, and reports the median per federal fiscal year beside the median across all employers. These are salaries offered on applications, not a payroll survey.
What the curve shows
Cognizant's median offer rose from $63,586 in fiscal 2008 to $109,782 in 2025, its highest on record. It sits below the median across all employers as of 2025; the gap has moved over the series.
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