Cognizant data leadership salary
Cognizant's data leadership postings in the US stated a median base salary of $135K. Its typical stated range was $110K to $160K, across 21 postings from the last year.
CognizantEvery data leadership posting in the US
- Median
- $135K
- Typical stated range
- $110K–$160K
- Postings
- 21
That is 27% below the median of 2,958 data leadership postings across the US ($185K).
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Base pay Cognizant stated in its own US job postings, first seen since November 2025, one posting per title, at the midpoint of each range. The typical range is the middle of the low ends and of the high ends it stated. These are pay ranges in job ads, not what anyone was paid. Updated . How we count