Cognizant salaries in Albuquerque, NM

Based on 29 certified H-1B filings by Cognizant in the Albuquerque, NM metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$102,918
Middle 50%$102.9k–$113.7k
vs. all employers here+10%comparison median $93,700
Filings29FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $76,760 and $143,370.
PercentileSalary
10th$85,550
25th$102,918
50th (median)$102,918
75th$113,714
90th$135,387

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $85k $110k FY2020: median $69,493 (24 filings) FY2021: median $67,454 (11 filings) FY2022: median $82,930 (15 filings) FY2023: median $78,125 (26 filings) FY2024: median $94,214 (16 filings) FY2025: median $102,918 (24 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 24 filings FY20 FY2021: 11 filings FY21 FY2022: 15 filings FY22 FY2023: 26 filings FY23 FY2024: 16 filings FY24 FY2025: 24 filings FY25 FY2026: 5 filings FY26 26
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$69,493$64,709$69,49324
FY2021$67,454$64,709$80,49611
FY2022$82,930$67,454$82,93015
FY2023$78,125$78,125$88,54626
FY2024$94,214$85,550$104,34316
FY2025$102,918$93,896$102,91824
FY2026–––5

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Systems Engineer / Architect$102,91824
QA Engineertoo few4

Jobs with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings; links go to all employers for that job in Albuquerque, NM.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 7
Senior · Level III $102,918 17
Expert · Level IV too few 5

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.