Cognizant salaries in Bridgeport, CT

Based on 68 certified H-1B filings by Cognizant in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$112,445
Middle 50%$94.3k–$131k
vs. all employers here−11%comparison median $126,187
Filings68FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $81,072 and $171,633.
PercentileSalary
10th$93,390
25th$94,307
50th (median)$112,445
75th$130,978
90th$162,906

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $115k $150k FY2020: median $94,411 (76 filings) FY2021: median $98,134 (56 filings) FY2022: median $116,106 (54 filings) FY2023: median $115,627 (53 filings) FY2024: median $136,136 (56 filings) FY2025: median $130,978 (47 filings) FY2026: median $94,307 (21 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 76 filings FY20 FY2021: 56 filings FY21 FY2022: 54 filings FY22 FY2023: 53 filings FY23 FY2024: 56 filings FY24 FY2025: 47 filings FY25 FY2026: 21 filings FY26 76
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
Show as table
Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$94,411$90,438$106,16376
FY2021$98,134$94,411$113,00156
FY2022$116,106$98,134$116,10654
FY2023$115,627$110,302$130,00053
FY2024$136,136$130,978$162,57356
FY2025$130,978$99,070$145,48947
FY2026$94,307$94,307$114,71221

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Systems Engineer / Architect$114,71255
QA Engineertoo few7
Network Administratortoo few4

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $99,070 19
Senior · Level III $116,501 31
Expert · Level IV $162,906 18

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.