Cognizant salaries in Buffalo, NY

Based on 36 certified H-1B filings by Cognizant in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$84,968
Middle 50%$82.5k–$93.6k
vs. all employers here−18%comparison median $104,000
Filings36FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $74,714 and $137,930.
PercentileSalary
10th$74,714
25th$82,462
50th (median)$84,968
75th$93,621
90th$113,870

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $85k $110k FY2020: median $71,011 (26 filings) FY2021: median $86,778 (12 filings) FY2023: median $95,894 (14 filings) FY2024: median $86,965 (14 filings) FY2025: median $93,621 (15 filings) FY2026: median $84,968 (21 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 26 filings FY20 FY2021: 12 filings FY21 FY2022: 9 filings FY22 FY2023: 14 filings FY23 FY2024: 14 filings FY24 FY2025: 15 filings FY25 FY2026: 21 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$71,011$71,011$73,73626
FY2021$86,778$84,339$92,74712
FY2022–––9
FY2023$95,894$82,129$112,06114
FY2024$86,965$86,965$86,96514
FY2025$93,621$74,714$93,62115
FY2026$84,968$84,968$104,22921

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Systems Engineer / Architect$84,96830
Systems Analysttoo few2
Software Engineertoo few2
QA Engineertoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $84,968 21
Senior · Level III $98,925 14
Expert · Level IV too few 1

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.