Cognizant salaries in Cincinnati, OH

Based on 212 certified H-1B filings by Cognizant in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$97,469
Middle 50%$77.4k–$97.6k
vs. all employers here−3%comparison median $100,714
Filings212FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $74,277 and $141,734.
PercentileSalary
10th$75,566
25th$77,376
50th (median)$97,469
75th$97,552
90th$118,331

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $90k $110k FY2020: median $78,166 (295 filings) FY2021: median $81,494 (116 filings) FY2022: median $96,637 (89 filings) FY2023: median $96,637 (177 filings) FY2024: median $95,992 (155 filings) FY2025: median $97,469 (143 filings) FY2026: median $97,469 (69 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 295 filings FY20 FY2021: 116 filings FY21 FY2022: 89 filings FY22 FY2023: 177 filings FY23 FY2024: 155 filings FY24 FY2025: 143 filings FY25 FY2026: 69 filings FY26 295
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$78,166$75,379$89,939295
FY2021$81,494$78,166$95,014116
FY2022$96,637$80,808$99,44589
FY2023$96,637$86,902$98,030177
FY2024$95,992$75,254$98,030155
FY2025$97,469$77,376$97,552143
FY2026$97,469$77,376$97,46969

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Systems Engineer / Architect$97,469140
QA Engineer$86,50754
Network Administrator$101,67010
Data Engineertoo few3
Programmer Analysttoo few2
Software Engineertoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $76,606 70
Senior · Level III $97,469 111
Expert · Level IV $119,018 31

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.