Cognizant salaries in Dallas, TX

Based on 2,334 certified H-1B filings by Cognizant in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$109,886
Middle 50%$92.6k–$127.9k
vs. all employers here−3%comparison median $112,923
Filings2,334FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $83,658 and $170,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$83,658
25th$92,581
50th (median)$109,886
75th$127,878
90th$144,310

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $100k $130k FY2020: median $80,475 (2,082 filings) FY2021: median $97,240 (1,002 filings) FY2022: median $95,555 (2,633 filings) FY2023: median $106,621 (1,472 filings) FY2024: median $93,517 (1,385 filings) FY2025: median $109,886 (1,570 filings) FY2026: median $118,456 (764 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 2,082 filings FY20 FY2021: 1,002 filings FY21 FY2022: 2,633 filings FY22 FY2023: 1,472 filings FY23 FY2024: 1,385 filings FY24 FY2025: 1,570 filings FY25 FY2026: 764 filings FY26 2,633
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$80,475$78,998$96,4702,082
FY2021$97,240$80,475$97,2401,002
FY2022$95,555$85,301$103,1262,633
FY2023$106,621$86,861$112,2581,472
FY2024$93,517$83,658$116,9791,385
FY2025$109,886$92,581$129,0221,570
FY2026$118,456$92,581$118,456764

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Systems Engineer / Architect$111,0001,696
QA Engineer$106,517358
Software Engineer$130,000113
Network Administrator$99,48641
Data Engineer$143,45826
Programmer Analyst$85,53026
Management Consultant$114,96223
Database Administrator$102,78318
Information Security Analyst$133,12712
Data Scientisttoo few9
Systems Analysttoo few3
IT Managertoo few2
Project Managertoo few2
Sales Engineertoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $86,965 700
Senior · Level III $110,198 1,157
Expert · Level IV $144,310 477

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.