Cognizant salaries in Des Moines, IA

Based on 141 certified H-1B filings by Cognizant in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$102,294
Middle 50%$84.1k–$106.1k
vs. all employers here+1%comparison median $100,838
Filings141FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $74,190 and $140,234.
PercentileSalary
10th$76,482
25th$84,115
50th (median)$102,294
75th$106,122
90th$128,149

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $90k $120k FY2020: median $72,405 (183 filings) FY2021: median $75,774 (70 filings) FY2022: median $88,816 (86 filings) FY2023: median $93,766 (126 filings) FY2024: median $108,930 (82 filings) FY2025: median $102,294 (88 filings) FY2026: median $106,122 (53 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 183 filings FY20 FY2021: 70 filings FY21 FY2022: 86 filings FY22 FY2023: 126 filings FY23 FY2024: 82 filings FY24 FY2025: 88 filings FY25 FY2026: 53 filings FY26 183
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$72,405$72,238$85,717183
FY2021$75,774$72,405$85,71770
FY2022$88,816$81,162$92,82586
FY2023$93,766$89,071$101,717126
FY2024$108,930$87,069$108,93082
FY2025$102,294$80,538$106,12288
FY2026$106,122$84,115$114,52553

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Systems Engineer / Architect$102,294100
QA Engineer$76,48227
Data Engineertoo few6
Information Security Analysttoo few2
Network Architecttoo few2
Programmer Analysttoo few2
Data Scientisttoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $80,538 47
Senior · Level III $102,294 67
Expert · Level IV $128,149 27

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.