Cognizant salaries in Durham, NC

Based on 90 certified H-1B filings by Cognizant in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$107,619
Middle 50%$88.6k–$118.2k
vs. all employers here−10%comparison median $119,060
Filings90FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $85,530 and $157,560.
PercentileSalary
10th$85,530
25th$88,566
50th (median)$107,619
75th$118,165
90th$129,709

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $95k $120k FY2020: median $81,099 (110 filings) FY2021: median $90,584 (60 filings) FY2022: median $94,474 (62 filings) FY2023: median $98,821 (59 filings) FY2024: median $107,619 (53 filings) FY2025: median $105,706 (76 filings) FY2026: median $108,410 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 110 filings FY20 FY2021: 60 filings FY21 FY2022: 62 filings FY22 FY2023: 59 filings FY23 FY2024: 53 filings FY24 FY2025: 76 filings FY25 FY2026: 14 filings FY26 110
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$81,099$76,814$90,584110
FY2021$90,584$76,814$94,47460
FY2022$94,474$79,914$94,47462
FY2023$98,821$82,888$104,10459
FY2024$107,619$92,539$111,46753
FY2025$105,706$86,341$112,54976
FY2026$108,410$108,410$119,70414

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Systems Engineer / Architect$107,61947
QA Engineer$105,70631
Network Administratortoo few6
Management Consultanttoo few2
Software Engineertoo few2
Mechanical Engineertoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $86,341 34
Senior · Level III $108,410 43
Expert · Level IV $132,142 13

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.