Cognizant salaries in Greensboro, NC

Based on 23 certified H-1B filings by Cognizant in the Greensboro-High Point, NC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$95,077
Middle 50%$83.9k–$111.8k
vs. all employers here−6%comparison median $100,942
Filings23FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $75,982 and $146,810.
PercentileSalary
10th$75,982
25th$83,949
50th (median)$95,077
75th$111,767
90th$133,844

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $85k $100k FY2020: median $80,288 (56 filings) FY2021: median $85,426 (27 filings) FY2022: median $94,661 (17 filings) FY2023: median $81,370 (17 filings) FY2025: median $90,230 (17 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 56 filings FY20 FY2021: 27 filings FY21 FY2022: 17 filings FY22 FY2023: 17 filings FY23 FY2024: 6 filings FY24 FY2025: 17 filings FY25 FY2026: 6 filings FY26 56
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$80,288$78,333$94,37056
FY2021$85,426$80,288$95,78427
FY2022$94,661$79,498$94,66117
FY2023$81,370$81,370$97,96817
FY2024–––6
FY2025$90,230$83,949$104,81117
FY2026–––6

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Systems Engineer / Architect$83,94911
QA Engineertoo few5
Data Engineertoo few4
Software Engineertoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 6
Senior · Level III $87,090 12
Expert · Level IV too few 5

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.