Cognizant salaries in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY

Based on 85 certified H-1B filings by Cognizant in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$88,587
Middle 50%$73.2k–$90.8k
vs. all employers here−6%comparison median $93,746
Filings85FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $60,674 and $121,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$69,805
25th$73,237
50th (median)$88,587
75th$90,813
90th$110,951

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $75k $100k FY2020: median $63,086 (150 filings) FY2021: median $70,533 (104 filings) FY2022: median $85,467 (86 filings) FY2023: median $88,629 (94 filings) FY2024: median $85,571 (81 filings) FY2025: median $88,587 (47 filings) FY2026: median $90,813 (38 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 150 filings FY20 FY2021: 104 filings FY21 FY2022: 86 filings FY22 FY2023: 94 filings FY23 FY2024: 81 filings FY24 FY2025: 47 filings FY25 FY2026: 38 filings FY26 150
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$63,086$62,026$78,582150
FY2021$70,533$63,086$78,582104
FY2022$85,467$70,533$88,62986
FY2023$88,629$75,774$88,62994
FY2024$85,571$66,768$88,58781
FY2025$88,587$75,681$90,81347
FY2026$90,813$73,237$90,81338

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Systems Engineer / Architect$90,81360
QA Engineer$73,23723

Jobs with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings; links go to all employers for that job in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $69,805 27
Senior · Level III $88,587 47
Expert · Level IV $111,800 11

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.