Cognizant salaries in Lynchburg, VA

Based on 17 certified H-1B filings by Cognizant in the Lynchburg, VA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$94,910
Middle 50%$85.8k–$110.6k
vs. all employers here−1%comparison median $96,069
Filings17FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $77,543 and $135,366.
PercentileSalary
10th$85,842
25th$85,842
50th (median)$94,910
75th$110,594
90th$135,366

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $85k $120k FY2020: median $66,061 (17 filings) FY2022: median $85,093 (11 filings) FY2023: median $104,998 (12 filings) FY2024: median $91,562 (11 filings) FY2026: median $110,105 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 17 filings FY20 FY2021: 4 filings FY21 FY2022: 11 filings FY22 FY2023: 12 filings FY23 FY2024: 11 filings FY24 FY2025: 7 filings FY25 FY2026: 10 filings FY26 17
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$66,061$66,061$96,51217
FY2021–––4
FY2022$85,093$85,093$114,02611
FY2023$104,998$100,760$130,00012
FY2024$91,562$60,000$106,30911
FY2025–––7
FY2026$110,105$85,842$129,17310

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Systems Engineer / Architect$94,91013
QA Engineertoo few4

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 6
Senior · Level III too few 8
Expert · Level IV too few 3

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.