Cognizant salaries in Memphis, TN

Based on 17 certified H-1B filings by Cognizant in the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$82,971
Middle 50%$78.5k–$96.4k
vs. all employers here−14%comparison median $96,387
Filings17FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $62,941 and $145,309.
PercentileSalary
10th$72,251
25th$78,458
50th (median)$82,971
75th$96,387
90th$118,400

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $70k $90k FY2020: median $60,000 (64 filings) FY2021: median $74,464 (16 filings) FY2022: median $70,325 (16 filings) FY2023: median $84,531 (27 filings) FY2024: median $70,096 (11 filings) FY2025: median $82,982 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 64 filings FY20 FY2021: 16 filings FY21 FY2022: 16 filings FY22 FY2023: 27 filings FY23 FY2024: 11 filings FY24 FY2025: 10 filings FY25 FY2026: 7 filings FY26 64
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$60,000$60,000$70,67864
FY2021$74,464$60,000$74,46416
FY2022$70,325$70,325$82,95016
FY2023$84,531$60,000$106,23227
FY2024$70,096$66,633$109,78911
FY2025$82,982$78,458$94,57810
FY2026–––7

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Systems Engineer / Architect$79,66413
Software Engineertoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 4
Senior · Level III $79,664 10
Expert · Level IV too few 3

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.