Cognizant salaries in Nashville, TN

Based on 43 certified H-1B filings by Cognizant in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$81,890
Middle 50%$75.5k–$96.5k
vs. all employers here−24%comparison median $107,432
Filings43FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $60,861 and $168,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$60,861
25th$75,504
50th (median)$81,890
75th$96,522
90th$139,400

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $75k $100k FY2020: median $75,317 (118 filings) FY2021: median $83,470 (27 filings) FY2022: median $83,200 (43 filings) FY2023: median $86,445 (41 filings) FY2024: median $65,478 (32 filings) FY2025: median $89,274 (30 filings) FY2026: median $78,354 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 118 filings FY20 FY2021: 27 filings FY21 FY2022: 43 filings FY22 FY2023: 41 filings FY23 FY2024: 32 filings FY24 FY2025: 30 filings FY25 FY2026: 13 filings FY26 118
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$75,317$65,104$79,206118
FY2021$83,470$69,534$97,38627
FY2022$83,200$66,373$86,44543
FY2023$86,445$78,042$94,97341
FY2024$65,478$60,000$75,50432
FY2025$89,274$75,504$117,50030
FY2026$78,354$78,354$93,45413

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Systems Engineer / Architect$75,50429
QA Engineer$93,45413

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $60,861 13
Senior · Level III $89,274 21
Expert · Level IV too few 9

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.