Cognizant salaries in Omaha, NE

Based on 46 certified H-1B filings by Cognizant in the Omaha, NE-IA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$95,389
Middle 50%$83.7k–$116.3k
vs. all employers here−6%comparison median $101,546
Filings46FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $76,544 and $140,275.
PercentileSalary
10th$80,496
25th$83,746
50th (median)$95,389
75th$116,303
90th$119,101

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $85k $110k FY2020: median $71,198 (78 filings) FY2021: median $79,706 (33 filings) FY2022: median $74,651 (19 filings) FY2023: median $78,624 (37 filings) FY2024: median $90,293 (28 filings) FY2025: median $95,389 (32 filings) FY2026: median $99,798 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 78 filings FY20 FY2021: 33 filings FY21 FY2022: 19 filings FY22 FY2023: 37 filings FY23 FY2024: 28 filings FY24 FY2025: 32 filings FY25 FY2026: 14 filings FY26 78
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$71,198$65,624$78,68678
FY2021$79,706$71,198$82,49333
FY2022$74,651$74,651$90,35519
FY2023$78,624$71,760$95,18137
FY2024$90,293$76,544$95,38928
FY2025$95,389$94,152$110,39132
FY2026$99,798$80,496$119,10114

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Systems Engineer / Architect$95,38932
Network Administratortoo few6
Software Engineertoo few5
QA Engineertoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $80,496 14
Senior · Level III $95,389 19
Expert · Level IV $119,101 13

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.