Cognizant salaries in Peoria, IL

Based on 14 certified H-1B filings by Cognizant in the Peoria, IL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$92,830
Middle 50%$79k–$107.3k
vs. all employers here−3%comparison median $95,680
Filings14FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $73,757 and $112,611.
PercentileSalary
10th$73,963
25th$79,040
50th (median)$92,830
75th$107,313
90th$112,399

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $90k $110k FY2020: median $78,062 (49 filings) FY2021: median $95,264 (18 filings) FY2023: median $77,979 (31 filings) FY2024: median $85,592 (16 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 49 filings FY20 FY2021: 18 filings FY21 FY2022: 8 filings FY22 FY2023: 31 filings FY23 FY2024: 16 filings FY24 FY2025: 8 filings FY25 FY2026: 6 filings FY26 49
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
Show as table
Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$78,062$74,672$89,23249
FY2021$95,264$78,062$95,26418
FY2022–––8
FY2023$77,979$77,792$95,26431
FY2024$85,592$69,821$101,89916
FY2025–––8
FY2026–––6

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Systems Engineer / Architect$92,83014

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 4
Senior · Level III too few 6
Expert · Level IV too few 4

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.