Cognizant salaries in Pittsburgh, PA

Based on 82 certified H-1B filings by Cognizant in the Pittsburgh, PA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$105,373
Middle 50%$84.2k–$122.8k
vs. all employers here+3%comparison median $102,710
Filings82FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $70,048 and $173,800.
PercentileSalary
10th$81,973
25th$84,219
50th (median)$105,373
75th$122,803
90th$126,547

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $95k $120k FY2020: median $92,685 (146 filings) FY2021: median $93,496 (51 filings) FY2022: median $85,613 (44 filings) FY2023: median $91,208 (67 filings) FY2024: median $94,973 (48 filings) FY2025: median $102,398 (59 filings) FY2026: median $113,963 (23 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 146 filings FY20 FY2021: 51 filings FY21 FY2022: 44 filings FY22 FY2023: 67 filings FY23 FY2024: 48 filings FY24 FY2025: 59 filings FY25 FY2026: 23 filings FY26 146
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$92,685$76,274$92,685146
FY2021$93,496$76,918$93,49651
FY2022$85,613$85,613$93,12744
FY2023$91,208$91,208$106,55967
FY2024$94,973$81,973$123,60248
FY2025$102,398$81,973$120,31859
FY2026$113,963$105,373$126,54723

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Systems Engineer / Architect$105,37366
QA Engineertoo few9
Database Administratortoo few3
Software Engineertoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $81,973 24
Senior · Level III $102,398 31
Expert · Level IV $126,547 27

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.