Cognizant salaries in Providence, RI

Based on 24 certified H-1B filings by Cognizant in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$97,365
Middle 50%$96.6k–$104.3k
vs. all employers here−12%comparison median $110,406
Filings24FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $77,646 and $162,455.
PercentileSalary
10th$80,398
25th$96,574
50th (median)$97,365
75th$104,286
90th$117,579

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $80k $110k FY2020: median $86,029 (41 filings) FY2021: median $85,301 (20 filings) FY2022: median $98,842 (12 filings) FY2023: median $61,668 (10 filings) FY2024: median $84,771 (26 filings) FY2025: median $96,574 (13 filings) FY2026: median $97,365 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 41 filings FY20 FY2021: 20 filings FY21 FY2022: 12 filings FY22 FY2023: 10 filings FY23 FY2024: 26 filings FY24 FY2025: 13 filings FY25 FY2026: 11 filings FY26 41
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$86,029$85,301$99,07041
FY2021$85,301$85,301$88,58220
FY2022$98,842$83,325$104,79612
FY2023$61,668$60,000$75,83710
FY2024$84,771$77,646$94,39526
FY2025$96,574$86,819$100,31813
FY2026$97,365$97,365$107,94211

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Systems Engineer / Architect$97,36517
QA Engineertoo few6

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 4
Senior · Level III $97,365 14
Expert · Level IV too few 6

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.