Cognizant salaries in Richmond, VA

Based on 188 certified H-1B filings by Cognizant in the Richmond, VA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$104,811
Middle 50%$99.5k–$120.1k
vs. all employers here−3%comparison median $107,890
Filings188FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $80,246 and $172,726.
PercentileSalary
10th$84,092
25th$99,471
50th (median)$104,811
75th$120,087
90th$124,301

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $95k $120k FY2020: median $84,323 (443 filings) FY2021: median $84,323 (225 filings) FY2022: median $97,989 (172 filings) FY2023: median $99,466 (130 filings) FY2024: median $92,664 (105 filings) FY2025: median $100,298 (115 filings) FY2026: median $104,811 (73 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 443 filings FY20 FY2021: 225 filings FY21 FY2022: 172 filings FY22 FY2023: 130 filings FY23 FY2024: 105 filings FY24 FY2025: 115 filings FY25 FY2026: 73 filings FY26 443
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$84,323$80,184$97,739443
FY2021$84,323$84,323$100,818225
FY2022$97,989$88,884$99,466172
FY2023$99,466$92,664$106,541130
FY2024$92,664$92,664$107,000105
FY2025$100,298$100,080$120,349115
FY2026$104,811$92,810$112,50073

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Systems Engineer / Architect$104,811127
QA Engineer$110,19835
Software Engineer$129,21010
Network Administratortoo few9
Data Engineertoo few5

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $85,488 51
Senior · Level III $104,811 101
Expert · Level IV $124,155 36

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.