Cognizant salaries in Rochester, NY

Based on 65 certified H-1B filings by Cognizant in the Rochester, NY metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$92,934
Middle 50%$90.6k–$109.9k
vs. all employers here+3%comparison median $90,314
Filings65FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $71,386 and $116,549.
PercentileSalary
10th$80,122
25th$90,646
50th (median)$92,934
75th$109,907
90th$113,069

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $85k $110k FY2020: median $71,386 (40 filings) FY2021: median $84,157 (12 filings) FY2022: median $85,862 (16 filings) FY2023: median $98,800 (15 filings) FY2024: median $89,763 (26 filings) FY2025: median $90,646 (40 filings) FY2026: median $92,934 (25 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 40 filings FY20 FY2021: 12 filings FY21 FY2022: 16 filings FY22 FY2023: 15 filings FY23 FY2024: 26 filings FY24 FY2025: 40 filings FY25 FY2026: 25 filings FY26 40
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$71,386$67,954$81,45340
FY2021$84,157$71,692$84,15712
FY2022$85,862$85,862$99,79816
FY2023$98,800$78,271$115,25415
FY2024$89,763$83,055$107,14126
FY2025$90,646$81,682$109,90740
FY2026$92,934$92,934$110,13625

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Systems Engineer / Architect$92,93445
QA Engineer$81,68216
Software Engineertoo few3

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $80,122 16
Senior · Level III $92,934 32
Expert · Level IV $110,136 17

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.