Cognizant salaries in Sacramento, CA

Based on 103 certified H-1B filings by Cognizant in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$115,914
Middle 50%$97.9k–$137.9k
vs. all employers here−5%comparison median $121,451
Filings103FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $82,139 and $156,246.
PercentileSalary
10th$88,421
25th$97,937
50th (median)$115,914
75th$137,862
90th$143,790

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $100k $130k FY2020: median $83,699 (241 filings) FY2021: median $97,677 (92 filings) FY2022: median $104,520 (96 filings) FY2023: median $104,520 (80 filings) FY2024: median $110,006 (42 filings) FY2025: median $110,011 (68 filings) FY2026: median $116,106 (35 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 241 filings FY20 FY2021: 92 filings FY21 FY2022: 96 filings FY22 FY2023: 80 filings FY23 FY2024: 42 filings FY24 FY2025: 68 filings FY25 FY2026: 35 filings FY26 241
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$83,699$76,856$86,674241
FY2021$97,677$83,699$99,37292
FY2022$104,520$88,192$104,56296
FY2023$104,520$104,520$113,75080
FY2024$110,006$94,942$133,37042
FY2025$110,011$92,352$127,84168
FY2026$116,106$114,692$143,79035

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Systems Engineer / Architect$116,10674
QA Engineer$92,14420
Network Administratortoo few3
Management Consultanttoo few2
Software Engineertoo few2
Data Scientisttoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $92,040 27
Senior · Level III $115,914 47
Expert · Level IV $143,790 29

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.