Cognizant salaries in Trenton, NJ

Based on 97 certified H-1B filings by Cognizant in the Trenton-Princeton, NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$110,240
Middle 50%$91.8k–$125.7k
vs. all employers here+0%comparison median $110,000
Filings97FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $76,502 and $145,254.
PercentileSalary
10th$76,502
25th$91,811
50th (median)$110,240
75th$125,653
90th$127,633

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $100k $130k FY2020: median $81,806 (65 filings) FY2021: median $101,858 (34 filings) FY2022: median $101,858 (43 filings) FY2023: median $106,891 (76 filings) FY2024: median $85,467 (52 filings) FY2025: median $101,088 (64 filings) FY2026: median $116,251 (33 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 65 filings FY20 FY2021: 34 filings FY21 FY2022: 43 filings FY22 FY2023: 76 filings FY23 FY2024: 52 filings FY24 FY2025: 64 filings FY25 FY2026: 33 filings FY26 76
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$81,806$79,934$98,88365
FY2021$101,858$83,491$115,93934
FY2022$101,858$86,851$120,22443
FY2023$106,891$90,210$123,57376
FY2024$85,467$76,502$109,94952
FY2025$101,088$91,894$125,65364
FY2026$116,251$91,811$118,24833

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Systems Engineer / Architect$108,67074
QA Engineer$110,24015
Management Consultanttoo few4

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $89,773 28
Senior · Level III $110,344 41
Expert · Level IV $125,653 28

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.