Cognizant salaries in Tucson, AZ

Based on 12 certified H-1B filings by Cognizant in the Tucson, AZ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$106,663
Middle 50%$100.2k–$115.9k
vs. all employers here+10%comparison median $97,240
Filings12FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $94,597 and $148,667.
PercentileSalary
10th$99,466
25th$100,246
50th (median)$106,663
75th$115,898
90th$121,701

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $85k $100k FY2020: median $85,228 (26 filings) FY2021: median $86,341 (13 filings) FY2022: median $87,006 (11 filings) FY2023: median $91,843 (10 filings) FY2024: median $89,024 (20 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 26 filings FY20 FY2021: 13 filings FY21 FY2022: 11 filings FY22 FY2023: 10 filings FY23 FY2024: 20 filings FY24 FY2025: 9 filings FY25 FY2026: 3 filings FY26 26
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$85,228$79,295$86,34126
FY2021$86,341$74,214$86,34113
FY2022$87,006$82,555$90,83411
FY2023$91,843$89,024$103,42810
FY2024$89,024$85,566$106,14220
FY2025–––9
FY2026–––3

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Systems Engineer / Architecttoo few9
Database Administratortoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III too few 5
Expert · Level IV too few 7

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.