Cognizant salaries in Winston-Salem, NC

Based on 37 certified H-1B filings by Cognizant in the Winston-Salem, NC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$101,941
Middle 50%$88.5k–$101.9k
vs. all employers here+10%comparison median $92,435
Filings37FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $66,851 and $145,973.
PercentileSalary
10th$85,987
25th$88,483
50th (median)$101,941
75th$101,941
90th$110,061

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $85k $110k FY2020: median $76,170 (121 filings) FY2021: median $81,702 (67 filings) FY2022: median $92,872 (36 filings) FY2023: median $96,179 (45 filings) FY2024: median $94,286 (39 filings) FY2025: median $90,938 (21 filings) FY2026: median $101,941 (16 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 121 filings FY20 FY2021: 67 filings FY21 FY2022: 36 filings FY22 FY2023: 45 filings FY23 FY2024: 39 filings FY24 FY2025: 21 filings FY25 FY2026: 16 filings FY26 121
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$76,170$75,795$92,518121
FY2021$81,702$75,795$92,87267
FY2022$92,872$76,794$96,17936
FY2023$96,179$81,474$110,90645
FY2024$94,286$85,987$96,06539
FY2025$90,938$85,987$105,12321
FY2026$101,941$91,125$101,94116

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Systems Engineer / Architect$101,94123
Management Consultanttoo few5
QA Engineertoo few4

Jobs with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings; links go to all employers for that job in Winston-Salem, NC.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 3
Senior · Level III $91,125 26
Expert · Level IV too few 8

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.