Software engineering salaries

Education: BTech Tier - 1 Years of Experience: 4.7 Years Date of the Offer: December 2025 Salary: 15.5 LPA (Fixed) Bonus: 45K (Annually) Total Compensation: INR 16 LPA I am currently employed at an MNC (Service based) earning 12.25 LPA. My current tech stack includes Java, Springboot, and MS (Backend). I asked for a Senior Associate role and higher pay, but this offer was the best they could provide. I am seeking suggestions on whether this offer is good or if I am being lowballed.

Education: BTech Tier - 1 Years of Experience: 4.7 Years Date of the Offer: December 2025 Salary: 15.5 LPA (Fixed) Bonus: 45K (Annually) Total Compensation: INR 16 LPA I am questioning if this offer is good or if I am being lowballed. I asked for Senior Associate and higher pay, but this was the best they could do.

* B.Tech from Graphic Era University in CSE * Salary: 15,45000 * Relocation/Signing Bonus: 2,00,000 * Bonus: 45000 * Total comp (Salary + Bonus + Stock): 15,45000 * Benefits: Medical benefits not sure tbh

Looking for max CTC for Sr. Associate Projects at Cognizant YOE: 5 Current Offer: 28 LPA fixed

Got an offer of 4.01 lpa . Nothing too fancy. Spent 1.7 months on bench/buffer resoure. Thinking of making a switch but lost all confidence/forgotten skills.

Cognizant - Amex Client - Golang Engineer - Bangalore Location - 20 LPA (19 FIxed + Rest Variable)

Breakdown of the offer: Basic: 11,925 House Rent Allowance: 7,155 Conveyance Allowance: 800 Medical Allowance: 1,250 Special Allowance: 9,132 Annual Incentive: 1,300 Advance Statutory Bonus: 2,000 Internet Allowance - WFH: 1,800 Total Earnings: 35,362 Total Deduction: 2,000 Net Salary: 33,362

Salary Breakdown: Basic: 15,525 House Rent Allowance: 8,760 Conveyance Allowance: 1,600 Medical Allowance: 1,250 Special Allowance: 13,320 Advance Statutory Bonus: 2,000 Total Earnings: 42,455 Deductions: Profession Tax: 200 PF-Employee Contribution: 1,860 TDS: 0 Total Deduction: 2,063 Net Salary: 40,392

Join Cognizant as an Associate and take your career to the next level! Competitive Base Salary: INR 16,00,000 Performance Incentive: INR 50,000 Benefits: INR 16,000 (Medical, Accident & Life Insurance) Joining Bonus: INR 1,50,000

Cognizant (CTS) Associate, Hyderabad Education: Bachelor of Technology, NIT Years of Experience: 6.6 Prior Experience: Data Engineer at a Mediocre Startup Previous Comp: 10 lpa Date of the Offer: Aug, 2022 Company: CTS Title/Level: Associate Location: Hyderabad Annual Gross Compensation : 14.53 LPA Incentive : 45,000 Total comp (Annual Gross + Incentive): = 14.98 LPA **Changed 4 Companies Prior to CTS** So, CTS Stands as 5th Company !

Cognizant Job Role Education: B.E., Electronics & Communication Engineering, AISSMS College of Engineering Years of Experience: fresher Prior Experience: No Date of the Offer: 08-Jul-2022

Education: Btech Tier 3 Years of Experience: 8 Prior Experience: Lead Engineer at Service Based Previous Comp: ~27 FIxed Date of the Offer: November 2024 Company: Cognizant Title/Level: Manager(Sr. Software Engineer B3) Location: Bengaluru Salary: 39.5L Fixed Relocation/Signing Bonus: 0 Variable: 1.5L Total comp (Salary + Bonus): 41L Benefits: Standard