Cognizance Technologies — 25 certified H-1B filings (FY2019–FY2026)
- 5
- Filings · FY2025
- $150k
- Median base · FY2025
- Pharmaceutical Scientist
- Top role · 8 all-time
- MD
- Top state · 19 all-time
Cognizance Technologies filed 5 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 62% from the year before), with a median base salary of $150k and the middle 50% of offers between $135k and $150k. That is 31% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 25 certified filings since FY2019, most often for Pharmaceutical Scientist in Maryland.
How much does Cognizance Technologies pay H-1B workers?
Certified base salary by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $150k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Cognizance Technologies's H-1B hiring changed by year?
1 certified filings in FY2019 → 3 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 3 | −40% | $113k |
| FY2025 | 5 | −62% | $150k |
| FY2024 | 13 | +333% | $150k |
| FY2023 | 3 | +200% | $63k |
| FY2019 | 1 | — | $105k |
Which wage levels does Cognizance Technologies file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 52% of Cognizance Technologies's filings sit at Level III–IV. A heavy I–II skew reads as entry-level or contractor-style hiring; a heavy IV skew as senior in-house roles — and higher levels earn more lottery entries.
Share of 25 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I28.0%7
- Level II20.0%5
- Level III52.0%13
What jobs does Cognizance Technologies sponsor for H-1B?
The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Pharmaceutical Scientist | 8 | $150k |
| Project Manager | 3 | $135k |
| Scientist | 3 | $130k |
| Researcher II | 2 | $113k |
| Project Manager- Biologist | 2 | $155k |
| Accountant | 2 | $63k |
| Researcher | 1 | $95k |
| Software Developer | 1 | $105k |
| Solution Architect | 1 | $112k |
| Deputy Program Manager | 1 | $180k |
Where does Cognizance Technologies hire H-1B workers?
Worksite states on the certified filings, all years. Deeper pink = more filings; hover a state for its figures.
| State | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| MD | 19 | $145k |
| VA | 4 | $63k |
| SC | 1 | $112k |
| MA | 1 | $135k |
What has Cognizance Technologies filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Cognizance Technologies: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Researcher II | $113,000 |
| 2026 | Researcher II | $113,000 |
| 2026 | Researcher | $95,000 |
| 2025 | Solution Architect | $112,424 |
| 2025 | Pharmaceutical Scientist | $150,000 |
| 2025 | Pharmaceutical Scientist | $150,000 |
| 2025 | Pharmaceutical Scientist | $150,000 |
| 2025 | Project Manager | $135,000 |
| 2024 | Project Manager- Biologist | $155,000 |
| 2024 | Project Manager- Biologist | $155,000 |
| 2024 | Pharmaceutical Scientist | $150,000 |
| 2024 | Pharmaceutical Scientist | $150,000 |
| 2024 | Pharmaceutical Scientist | $150,000 |
| 2024 | Pharmaceutical Scientist | $150,000 |
| 2024 | Scientist | $143,000 |
| 2024 | Pharmaceutical Scientist | $145,000 |
| 2024 | Project Manager | $135,000 |
| 2024 | Project Manager | $135,000 |
| 2024 | Scientist | $115,000 |
| 2024 | Scientist | $130,000 |
| 2024 | Deputy Program Manager | $180,000 |
| 2023 | Financial Analyst | $63,000 |
| 2023 | Accountant | $63,000 |
| 2023 | Accountant | $63,000 |
| 2019 | Software Developer | $105,000 |
Common questions about Cognizance Technologies's H-1B filings
- How much does Cognizance Technologies pay H-1B workers?
- Cognizance Technologies's median certified H-1B base salary is $150k (FY2025), from 5 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Cognizance Technologies sponsor?
- Cognizance Technologies has 25 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2019–FY2026).
- What jobs does Cognizance Technologies sponsor for H-1B?
- Cognizance Technologies's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Pharmaceutical Scientist, Project Manager, Scientist, Researcher II.
- Where does Cognizance Technologies hire H-1B workers?
- Cognizance Technologies's top H-1B worksite states are MD, VA, SC, MA.
- Does a certified LCA mean an H-1B visa was approved?
- No. A Labor Condition Application (LCA) is the Department of Labor attestation an employer must have certified before filing an H-1B petition with USCIS. It records the job, worksite and offered wage, but not whether the petition was filed, selected in the lottery, or approved. Filing counts measure intent to sponsor, not headcount.
- What salary do these figures show?
- The base annual wage offered on the certified LCA, converted to a yearly amount. Bonus, equity, overtime and benefits are not included, so total compensation is typically higher. Figures are medians and percentiles over certified filings; wages above $5,000,000 a year are excluded as data-entry errors.
- What do prevailing-wage levels I–IV mean?
- The Department of Labor assigns each LCA an OES wage level from I (entry) to IV (fully competent) for the occupation and area. Under the FY2027 wage-weighted H-1B lottery rule, a higher level earns more selection entries, so an employer's level mix is a proxy for how senior its sponsored roles are.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — certified LCA disclosure data through June 2026 (FY2019–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →