COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP: Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP made 941 filings for this role, covering 941 positions, and across them committed to pay at least a median of $97,365 a year. 941 of the 941 state a minimum and no maximum, so that median is a median of floors.
By place and level
| Where | Level | Wage year | Filings | Positions | Lowest | Median | Highest | Prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Level II | 2025-26 | 67 | 67 | $91,374 | $91,374 | $91,374 | $91,374 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | Level II | 2025-26 | 55 | 55 | $84,178 | $84,178 | $84,178 | $84,178 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Level III | 2025-26 | 51 | 51 | $110,198 | $110,198 | $110,198 | $110,198 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Level III | 2025-26 | 40 | 40 | $125,528 | $125,528 | $125,528 | $125,528 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Level II | 2025-26 | 35 | 35 | $102,086 | $102,086 | $102,086 | $102,086 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Level III | 2025-26 | 32 | 32 | $104,728 | $104,728 | $139,797 | $104,728 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | Level III | 2025-26 | 30 | 30 | $102,669 | $102,669 | $128,369 | $102,669 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | Level II | 2025-26 | 29 | 29 | $82,347 | $82,347 | $82,347 | $82,347 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Level II | 2025-26 | 27 | 27 | $88,088 | $88,088 | $88,088 | $88,088 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | Level II | 2025-26 | 23 | 23 | $85,030 | $85,030 | $114,628 | $85,030 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | Level III | 2025-26 | 17 | 17 | $102,315 | $102,315 | $102,315 | $102,315 |
| Cleveland, OH | Level III | 2025-26 | 16 | 16 | $90,355 | $90,355 | $90,355 | $90,355 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Level II | 2025-26 | 16 | 16 | $85,051 | $85,051 | $85,051 | $85,051 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | Level III | 2025-26 | 15 | 15 | $124,904 | $124,904 | $124,904 | $124,904 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | Level III | 2025-26 | 14 | 14 | $97,365 | $97,365 | $170,995 | $97,365 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Level III | 2025-26 | 14 | 14 | $105,602 | $105,602 | $127,422 | $105,602 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | Level III | 2025-26 | 14 | 14 | $104,458 | $104,458 | $158,144 | $104,458 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | Level II | 2025-26 | 14 | 14 | $92,310 | $92,310 | $92,310 | $92,310 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | Level III | 2025-26 | 14 | 14 | $112,216 | $112,216 | $112,216 | $112,216 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Level II | 2025-26 | 14 | 14 | $108,680 | $108,680 | $108,680 | $108,680 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Level III | 2025-26 | 14 | 14 | $128,461 | $128,461 | $128,461 | $128,461 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Level II | 2025-26 | 13 | 13 | $87,360 | $87,360 | $127,422 | $87,360 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Level IV | 2025-26 | 12 | 12 | $121,389 | $121,389 | $121,389 | $121,389 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | Level II | 2025-26 | 12 | 12 | $86,611 | $86,611 | $86,611 | $86,611 |
| Richmond, VA | Level III | 2025-26 | 12 | 12 | $110,198 | $111,349 | $173,368 | $110,198 |
| Columbus, OH | Level III | 2025-26 | 10 | 10 | $93,184 | $93,184 | $93,184 | $93,184 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Level III | 2025-26 | 9 | 9 | $108,971 | $108,971 | $108,971 | $108,971 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Level III | 2025-26 | 9 | 9 | $138,445 | $138,445 | $138,445 | $138,445 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | Level II | 2025-26 | 8 | 8 | $73,237 | $73,237 | $73,237 | $73,237 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | Level II | 2025-26 | 8 | 8 | $82,389 | $82,389 | $82,389 | $82,389 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | Level III | 2025-26 | 8 | 8 | $84,448 | $84,448 | $84,448 | $84,448 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | Level II | 2025-26 | 7 | 7 | $87,672 | $87,672 | $87,672 | $87,672 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | Level III | 2025-26 | 7 | 7 | $106,662 | $106,662 | $106,662 | $106,662 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | Level II | 2025-26 | 7 | 7 | $77,376 | $77,376 | $77,376 | $77,376 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | Level III | 2025-26 | 7 | 7 | $91,270 | $91,270 | $91,270 | $91,270 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Level II | 2025-26 | 7 | 7 | $113,277 | $113,277 | $113,277 | $113,277 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Level III | 2025-26 | 7 | 7 | $133,702 | $133,702 | $133,702 | $133,702 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Level II | 2025-26 | 7 | 7 | $106,454 | $106,454 | $106,454 | $106,454 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | Level IV | 2025-26 | 6 | 6 | $148,574 | $148,574 | $148,574 | $148,574 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Level III | 2025-26 | 6 | 6 | $119,912 | $119,912 | $119,912 | $119,912 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | Level II | 2025-26 | 6 | 6 | $76,482 | $76,482 | $76,482 | $76,482 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | Level III | 2025-26 | 6 | 6 | $108,410 | $108,410 | $108,410 | $108,410 |
| Madison, WI | Level II | 2025-26 | 6 | 6 | $74,485 | $74,485 | $74,485 | $74,485 |
| Richmond, VA | Level II | 2025-26 | 6 | 6 | $92,810 | $92,810 | $92,810 | $92,810 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Level II | 2025-26 | 5 | 5 | $99,299 | $99,299 | $99,299 | $99,299 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | Level III | 2025-26 | 5 | 5 | $116,126 | $116,126 | $116,126 | $116,126 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | Level II | 2025-26 | 5 | 5 | $88,421 | $88,421 | $88,421 | $88,421 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Level III | 2025-26 | 5 | 5 | $103,002 | $103,002 | $103,002 | $103,002 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | Level III | 2025-26 | 5 | 5 | $93,454 | $93,454 | $93,454 | $93,454 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Level IV | 2025-26 | 5 | 5 | $148,990 | $148,990 | $148,990 | $148,990 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Level IV | 2025-26 | 5 | 5 | $123,864 | $123,864 | $123,864 | $123,864 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Level II | 2025-26 | 5 | 5 | $129,792 | $129,792 | $129,792 | $129,792 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | Level III | 2025-26 | 5 | 5 | $109,117 | $109,117 | $109,117 | $109,117 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | Level IV | 2025-26 | 4 | 4 | $112,362 | $112,362 | $112,362 | $112,362 |
| Columbus, OH | Level II | 2025-26 | 4 | 4 | $78,624 | $78,624 | $78,624 | $78,624 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | Level III | 2025-26 | 4 | 4 | $102,981 | $102,981 | $102,981 | $102,981 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | Level II | 2025-26 | 4 | 4 | $94,702 | $94,702 | $94,702 | $94,702 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | Level III | 2025-26 | 4 | 4 | $109,782 | $109,782 | $109,782 | $109,782 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | Level II | 2025-26 | 4 | 4 | $92,144 | $92,144 | $92,144 | $92,144 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Level III | 2025-26 | 4 | 4 | $165,422 | $165,422 | $165,422 | $165,422 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | Level II | 2025-26 | 4 | 4 | $69,534 | $69,534 | $69,534 | $69,534 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | Level III | 2025-26 | 4 | 4 | $110,344 | $110,344 | $110,344 | $110,344 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | Level II | 2025-26 | 4 | 4 | $92,456 | $92,456 | $92,456 | $92,456 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Level IV | 2025-26 | 3 | 3 | $140,525 | $140,525 | $140,525 | $140,525 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | Level III | 2025-26 | 3 | 3 | $93,475 | $93,475 | $93,475 | $93,475 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Level IV | 2025-26 | 3 | 3 | $129,022 | $129,022 | $129,022 | $129,022 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Level II | 2025-26 | 3 | 3 | $84,906 | $84,906 | $84,906 | $84,906 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | Level III | 2025-26 | 3 | 3 | $88,546 | $88,546 | $88,546 | $88,546 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | Level III | 2025-26 | 3 | 3 | $90,314 | $121,709 | $121,709 | $90,314 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Level IV | 2025-26 | 3 | 3 | $163,613 | $163,613 | $163,613 | $163,613 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Level IV | 2025-26 | 3 | 3 | $201,053 | $201,053 | $201,053 | $201,053 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | Level II | 2025-26 | 3 | 3 | $82,950 | $82,950 | $82,950 | $82,950 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | Level III | 2025-26 | 3 | 3 | $94,994 | $94,994 | $94,994 | $94,994 |
| Albuquerque, NM | Level III | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $114,296 | $114,296 | $114,296 | $114,296 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | Level III | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $90,480 | $90,480 | $90,480 | $90,480 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | Level IV | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $125,632 | $125,632 | $125,632 | $125,632 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | Level II | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $101,213 | $101,213 | $101,213 | $101,213 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | Level II | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $85,384 | $85,384 | $85,384 | $85,384 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | Level II | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $74,942 | $74,942 | $74,942 | $74,942 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | Level IV | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $105,165 | $105,165 | $105,165 | $105,165 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | Level II | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $72,821 | $72,821 | $72,821 | $72,821 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | Level II | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $96,117 | $96,117 | $96,117 | $96,117 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | Level IV | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $120,411 | $120,411 | $120,411 | $120,411 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | Level II | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $75,982 | $75,982 | $75,982 | $75,982 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | Level II | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $81,994 | $81,994 | $81,994 | $81,994 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | Level III | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $96,637 | $96,637 | $96,637 | $96,637 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Level IV | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $132,912 | $132,912 | $132,912 | $132,912 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | Level III | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $102,107 | $102,107 | $102,107 | $102,107 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | Level III | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $118,082 | $118,082 | $118,082 | $118,082 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | Level IV | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $122,304 | $122,304 | $122,304 | $122,304 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | Level III | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $112,382 | $112,382 | $112,382 | $112,382 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | Level IV | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $138,320 | $138,320 | $138,320 | $138,320 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | Level IV | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $115,253 | $115,253 | $115,253 | $115,253 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | Level IV | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $132,142 | $132,142 | $132,142 | $132,142 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | Level II | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $86,798 | $86,798 | $86,798 | $86,798 |
| Rochester, NY | Level II | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $80,122 | $80,122 | $80,122 | $80,122 |
| Rochester, NY | Level III | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $95,139 | $95,139 | $95,139 | $95,139 |
| Rochester, NY | Level IV | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $110,136 | $110,136 | $110,136 | $110,136 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | Level III | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $113,277 | $113,277 | $113,277 | $113,277 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | Level II | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $81,827 | $81,827 | $81,827 | $81,827 |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | Level IV | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $95,638 | $95,638 | $95,638 | $95,638 |
| Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | Level II | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $84,718 | $84,718 | $84,718 | $84,718 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | Level II | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $91,811 | $91,811 | $91,811 | $91,811 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Level IV | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $150,467 | $150,467 | $150,467 | $150,467 |
| Akron, OH | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $73,299 | $73,299 | $73,299 | $73,299 |
| Akron, OH | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $85,613 | $85,613 | $85,613 | $85,613 |
| Appleton, WI | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $74,526 | $74,526 | $74,526 | $74,526 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $105,498 | $105,498 | $105,498 | $105,498 |
| Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $76,419 | $76,419 | $76,419 | $76,419 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $85,259 | $85,259 | $85,259 | $85,259 |
| Columbia, SC | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $62,462 | $62,462 | $62,462 | $62,462 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $79,248 | $79,248 | $79,248 | $79,248 |
| Columbus, IN | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $95,909 | $95,909 | $95,909 | $95,909 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $94,786 | $94,786 | $94,786 | $94,786 |
| Evansville, IN | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $71,781 | $71,781 | $71,781 | $71,781 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $100,859 | $100,859 | $100,859 | $100,859 |
| Lynchburg, VA | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $109,616 | $109,616 | $109,616 | $109,616 |
| Madison, WI | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $85,987 | $85,987 | $85,987 | $85,987 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $121,826 | $121,826 | $121,826 | $121,826 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $81,890 | $81,890 | $81,890 | $81,890 |
| North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $166,443 | $166,443 | $166,443 | $89,710 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $83,346 | $83,346 | $83,346 | $83,346 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $72,696 | $72,696 | $72,696 | $72,696 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $86,466 | $86,466 | $86,466 | $86,466 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $100,630 | $100,630 | $100,630 | $100,630 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $124,946 | $124,946 | $124,946 | $124,946 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $114,982 | $114,982 | $114,982 | $114,982 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $119,954 | $119,954 | $119,954 | $119,954 |
| Tulsa, OK | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $60,000 | $60,000 | $60,000 | $57,470 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $74,797 | $74,797 | $74,797 | $74,797 |
| West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $83,886 | $83,886 | $83,886 | $83,886 |
Each row is one wage level in one metro for one library year, because those are the things that make two filings comparable. The prevailing figure is for the year the filing itself cited.
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