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Cognizant Freelancer salaries in India (Updated 2025)

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0 - 15 years exp.
₹2 Lakhs - ₹8 Lakhs
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21% less than the average Freelancer Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 0 - 15 years of experience

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Last Updated: 25 Jan 2025

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Freelancer salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹2 Lakhs to ₹8 Lakhs per year for employees with less than 1 year of experience to 15 years. Salary estimates are based on 4 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

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Experience wise Cognizant Freelancer salaries

Last Updated: 25 Jan 2025

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3 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)

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₹2.9 L/yr - ₹3.7 L/yr
4 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)

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₹3.2 L/yr - ₹4.1 L/yr
5 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)

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₹3.6 L/yr - ₹4.6 L/yr
6 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)

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₹3.9 L/yr - ₹5 L/yr
7 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)

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₹4.2 L/yr - ₹5.4 L/yr
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Salary related reviews for Cognizant

3.2

Rated by 2 employees for salary & benefits

Programmer Analyst in Mumbai

Full Time

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

1.0
  •  posted on 22 Jan 2025
1.0
 for  Salary and Benefits

Likes

Depends on your home manager, some are really supportive. 5-6 hours required from office (depends on the project), rest can be done from home, udemy access, cloud certifications

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Dislikes

Salary is too low, only ceo earns good money, exploiting freshers and playing with their careers. They don't have many projects, so most of the time people will be on bench. Promotions are delayed/cancelled based on their convenience citing reasons like utilization is less (common sense- it is less because the company has less projects). Promotions criteria are increased if you satisfy previous required criteria. Hikes are less than peanuts. Company culture is bad, no festival celebration nothing. Work-life balance depends on the project; if you have a project, then you're overloaded with work and if you don't, you're overloaded with stress as they can terminate you anyday. FEW OF THE LATERAL HIREES ARE PUT ON BENCH AND LATER TERMINATED AFTER 6 MONTHS. JOIN ONLY IF YOU WANT TO WASTE YOUR TIME AND CAREER.

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Programmer Analyst in Kolkata

Full Time

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0
  •  posted on 18 Jan 2025
2.0
 for  Salary and Benefits

Likes

I have been learning new technologies since day one, so learning is never stopped for me after joining cognizant

Dislikes

Cognizant will not pay you well , Even if you are eligible for a better pay at the correct time they will release you from the project so that they don't have to promote you

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  • Salary - Poor
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Senior Associate in Noida

Full Time

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Procurement & Supply Chain Department

4.0
  •  posted on 10 Jan 2025
3.0
 for  Salary and Benefits

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Cognizant has strong capebilities in delivering technology services with a robust support. People are satisfied working here but since past couple of years company has not given ample opportunitiesto employees in terms of growth and compensastion

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  • Work satisfaction - Good
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Dislikes

Not good approasal No timely appraisal No promotion policies No standard salary parameters as per exp No benchmarking for compensastion

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Senior Associate in Kolkata

Full Time

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0
  •  posted on 10 Jan 2025
4.0
 for  Salary and Benefits

Likes

If you swith to Cognizant, they will provide good salary compared to other service based company. They also push their associate for skill development with regular certification drive.

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  • Salary - Good
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Dislikes

The appraisal system dropped drastically in couple of years. Very minimum salary hike with high ratings.

  • Promotions - Poor

Programmer Analyst in Chennai

Full Time

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

5.0
  •  posted on 08 Jan 2025
3.0
 for  Salary and Benefits

Likes

I joined Cognizant as a fresher and it’s a best place for starting your career. Culture is very good maybe because of company USA origin. I got good ratings for my hard work without any politics.

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  • Skill development - Excellent
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Dislikes

Salary and hike is low. Waiting period for promotion is so high even though if you have top year end rating.

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Cognizant Freelancer Salary FAQs

What is the salary of Freelancer at Cognizant?
Freelancer salary at Cognizant in India ranges between ₹2.0 Lakhs to ₹8.0 Lakhs for less than 1 year of experience to 15 years. According to our estimates it is 21% less than the average Freelancer Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 4 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant India.
How does the salary of a Freelancer at Cognizant India compare with the average salary range for this job?
The average salary of a Freelancer at Cognizant is 21% less than the average salary of a Freelancer in India. To know exact salary insights, login to view.
Which similar companies are paying more than Cognizant to a Freelancer in India?
  • IBM Freelancer Salary - ₹16.0 Lakhs to ₹20.0 Lakhs per year
  • TCS Freelancer Salary - ₹4.0 Lakhs to ₹10.4 Lakhs per year
  • DXC Technology Freelancer Salary - ₹4.2 Lakhs to ₹16.0 Lakhs per year
  • HCLTech Freelancer Salary - ₹6.0 Lakhs to ₹8.0 Lakhs per year
What is the salary of a Freelancer in companies similar to Cognizant in India?
  • Wipro Freelancer Salary - ₹2.4 Lakhs to ₹10.0 Lakhs per year
  • Infosys Freelancer Salary - ₹1.0 Lakhs to ₹8.8 Lakhs per year
  • Tech Mahindra Freelancer Salary - ₹2.0 Lakhs to ₹6.0 Lakhs per year
  • Accenture Freelancer Salary - ₹2.4 Lakhs to ₹3.5 Lakhs per year
  • Capgemini Freelancer Salary - ₹2.0 Lakhs to ₹5.0 Lakhs per year
What is the estimated take home salary of a Freelancer at Cognizant in India?
The estimated take-home salary of a Freelancer at Cognizant ranges between ₹42,432 per month to ₹43,561 per month in India. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant Freelancer salary in India which ranges between ₹2.0 Lakhs to ₹8.0 Lakhs per year for employees with less than 1 year of experience to 15 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?

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