Infosys CEO Salil Parekh Earned ₹82.6 Crore in FY26 — 742 Times the Median Employee Salary
Infosys CEO Salil Parekh Earned ₹82.6 Crore in FY26 — 742 Times the Median Employee Salary
Infosys CEO and Managing Director Salil Parekh received total remuneration of ₹82.60 crore in the financial year ended March 31, 2026 — a 2% rise from the previous year and a figure that stood 742 times the median employee pay at India’s second-largest IT services firm, according to the company’s annual report released Friday.
Compensation Breakdown: Stock Options Drive the Bulk
Parekh’s fixed salary accounted for the smallest slice of his total package. His base pay came to ₹7.97 crore, supplemented by ₹0.53 crore in retirement benefits, bringing fixed remuneration to ₹8.5 crore.
Performance-linked bonuses and variable incentives added a further ₹23.35 crore, tied to business targets and leadership metrics.
The dominant component, however, was stock-based compensation. The perquisite value of stock options exercised during FY26 reached ₹50.75 crore — more than 60% of his total earnings for the year. Infosys attributed this to the exercise of 2,72,400 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) under its 2015 Stock Incentive Plan and 64,690 RSUs under the 2019 Plan.
The company cautioned that direct year-on-year comparison is complicated: the FY25 figure of ₹80.62 crore did not include the perquisite value of stock incentives exercised that year.
Where Parekh Sits Among India’s IT Chiefs
Parekh remains one of the highest-paid executives in India’s IT sector. In FY25, he received a 21.6% increase in total compensation, ranking him second among Indian IT industry CEOs by pay.
He has led Infosys since January 2018, steering the Bengaluru-headquartered firm through a sustained period of large deal wins, digital services expansion, and growing enterprise adoption of artificial intelligence-led solutions.
Infosys FY26 Financial Performance
The pay disclosure arrives against a backdrop of solid, if measured, financial results. For the January–March quarter of FY26, Infosys reported consolidated net profit of ₹8,501 crore, up 20.8% year-on-year, with quarterly revenue from operations rising 13.4% to ₹46,402 crore.
For the full financial year, consolidated net profit reached ₹29,440 crore, a 10.2% increase from ₹26,713 crore in FY25. Annual revenue climbed 9.6% to ₹1,78,650 crore, driven by demand for cloud migration, digital transformation, and AI-related services.
Looking ahead, Infosys has guided for revenue growth of 1.5% to 3.5% in constant currency terms for FY27 — a cautious posture reflecting ongoing uncertainty in key international markets.
Median Pay Rose 4%, Board Draws ₹19.9 Crore in Commissions
The median remuneration of Infosys employees increased to ₹11,13,024 in FY26 from ₹10,72,008 the prior year — a rise of approximately 4%. Employees in India received an average salary increase of around 11% after factoring in promotions and revisions; international employees received adjustments aligned with local market conditions.
Seven independent directors collectively received commissions totalling ₹19.9 crore during the year.
In a notable contrast, Chairman Nandan M. Nilekani continued to forgo all remuneration, with the company confirming he has voluntarily drawn no compensation for services rendered to Infosys over the past two years.
