Salil Parekh remains highest-paid IT CEO with Rs 82.6 crore compensation; Wipro’s Srinivas Pallia ranks second

Infosys chief executive officer Salil Parekh remained the highest-paid CEO among the country’s top information technology services companies in FY26, drawing total compensation of Rs 82.6 crore, while Wipro CEO and managing director Srinivas Pallia ranked second despite a decline in his remuneration during the year.

According to Wipro’s annual report released on Wednesday, Pallia’s compensation stood at Rs 49.6 crore in FY26, down 7.4% from Rs 53.6 crore a year earlier. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) CEO K Krithivasan received Rs 28 crore during the year, making him the lowest-paid among the heads of the country’s leading IT services firms that have disclosed compensation figures so far. HCLTech is yet to release its FY26 annual report.