Infosys paid CEO Salil Parekh Rs 80.62 crore as salary in FY25, up 22%
Infosys
paid a remuneration of Rs 80.62 crore to chief executive and managing director
Salil Parekh
for financial year 2025, according to the company's annual report.
This comprised of Rs 7.45 crore as base salary, Rs 49 lakh as retiral benefits and a variable pay component of Rs 23.18 crore. Parekh earned Rs 49.5 crore by exercising his stock options.
This is up from Parekh's FY24 payout, which was at Rs 66 crore, and FY23 at Rs 56.4 crore.
Parekh's income was 752 times the median remuneration of the company's employees.
His remuneration is also higher than
TCS
CEO K Krithivasan, who made Rs 26.5 crore in FY25, as per the IT company's annual report released earlier this month.
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In a letter to shareholders, Parekh said, "Infosys is the leader in AI, cloud, data, and digital for our clients. Infosys Topaz brings the power of AI, with a strong foundation of cloud and data, to help our clients leverage the next generation of opportunities."
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