Infosys CEO Salary Increases 2.5% to Rs 82.6 Crore, Driven by Stock Performance

Infosys CEO Salil Parekh's Remuneration Rises to Rs 82.6 Crore in FY26

Infosys Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Salil Parekh earned a total remuneration of Rs 82.6 crore for fiscal year 2026, marginally higher than the Rs 80.6 crore he received in FY25, according to the company's annual report.

The increase in Parekh's remuneration was primarily driven by gains from exercised restricted stock units (RSUs), which formed the largest component of his compensation package. During FY26, Parekh earned Rs 50.75 crore through perquisites from exercised stock options, compared with Rs 49.5 crore in the previous fiscal. His fixed salary stood at Rs 8.5 crore, while variable pay and incentives came in at Rs 23.35 crore.

The annual report noted that Parekh exercised 2,72,400 RSUs under the 2015 stock incentive plan and 64,690 RSUs under the 2019 plan during the fiscal year. Additionally, Infosys granted Parekh additional stock incentives during FY26, including performance-based RSUs tied to financial targets, environmental, social and governance (ESG) milestones, and total shareholder return metrics. The company also granted annual time-based RSUs and performance-linked RSUs under its 2019 compensation plan.

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Parekh's remuneration was 742 times the median remuneration of employees during FY26, including the impact of exercised stock incentives. Excluding stock-option exercises, the ratio stood at 289 times.

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The payout comes at a time when the company is yet to take a call on employee wage hikes for FY27. Infosys CFO Jayesh Sanghrajka recently said the company is still evaluating both the timing and quantum of salary revisions amid an uncertain macroeconomic environment.

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In a year when Infosys crossed $20 billion in annual revenue and reported adjusted operating margins of 21 percent, the company also returned over $4 billion to shareholders through dividends and buybacks. According to Parekh's letter to shareholders, Infosys was positioning itself as a leader in AI-led enterprise transformation, with AI programmes now deployed across 90 percent of its top 200 clients.

"We are harnessing the power of our industry-leading AI Suite, Infosys Topaz to help enterprises accelerate growth and productivity from AI," Parekh said in the annual report.

Infosys recruited more than 20,000 college graduates during FY26 and ended the year with over 3.25 lakh employees globally.