CEO Salary

The median compensation for non-promoter or professional CEOs rose 5 per cent year-on-year to Rs 10.5 crore in FY26, according to a Deloitte report. According to the survey, further noted that the median CEO compensation of Rs 10.5 crore marks the slowest growth since COVID-19, alongside evolving structures around incentives, stock-linked pay and the rising prominence of roles such as the Chief Digital Officer. "CXO compensation decisions in India have shown great maturity. Given the ongoing underperformance of Indian equity markets over the past 12-18 months, it is natural that pay increases were lower last year. "Market volatility and downside risks have only increased recently due to the ongoing geopolitical risks. We do not expect any knee-jerk reactions from Boards and Remuneration Committees, and they are likely to change course depending on how domestic and external events unfold," said Anandorup Ghose, Partner, Deloitte India. Among CXOs, CFOs witnessed the highest ...

In 2026, if CEO Fernando Fernández hits the top performance target, his pay could exceed $21 million; if Unilever's share price also rises 50%, his compensation may surpass $26 million

Schwarzman collected $1.1 billion in dividends alone from his roughly 20 per cent stake in the world's biggest alternative asset manager, according to an annual filing on Friday

An EY India report said that GCCs are expected to record the highest salary growth at 10.4%, driven by sustained global demand and investments in specialised digital skills

The board granted Moynihan an unchanged base salary of $1.5 million and no cash bonus, "consistent with prior years," along with equity incentive awards totaling $39.5 million

In fiscal 2024, Niccol's compensation was $96 million, the filing shows, and included a stock award of more than $90 million

Under Solomon's leadership last year, Goldman posted record revenue in its banking and markets division and record management fees in its asset-management business

The bank has been benefiting from heightened volatility in markets fueling trading activity among its clients, as well as an uptick in dealmaking

Billionaire Gautam Adani drew a salary of ₹10.41 crore in FY25, an increase of 12% from the previous year, but remains behind several peers and group executives in remuneration

The board said it has full faith in its chief executive as he tries to steer the company from years of underperformance to his stated goal of becoming one of the top four IT services players by 2027

Top execs like COOs, CFOs, CHROs, CMOs & CSOs saw 7-11 per cent pay hikes this year. COOs and CFOs remain highest paid after CEOs, with annual salaries nearing ₹4 crore

Paytm's independent board members will earn a maximum annual compensation of up to Rs 48 lakh ($57,228), the company said in a release

Amid the uproar over the low entry-level salary, attention has turned to Cognizant's CEO, who is the highest-paid in India with Ravi Kumar Singisetti receiving a staggering $22.56 million last year

In the last fiscal year (FY24), 22 per cent of CEOs and MDs of Nifty 50 companies earned more than Rs 50 crore, compared to 10 per cent five years ago

Elon Musk's pay packaged vs Indian firm revenues: Elon Musk's annual salary is more than Tata Motors' revenue but less than Reliance Industries

Female founders had a median salary of Rs 1 cr, while their male counterparts earned a median of Rs 1.8 cr: Study

Cognizant's filing with Nasdaq mentioned the CEO's performance stock units (PSUs) and restricted stock units (RSUs)

In the last four years, the average compensation of promoter CEOs had jumped more than that of the professional ones: Deloitte India survey

Current CEO LV Vaidyanathan resigns after 28 years at P&G

Blackstone slowed its pace of cashing out of deals last year, as would-be buyers stayed on the sidelines and high interest rates curbed valuations