Srinivas Pallia, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Wipro
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Wipro Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director Srinivas Pallia drew a total remuneration of $5.29 million (approximately ₹49.64 crore) in the financial year 2025-26, according to the company’s annual report.Pallia’s total compensation of $5,290,568 included $1.65 million in salary and allowances, $1.05 million in commission and variable pay, $2.47 million in other benefits, and $108,464 in long-term compensation.Pallia took the helm of Wipro as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director in April 2024, taking charge from Thierry Delaporte.Wipro Executive Chairman Rishad A Premji took home a total compensation of $773,213 (about ₹7.25 crore) during the same period. There were no stock options granted to Premji in fiscal year 2026.Premji and Pallia are entitled to a commission at the rate of 0.35 per cent on incremental consolidated net profits of the company over the previous fiscal year, the report said.Chief Financial Officer Aparna C Iyer drew a remuneration of $717,749 (about ₹6.73 crore) in FY26.Pallia’s remuneration places him between his larger peers at rival IT majors Infosys and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS).Infosys CEO and MD Salil Parekh emerged as the highest-paid among the three, drawing a total remuneration of ₹82.60 crore in FY26.Meanwhile, TCS CEO and MD K Krithivasan took home a total remuneration of ₹28 crore in 2025-26.Published on June 3, 2026
