Tata Consultancy Services CEO and Managing Director K Krithivasan received a 6% increase in remuneration for FY26, taking his total annual compensation to ₹28.1 crore, according to the company’s latest annual report.
Krithivasan’s pay package stood at ₹26.5 crore in the previous fiscal year. The revised compensation includes:
- ₹1.67 crore in salary
- ₹1.43 crore in benefits, perquisites, and allowances
- ₹25 crore in commission
His pay ratio compared to the median employee remuneration stood at 332.8 times.
The compensation hike broadly aligns with wage increases rolled out by TCS across employee levels during the year. Junior and mid-level employees in India received annual increments ranging between 4.5% and 7%, while top performers secured double-digit hikes. Overseas employees received salary increases between 1% and 6%.
According to the company, the remuneration structure is linked to market conditions, company performance, employee utilisation, and individual contributions.
TCS reported a 5.1% rise in median employee remuneration during FY26. The company’s workforce stood at 584,519 employees as of March.
Meanwhile, TCS Chief Operating Officer Aarthi Subramanian earned ₹18.3 crore during the fiscal year, including ₹15 crore in commission.
In his letter to shareholders, Krithivasan highlighted FY26 as a turning point for enterprise AI adoption, noting that businesses moved from experimental pilots to large-scale deployments of generative AI solutions.
TCS Chairman N Chandrasekaran also cautioned about growing macroeconomic uncertainty and geopolitical risks, particularly due to tensions in West Asia. He emphasized that trust, security, governance, and data sovereignty will become central as enterprises scale AI adoption globally.
The company continues to position itself as a major enterprise AI transformation partner amid rising global demand for AI-driven digital services.
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