Top 6 highest paid CEOs in India

Ravi Kumar S, CEO, Cognizant

Cognizant CEO Ravi Kumar Singisetti made approximately Rs 186 crore as compensation in FY23. Credit: LinkedIn

Nitin Rakesh, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Mphasis

In FY23, Nitin Rakesh took home Rs 35 crore as compensation, which was about 2.46% of Mphasis' net profit of Rs 1,637.92 crore Credit: LinkedIn

CP Gurnani, Former CEO, Tech Mahindra

The former Tech Mahindra CEO, who found his company AIonOS in April 2024, took home Rs 30 crore in compensation during FY23. ​​ Credit: LinkedIn

Nithin Kamath, Founder and CEO, Zerodha and Rainmatter

Kamath, who founded and runs the popular stock brokerage firm Zerodha, took home Rs 72 crore for FY23. His brother, and co-founder Nikhil Kamath, also took home Rs 72 crore in compensation. Credit: LinkedIn

Sandeep Kalra, CEO & Executive Director, Persistent Systems

For FY23, Sandeep Kalra, who heads IT firm Persistent Systems, earned Rs 61.7 crore as compensation. Credit: LinkedIn

Julie Sweet, CEO, Accenture

Accenture's CEO Julie Sweet was amongst the highest paid woman CEO in the world, earning around $34 million as compensation in FY23. Credit: LinkedIn

C Vijaykumar, CEO and MD, HCLTech

In FY23, C Vijaykumar earned Rs 28.4 crore as remuneration. However, this was significantly lower than Rs 130 crore he had made in FY22. Credit: LinkedIn