Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) paid over Rs 1 crore in salary to 91 India-based employees in fiscal 2017 way ahead of rivals Infosys and Wipro, according to an Economic Times report.
As for competitors, Wipro paid 61 employees over Rs 1 crore, while Infosys paid 51 execs over a crore in salaries.
Of the 91 TCS employees, 22 have been with the company throughout their careers, while 13 joined this year. Former TCS Chief Executive Officer (CEO) N Chandrasekaran, currently Chairman of Tata Sons, was recruited through a campus placement in 1987.
Top TCS life timers include TCS’ human resources head Ajoyendra Mukherjee, who has a gross salary of Rs 4.65 crore. The head of retail, consumer products, transport and hospitality Pratik Pal earned Rs 3.44 crore. Debashis Ghosh, head of manufacturing, life sciences, and energy, earned Rs 3.29 crore.
It must, however, be noted that TCS has over 380,000 employee as against 200,000 at Infosys and over 180,000 at Wipro.
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