Thierry Delaporte of Wipro is highest paid CEO, races past TCS, Infosys

When Delaporte was announced as CEO, he was offered an annual package of Rs 37.9 crore (4.45 million euros) and also stock compensation and other benefits.

"The compensation disclosed for Mr. Thierry Delaporte is for the period from July 6, 2020 to March 31, 2021. It includes components such as a one-time cash award, annual stock grant and one-time grant of RSUs, among other things, as per the terms approved by the shareholders at the Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders in July 2020," the regulatory filing said.

Wipro Chairman Rishad Premji's remuneration for FY21 was Rs 11.76 crore ($1.6 million), and CFO Jatin Dalal earned Rs 7.43 crore ($1.02 million).

Its Bengaluru-based peer Infosys' CEO Salil Parekh's salary increased 45 percent to Rs 49.68 crore in FY21.

TCS CEO Rajesh Gopinathan's remuneration increased 53 percent to Rs 20.4 crore in FY21 compared to the previous fiscal.