Gautam Adani’s Salary Is Lower Than His Executives — What About Mukesh Ambani, and Who Tops the List?

Gautam Adani earned Rs 10.41 crore in FY25, a 12% rise from last year, yet still modest compared to several senior executives in his group. Here’s how India Inc’s top bosses stack up.

Gautam Adani, India’s second-richest individual, drew a total remuneration of Rs 10.41 crore in the financial year 2024–25, according to company filings, a figure that is not only lower than many of his industry peers but also less than several top executives within his own conglomerate.
Adani, 62, who heads the ports-to-energy Adani Group, drew salaries from just two of the nine listed group companies, as revealed in annual reports reviewed by PTI. His FY25 remuneration rose 12% from Rs 9.26 crore in FY24.
From the group’s flagship firm Adani Enterprises Ltd (AEL), he received Rs 2.26 crore as salary and Rs28 lakh in perquisites and other benefits, totalling Rs 2.54 crore — marginally up from Rs 2.46 crore the previous year. He also drew Rs 7.87 crore from Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ), comprising Rs 1.8 crore in salary and Rs 6.07 crore as commission. This too was an increase from Rs 6.8 crore in FY24.

Despite his massive wealth, estimated at $82.5 billion (as per Bloomberg Billionaires Index), Adani’s salary is modest when compared to corporate heavyweights. According to PTI, other key business leaders like Sunil Bharti Mittal of Bharti Airtel earned Rs 32.27 crore in FY24, Rajiv Bajaj of Bajaj Auto drew Rs 53.75 crore, Pawan Munjal of Hero MotoCorp took home Rs 109 crore, L&T’s S.N. Subrahmanyan earned Rs 76.25 crore, and Infosys CEO Salil Parekh topped with Rs 80.62 crore.