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EY Techie Debunks TCS Salary Trolling, Claims 25% Hike on Rs 50 Lakh Package
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Moneycontrol•01-10-2026, 19:28
EY Techie Debunks TCS Salary Trolling, Claims 25% Hike on Rs 50 Lakh Package
- •Pankaj Kumar, an EY software developer, challenged criticism of TCS's low entry-level pay, stating the company offered him a 25% hike on his existing Rs 50 lakh+ annual salary.
- •Kumar, with over 10 years of experience, confirmed TCS matched his salary expectations during a managerial-level interview at their Ecospace campus.
- •The claim sparked online debate, with some users contrasting Kumar's experience with TCS's reputation for modest salaries, especially for freshers.
- •Market dynamics and TCS securing large deals, such as with Porsche, and bidding for AI/ML projects, were cited as potential reasons for higher compensation for experienced professionals.
- •The discussion coincides with broader scrutiny of TCS's employee compensation, following reports of some employees experiencing lower take-home salaries despite appraisals due to changes in benefit structures.
Key Questions Answered
A Hyderabad-based software developer at EY defended TCS after the company offered him a 25 percent salary hike on a compensation package exceeding Rs 50 lakh per annum. He urged people to stop mocking the IT giant's pay packages.
TCS offered a 25 percent salary hike to the software developer, whose previous compensation package at EY was over Rs 50 lakh per annum.
TCS faced scrutiny when some employees claimed their take-home salaries dropped despite appraisal letters due to deductions linked to structural changes in benefits, following average hikes of around 5 percent.
