At ITC, the number of crorepati employees jumped by 36% year on year to 257 in FY23 from 189 in the previous year. In HUL, 205 managers took home more than ₹1 crore in annual salary in FY23, up 25% from 163 in FY22. In the country's largest alcobev firm United Spirit, 34 managers were in the ₹1-crore-plus bracket last fiscal. These companies have also passed on a double-digit hike to their top leadership last year.