Accenture in India Rolls Out Bonuses; Salary Hikes Largely on Hold

Global IT services company Accenture has announced performance-based bonuses of up to 26% for top-performing employees in India under its November 2026 rewards cycle. However, salary increments and promotions have remained limited for employees, according to a Moneycontrol report.

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The bonus payouts range from 8% for employees in the lowest eligible performance category to 26% for the highest performers. Employees classified as non-performers have reportedly received no bonuses, sources familiar with the development told Moneycontrol.

Accenture’s Bonus Payment Structure

The company follows different bonus payment schedules depending on employee seniority.

• Employees up to Career Level 9, including team leads, receive performance bonuses twice a year, in June and November.
• Employees above Career Level 9 receive bonuses once a year, in November.
• The latest bonus payouts range from 8% to 26%, depending on performance.
• Employees categorised as non-performers have reportedly received no bonus.

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Accenture’s India workforce accounts for nearly three-fourths of its global employee base of more than 8 lakh professionals.

Salary Hike and Promotion Cycle

Accenture has shifted its primary promotion and base pay revision cycle to June. Consequently, the November-December period is largely focused on performance-linked bonus payments.

According to sources quoted by Moneycontrol, employees who have remained at the same career level have not received salary hikes in the latest cycle. Promotions have also been extremely limited, with salary revisions during the year-end cycle generally restricted to exceptional cases, including promotions outside the main cycle.

In July 2026, Accenture introduced a revised salary hike structure under which approved increases for eligible employees were divided equally between base pay and a one-time lump-sum payment. The change was intended to extend salary increases to more employees while managing long-term payroll costs.

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In June 2025, the company had provided salary increases ranging from 3% to 13% to employees at Level 8 (Associate Manager) and above. These were the first such increments in approximately two-and-a-half years.

The company also promoted nearly 50,000 employees globally during that cycle, including approximately 15,000 in India, according to an internal communication reviewed by Moneycontrol.