Elon Musk earned $158.3 billion at Tesla in 2025, over 2.5 million times the average worker's pay, highlighting the stark disparity between executive and employee compensation.
The tech billionaire received a whopping $158.3 billion
Aug 14, 2026
05:46 pm
What's the storyA report by the AFL-CIO, America's largest labor union federation, has revealed that Elon Musk's compensation at Tesla in 2025 was an astounding 2.5 million times more than that of an average employee at the company.
The tech billionaire received a whopping $158.3 billion from the electric vehicle manufacturer last year, making him a major outlier in the corporate world.
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