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Elon Musk’s Tesla Compensation Last Year Surpassed $158 Billion
Tesla said the figure reflects grant-date fair value, while Musk realized no pay because performance and market-value targets were not met.
- Tesla disclosed that CEO Elon Musk's total compensation for 2025 reached $158.4 billion in a regulatory filing Thursday, reflecting the grant date fair value of his equity-based pay package.
- Shareholders approved the massive stock award six months ago, opting for an equity-based incentive structure rather than a traditional cash salary for Musk, who has not earned salary from the company for years.
- The reported total includes around $132 billion in potential value from Musk's 'moonshot' award and over $26 billion from an interim award Tesla's board approved in August, though performance milestones remain unachieved.
- Tesla warned of a "significant disconnect" between reported figures and value actually realized; because the company missed market and operational targets, Musk's total realized compensation from the package was zero.
- Focusing on other ventures, Musk continues to navigate SpaceX, which generated revenue for Tesla through product sales, while the automaker's stock has fallen 15 per cent this year.
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