Report Says Musk Earns 2,522,203x Average Tesla Worker in 2025
A report based on US CEO-pay comparisons shows Elon Musk as Tesla’s highest-compensated executive, with his 2025 pay equivalent to 2,522,203 times the average Tesla worker. The AFL-CIO notes Tesla’s typical CEO-to-worker multiple is far lower without him (285:1), while including him lifts the average S&P 500 ratio to 5,387:1. The report also links Musk’s social-media activity to reputational damage.