August 14, 2026

Elon Musk’s 2025 Payday Was Bigger Than All Other S&P 500 CEOs Combined

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Similarly, with Musk included, the average S&P 500 chief executives’ pay increased by 1,700 percent from 2024 to 2025—but if you leave Tesla out, the year-over-year pay bump was a comparatively meager ...