Tesla paid Elon Musk 2.5m times more as CEO than its average worker in 2025

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Elon Musk's 2025 compensation at Tesla was 2.5 million times that of the company's average worker.
Musk's $158.3bn pay deal was an outlier, but the CEO to worker pay gap is widening.
Excluding Musk, the average CEO pay ratio for top S&P 500 companies was 312:1 in 2025, up from 285:1 in 2024.
With Musk included, the average pay ratio reached 5,387:1.
Donald Trump's income rose nearly 254% in 2025 to $2.2bn, requiring 43,154 years for a median US worker to earn the same amount.
The report cites economic struggles for Americans, with many lacking retirement savings and emergency funds, and struggling with rent and medical costs.
AFL-CIO calls the situation a "political grift" and criticizes tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations.

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