Electric‑vehicle maker Tesla may pay its CEO Elon Musk up to $158 billion in compensation for 2025. That sum would represent the first tranche under a new $1 trillion compensation package approved by the company’s shareholders.
The actual payout depends directly on meeting business targets. To receive the first portion, the market capitalization of Musk’s company must rise from the current $1.2 trillion to $2 trillion. The full amount would be payable only if the automaker reaches a market value of $8.5 trillion through successful mass production of robots and the market launch of driverless taxis.
News of the new $1 trillion incentive package emerged last autumn. Previously, Tesla approved granting the CEO 96 million shares. In August 2025, those shares were valued at roughly $29 billion, which Elon Musk would receive if he retains his position for two more years. Earlier, a Delaware court annulled another compensation award — twice as large — that he had publicly pledged to use to fund interplanetary travel.
