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Compensation Brief
Fiscal year 2024 · Filings through 2026-06-17

Tesla (TSLA)

Fiscal year 2024 executive and director compensation, incentive-plan design, equity activity, and governance — every figure in this brief is traceable to its exact location in the company’s SEC filing — the document, the section, the page, and the table, linked directly.

$139,472,935
Vaibhav Taneja total, FY2024
Chief Financial Officerhighest-paid officer; CEO Elon Musk: $0
CEO (Elon Musk) pay percentile vs peers
0:1
CEO-to-median pay ratio
78.67%
Say-on-pay support, latest vote
Companies that benchmark against TSLA
9 companies name TSLA as a compensation peer

Each company listed discloses TSLA in its own benchmarking peer group, as disclosed in each company's most recent proxy statement within the last two proxy seasons. Two companies are therefore absent by design: one that named TSLA in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.

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Summary Compensation Table — fiscal year 2024

Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
Vaibhav Taneja$303,846$0$26,136,809$113,029,280$0$0$3,000$139,472,935
Chief Financial Officer
Xiaotong Zhu350,00000000168,250518,250
Senior Vice President, APAC and Global Vehicle Manufacturing
Andrew Baglino121,620000003,000124,620
Former Senior Vice President, Powertrain and Energy Engineering
Elon Musk00000000
Technoking of Tesla and Chief Executive Officer

A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed in the filing, without adjustment.

Three-year trend — total compensation per named executive

Named executive officerFY2024 totalFY2023 totalFY2022 totalΔ FY20232024
Vaibhav Taneja$139,472,935$278,000+139,194,935
Xiaotong Zhu518,25032,568,838−32,050,588
Andrew Baglino124,620303,000303,000−178,380
Elon Musk000+0

Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.

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Equity transactions since the proxy statement was filed

Every insider equity transaction reported on Form 4 after the 2024 proxy statement — acquisitions, dispositions, exercises, and withholdings — and therefore not reflected in any table in that document.

InsiderRoleTransaction dateCodeSharesPriceValueSecuritySource
Elon MuskDirector2025-11-06A423,743,904$334$141,568,600,887CommonForm 4 ↗
Kimbal MuskDirector2025-11-10D14,78500CommonForm 4 ↗
Vaibhav TanejaChief Financial Officer2025-12-05D2,6374441,170,636CommonForm 4 ↗
Vaibhav TanejaChief Financial Officer2025-12-05D6,53800Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Vaibhav TanejaChief Financial Officer2025-12-05A6,53800CommonForm 4 ↗
Kimbal MuskDirector2025-12-09D56,82045125,606,501CommonForm 4 ↗
Kimbal MuskDirector2025-12-09D15,24200CommonForm 4 ↗
Elon MuskDirector2025-12-30D210,69900CommonForm 4 ↗
James MurdochDirector2026-01-02D6,1674412,720,621CommonForm 4 ↗
James MurdochDirector2026-01-02D614458281,136CommonForm 4 ↗
James MurdochDirector2026-01-02D1,685437736,682CommonForm 4 ↗
James MurdochDirector2026-01-02D1,803436785,865CommonForm 4 ↗
James MurdochDirector2026-01-02D6,0494422,675,122CommonForm 4 ↗
James MurdochDirector2026-01-02D3,0554441,357,416CommonForm 4 ↗
James MurdochDirector2026-01-02D680457310,857CommonForm 4 ↗
James MurdochDirector2026-01-02D3,8914531,761,160CommonForm 4 ↗
James MurdochDirector2026-01-02D3,5754451,591,851CommonForm 4 ↗
James MurdochDirector2026-01-02D3,0044381,316,317CommonForm 4 ↗
James MurdochDirector2026-01-02D5,9274542,687,983CommonForm 4 ↗
James MurdochDirector2026-01-02D600455272,771CommonForm 4 ↗
James MurdochDirector2026-01-02D3,3064521,493,046CommonForm 4 ↗
James MurdochDirector2026-01-02D1,260451567,649CommonForm 4 ↗
James MurdochDirector2026-01-02D3,7494431,661,905CommonForm 4 ↗
James MurdochDirector2026-01-02D731448327,694CommonForm 4 ↗
James MurdochDirector2026-01-02D1,191456543,038CommonForm 4 ↗
James MurdochDirector2026-01-02D5,6794402,499,737CommonForm 4 ↗
James MurdochDirector2026-01-02D1,611439707,606CommonForm 4 ↗
James MurdochDirector2026-01-02D2,5194471,127,104CommonForm 4 ↗
James MurdochDirector2026-01-02D2,3044461,028,513CommonForm 4 ↗
James MurdochDirector2026-01-02D600450269,709CommonForm 4 ↗
Xiaotong ZhuSVP2026-01-08A520,02100Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-02-25D40,00000Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-02-25D7,5014153,111,790CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-02-25D6,8254162,838,258CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-02-25D3,1484171,312,162CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-02-25A40,00015599,600CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-02-25D8041232,997CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-02-25D440419184,311CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-02-25D4,7774141,977,449CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-02-25D2,9604181,235,847CommonForm 4 ↗
Vaibhav TanejaChief Financial Officer2026-03-05A6,53800CommonForm 4 ↗
Vaibhav TanejaChief Financial Officer2026-03-05D2,264.5397899,077CommonForm 4 ↗
Vaibhav TanejaChief Financial Officer2026-03-05D6,53800Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-03-30D40,00000Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-03-30D2,360357842,034CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-03-30D1,000361361,035CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-03-30D560365204,337CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-03-30D12036643,908CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-03-30D4,0013631,452,695CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-03-30A40,00015599,600CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-03-30D1,800355638,644CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-03-30D520359186,560CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-03-30D1,880360677,140CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-03-30D1,120358400,780CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-03-30D2,320362840,169CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-03-30D8036729,348CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-03-30D2,000353705,666CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-03-30D2,481356882,353CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-03-30D1,640354579,999CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-03-30D3,9273641,429,220CommonForm 4 ↗
Xiaotong ZhuSVP2026-03-31D20,00000Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Xiaotong ZhuSVP2026-03-31A20,00021411,400CommonForm 4 ↗
Elon MuskDirector2026-04-21D96,000,00000CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-04-30D840369309,968CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-04-30D40,94800Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-04-30D680382260,042CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-04-30D6,8963822,631,562CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-04-30D1,520370562,049CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-04-30D1,020372379,319CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-04-30D619373230,775CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-04-30D440384169,085CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-04-30D520374194,689CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-04-30D3,0033771,133,593CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-04-30D3,4803791,317,434CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-04-30A40,94815613,811CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-04-30D1,755381668,227CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-04-30D1,240384475,679CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-04-30D1,081377407,201CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-04-30D280375105,042CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-04-30D1,760379667,792CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-04-30D1,275371472,934CommonForm 4 ↗
Vaibhav TanejaChief Financial Officer2026-05-13A2,0001836,440CommonForm 4 ↗
Vaibhav TanejaChief Financial Officer2026-05-13D2,00000Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Dividend-equivalent accruals2026-05-131,0001 insider, 1 accrual row
Vaibhav TanejaChief Financial Officer2026-05-13D3,0004501,350,000CommonForm 4 ↗
Vaibhav TanejaChief Financial Officer2026-05-13A1,0001818,440CommonForm 4 ↗
Vaibhav TanejaChief Financial Officer2026-06-05A6,53800CommonForm 4 ↗
Vaibhav TanejaChief Financial Officer2026-06-05D2,605.54021,047,924CommonForm 4 ↗
Vaibhav TanejaChief Financial Officer2026-06-05D6,53800Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Elon MuskDirector2026-06-16A303,960,630237,094,441,104CommonForm 4 ↗
Elon MuskDirector2026-06-16D17,531,8574057,094,441,254CommonForm 4 ↗
Elon MuskDirector2026-06-16D303,960,63000Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗

Transaction codes per Form 4: A acquisition · S open-market sale · F tax withholding · M option exercise · G gift. Value = shares × price as reported. Dividend-equivalent and fractional-share accrual rows (derivative Class A, under $10,000 and under 2,000 shares) are aggregated per date; every row appears in full below.

View all 92 transactions
InsiderRoleTransaction dateCodeSharesPriceValueSecuritySource
Elon MuskDirector2025-11-06A423,743,904$334$141,568,600,887CommonForm 4 ↗
Kimbal MuskDirector2025-11-10D14,78500CommonForm 4 ↗
Vaibhav TanejaChief Financial Officer2025-12-05D2,6374441,170,636CommonForm 4 ↗
Vaibhav TanejaChief Financial Officer2025-12-05D6,53800Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Vaibhav TanejaChief Financial Officer2025-12-05A6,53800CommonForm 4 ↗
Kimbal MuskDirector2025-12-09D56,82045125,606,501CommonForm 4 ↗
Kimbal MuskDirector2025-12-09D15,24200CommonForm 4 ↗
Elon MuskDirector2025-12-30D210,69900CommonForm 4 ↗
James MurdochDirector2026-01-02D6,1674412,720,621CommonForm 4 ↗
James MurdochDirector2026-01-02D614458281,136CommonForm 4 ↗
James MurdochDirector2026-01-02D1,685437736,682CommonForm 4 ↗
James MurdochDirector2026-01-02D1,803436785,865CommonForm 4 ↗
James MurdochDirector2026-01-02D6,0494422,675,122CommonForm 4 ↗
James MurdochDirector2026-01-02D3,0554441,357,416CommonForm 4 ↗
James MurdochDirector2026-01-02D680457310,857CommonForm 4 ↗
James MurdochDirector2026-01-02D3,8914531,761,160CommonForm 4 ↗
James MurdochDirector2026-01-02D3,5754451,591,851CommonForm 4 ↗
James MurdochDirector2026-01-02D3,0044381,316,317CommonForm 4 ↗
James MurdochDirector2026-01-02D5,9274542,687,983CommonForm 4 ↗
James MurdochDirector2026-01-02D600455272,771CommonForm 4 ↗
James MurdochDirector2026-01-02D3,3064521,493,046CommonForm 4 ↗
James MurdochDirector2026-01-02D1,260451567,649CommonForm 4 ↗
James MurdochDirector2026-01-02D3,7494431,661,905CommonForm 4 ↗
James MurdochDirector2026-01-02D731448327,694CommonForm 4 ↗
James MurdochDirector2026-01-02D1,191456543,038CommonForm 4 ↗
James MurdochDirector2026-01-02D5,6794402,499,737CommonForm 4 ↗
James MurdochDirector2026-01-02D1,611439707,606CommonForm 4 ↗
James MurdochDirector2026-01-02D2,5194471,127,104CommonForm 4 ↗
James MurdochDirector2026-01-02D2,3044461,028,513CommonForm 4 ↗
James MurdochDirector2026-01-02D600450269,709CommonForm 4 ↗
Xiaotong ZhuSVP2026-01-08A520,02100Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-02-25D40,00000Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-02-25D7,5014153,111,790CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-02-25D6,8254162,838,258CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-02-25D3,1484171,312,162CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-02-25A40,00015599,600CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-02-25D8041232,997CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-02-25D440419184,311CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-02-25D4,7774141,977,449CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-02-25D2,9604181,235,847CommonForm 4 ↗
Vaibhav TanejaChief Financial Officer2026-03-05A6,53800CommonForm 4 ↗
Vaibhav TanejaChief Financial Officer2026-03-05D2,264.5397899,077CommonForm 4 ↗
Vaibhav TanejaChief Financial Officer2026-03-05D6,53800Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-03-30D40,00000Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-03-30D2,360357842,034CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-03-30D1,000361361,035CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-03-30D560365204,337CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-03-30D12036643,908CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-03-30D4,0013631,452,695CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-03-30A40,00015599,600CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-03-30D1,800355638,644CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-03-30D520359186,560CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-03-30D1,880360677,140CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-03-30D1,120358400,780CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-03-30D2,320362840,169CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-03-30D8036729,348CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-03-30D2,000353705,666CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-03-30D2,481356882,353CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-03-30D1,640354579,999CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-03-30D3,9273641,429,220CommonForm 4 ↗
Xiaotong ZhuSVP2026-03-31D20,00000Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Xiaotong ZhuSVP2026-03-31A20,00021411,400CommonForm 4 ↗
Elon MuskDirector2026-04-21D96,000,00000CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-04-30D840369309,968CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-04-30D40,94800Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-04-30D680382260,042CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-04-30D6,8963822,631,562CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-04-30D1,520370562,049CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-04-30D1,020372379,319CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-04-30D619373230,775CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-04-30D440384169,085CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-04-30D520374194,689CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-04-30D3,0033771,133,593CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-04-30D3,4803791,317,434CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-04-30A40,94815613,811CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-04-30D1,755381668,227CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-04-30D1,240384475,679CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-04-30D1,081377407,201CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-04-30D280375105,042CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-04-30D1,760379667,792CommonForm 4 ↗
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDirector2026-04-30D1,275371472,934CommonForm 4 ↗
Vaibhav TanejaChief Financial Officer2026-05-13A2,0001836,440CommonForm 4 ↗
Vaibhav TanejaChief Financial Officer2026-05-13D2,00000Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Vaibhav TanejaChief Financial Officer2026-05-13D1,00000Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Vaibhav TanejaChief Financial Officer2026-05-13D3,0004501,350,000CommonForm 4 ↗
Vaibhav TanejaChief Financial Officer2026-05-13A1,0001818,440CommonForm 4 ↗
Vaibhav TanejaChief Financial Officer2026-06-05A6,53800CommonForm 4 ↗
Vaibhav TanejaChief Financial Officer2026-06-05D2,605.54021,047,924CommonForm 4 ↗
Vaibhav TanejaChief Financial Officer2026-06-05D6,53800Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
Elon MuskDirector2026-06-16A303,960,630237,094,441,104CommonForm 4 ↗
Elon MuskDirector2026-06-16D17,531,8574057,094,441,254CommonForm 4 ↗
Elon MuskDirector2026-06-16D303,960,63000Derivative, Class A CommonForm 4 ↗
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Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2024

ExecutiveAwardGrant dateThresholdTargetGrantedMaximumGrant-date fair value
Vaibhav TanejaRSU2024-10-31104,610$26,136,809
Vaibhav TanejaOPTION2024-10-31939,887112,837,194
Vaibhav TanejaOPTION2024-10-311,600192,086
03b

Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Named executive officerTime-vested (RSU)Performance-vested (PSU)Options / SARs% performance-vested
Vaibhav Taneja$26,136,809$0$113,029,2800.0%

% performance-vested = PSU grant-date fair value ÷ (RSU + PSU + Options), a computed value with the derivation shown in the register.

04

Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2024

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
Vaibhav TanejaRSU98,072$39,605,396
Vaibhav TanejaOption921,873249.85
Xiaotong ZhuOption197,785180.14
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Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

Our mission is to accelerate the world s transition to sustainable energy. This is a long-term mission, and our compensation programs reflect this and our startup origins in that they consist primarily of salary or wages and equity awards.

CEO STI target (% of salary)
CEO LTI target (% of salary)
Independent consultantCompensia, Inc.
Clawback policytrue
Anti-hedging
Anti-pledgingTrue
06

Say-on-pay — recent advisory votes

Meeting yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20252025-11-061,931,965,361523,895,38013,543,83578.67%Passed
20242024-06-131,834,794,743449,639,30325,834,84479.42%Passed
20232023-05-161,714,112,661172,116,0606,838,56690.88%Passed
20202020-09-2293,570,71217,102,8881,038,47184.55%Passed

Rows are labeled by annual-meeting year, with the meeting date beside each; the vote held in a given year acts on the prior fiscal year's compensation.

Say-on-pay — history, company's computation

Meeting yearMeeting dateApproval — company's computation
20252025-11-0678.67%a
20242024-06-1379.42%b
20232023-05-1690.88%c

a. Voting standard not stated in the filing.

b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “​ 62 2024 Proxy Statement TABLE OF CONTENTS With respect to approval of the Texas Redomestication and the adoption of the Texas Redomestication Resolution, you may vote "FOR", "AGAINST" or "ABSTAIN." Abstentions will only be counted toward the tabulations of voting power present and entitled to vote on the Texas Redomestication proposal for the Conversion Disinterested Standard and will have the same effect as votes against the proposal for both the Conversion Standard and the Conversion Disinterested Standard.”.

c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions will have no effect on Proposal Three.”.

Approval percentages are the company's own reported computations under its own stated standard, not recomputed by Velarion. Where a company does not state a standard, none is assumed.

07

CEO pay ratio

Ratio (CEO : median employee)0 : 1
CEO total compensation$0
Median employee compensation$57,243
08

Director compensation — fiscal year 2024

DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Joe GebbiaIndependent · Audit · Nominating and Corporate Governance$0$0$0$0$0$0
Kimbal MuskNot independent · Audit · Compensation · Nominating · Audit (Chair) · Governance000000
Robyn DenholmIndependent · Board Chair · Compensation · Disclosure Controls000000
Ira EhrenpreisIndependent · Compensation Chair · Nominating and Corporate Governance000000
James MurdochIndependent · Nominating and Corporate Governance Chair · Disclosure Controls000000
JB StraubelIndependent · Audit000000
Jack HartungIndependent · Audit Chair000000
Elon MuskEmployee director00000
Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonIndependent · Compensation · Disclosure Controls000000
09

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$0
Annual equity retainer$0
Per board meeting fee
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)
Stock ownership guideline5x annual cash retainer
09b

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2024
Cash retainers and fees$0
Equity awards (grant-date value)$0
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$0

Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.

10

Disclosed peer group — fiscal year 2024

The compensation peer group as the company disclosed it in its own proxy — the reference set behind the percentile above.

(no named peer group disclosed)
10b

Chief executive pay against the peer group

Most recent fiscal-year chief executive compensation at each disclosed peer, taken from that company's own proxy statement.

RankCompanyFYChief executiveSalaryStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveTotal
1Tesla2024Elon Musk$0$0$0$0$0

Each peer's compensation is from its most recently filed proxy; fiscal years differ by company. Each peer's figures come from its own filings; the subject company is highlighted. Peers whose chief executive compensation is outside our coverage universe are stated as such, never left blank.

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Source register

Each figure's location is given both for the eye (section · page · table · row · column) and for a script (table/row/column index and exact character span in the filed document). Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.

#SupportsDocumentFiledAccessionLocation in document
1Section 01, Vaibhav TanejaDEF 14A2025-09-170001104659-25-090866Section “2024 Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 139,472,935. Filing ↗machine: r4 · c47 · span 1976718–1976729
2Section 01, Xiaotong ZhuDEF 14A2025-09-170001104659-25-090866Section “2024 Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 518,250. Filing ↗machine: r6 · c47 · span 1990122–1990129
3Section 01, Andrew BaglinoDEF 14A2025-09-170001104659-25-090866Section “2024 Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 124,620. Filing ↗machine: t83 · r8 · c47 · span 2003608–2003615
4Section 01, Elon MuskDEF 14A2025-09-170001104659-25-090866Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
5Section 03, Vaibhav Taneja RSUDEF 14A2025-09-170001104659-25-090866Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2024” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t41 · r2 · c11 · span 826842–826849
6Section 03, Vaibhav Taneja OPTIONDEF 14A2025-09-170001104659-25-090866Section “TABLE OF CONTENTS &” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t89 · r2 · c34 · span 2251066–2251077
7Section 03, Vaibhav Taneja OPTIONDEF 14A2025-09-170001104659-25-090866Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2024” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t89 · r1 · c36 · span 2246324–2246331
8Section 07, pay ratioDEF 14A2025-09-170001104659-25-090866Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 0 : 1. Filing ↗machine: span 1905498–1905501
9Section 08, Joe GebbiaDEF 14A2025-09-170001104659-24-053333Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
10Section 08, Kimbal MuskDEF 14A2025-09-170001104659-24-053333Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗machine: t92 · r5 · c23 · span 2421813–2421820
11Section 08, Robyn DenholmDEF 14A2025-09-170001104659-24-053333Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗machine: t92 · r1 · c23 · span 2408107–2408114
12Section 08, Ira EhrenpreisDEF 14A2025-09-170001104659-24-053333Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗machine: t92 · r2 · c23 · span 2411523–2411530
13Section 08, James MurdochDEF 14A2025-09-170001104659-24-053333Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗machine: t92 · r4 · c23 · span 2418375–2418382
14Section 08, JB StraubelDEF 14A2025-09-170001104659-24-053333Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗machine: t92 · r6 · c23 · span 2425226–2425233
15Section 08, Jack HartungDEF 14A2025-09-170001104659-24-053333Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
16Section 08, Elon MuskDEF 14A2025-09-170001104659-24-053333Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
17Section 08, Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonDEF 14A2025-09-170001104659-24-053333Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
18Section 02, Elon Musk 2025-11-06Form 42025-11-100001104659-25-109263Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
19Section 02, Kimbal Musk 2025-11-10Form 42025-11-120001104659-25-110597Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
20Section 02, Vaibhav Taneja 2025-12-05Form 42025-12-090001104659-25-119764Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
21Section 02, Vaibhav Taneja 2025-12-05Form 42025-12-090001104659-25-119764Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
22Section 02, Vaibhav Taneja 2025-12-05Form 42025-12-090001104659-25-119764Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
23Section 02, Kimbal Musk 2025-12-09Form 42025-12-110001104659-25-120387Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
24Section 02, Kimbal Musk 2025-12-09Form 42025-12-110001104659-25-120387Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
25Section 02, Elon Musk 2025-12-30Form 42025-12-310001104659-25-125703Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
26Section 02, James Murdoch 2026-01-02Form 42026-01-060001104659-26-001460Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
27Section 02, James Murdoch 2026-01-02Form 42026-01-060001104659-26-001460Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
28Section 02, James Murdoch 2026-01-02Form 42026-01-060001104659-26-001460Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
29Section 02, James Murdoch 2026-01-02Form 42026-01-060001104659-26-001460Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
30Section 02, James Murdoch 2026-01-02Form 42026-01-060001104659-26-001460Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
31Section 02, James Murdoch 2026-01-02Form 42026-01-060001104659-26-001460Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
32Section 02, James Murdoch 2026-01-02Form 42026-01-060001104659-26-001460Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
33Section 02, James Murdoch 2026-01-02Form 42026-01-060001104659-26-001460Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
34Section 02, James Murdoch 2026-01-02Form 42026-01-060001104659-26-001460Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
35Section 02, James Murdoch 2026-01-02Form 42026-01-060001104659-26-001460Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
36Section 02, James Murdoch 2026-01-02Form 42026-01-060001104659-26-001460Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
37Section 02, James Murdoch 2026-01-02Form 42026-01-060001104659-26-001460Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
38Section 02, James Murdoch 2026-01-02Form 42026-01-060001104659-26-001460Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
39Section 02, James Murdoch 2026-01-02Form 42026-01-060001104659-26-001460Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
40Section 02, James Murdoch 2026-01-02Form 42026-01-060001104659-26-001460Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
41Section 02, James Murdoch 2026-01-02Form 42026-01-060001104659-26-001460Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
42Section 02, James Murdoch 2026-01-02Form 42026-01-060001104659-26-001460Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
43Section 02, James Murdoch 2026-01-02Form 42026-01-060001104659-26-001460Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
44Section 02, James Murdoch 2026-01-02Form 42026-01-060001104659-26-001460Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
45Section 02, James Murdoch 2026-01-02Form 42026-01-060001104659-26-001460Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
46Section 02, James Murdoch 2026-01-02Form 42026-01-060001104659-26-001460Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
47Section 02, James Murdoch 2026-01-02Form 42026-01-060001104659-26-001460Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
48Section 02, Xiaotong Zhu 2026-01-08Form 42026-01-120001972928-26-000001Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
49Section 02, Kathleen Wilson-Thompson 2026-02-25Form 42026-02-270001104659-26-021746Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
50Section 02, Kathleen Wilson-Thompson 2026-02-25Form 42026-02-270001104659-26-021746Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
51Section 02, Kathleen Wilson-Thompson 2026-02-25Form 42026-02-270001104659-26-021746Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
52Section 02, Kathleen Wilson-Thompson 2026-02-25Form 42026-02-270001104659-26-021746Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
53Section 02, Kathleen Wilson-Thompson 2026-02-25Form 42026-02-270001104659-26-021746Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
54Section 02, Kathleen Wilson-Thompson 2026-02-25Form 42026-02-270001104659-26-021746Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
55Section 02, Kathleen Wilson-Thompson 2026-02-25Form 42026-02-270001104659-26-021746Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
56Section 02, Kathleen Wilson-Thompson 2026-02-25Form 42026-02-270001104659-26-021746Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
57Section 02, Kathleen Wilson-Thompson 2026-02-25Form 42026-02-270001104659-26-021746Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
58Section 02, Vaibhav Taneja 2026-03-05Form 42026-03-090001104659-26-025379Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
59Section 02, Vaibhav Taneja 2026-03-05Form 42026-03-090001104659-26-025379Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
60Section 02, Vaibhav Taneja 2026-03-05Form 42026-03-090001104659-26-025379Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
61Section 02, Kathleen Wilson-Thompson 2026-03-30Form 42026-04-010001104659-26-038682Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
62Section 02, Kathleen Wilson-Thompson 2026-03-30Form 42026-04-010001104659-26-038682Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
63Section 02, Kathleen Wilson-Thompson 2026-03-30Form 42026-04-010001104659-26-038682Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
64Section 02, Kathleen Wilson-Thompson 2026-03-30Form 42026-04-010001104659-26-038682Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
65Section 02, Kathleen Wilson-Thompson 2026-03-30Form 42026-04-010001104659-26-038682Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
66Section 02, Kathleen Wilson-Thompson 2026-03-30Form 42026-04-010001104659-26-038682Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
67Section 02, Kathleen Wilson-Thompson 2026-03-30Form 42026-04-010001104659-26-038682Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
68Section 02, Kathleen Wilson-Thompson 2026-03-30Form 42026-04-010001104659-26-038682Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
69Section 02, Kathleen Wilson-Thompson 2026-03-30Form 42026-04-010001104659-26-038682Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
70Section 02, Kathleen Wilson-Thompson 2026-03-30Form 42026-04-010001104659-26-038682Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
71Section 02, Kathleen Wilson-Thompson 2026-03-30Form 42026-04-010001104659-26-038682Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
72Section 02, Kathleen Wilson-Thompson 2026-03-30Form 42026-04-010001104659-26-038682Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
73Section 02, Kathleen Wilson-Thompson 2026-03-30Form 42026-04-010001104659-26-038682Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
74Section 02, Kathleen Wilson-Thompson 2026-03-30Form 42026-04-010001104659-26-038682Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
75Section 02, Kathleen Wilson-Thompson 2026-03-30Form 42026-04-010001104659-26-038682Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
76Section 02, Kathleen Wilson-Thompson 2026-03-30Form 42026-04-010001104659-26-038682Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
77Section 02, Kathleen Wilson-Thompson 2026-03-30Form 42026-04-010001104659-26-038682Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
78Section 02, Xiaotong Zhu 2026-03-31Form 42026-04-020001972928-26-000002Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
79Section 02, Xiaotong Zhu 2026-03-31Form 42026-04-020001972928-26-000002Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
80Section 02, Elon Musk 2026-04-21Form 42026-04-230001104659-26-047678Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
81Section 02, Kathleen Wilson-Thompson 2026-04-30Form 42026-05-040001104659-26-055079Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
82Section 02, Kathleen Wilson-Thompson 2026-04-30Form 42026-05-040001104659-26-055079Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
83Section 02, Kathleen Wilson-Thompson 2026-04-30Form 42026-05-040001104659-26-055079Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
84Section 02, Kathleen Wilson-Thompson 2026-04-30Form 42026-05-040001104659-26-055079Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
85Section 02, Kathleen Wilson-Thompson 2026-04-30Form 42026-05-040001104659-26-055079Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
86Section 02, Kathleen Wilson-Thompson 2026-04-30Form 42026-05-040001104659-26-055079Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
87Section 02, Kathleen Wilson-Thompson 2026-04-30Form 42026-05-040001104659-26-055079Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
88Section 02, Kathleen Wilson-Thompson 2026-04-30Form 42026-05-040001104659-26-055079Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
89Section 02, Kathleen Wilson-Thompson 2026-04-30Form 42026-05-040001104659-26-055079Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
90Section 02, Kathleen Wilson-Thompson 2026-04-30Form 42026-05-040001104659-26-055079Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
91Section 02, Kathleen Wilson-Thompson 2026-04-30Form 42026-05-040001104659-26-055079Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
92Section 02, Kathleen Wilson-Thompson 2026-04-30Form 42026-05-040001104659-26-055079Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
93Section 02, Kathleen Wilson-Thompson 2026-04-30Form 42026-05-040001104659-26-055079Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
94Section 02, Kathleen Wilson-Thompson 2026-04-30Form 42026-05-040001104659-26-055079Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
95Section 02, Kathleen Wilson-Thompson 2026-04-30Form 42026-05-040001104659-26-055079Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
96Section 02, Kathleen Wilson-Thompson 2026-04-30Form 42026-05-040001104659-26-055079Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
97Section 02, Kathleen Wilson-Thompson 2026-04-30Form 42026-05-040001104659-26-055079Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
98Section 02, Kathleen Wilson-Thompson 2026-04-30Form 42026-05-040001104659-26-055079Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
99Section 02, Vaibhav Taneja 2026-05-13Form 42026-05-150001104659-26-062860Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
100Section 02, Vaibhav Taneja 2026-05-13Form 42026-05-150001104659-26-062860Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
101Section 02, Vaibhav Taneja 2026-05-13Form 42026-05-150001104659-26-062860Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
102Section 02, Vaibhav Taneja 2026-05-13Form 42026-05-150001104659-26-062860Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
103Section 02, Vaibhav Taneja 2026-05-13Form 42026-05-150001104659-26-062860Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
104Section 02, Vaibhav Taneja 2026-06-05Form 42026-06-090001104659-26-071970Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
105Section 02, Vaibhav Taneja 2026-06-05Form 42026-06-090001104659-26-071970Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
106Section 02, Vaibhav Taneja 2026-06-05Form 42026-06-090001104659-26-071970Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
107Section 02, Elon Musk 2026-06-16Form 42026-06-170001104659-26-075213Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
108Section 02, Elon Musk 2026-06-16Form 42026-06-170001104659-26-075213Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
109Section 02, Elon Musk 2026-06-16Form 42026-06-170001104659-26-075213Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
110Section 06, 2025 voteForm 8-K2025-11-070001104659-25-108507Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 78.67% (votes for as printed: 1,931,965,361). Filing ↗
111Section 06, 2024 voteForm 8-K2024-06-140001104659-24-071439Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 79.42% (votes for as printed: 1,834,794,743). Filing ↗
112Section 06, 2023 voteForm 8-K2023-05-220001564590-23-007379Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 90.88% (votes for as printed: 1,714,112,661). Filing ↗
113Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed)ComputedcomputedΔ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1)
114Section 03b vehicle mix (computed)ComputedcomputedRSU / PSU / Options grant-date fair values summed per officer from the grants table; % performance-vested = PSU ÷ (RSU+PSU+Options).machine: formula: sums + PSU ratio
115Section 09b board cost (computed)ComputedcomputedCash 0 + equity 0 + all other 0 = 0, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 0
116Tesla (subject), Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2025-09-170001104659-25-090866CEO total compensation as printed in Tesla's own proxy. As printed: 0. Filing ↗