CEO Elon Musk was paid $158,359,009,867 in fiscal year 2025 (SEC filing 0001104659-26-053166 ↗): 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.
$158,359,009,867 Elon Musk total, FY2025 | — CEO pay percentile vs peers | 0:1 CEO-to-median pay ratio | 78.67% Say-on-pay support, latest vote |
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| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elon Musk | $0 | $0 | $158,359,009,867 | $0 | $0 | — | $0 | $158,359,009,867 |
| Technoking of Tesla and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Elon Tesla | 0 | 0 | 158,359,009,867 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158,359,009,867 |
| and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Vaibhav Taneja | 400,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,000 | 403,000 |
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| Tom Zhu | 364,338 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11,984 | 376,322 |
| SVP, APAC and Global Vehicle Manufacturing | ||||||||
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.
| Named executive officer | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | FY2023 total | Δ FY2024→2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elon Musk | $158,359,009,867 | $0 | $0 | ↑ +158,359,009,867 |
| Elon Tesla | 158,359,009,867 | — | — | — |
| Vaibhav Taneja | 403,000 | 139,472,935 | 278,000 | ↓ −139,069,935 |
| Tom Zhu | 376,322 | — | — | — |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
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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.
One page per officer: the same table above, read for one person at a time — his own figure and every fiscal year the register holds.
| Executive | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Elon Musk | CEO | $158,359,009,867 |
| Andrew Baglino | Executive | $124,620 |
| Vaibhav Taneja | CFO | $403,000 |
| Xiaotong Zhu | SVP | — |
One page per director: the seat, the committees and the fee table, read for one person at a time.
| Director | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Ira Ehrenpreis | Independent Director | — |
| Jack Hartung | Director | — |
| James Murdoch | Independent Director | — |
| JB Straubel | Independent Director | — |
| Joe Gebbia | Independent Director | — |
| Kathleen Wilson-Thompson | Independent Director | — |
| Kimbal Musk | Director | — |
| Robyn Denholm | Chair of the Board | — |
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
| Executive | Award | Grant date | Threshold | Target | Granted | Maximum | Grant-date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elon Musk | PSU | 2025-11-06 | 423,743,904 | — | — | — | $132,298,849,867 |
| Elon Musk | RSU | 2025-08-15 | — | — | 96,000,000 | — | 26,060,160,000 |
| Named executive officer | Time-vested (RSU) | Performance-vested (PSU) | Options / SARs | % performance-vested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elon Musk | $26,060,160,000 | $132,298,849,867 | $0 | 83.5% |
% performance-vested = PSU grant-date fair value ÷ (RSU + PSU + Options), a computed value with the derivation shown in the register.
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Musk | PSU | 423,743,904 | — | $190,566,108,507 |
| Musk | RSU | 96,000,000 | — | 43,173,120,000 |
| Vaibhav Taneja | RSU | 71,920 | — | 32,343,862 |
| Vaibhav Taneja | Option | 686,501 | 249.85 | — |
| Tom Zhu | Option | 113,020 | 180.14 | — |
Tesla's compensation program consists primarily of salary or wages and equity awards, with the goal of providing competitive pay and aligning the interests of NEOs with long-term shareholder interests by tying compensation to long-term stock price and the achievement of financial, operational, and strategic objectives.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | Compensia, Inc. |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | true |
| Anti-pledging | false |
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-11-06 | 1,931,965,361 | 523,895,380 | 13,543,835 | 78.67% | Passed |
| 2024 | 2024-06-13 | 1,834,794,743 | 449,639,303 | 25,834,844 | 79.42% | Passed |
| 2023 | 2023-05-16 | 1,714,112,661 | 172,116,060 | 6,838,566 | 90.88% | Passed |
| 2020 | 2020-09-22 | 93,570,712 | 17,102,888 | 1,038,471 | 84.55% | 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.
| Meeting year | Meeting date | Approval — company's computation |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-11-06 | 78.67%a |
| 2024 | 2024-06-13 | 79.42%b |
| 2023 | 2023-05-16 | 90.88%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.
| Ratio (CEO : median employee) | 0 : 1 |
|---|---|
| CEO total compensation | $0 |
| Median employee compensation | $57,243 |
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robyn DenholmIndependent · Board Chair · Audit (Chair) · Compensation · Governance · Disclosure Controls | $0 | $0 | $0 | — | $0 | $0 |
| Joe GebbiaIndependent · Audit | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Kimbal MuskNot independent · Newly elected | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| JB StraubelIndependent | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Elon MuskEmployee director | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| James MurdochIndependent · Audit · Governance | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Kathleen Wilson-ThompsonIndependent · Compensation · Governance · Disclosure Controls | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Ira EhrenpreisIndependent · Compensation (Chair) · Governance | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Jack HartungIndependent · Audit · Newly elected | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Annual cash retainer | $0 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $0 |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | — |
| Stock ownership guideline | each director is required to own shares of Tesla stock equal in value to at least five times the annual cash retainer for directors |
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| 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.
Most recent fiscal-year chief executive compensation at each disclosed peer, taken from that company's own proxy statement.
| Rank | Company | FY | Chief executive | Salary | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tesla | 2025 | Elon Musk | $0 | $158,359,009,867 | $0 | $0 | $158,359,009,867 |
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.
Answers are drawn only from the figures disclosed in this brief and cited to their location in the source filing. Where a figure required for an answer is not disclosed, that is stated rather than estimated.
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.
| # | Supports | Document | Filed | Accession | Location in document |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Section 01, Elon Musk | DEF 14A | 2026-04-30 | 0001104659-26-053166 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 158,359,009,867. Filing ↗ |
| 2 | Section 01, Elon Tesla | DEF 14A | 2026-10-19 | 0001104659-26-116700 | Section “2025 Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 158,359,009,867. Filing ↗machine: r1 · c47 · span 788383–788398 |
| 3 | Section 01, Vaibhav Taneja | DEF 14A | 2026-10-19 | 0001104659-26-116700 | Section “2025 Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 403,000. Filing ↗machine: r4 · c47 · span 808036–808043 |
| 4 | Section 01, Tom Zhu | DEF 14A | 2026-10-19 | 0001104659-26-116700 | Section “2025 Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 376,322. Filing ↗machine: r7 · c47 · span 827627–827634 |
| 5 | Section 03, Elon Musk PSU | DEF 14A | 2026-10-19 | 0001104659-26-116700 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2025” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗ |
| 6 | Section 03, Elon Musk RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-10-19 | 0001104659-26-116700 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2025” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗ |
| 7 | Section 07, pay ratio | DEF 14A | 2025-09-17 | 0001104659-25-090866 | Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 0 : 1. Filing ↗machine: span 1905498–1905501 |
| 8 | Section 08, Robyn Denholm | DEF 14A | 2026-10-19 | 0001104659-26-116700 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 9 | Section 08, Joe Gebbia | DEF 14A | 2026-10-19 | 0001104659-26-116700 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 10 | Section 08, Kimbal Musk | DEF 14A | 2026-10-19 | 0001104659-26-116700 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 11 | Section 08, JB Straubel | DEF 14A | 2026-10-19 | 0001104659-26-116700 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 12 | Section 08, Elon Musk | DEF 14A | 2026-10-19 | 0001104659-26-116700 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 13 | Section 08, James Murdoch | DEF 14A | 2026-10-19 | 0001104659-26-116700 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 14 | Section 08, Kathleen Wilson-Thompson | DEF 14A | 2026-10-19 | 0001104659-26-116700 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 15 | Section 08, Ira Ehrenpreis | DEF 14A | 2026-10-19 | 0001104659-26-116700 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 16 | Section 08, Jack Hartung | DEF 14A | 2026-10-19 | 0001104659-26-116700 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 17 | Section 06, 2025 vote | Form 8-K | 2025-11-07 | 0001104659-25-108507 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 78.67% (votes for as printed: 1,931,965,361). Filing ↗ |
| 18 | Section 06, 2024 vote | Form 8-K | 2024-06-14 | 0001104659-24-071439 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 79.42% (votes for as printed: 1,834,794,743). Filing ↗ |
| 19 | Section 06, 2023 vote | Form 8-K | 2023-05-22 | 0001564590-23-007379 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 90.88% (votes for as printed: 1,714,112,661). Filing ↗ |
| 20 | Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed) | Computed | — | — | Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1) |
| 21 | Section 03b vehicle mix (computed) | Computed | — | — | RSU / PSU / Options grant-date fair values summed per officer from the grants table; % performance-vested = PSU ÷ (RSU+PSU+Options).machine: formula: sums + PSU ratio |
| 22 | Section 09b board cost (computed) | Computed | — | — | Cash 0 + equity 0 + all other 0 = 0, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 0 |
| 23 | Tesla (subject), Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-30 | 0001104659-26-053166 | CEO total compensation as printed in Tesla's own proxy. As printed: 158,359,009,867. Filing ↗ |
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