Elon Musk retains title as the highest-paid CEO in history with $26 billion pay package-and the only thing he has to do is show up for two years

business • 8/4/2025

The lack of performance targets in Musk’s massive new pay package has some investors crying foul.

The Tesla board has reinstated Elon Musk as the highest-paid CEO in history with a staggering new $29 billion pay package. His new deal with the $970 billion electric-vehicle maker comes after a Delaware judge twice rescinded Musk’s previous moonshot... [7520 chars]