Research shows that Elon Musk's high corporate compensation plan opens the door for CEOs of other S&P 500 companies to get huge compensation. According to data to be released by the American Federation of Labor and Industrial Trade Unions later on Thursday, even excluding the CEOs of Tesla and SpaceX, the average salary of S&P 500 CEOs in 2025 surged 21% to $22.8 million, the highest level since the top US labor organization began counting this data in the 90s. According to the American Federation of Labor and Industry's much-publicized annual “Pay Watch” report, after including this amount of compensation, the average salary of S&P 500 CEOs reached US$341 million last year. With his shares in the satellite and artificial intelligence company SpaceX, Musk also became the world's first trillionaire.

Research shows that Elon Musk's high corporate compensation plan opens the door for CEOs of other S&P 500 companies to get huge compensation. According to data to be released by the American Federation of Labor and Industrial Trade Unions later on Thursday, even excluding the CEOs of Tesla and SpaceX, the average salary of S&P 500 CEOs in 2025 surged 21% to $22.8 million, the highest level since the top US labor organization began counting this data in the 90s. According to the American Federation of Labor and Industry's much-publicized annual “Pay Watch” report, after including this amount of compensation, the average salary of S&P 500 CEOs reached US$341 million last year. With his shares in the satellite and artificial intelligence company SpaceX, Musk also became the world's first trillionaire.