According to reports, documents recently submitted by Tesla to the US Securities and Exchange Commission revealed that CEO Elon Musk's total salary in 2025 will be US$158.359 billion, all of which will be distributed in the form of stock rewards. This astronomical figure, when converted to 8,760 hours a year, is equivalent to about 18.08 million US dollars per hour, or 120 million yuan. However, the stock rewards worth 158.359 billion US dollars are not real money that Musk actually received, but rather the fair accounting value of Tesla's 2025 CEO Performance Rewards Program. The plan was approved by Tesla shareholders in September 2025 with 76.6% approval for a period of 10 years, with a total of 12 licensing positions, for a total of 423,743,904 shares. The first milestone requires Tesla's market capitalization to reach 2 trillion US dollars. Since then, each tier increases its market value by 500 billion US dollars, while also meeting operating indicators such as revenue and profit. If all 12 standards are met, Musk can receive stock rewards worth up to 1 trillion US dollars, and the shareholding ratio will increase to at least 25%. However, Tesla specifically emphasized in the document that in 2025, the company's market capitalization index, operating performance, etc. all failed to meet the standards. Musk's actual income for the whole year was zero, there was no cash, and no shares were unlocked.

Zhitongcaijing · 5d ago
According to reports, documents recently submitted by Tesla to the US Securities and Exchange Commission revealed that CEO Elon Musk's total salary in 2025 will be US$158.359 billion, all of which will be distributed in the form of stock rewards. This astronomical figure, when converted to 8,760 hours a year, is equivalent to about 18.08 million US dollars per hour, or 120 million yuan. However, the stock rewards worth 158.359 billion US dollars are not real money that Musk actually received, but rather the fair accounting value of Tesla's 2025 CEO Performance Rewards Program. The plan was approved by Tesla shareholders in September 2025 with 76.6% approval for a period of 10 years, with a total of 12 licensing positions, for a total of 423,743,904 shares. The first milestone requires Tesla's market capitalization to reach 2 trillion US dollars. Since then, each tier increases its market value by 500 billion US dollars, while also meeting operating indicators such as revenue and profit. If all 12 standards are met, Musk can receive stock rewards worth up to 1 trillion US dollars, and the shareholding ratio will increase to at least 25%. However, Tesla specifically emphasized in the document that in 2025, the company's market capitalization index, operating performance, etc. all failed to meet the standards. Musk's actual income for the whole year was zero, there was no cash, and no shares were unlocked.