The filed FY2025 number is $158,359,009,867
Elon Musk is CEO of Tesla, Inc. (TSLA). Tesla did not wait for a 2026 DEF 14A. It filed Part III in Form 10-K/A (Amendment No. 1) on 30 Apr 2026, accession 0001104659-26-053166, period 2025-12-31. That is the latest filed pay table for fiscal 2025.
$158,359,009,867 — Elon Musk’s FY2025 reported pay-table total at Tesla, Inc. (TSLA). That is grant-date accounting, not cash. Realized compensation for 2025 is $0. The required CEO pay ratio is 2,522,203:1.
Source: Tesla, Inc. Form 10-K/A (Amendment No. 1) filed 30 Apr 2026 (accession 0001104659-26-053166).
Grant-date accounting, not cash
The $158,359,009,867total is the grant-date fair value of stock awards. Salary, bonus, option awards, non-equity incentive, and other compensation are blank. Tesla eliminated Musk’s base salary in May 2019. He did not take home $158,359,009,867 in cash.
Tesla splits that stock-award total in the filing footnote. $132,298,849,867 is the maximum grant-date fair value of the 2025 CEO Performance Award (423,743,904 performance-based restricted shares; Board 3 Sep 2025, shareholders 6 Nov 2025). $26,060,160,000 is the grant-date fair value of the 2025 CEO Interim Award (96,000,000 restricted shares, issued 15 Aug 2025). The Interim Award was forfeited in its entirety on 21 Apr 2026 after the Delaware Supreme Court reinstated the 2018 CEO Performance Award.
None of the 12 performance tranches were earned shares as of the filing. If any shares later vest, Tesla offsets $334.09 per share unless paid in cash.
Realized pay for 2025 is $0
Tesla’s own supplemental table reports $0 realized compensation for 2025 and a realized pay ratio of 0.00:1. The required CEO pay ratio is 2,522,203:1, using the $158,359,009,867 accounting total against a $62,786 median for qualifying non-CEO employees.
Fiscal 2024 is still $0
The prior year remains $0 in Tesla’s DEF 14A filed 17 Sep 2025 (accession 0001104659-25-090866). That proxy cannot be the fiscal 2025 pay table. The 10-K/A is.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Elon Musk make?
Elon Musk's fiscal 2025 Tesla reported pay-table total is $158,359,009,867, from Tesla Form 10-K/A (Amendment No. 1) filed 30 Apr 2026 (accession 0001104659-26-053166). That is grant-date accounting for equity awards, not cash. Tesla's supplemental table reports $0 realized compensation for 2025.
What is Tesla CEO pay in 2026?
Tesla CEO pay in 2026 means the latest filed disclosure, not a live paycheck. Tesla filed fiscal 2025 Part III in 10-K/A on 30 Apr 2026. That table reports $158,359,009,867 for Elon Musk, with $0 realized pay. Tesla has not yet filed a 2026 DEF 14A.
Why is the SCT $158B if he realized $0?
The $158,359,009,867 total is the grant-date fair value of two 2025 equity awards: $132,298,849,867 for the 2025 CEO Performance Award and $26,060,160,000 for the 2025 CEO Interim Award, which was forfeited on 21 Apr 2026. None of the 12 performance tranches were earned as of Tesla's 10-K/A filed 30 Apr 2026. Tesla's realized-pay table reports $0.
Where does the figure come from?
The $158,359,009,867 figure comes from Tesla Form 10-K/A (Amendment No. 1) filed 30 Apr 2026, accession 0001104659-26-053166, period 2025-12-31, Item 11. The prior-year $0 row is from Tesla's DEF 14A filed 17 Sep 2025, accession 0001104659-25-090866.
See also: the live Tesla (TSLA) compensation page, machine-readable at /t/TSLA.md and /t/TSLA/facts, Tesla’s Form 10-K/A (Amendment No. 1), and the September 2025 DEF 14A.