Average pay of CEOs of S&P 500 companies rose to record $22.8 million following Elon Musk's nearly $1 trillion compensation, AFL-CIO finds
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- Economic Times·7h agoAverage pay of CEOs of S&P 500 companies rose to record $22.8 million following Elon Musk's nearly $1 trillion compensation, AFL-CIO finds
Elon Musk's compensation is setting new benchmarks for S&P 500 executive pay. Average CEO pay rose significantly, even as employee wages are facing pressure from artificial intelligence and labor board policies. Shareholder support for special executive awards is showing signs…
Read at Economic Times → - Guardian UK·11h agoTesla paid Elon Musk 2.5m times more as CEO than its average worker in 2025
Tech billionaire’s $158.3bn deal an outlier in report showing widening gap of CEO to worker pay at top companies Elon Musk received over 2.5m times as much compensation at Tesla as the company’s average worker, according to a new report on the growing gap between top corporate…
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