Tesla pays Musk 2.5 million times more than average worker, even as profits drop
📍 How it ended
{ "epilogue": "In 2025, Elon Musk received a payout that surpassed all other S&P 500 CEOs combined, resulting in a Tesla pay ratio of 2.5 million to one. This compensation contributed to CEO pay hitting a record high as Musk-inspired pay plans spread amid growing income inequality in the United States.
Following this period of extensive coverage, the story quieted without a definitive conclusion in the coverage." }
Epilogue added 27d ago, after coverage quieted.
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"Tesla pays Musk 2.5 million times more than average worker, even as profits drop" developed substantial multi-source reporting across the Business sector, tracked across 10 distinct newsrooms by Newsylist.
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Tesla pays Musk 2.5 million times more than average worker, even as profits drop Electrek · 64d ago broke it first
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