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AFL-CIO Report Highlights Musk’s $158B Pay as Extreme Outlier Amid Tesla Profit Slump
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AFL-CIO Report Highlights Musk’s $158B Pay as Extreme Outlier Amid Tesla Profit Slump

The AFL-CIO’s 2025 executive paywatch reveals Elon Musk earned 2.5 million times the average Tesla worker’s salary, a stark outlier that skews S&P 500 averages. While Tesla’s GAAP profits fell 61% and revenue declined for the first time, Musk’s compensation exceeded the company’s total historical profits. Excluding Musk, the average CEO-to-worker pay ratio rose to 312:1, reflecting broader trends of rising executive pay and falling worker income shares.