Elon Musk received compensation from Tesla over 2.5 million times greater from that of the company's average employee, according to a new report on the growing gap between the top executives of companies and their employees.
The figures quoted in the report are dizzy:
Musk's reward, of $158.3 billion, 2,522.2023 times over the average worker, was an extreme case, notes Guardian,
In other words, in 2025 Elon Musk received the average remuneration of a Tesla worker every 4 seconds, «less time than it takes to read that phrase», reports the report.
With the exception of Musk, last year the average ratio between the CEO's remuneration and the employee for the top S&P 500 companies was 312 to 1From 285 to 1 in 2024.
With Musk, the average pay ratio was 5.387 to 1, according to Staff remuneration monitoring report published this week by AFL-CIO, the largest trade union federation in the US.
The average fee of the CEOs, again if we exclude Musk, was $22.8 million in 2025, from $18.9 million in 2024. If Tesla is included, the average increases to $340.1 million.
The report notes that the share of employees in US national income has fallen at the lowest level since World War II.
The report also examines Donald Trump's income in 2025. At $2.2 billion, derived mainly from his cryptocurrency, Trump's income increased by nearly 254% over 2024.
The average American worker It would take 43,154 years. to earn what Trump received in 2025.
The report shall also record financial difficulties which faces the majority of Americans.
Μεταξύ άλλων, το 33% των ενηλίκων στις ΗΠΑ δεν διαθέτει αποταμιεύσεις για τη συνταξιοδότηση, το 37% των ενηλίκων δεν έχει αρκετά χρήματα για να καλύψει έκτακτη δαπάνη ύψους 400 δολαρίων, το 26% των ενηλίκων έχει παραλείψει να λάβει ιατρική περίθαλψη λόγω του κόστους, ενώ το 23% των ενοικιαστών στις ΗΠΑ έχει καθυστερήσει την πληρωμή του ενοικίου κατά το τελευταίο έτος.
