Tesla Gives Elon Musk a $1 Trillion Pay Package
from The Journal.
by The Wall Street Journal & Spotify Studios
Published: Fri Nov 07 2025
Show Notes
Shareholders at Tesla approved the most valuable pay package ever for Elon Musk in an effort to bring his attention back to the company. The CEO will have to hit a number of milestones to get the full value of the package, including shifting Tesla’s focus to developing robotaxis and humanoid robots. WSJ’s Becky Peterson breaks down the complicated plan with Jessica Mendoza.
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