With an expected yearly salary of $23.5 billion, Elon Musk is the highest-paid CEO in the world as of 2025. His leadership in the electric vehicle business and his important participation in firms like SpaceX and X (previously Twitter) are reflected in this significant sum, which is mostly connected to performance-based stock options linked to Tesla’s market performance.
Other top earners include:
Tim Cook (Apple) – $770.5 million
Jensen Huang (Nvidia) – $561 million
Reed Hastings (Netflix) – $453.5 million
Leonard Schleifer (Regeneron Pharmaceuticals) – $452.9 million
Marc Benioff (Salesforce) – $439.4 million
Satya Nadella (Microsoft) – $309.4 million
Robert A. Kotick (Activision Blizzard) – $296.7 million
Hock E. Tan (Broadcom) – $288 million.
These figures underscore the significant financial rewards tied to leadership in major technology and pharmaceutical companies.
