Elon Musk to Receive $1 Trillion Tesla Pay Package — Could Become World's First Trillionaire
Date: November 7, 2025
Tesla shareholders have approved the biggest executive pay package in history for CEO Elon Musk, valued at nearly $1 trillion (about ₹83 lakh crore). Over 75% of shareholders voted in favor, excluding Musk’s own 15% stake. This package could make Musk the world’s first trillionaire.
Following the approval, Musk thanked shareholders and celebrated on stage, calling it “not just a new chapter, but a new book” for Tesla. This new package is nearly 16 times larger than his 2018 compensation plan worth $56 billion and will be executed over 10 years.
Tesla’s New Focus: Robots and Automation
The package coincides with Tesla’s shift toward robotics and autonomous technologies. Musk highlighted the company’s Optimus humanoid robot, unveiled in 2021 with the first prototype revealed in 2022. The robot is designed to perform factory work, household chores, and other repetitive tasks that humans prefer to avoid.
Musk claimed Optimus could help eradicate poverty and make advanced healthcare universally accessible, saying that automation and robotics will remove labor burdens from humans and allow society to focus on higher-value work. He added that Optimus could one day even perform complex surgeries — reflecting Tesla’s long-term vision beyond electric vehicles.
Conditions for the $1 Trillion Compensation Plan
The massive compensation deal is structured as a 10-year stock options plan divided into 12 milestones. Musk will only receive the full payout upon achieving specific performance goals:
- Tesla’s market capitalization must reach $8.5 trillion (about ₹750 lakh crore).
- Achieving 10 million paid subscriptions for Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) software.
- Selling 1 million humanoid Optimus robots, with production expected to begin within 18 months.
Currently, Tesla’s market value is around $1.4 trillion (₹124 lakh crore), meaning a required growth of about 466% to meet the compensation target — surpassing even Nvidia’s record valuation of $5 trillion.
Conclusion
With this unprecedented compensation package, Elon Musk is set to redefine executive pay scales and potentially become the first individual in human history to cross the trillion-dollar wealth mark — provided Tesla hits its ambitious AI and robotics milestones.