Tesla CEO Elon Musk made more than $10 billion in 2021 – meaning the world’s richest man is also the highest paid CEO on the planet.
Musk had topped the list for the fourth year in a row. Much of his pay packet is made up from various stock options, which have added $78 billion to his personal wealth, believed to be around $269 billion.
Musks payout is so vast that out of the top 14 CEO’s as listed by Bloomberg, the remaining 13 CEOs in the list following the Tesla chief total’s $6.3 billion – or just over half of what he makes.
Robert Scaringe, CEO of Rivian Automotive was way behind Musk but still with an enormous paycheck of $2.3 billion last year.
Apple CEO Tim Cook, who heads the most valuable and cash-rich company in the world, pulled in $853 million in 2021, while Peter Rawlinson CEO/CTO of California-based Lucid Motors earned $575 million.
Elon Musk was the highest paid CEO last year with more than $10 billion in earnings
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