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AFL-CIO Finds 312-to-1 CEO Pay Ratio in 2025

8/13/2026

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Elon Musk earned $158.3 bn in 2025, which is 2.5 million times a Tesla worker’s pay.
The AFL-CIO reported the CEO-to-worker pay ratio for top S&P 500 firms was 312 to 1 in 2025, excluding Musk.
The report said workers’ share of U.S. income hit its lowest since World War II and 33 % of adults lack retirement savings while 37 % cannot cover a $400 emergency.

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Elon Musk earned $158.3 bn in 2025, which is 2.5 million times a Tesla worker’s pay.
The AFL-CIO reported the CEO-to-worker pay ratio for top S&P 500 firms was 312 to 1 in 2025, excluding Musk.
The report said workers’ share of U.S. income hit its lowest since World War II and 33 % of adults lack retirement savings while 37 % cannot cover a $400 emergency.