Delaware Court Decides Elon Musk Definitely Deserves $55.8 Billion, No Joke
KEY POINTS
- âąDelaware's Supreme Court ruled in 2025 that Elon Musk is entitled to his $55.8 billion Tesla pay package from 2018.
- âąThis ruling overturned a 2024 Delaware Chancery Court judge decision after Tesla shareholders sued over the lavish compensation.
- âąRecently, Tesla shareholders voted to approve an even larger pay package of up to $1 trillion if Musk meets future growth targets.
In an episode that feels more like a Wall Street soap opera than real life, Delaware's Supreme Court reversed last year's Delaware Chancery Court judgment, greenlighting Elon Muskâs 2018 Tesla pay package worth a cool $55.8 billion. The original pay cut was scrapped after a Tesla shareholder threw a legal tantrum over Musk hitting outrageous growth targets. But wait, shareholders just gave Musk the thumbs up for an even more eye-watering potential payday: up to $1 trillion if Tesla plays the electric car game well enough. Somewhere, accountants are sobbingâspecifically in Delaware, where corporate drama thrives.
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Elon Musk just turned a $55.8 billion paycheck into a Justin Bieber breakup song: epic, confusing, and way too much money for anyone to process.
Shareholders be like: âWe donât just want billionaires, we want trillionaires!â Meanwhile, the rest of us canât file taxes properly.
Elon Muskâs paycheck plans read like a fantasy novel for billionaires: dragons replaced by Teslas and $1 trillion treasure chests.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 12/19/2025 | Author: Paul Squire
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