# Tesla's Average Worker Would Need 2.5 Million Years To Match Musk's 2025 Pay | Carscoops

> - Elon Musk earned 2. 5 million times more than a typical Tesla worker’s $57k salary. - Ford CEO Jim Farley earned a comparatively modest 295 times his workers’ pay.

- **Source:** [Carscoops](https://www.carscoops.com/2026/08/tesla-ceo-worker-pay-ratio/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a80adeea910bf5eb367a1b2)
- **Published:** 2026-08-15
- **Category:** Cars
- **Tags:** #tesla
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