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Tim Cook’s Pay and Wealth Trail Elon Musk’s
Tim Cook runs Apple, and Elon Musk is another very wealthy technology leader.
The figures in the report compare their pay and personal wealth.
Cook ranked 46th among highly paid executives.
Musk ranked first in the same ranking.
Cook received about $74.3 million from Apple in 2025.
Musk’s reported pay was $25.1 billion.
Cook’s reported net worth was $83.8 million, while Musk’s was $20.5 billion.
The report says Musk’s wealth is mainly connected to ownership in his companies, while Cook’s wealth comes largely from his Apple career and compensation.
Tim Cook ranked 46th in Bloomberg’s executive-pay ranking, while Elon Musk ranked first.
Cook’s reported Apple compensation for 2025 totaled $74,294,811, including salary, stock awards, incentives and other compensation.
Cook’s reported net worth was $83.8 million, compared with Elon Musk’s $20.5 billion.
Musk’s reported pay was $25.1 billion, far above Cook’s $74.3 million total compensation.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella ranked 48th, two places behind Cook in the executive-pay ranking.
- Who
- Apple CEO Tim Cook and Elon Musk; Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is also mentioned in the ranking.
- What
- A comparison of executive compensation, pay rankings and personal wealth.
- Where
- The comparison concerns major technology companies, including Apple and Microsoft.
- When
- Cook’s compensation figures are for 2025; the article does not specify when the ranking and net-worth figures were measured.
- Why
- To show the substantial difference between Cook’s compensation and wealth and Musk’s reported financial figures.
Key facts
- Cook’s pay rank
- 46th in the Bloomberg executive-pay ranking
- Musk’s pay rank
- 1st in the ranking
- Cook’s 2025 Apple compensation
- $74,294,811
- Cook’s compensation breakdown
- $3 million salary; $57,535,293 in stock awards; $12 million in non-equity incentives; and $1,759,518 in other compensation
- Cook’s reported net worth
- $83.8 million
- Musk’s reported net worth
- $20.5 billion
- Musk’s reported pay
- $25.1 billion
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