Elon Musk made “zero” in 2020. Records show that his salary in 2019 was $23,760, but he has never accepted his salary. Instead, his compensation package is stock-based. In 2020, this worked out to more or less $6.7 billion according to Bloomberg. This was the highest compensation among all US chief executives. About 66% of Musk’s net worth is linked directly to options and shares in Tesla. As of October 2021, his personal fortune is estimated at $288.6 billion.