Elon Musk's name will not appear on any of the lists of the highest-paid CEOs in 2020. Nonetheless, according to Forbes, he is the highest-paid CEO of them all.
According to Forbes, Musk was paid approximately $11 billion in 2020, all in Tesla TSLA -6.8 per cent stock options granted to him as part of the audacious compensation plan he signed with the electric carmaker in 2018. That plan, which was initially valued at $2.3 billion, was spread out over a decade. However, it did not take effect until 2020. Elon Musk still remains highest paid CEO 2022 in the world.