CEO Pay vs Employee Wages in 2025
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- Published
- May 28, 2026
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- 2:54
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- Last updated
- May 28, 2026
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Summary
CEOs are cashing in big time—average pay jumped to $17.7 million in 2025, up 6%—while median employees earned just $89,744, barely keeping pace with inflation. The gap’s widening: it now takes workers 200 years to earn what one CEO makes in a year. Stock awards dominate CEO pay, locked away until performance targets are hit, with shareholders having littl…
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CEOs are cashing in big time—average pay jumped to $17.7 million in 2025, up 6%—while median employees earned just $89,744, barely keeping pace with inflation. The gap’s widening: it now takes workers 200 years to earn what one CEO makes in a year. Stock awards dominate CEO pay, locked away until performance targets are hit, with shareholders having little real say. Massive payouts are tied to bold goals—Elon Musk’s $132 billion package, Shankh Mitra’s $821 million, even AI revenue targets. Bank
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