Tesla, Inc. operates globally, specializing in the creation, production, and distribution of electric vehicles, alongside comprehensive energy generation and storage solutions. Its ...
The C-suite executives form a cohesive leadership team driving the company's financial strategy and innovation.
| Name | Title | Compensation | Gender | Year Born | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaibhav Taneja | Chief Financial Officer | USD 403,000 | 1978 | Active | |
| Xiaotong Zhu | Senior Vice President of APAC & Global Vehicle Manufacturing | USD 376,322 | 1980 | Active | |
| John Walker | Vice President of Sales - North America | USD 121,550 | 1963 | Active | |
| Elon R. Musk | Co-Founder, Technoking of Tesla, Chief Executive Officer & Director | — | 1971 | Active | |
| Brandon Ehrhart | General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | — | — | Active | |
| Rodney D. Westmoreland Jr. | Director of Construction Management | — | — | Active | |
| Travis Axelrod | Head of Investor Relations | — | — | — | Active |
| Franz von Holzhausen | Chief Designer | — | — | Active | |
| Roxanne Inskip-Kaye | Head of Operations - Electric Vehicle Business | — | — | Active | |
| Lars Moravy | Vice President of Vehicle Engineering | — | — | Active |
| Filing Date | Year | Name | Position | Level | Salary | Bonus | Stock Award | Option Award | Incentive | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-17 | 2025 | Elon Musk, Technoking of Tesla and | Chief Chief Executive Officer | Founder / CEO | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $113.81K |
| 2024-04-29 | 2023 | Tom Zhu SVP | Automotive | VP | $381.01K | $0 | $0 | $31.64M | $0 | $545.87K | $32.57M |
| 2024-04-29 | 2023 | Andrew Baglino | Former Former SVP, Powertrain and Energy Engineering | VP | $300.00K | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3.00K | $303.00K |
| 2024-04-29 | 2023 | Zachary Kirkhorn | Former Former Chief Chief Financial Officer | C-Level | $280.38K | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3.00K | $283.38K |
| 2024-04-29 | 2023 | Vaibhav Taneja | Chief Chief Financial Officer | C-Level | $275.00K | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3.00K | $278.00K |
| 2024-04-29 | 2022 | Zachary Kirkhorn | Former Former Chief Chief Financial Officer | C-Level | $300.00K | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3.00K | $303.00K |
| 2024-04-29 | 2022 | Andrew Baglino | Former Former SVP, Powertrain and Energy Engineering | VP | $300.00K | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3.00K | $303.00K |
| 2023-04-06 | 2022 | Zachary Kirkhorn Master of Coin and | Chief Chief Financial Officer | C-Level | $300.00K | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3.00K | $303.00K |
| 2023-04-06 | 2022 | Andrew Baglino SVP | Powertrain and Energy Engineering | VP | $300.00K | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3.00K | $303.00K |
| 2024-04-29 | 2021 | Andrew Baglino | Former Former SVP, Powertrain and Energy Engineering | VP | $301.15K | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $301.15K |
| 2024-04-29 | 2021 | Zachary Kirkhorn | Former Former Chief Chief Financial Officer | C-Level | $301.15K | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $301.15K |
| 2023-04-06 | 2021 | Zachary Kirkhorn Master of Coin and | Chief Chief Financial Officer | C-Level | $301.15K | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $301.15K |
| 2023-04-06 | 2021 | Andrew Baglino SVP | Powertrain and Energy Engineering | VP | $301.15K | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $301.15K |
| 2022-06-23 | 2021 | Jerome Guillen | Former Former President President, Tesla Heavy Trucking | C-Level | $161.54K | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $161.54K |
| 2023-04-06 | 2020 | Zachary Kirkhorn Master of Coin and | Chief Chief Financial Officer | C-Level | $269.66K | $0 | $0 | $46.26M | $0 | $31.10K | $46.56M |
| 2023-04-06 | 2020 | Andrew Baglino SVP | Powertrain and Energy Engineering | VP | $283.27K | $0 | $0 | $46.26M | $0 | $0 | $46.54M |
| 2022-06-23 | 2020 | Jerome Guillen | Former Former President President, Tesla Heavy Trucking | C-Level | $283.27K | $0 | $0 | $46.26M | $0 | $0 | $46.54M |
| 2022-06-23 | 2019 | Zachary Kirkhorn Master of Coin and | Chief Chief Financial Officer | C-Level | $276.06K | $0 | $5.02M | $15.95M | $0 | $0 | $21.24M |
| 2020-05-28 | 2019 | Zachary Kirkhorn | Chief Chief Financial Officer | C-Level | $276.06K | $0 | $5.02M | $15.95M | $0 | $0 | $21.24M |
| 2022-06-23 | 2019 | Jerome Guillen | Former Former President President, Tesla Heavy Trucking | C-Level | $301.15K | $0 | $0 | $7.97M | $0 | $0 | $8.27M |
| 2022-06-23 | 2019 | Andrew Baglino SVP | Powertrain and Energy Engineering | VP | $301.15K | $0 | $0 | $4.78M | $0 | $0 | $5.08M |
| 2020-05-28 | 2019 | Deepak Ahuja | Former Former Chief Chief Financial Officer | C-Level | $176.87K | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $176.87K |
| 2022-06-23 | 2019 | Elon Musk Technoking of Tesla and | Chief Chief Executive Officer | Founder / CEO | $23.76K | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $23.76K |
| 2020-05-28 | 2019 | Elon Musk | Chief Chief Executive Officer | Founder / CEO | $23.76K | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $23.76K |
| 2021-08-26 | 2018 | Elon Musk Technoking of Tesla and | Chief Chief Executive Officer | Founder / CEO | $56.38K | $0 | $0 | $2.28B | $0 | $0 | $2.28B |
| 2020-05-28 | 2018 | Elon Musk | Chief Chief Executive Officer | Founder / CEO | $56.38K | $0 | $0 | $2.28B | $0 | $0 | $2.28B |
| 2021-08-26 | 2018 | Jerome Guillen | Former Former President President, Tesla Heavy Trucking | C-Level | $301.15K | $0 | $0 | $17.45M | $0 | $0 | $17.75M |
| 2019-04-30 | 2018 | Jeffrey B. Straubel | Chief Chief Technology Officer | C-Level | $250.56K | $0 | $0 | $11.42M | $0 | $0 | $11.67M |
| 2020-05-28 | 2018 | Deepak Ahuja | Former Former Chief Chief Financial Officer | C-Level | $501.92K | $0 | $0 | $5.71M | $0 | $0 | $6.21M |
| 2020-05-28 | 2017 | Deepak Ahuja | Former Former Chief Chief Financial Officer | C-Level | $428.85K | $0 | $10.50M | $4.57M | $0 | $0 | $15.50M |
| 2018-04-26 | 2017 | Doug Field | Senior Senior Vice Vice President President, Engineering | C-Level | $300.00K | $0 | $8.85M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9.15M |
| 2018-04-26 | 2017 | Jon McNeill | Former Former President President, Global Sales and Service | C-Level | $500.00K | $0 | $1.40M | $0 | $395.80K | $136.64K | $2.44M |
| 2019-04-30 | 2017 | Jeffrey B. Straubel | Chief Chief Technology Officer | C-Level | $249.60K | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $249.60K |
| 2018-04-26 | 2017 | Jason Wheeler | Former Former Chief Chief Financial Officer | C-Level | $174.04K | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $174.04K |
| 2020-05-28 | 2017 | Elon Musk | Chief Chief Executive Officer | Founder / CEO | $49.92K | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $49.92K |
| 2019-04-30 | 2016 | Jeffrey B. Straubel | Chief Chief Technology Officer | C-Level | $250.56K | $0 | $0 | $7.68M | $0 | $0 | $7.93M |
| 2018-04-26 | 2016 | Jon McNeill | Former Former President President, Global Sales and Service | C-Level | $501.92K | $0 | $2.12M | $3.07M | $772.48K | $0 | $6.46M |
| 2018-04-26 | 2016 | Doug Field | Senior Senior Vice Vice President President, Engineering | C-Level | $301.15K | $0 | $2.12M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2.42M |
| 2018-04-26 | 2016 | Jason Wheeler | Former Former Chief Chief Financial Officer | C-Level | $501.93K | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $501.93K |
| 2019-04-30 | 2016 | Elon Musk | Chief Chief Executive Officer | Founder / CEO | $45.94K | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $45.94K |
| 2018-04-26 | 2015 | Jason Wheeler | Former Former Chief Chief Financial Officer | C-Level | $46.15K | $0 | $0 | $20.85M | $0 | $0 | $20.90M |
| 2018-04-26 | 2015 | Doug Field | Senior Senior Vice Vice President President, Engineering | C-Level | $306.92K | $0 | $2.81M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3.12M |
| 2018-04-26 | 2015 | Deepak Ahuja | Chief Chief Financial Officer | C-Level | $339.30K | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $339.30K |
| 2018-04-26 | 2015 | Jeffrey B. Straubel | Chief Chief Technology Officer | C-Level | $250.56K | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $250.56K |
| 2018-04-26 | 2015 | Elon Musk | Chief Chief Executive Officer and Chairman | Founder / CEO | $37.58K | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $37.58K |
| 2017-04-20 | 2014 | Jeffrey B. Straubel | Chief Chief Technology Officer | C-Level | $249.60K | $0 | $32.66K | $16.85M | $0 | $0 | $17.13M |
| 2016-04-15 | 2014 | Deepak Ahuja | Former Former Chief Chief Financial Officer | C-Level | $338.00K | $0 | $0 | $3.45M | $0 | $0 | $3.78M |
| 2017-04-20 | 2014 | Elon Musk | Chief Chief Executive Officer and Chairman | Founder / CEO | $35.36K | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $35.36K |
| 2016-04-15 | 2013 | Deepak Ahuja | Former Former Chief Chief Financial Officer | C-Level | $338.00K | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $338.00K |
| 2016-04-15 | 2013 | Greg Reichow | Vice Vice President President, Production | C-Level | $225.00K | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $225.00K |
Sum of disclosed compensation by year (USD million)
Top founder/C-level executives over time (USD million)