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Executive compensation reached record levels in 2025, with a growing number of U.S. chief executives receiving pay packages worth more than $100m, driven largely by massive stock-based awards tied to ambitious long-term performance targets. According to the Wall Street Journal’s annual analysis, median CEO pay at S&P 500 companies rose to a record $17.9m, while nearly a dozen executives received packages exceeding $200m. Welltower CEO Shankh Mitra ranked among the highest-paid leaders with compensation valued at $821m, primarily through long-term stock grants, while Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s $158bn package dwarfed all others. The surge reflects the increasing use of “moonshot” compensation plans designed to reward executives for achieving aggressive growth and shareholder value targets, although the report noted that high pay levels often showed little correlation with company stock performance.