<div id="readability-page-1"><figure><img width="1600" height="864" src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/05/Elon-Musk-Tesla-Money-hero.png/query-dz0xNjAw?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/05/Elon-Musk-Tesla-Money-hero.png/query-dz0xNjAw"/></figure>The Delaware Supreme Court made its ruling in the fight over Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s $55 billion pay package from 2018, reversing the Court of Chancery’s decision and reinstating the pay package.But the Court still penalized Musk $1 plus attorney’s fees due to the award’s unfairness.The ruling is the latest and likely last step in the long story behind Musk’s excessive pay package, tied to company performance milestones, which was first approved by shareholders in 2018 and worth approximately $55 billion if all milestones were met. At current share prices, the award is worth more like $139 billion.For a short recap, TSLA shareholders approved a compensation package in 2018 which would award Musk, and dilute all other shareholders by around 8%, if the company reached financial targets the company claimed were difficult to achieve.</div>

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The Delaware Supreme Court reinstated Elon Musk's $55 billion pay package from 2018, reversing a previous decision. However, Musk was penalized $1 plus attorney's fees due to the award's unfairness. The package, tied to Tesla's performance milestones, was initially approved by shareholders and could be worth $139 billion at current share prices.

- The Delaware Supreme Court reinstated Elon Musk's $55 billion pay package from 2018, reversing a prior decision by the Court of Chancery.  
- Although the pay package was reinstated, Musk was penalized $1 plus attorney’s fees for the award’s unfairness.  
- This ruling concludes a lengthy dispute over Musk's compensation, initially approved by TSLA shareholders in 2018, which tied his awards to challenging company performance milestones.

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Delaware Court reinstates Musk’s $55B pay package, penalizes him $1 instead