According to a Wall Street Journal report on CEO compensation rankings for 2025, Indian-origin executive Shankh Mitra, CEO of Welltower, emerged as the second-highest-paid CEO, earning an average of more than Rs 21 crore every day. His compensation package was worth approximately $821 million in 2025. At the top of the list was Tesla CEO Elon Musk, whose compensation package was valued at $158 billion. The report noted that 2025 saw more American CEOs crossing the $100 million compensation mark than in any year since 2021, with nearly a dozen executives receiving packages worth more than $200 million. Median CEO compensation among S&P 500 companies rose to $17.9 million in 2025. Other Indian-origin executive Nikesh Arora, CEO of Palo Alto Networks, received a compensation package worth around $100 million. The report found that executive compensation continues to climb as companies increasingly tie pay packages to stock performance and long-term business goals.