Does Tesla pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Tesla employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Tesla. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Tesla?

58% of Tesla employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Tesla 2.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Tesla?

Production Associate (735) , Software Engineer (391) , Intern (384) , Sales Advisor (244) , Advisor (243) , Engineer (185) , Material Handler (175) , Product Specialist (165) , Data Annotation Specialist (156) , Technician (145) , Internship (124) , Mechanical Engineer (122) , Project Manager (122) , Manufacturing Engineer (116) , Manager (112)

What are the pros of working at Tesla according to real employee reviews?

"great benefits and full of incredible opportunities" ((in 1073 reviews)); "Great people and feels great to be apart of the overall mission of the company." ((in 781 reviews)); "team can be great and collaborative" ((in 372 reviews)); "Team culture is great and you do feel a part of something bigger" ((in 258 reviews)); "Coworkers are great and helpful" ((in 239 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Tesla according to real employee reviews?

"No work life balance and very demanding" ((in 831 reviews)); "Low income + high expectations + poor management meant people quickly became dissatisfied and unhappy." ((in 688 reviews)); "Long hours and working weekends are fairly normal depending on the importance and timelines of projects." ((in 675 reviews)); "Some managers have no idea what is to manage." ((in 255 reviews)); "Long hours are expected" ((in 234 reviews))

What are employees saying about Tesla layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Tesla layoffs and their outlook for job security at Tesla in 2026.

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3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(11,997 total reviews)

Elon Musk

59% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.1

Culture & values

2.9

Senior management

2.8

Work/Life balance

Tesla has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 11,997 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Tesla employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Produktion industry (3.5 stars).

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12K reviews

3.0

Mar 12, 2019

Give Tesla time to establish before pursuing jobs

Customer experience specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Admirable mission statement, good benefits

Cons

poor work environment, and work-life balance.

4.0

Mar 12, 2019

Amazing company, mission, and people but frequent lay-offs.

Owner advisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company mission and products were incredible. The people were so much fun to work with, which made it feel like home. Company was always changing and introducing new things, which made it incredibly exciting. They have also embraced technology to make it super easy to walk customers through the buying process; starting with the design studio, financial calculator, trade-in tool, and completing customer paperwork in minutes through their Tesla account.

Cons

Lay-offs were frequent from 2018-2019 as the company changed frequently. Since it is at-will employment, the company can let go of you in the blink of an eye, which really makes it seem like they don't care much about employees. Work life balance was also tough, but that's also what you sign up for with Tesla and the trade-off to work with them is worth it.

2.0

Mar 12, 2019

Great experience but wouldn't do it again

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

introduced me to salesforce and working at a breakneck speed.

Cons

leadership is disorganized and direction is never clear. seems like field team has no idea what corp team is doing, evident of retail store closures then reopening. comp structure changed multiple times and each time was a bigger hit to bonus/comp structure.

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