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 (184) , 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

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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

Jan 27, 2017

enviornment

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good pay fun to learn the process

Cons

horrible management no training provided

2.0

Jan 26, 2017

The person who really started detail in Teslamotors

Lead detailer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The Benefits are very good.company perks,and company outings.

Cons

6 to 7 days a week workdays. Recruiter lies to you in the beginning that your hired to work 5 days a week and once your inside your pretty much stuck to long hours . Everyone is constantly trying to get on top with each other about job security. People doing drugs in parking lot or a lot workers are on drugs due to the long work hours.

3.0

Jan 25, 2017

"It's Tesla"

Associate program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A company on a mission to make the world electric. It was great to work for a place so driven and united in one goal.

Cons

You are expected to work nights, weekends and holidays....always available. There is very little respect for an employee's life outside of their job. I also struggled with the culture of disrespect that comes from everyone trying to get ahead and treating each other terribly in the process. It gets old really fast.

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