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 (734) , Software Engineer (390) , Intern (383) , Sales Advisor (244) , Advisor (243) , Engineer (184) , Material Handler (175) , Product Specialist (165) , Data Annotation Specialist (156) , Technician (144) , Internship (124) , Mechanical Engineer (122) , Project Manager (122) , Manufacturing Engineer (115) , Manager (112)

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

"great benefits and full of incredible opportunities" ((in 1092 reviews)); "Great people and feels great to be apart of the overall mission of the company." ((in 788 reviews)); "team can be great and collaborative" ((in 377 reviews)); "Team culture is great and you do feel a part of something bigger" ((in 263 reviews)); "Coworkers are great and helpful" ((in 242 reviews))

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

"No work life balance and very demanding" ((in 828 reviews)); "Low income + high expectations + poor management meant people quickly became dissatisfied and unhappy." ((in 709 reviews)); "Long hours and increased job responsibilities without increasing the support to help get those responsibilities done." ((in 691 reviews)); "Manager was bad." ((in 253 reviews)); "Long hours are expected" ((in 237 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.

Tesla reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(11,982 total reviews)

Elon Musk

59% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

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Tesla has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 11,982 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

2.0

Aug 5, 2016

Work Hard... zero life...

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good mid-level managers and Directors. Way too many VPs

Cons

Zero work/life balance and CEO rules with an iron fist. People are replaced dependent on the mood of the CTO and CEO... no joke... Zero transparency.

2.0

Aug 5, 2016

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Staff performance engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Wonderful long term goal. Overall Benefits - Not as good as some, but better than most. Small teams. Large say in what happens (if you wish).

Cons

* Low pay due to "Manufacturing." Not as good as "Technology" * "Speed of light" pace. Miscalculate by 1 millisecond, and you are 186 miles off course. * Nepotism * Little communication between teams. Very little planning/integration between teams. * Very little overall "system design." Lots! of "by the seat of your pants" development going on (see "light speed pace"). * Selection of "sub optimal" technologies due to "well, I know C#/Microsoft" instead of selecting large enterprise ready tools/systems. "if your only tool is a hammer, all your problems become nails." * SEVERE! employee burnout/apathy.

4.0

Aug 4, 2016

Test Technician

Test technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great place to work, the people are always thinking outside of the box and are not afraid of outside suggestions to better the process.

Cons

Tesla is still a start up company so pay could be better.

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