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 (733) , Software Engineer (390) , Intern (382) , 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.

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3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(11,984 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 11,984 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

Jul 25, 2016

Underpaid, little scope for progression, bureaucratic and political, gets seriously boring quite quickly

Anonymous employee

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Pros

-Awesome product -Innovative Company -You do some fun events -Decent benefits package -You get to drive the cars

Cons

-Everyone is overqualified and underpaid -Becomes relentlessly boring very quickly -You learn everything in a couple of months and then you stop gaining more experience -They hire externally rather than promote from within -They use your enthusiasm while your new to get good results then they get rid of people -Brainwash new employees and they all end up burning out

1.0

Jul 24, 2016

Production Associate

Production associate

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Pros

Fellow Production associates and leads are excellent!

Cons

Management team is the worst I have ever encountered. I worked for Burger King when I was sixteen and thought, I would never see management as bad as they where, again in my career, and I was correct for over 30 years, until I started working for Tesla! Top 10 Total disregard for assembly associates! Total lack of communication! Management guidance non-existent The production line downtime is 4 to 6 hours per shift. no fail-safes to keep the line moving Upper Management is horrible at planning or executing! Massive amounts of overtime, and still can't come close to achieving production goals! Thousands of non-essential employee's that are not necessary! Millions spent on projects that are abandoned! Walking the production floor, its more like a cell block at San Quintin then a electronic car company!

2.0

Jul 22, 2016

Inspirational mission and products, could treat employees a lot better

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

If your personal goals and ideologies are aligned with the company, you will work harder than you could have ever imagined and learn just how high you can fly. The products are incredible, the execution is mostly inspiring, and you'll get to work with a lot of talented and interesting people.

Cons

There is a rampant disregard for employees' personal lives; you are a wheel in a cog. The company has so much positive brand equity that middle-management will always consider you replaceable.

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