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 pros of working at Tesla according to real employee reviews?

"great benefits and full of incredible opportunities" ((in 1085 reviews)); "Great people and feels great to be apart of the overall mission of the company." ((in 789 reviews)); "team can be great and collaborative" ((in 376 reviews)); "Team culture is great and you do feel a part of something bigger" ((in 247 reviews)); "Coworkers are great and helpful" ((in 245 reviews))

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

"No work life balance and very demanding" ((in 811 reviews)); "very poor management; no life and work balance; pay rate is miserable according to the work being done." ((in 713 reviews)); "Long hours and working weekends are fairly normal depending on the importance and timelines of projects." ((in 679 reviews)); "Typically extreme bottom performers in sales and in the delivery team its people that the delivery managers do not like." ((in 256 reviews)); "Long hours are expected" ((in 233 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

(11,952 total reviews)

Elon Musk

59% approve of CEO

56% 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 11,952 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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1.0

Jun 24, 2015

It's not the as a great a place to work as everyone thinks

Store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly colleagues and quite a lot of freedom

Cons

Expect to do everything for the company and get nothing tangible in return.

4.0

Jun 18, 2015

Interesting Place to Work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Incredibly-exciting product and future potential, ever-evolving, exciting opportunities for highly-adaptive and ambitious people.

Cons

Pay mediocre, long hours, no 401K match.

3.0

Jun 15, 2015

Product Specialist

Product specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company, great employees, management cars about you your not just a number.

Cons

they hire you part time and make you work full time. no raises no benifits

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