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 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Tesla?

Production Associate (732) , Software Engineer (389) , Intern (379) , Advisor (243) , Sales Advisor (241) , Engineer (184) , Material Handler (175) , Product Specialist (165) , Data Annotation Specialist (156) , Technician (144) , Internship (124) , Project Manager (122) , Mechanical Engineer (121) , 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 1109 reviews)); "The pay is good and if your attendance is good you get a raise every 6 months." ((in 851 reviews)); "Great people and feels great to be apart of the overall mission of the company." ((in 797 reviews)); "team can be great and collaborative" ((in 363 reviews)); "Coworkers are great and helpful" ((in 244 reviews))

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

"No work life balance and very demanding" ((in 821 reviews)); "very poor management; no life and work balance; pay rate is miserable according to the work being done." ((in 715 reviews)); "Long hours and working weekends are fairly normal depending on the importance and timelines of projects." ((in 681 reviews)); "Manager was bad." ((in 257 reviews)); "Long hours are expected" ((in 241 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

(11,942 total reviews)

Elon Musk

59% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

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3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

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 11,942 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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5.0

Nov 13, 2016

Tesla product specialist - loved it

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working towards an amazing cause, company culture, training resources, discounts on cars

Cons

constant updates on product knowledge updates

3.0

Nov 9, 2016

Its ok

Custom seat manufacturer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It is very good money, The people there are nice. Thy mainly just want people who will show up to work on time everyday.

Cons

There is a lot of favoritism and you can notice it from the jump. The supervisor has no backbone and all you have to do is rebel to get your way.

4.0

Nov 1, 2016

Intern

Intern - hourly

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Everyone is very passionate about the work, open to answering questions and helpful.

Cons

My opinion is that the retention rate is low due to a non-competitive salary when the long hours are factored in.

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