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 (378) , 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 1100 reviews)); "Great people and feels great to be apart of the overall mission of the company." ((in 784 reviews)); "team can be great and collaborative" ((in 375 reviews)); "Team culture is great and you do feel a part of something bigger" ((in 253 reviews)); "Coworkers are great and helpful" ((in 240 reviews))

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

"No work life balance and very demanding" ((in 809 reviews)); "very poor management; no life and work balance; pay rate is miserable according to the work being done." ((in 707 reviews)); "Long hours and working weekends are fairly normal depending on the importance and timelines of projects." ((in 686 reviews)); "Manager was bad." ((in 258 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

(11,940 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 11,940 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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3.0

Sep 17, 2014

Exciting product, disgruntled employees.

Sales advisor

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Pros

Great people, awesome product. Very exciting work.

Cons

No work-life balance. Compensation and benefits are lacking compared to other jobs in silicon valley.

1.0

Sep 13, 2014

Not a good place for a real engineer

Manufacturing engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you like un-necessary meetings.................. Join it. If you don't want to work..................................Join it If you are fresher/ intern.................................. Join it If you want to work only for pay the bills......... Join it If you like bila-bila bila-bila (management)..... Join it If you want to get Apple i-5.............................. Join it If you want your H1B visa..............................Join it (Later on they apply green card also) If you want to proud of this company............. Join it (At least friends/ family/relative will respect you... Lol) During my work, I always felt that I am on shopping with my girlfriend. if you can act like a good boy friend..... Join it

Cons

If you respect your intelligence... Don't join it. No contribution in 401K plan (1:0) No yearly increment (Not even $100 yearly) Very expensive city (Rent min $1950 for 1 BHK apt) More than 90% people are not technical but with good management quality.

5.0

Sep 7, 2014

very proud of my company

Marketing

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

you wanna change the world ? you wanna stop the earth from burning from the co2? you want to be proud of your job every day ? yes its Tesla .

Cons

I just wanna say . the payment is too low for some position . can the boss feel what we feel every day ?

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