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 (240) , 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?

"Benefits are great and really helpful" ((in 1089 reviews)); "Great people and feels great to be apart of the overall mission of the company." ((in 785 reviews)); "Working with great teams and highly motivated colleagues means that you find ways to succeed against the odds." ((in 369 reviews)); "Team culture is great and you do feel a part of something bigger" ((in 247 reviews)); "Coworkers are great and helpful" ((in 238 reviews))

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

"No work life balance and very demanding" ((in 822 reviews)); "Low income + high expectations + poor management meant people quickly became dissatisfied and unhappy." ((in 706 reviews)); "Long hours and increased job responsibilities without increasing the support to help get those responsibilities done." ((in 685 reviews)); "Manager was bad." ((in 253 reviews)); "Long hours are expected" ((in 242 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

(11,930 total reviews)

Elon Musk

59% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

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 11,930 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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4.0

Jul 25, 2012

Awesome company, awesome mission. Very, very very hard work.

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Be part of a mission that means something. Make a difference in the world. Have your skills push humanity forward. Very tight knit company. Cutting edge technology. Management team that is willing to take significant risks for significant reward. Nice cafes. Open office. Growing very quickly, lots of opportunity for responsibility.

Cons

Lack of internal accountability, lack of focused career advancement / development. By necessity becoming more of a corporate environment. Easy to get more responsibility, hard to get more resources.

2.0

Jun 6, 2012

Not a dream job.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- sexy - the opportunity to work on projects that you would never get your hands on at a larger company - the experience: 1 year at Tesla is like 2 anywhere else - brilliant coworkers - collaborative environment for the most part - beautiful campus - you might get to actually drive one of the cars, maybe

Cons

- long hours, often weekends, no work/life balance for many employees - horrible review process, limited raises based on favoritism of upper management - pay is not competitive unless you're in HR or Firmware - will fire you at the drop of a hat, with no warning, even long time employees - yet keep around bad employees - no daily perks, unless you like cereal and free soda - parking is horrible - management uses the word "scrappy" often and it's true

3.0

May 19, 2012

Busy

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A rapid changing, constant challenging work environment.

Cons

lacking quality lower level management personnel.

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