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 1061 reviews)); "Great people and feels great to be apart of the overall mission of the company." ((in 781 reviews)); "team can be great and collaborative" ((in 359 reviews)); "Team culture is great and you do feel a part of something bigger" ((in 245 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 818 reviews)); "Low income + high expectations + poor management meant people quickly became dissatisfied and unhappy." ((in 701 reviews)); "Long hours and working weekends are fairly normal depending on the importance and timelines of projects." ((in 686 reviews)); "Manager was bad." ((in 255 reviews)); "Long hours are expected" ((in 240 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

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 11,942 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 Industrie manufacturière industry (3.5 stars).

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12K reviews

5.0

Jul 19, 2014

I could not be more proud to be part of this company. I am humbled.

Product excellence powertrain technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Revolutionary, innovative, and audacious are understatements of this company. Technological breakthroughs of the century and we are on the fore fronts of it all. I would not want to be anywhere else. There is not anywhere else.

Cons

The food in the cafe.

4.0

Jul 18, 2014

Fast paced and determined

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Autonomy to make decisions with very little oversight. If you have a good idea,

Cons

Junior executive team, who are afraid to push back against the CEO to set realistic, yet aggressive, design milestones on program and project deliveries, which is costing the company hundreds of millions of dollars.

5.0

Jul 16, 2014

amazing experience part of making history with this company!

Technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Awesome drive by this company. cross training was a great experience to understand the big picture of goals that Tesla has.

Cons

Long hours can take anyone to feel restless, but well worth the reward of completing the job.

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