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 top reviewed jobs at Tesla?

Production Associate (732) , Software Engineer (390) , Intern (379) , Advisor (243) , Sales Advisor (242) , 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 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 Industrie manufacturière industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

12K reviews

2.0

Dec 23, 2015

With Growth Comes A Lot of Fat

Vehicle technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Better benefits that most companies in the automotive industry - ISOs and employee stock purchasing program - Not being filthy dirty at the end of the day - Not being flat-rate - No full-blown "dealership" politics

Cons

- Incompetent middle and upper management who are really good at hiding their ineffective leadership from Elon - Disorganized "process" and "planning" - Rampant cronyism from the dealership hiring pool and disingenuous employees trying to "climb the ladder" - Lots of wasteful spending and preoccupation on unproductive activities such as reports and meetings - LOW pay especially for early employees - Benefits are diminishing every year - Work/life balance can be terrible at times

2.0

Dec 23, 2015

Not Worth It

Product specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great product and mission, very cool to be able to drive and know the cars, some genuinely fun people to work with

Cons

no work/life balance, they don't care about employees as people, very little opportunity to move up, new directives constantly, competitive and inhuman approach to sales (all numbers based and no acknowledgement for building trust with customers, just want numbers to look good) which goes against everything they say they want their customers' sales experience to be, they act like a part time job should take precedence over all else in one's life

1.0

Nov 11, 2015

Validation Engineer

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The upbeat nature of the work, coworkers energy, free cereal.

Cons

Poor executive leadership, lack of sensible leadership from CEO, complete direction changes without logical reasons, no recognition for any efforts.

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