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 (735) , Software Engineer (391) , Intern (384) , Sales Advisor (244) , Advisor (243) , Engineer (185) , Material Handler (174) , Product Specialist (165) , Data Annotation Specialist (156) , Technician (145) , Internship (124) , Mechanical Engineer (122) , Project Manager (122) , Manufacturing Engineer (116) , Manager (112)

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

"great benefits and full of incredible opportunities" ((in 1114 reviews)); "The pay is good and if your attendance is good you get a raise every 6 months." ((in 864 reviews)); "Great people and feels great to be apart of the overall mission of the company." ((in 780 reviews)); "team can be great and collaborative" ((in 375 reviews)); "Team culture is great and you do feel a part of something bigger" ((in 247 reviews))

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

"No work life balance and very demanding" ((in 837 reviews)); "Low income + high expectations + poor management meant people quickly became dissatisfied and unhappy." ((in 699 reviews)); "Long hours and increased job responsibilities without increasing the support to help get those responsibilities done." ((in 671 reviews)); "Manager was bad." ((in 255 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.

What are the top reviewed Tesla locations?

Berlin , Grünheide (Mark) , München , Nürnberg , Prüm , Düsseldorf , Hamburg , Kiel , Stuttgart , Mannheim , Frankfurt am Main , Hannover , Holzgerlingen , Erkner , Deggendorf , Unterschleißheim , Köln , Frankfurt (Oder)

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3.6

58% would recommend to a friend

(12,001 total reviews)

Elon Musk

59% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

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Tesla has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 12,001 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).

Reviews by job title

12K reviews

4.0

Jan 30, 2016

It keeps you honest

Lead production associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Is a great opportunity for anyone looking to get into the auto manufacturing business.

Cons

Pay for hourly associates is decent but 17-19 an hour is really not enough to live in the bay area. Management is young and its a start up. You see a lot of favouritism when hiring in new management positions rather than skill base.

5.0

Jan 20, 2016

Data Analyst

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Visionary CEO, awesome team, decent coffee, being apart of something both meaningful and actually innovative

Cons

No 401(k) match, food selection is poor, expensive, parking is terrible, stock is currently sliding (01/20/2016), low end of industry pay scale

2.0

Dec 13, 2015

No work life balance

Owner advisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Truly incredible product and most of the people are incredibly smart, passionate, and the most hard-working you will ever meet (like most companies there are a few, particularly in management that are anything but the 3 attributes listed before, but Tesla is very good at removing those who underperform from the company).

Cons

Work life balance is non-existent. If an email comes in at 1:00am you are expected to respond, and the other reviews stating the long hours are not an exaggeration. Be prepared for 70+hour work weeks every week. The compensation is also minimal. It is also very difficult to advance with leadership roles often staying open rather then promoting someone to fill them (this saves the company money and adds a lot of stress to the team that now needs to fill in for the missing manager)

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