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 1125 reviews)); "The pay is good and if your attendance is good you get a raise every 6 months." ((in 866 reviews)); "Great people and feels great to be apart of the overall mission of the company." ((in 797 reviews)); "team can be great and collaborative" ((in 374 reviews)); "Team culture is great and you do feel a part of something bigger" ((in 253 reviews))

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

"No work life balance and very demanding" ((in 819 reviews)); "very poor management; no life and work balance; pay rate is miserable according to the work being done." ((in 716 reviews)); "Long hours and increased job responsibilities without increasing the support to help get those responsibilities done." ((in 693 reviews)); "Manager was bad." ((in 258 reviews)); "Long hours are expected" ((in 239 reviews))

What are employees saying about Tesla layoffs in 2026?

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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

(12,005 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 12,005 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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12K reviews

2.0

Dec 8, 2015

Not People Focused

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Well known innovative design brand building a disruptive product.

Cons

Only the design engineering team is cutting edge, all other areas are mediocre at best. Mediocre leadership in middle management and director level. Talent strategy is to exploit individuals who are willing to sacrifice compensation and work life balance to be a part of the mission. It is viewed that one is lucky to be there. Not a sustainably run business from a human capital perspective. Cutting edge tech being bogged down by incompetent labor and leadership.

3.0

Jul 17, 2015

Great experience for a short period of time

Program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Experience, autonomy, Clear & very positive company mission. Great name to work for, which will set you up for tons of opportunity

Cons

Compensation, Benifits, work life balance, treated like disposables. Total management by fear. cafe needs a huge improvement, small gym,

1.0

Mar 7, 2015

stay away from this company, extremely hard working condition, high rate of injury , management don't care about employe

Production associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

free healthcare, free coffee, soda. tesla perk are goood

Cons

extreme dangerous hard working condition. management don't care about employee working condition. over work employee high rate of injury. all the employee look like a zombie walking due to exhausted working condition.

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