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 (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 1072 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 379 reviews)); "Team culture is great and you do feel a part of something bigger" ((in 247 reviews)); "Coworkers are great and helpful" ((in 246 reviews))

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

"Long work hours and no work life balance" ((in 822 reviews)); "Low income + high expectations + poor management meant people quickly became dissatisfied and unhappy." ((in 708 reviews)); "Long hours and working weekends are fairly normal depending on the importance and timelines of projects." ((in 685 reviews)); "Manager was bad." ((in 251 reviews)); "Long hours are expected" ((in 235 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

(11,947 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 11,947 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

4.0

Dec 22, 2012

Hard work, competitive environment, good career opportunities

Senior electrical engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good careeer opportunities, company is getting more successful, teams are expanding. Exciting job tasks, very intelligent colleagues.

Cons

Internal competition, high responsibilities, people get fired easily, no margin for mistakes, needs you 100% focused.

4.0

Dec 5, 2012

The opportunity of a lifetime

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A very gifted and dedicated group of individuals, exciting projects and showing the word 'yes we can'. You will be able to learn in a cutting edge environment and be at the cutting edge of a whole new industry that is disrupting the existing one.

Cons

HR management were eager to dismiss employees who raised concerns rather than getting to root cause, extreme time commitment

3.0

Oct 19, 2012

For a tech company that is trying to make it big, they are extremely unorganized from a process and procedures stance.

Global logistics analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good exposure to upper management

Cons

Created systems don't integrate very well

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