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 (381) , Advisor (243) , Sales Advisor (243) , 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 1100 reviews)); "The pay is good and if your attendance is good you get a raise every 6 months." ((in 871 reviews)); "Great people and feels great to be apart of the overall mission of the company." ((in 782 reviews)); "team can be great and collaborative" ((in 377 reviews)); "Team culture is great and you do feel a part of something bigger" ((in 244 reviews))

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

"No work life balance and very demanding" ((in 828 reviews)); "Low income + high expectations + poor management meant people quickly became dissatisfied and unhappy." ((in 705 reviews)); "Long hours and working weekends are fairly normal depending on the importance and timelines of projects." ((in 691 reviews)); "Typically extreme bottom performers in sales and in the delivery team its people that the delivery managers do not like." ((in 259 reviews)); "Long hours are expected" ((in 238 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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3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(11,964 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 11,964 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

5.0

Dec 27, 2022

Immense sense of accomplishment

Staff test engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working at Tesla as an engineer is one of the best decisions I did. I get to deliver on cutting edge technology while also accelerating the world's transition to sustainable energy

Cons

long hours but still rewarding. Very fast pace environement

2.0

Dec 23, 2022

Stressful environment, disregard for work-life balance

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- people can be pretty inspiring - teams can be pretty diverse, but there is also a lot of purely German speaking teams - things move really fast - you get to learn a lot! :⁠-⁠) - possibility to influence and make changes in the processes - nothing is set in stone - pretty good equipment & workplace perks (cookies, fruits, veggies, vegan stuff)

Cons

- environment is super stressful - no one is exactly asking you to work overtime or on your holidays but the subtle expectation is always there (are you having normal holidays or Tesla holidays? Is Tesla still your priority?) - when speaking up and being honest about certain bad situations, it's not being validated and there isn't anything done with that - until the probation period is over, you can definitely never be sure whether you'll stay or not and getting a good feedback on your performance during those months doesn't mean anything - hire/fire policy sucks, no way to handover your work - quantity and fastness over quality

5.0

Dec 1, 2022

Great employee

Product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very interesting tasks, amazing team, amazing spirit and atmosphere

Cons

Work is very intense and time demanding

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