Does SpaceX pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, SpaceX employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at SpaceX. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at SpaceX?

68% of SpaceX employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated SpaceX 2.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at SpaceX?

Engineer (123) , Intern (99) , Software Engineer (90) , Propulsion Technician (61) , Technician (56) , Integration Technician (53) , Manufacturing Engineer (48) , Vehicle Engineering (47) , Quality Inspector (43) , Engineering Intern (38) , Launch Engineer (33) , Intern - Hourly (32) , Avionics Intern (31) , Structures Engineer (31) , Avionics Engineer (30)

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

"The planning team is full of great people who are welcoming and plan so many fun activities outside of work." ((in 295 reviews)); "Great benefits and the company outlook is positive." ((in 180 reviews)); "The culture is great and the passion that everyone has with what they do is extremely noticeable." ((in 101 reviews)); "Great environment and coworkers." ((in 86 reviews)); "Great team and love the mission." ((in 71 reviews))

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

"Long hours but there is definitely an active change to reduce long hours and cover shifts better." ((in 405 reviews)); "No work/life balance and crazy (mandatory) overtime" ((in 274 reviews)); "long hours are expected by most" ((in 163 reviews)); "Sometimes managers don't really understand exactly what it is we do, but that isn't unique." ((in 40 reviews)); "Salary is low." ((in 38 reviews))

What are employees saying about SpaceX layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about SpaceX layoffs and their outlook for job security at SpaceX in 2026.

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3.8

68% would recommend to a friend

(2,736 total reviews)

Elon Musk

73% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

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4.0

Career opportunities

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Culture & values

3.3

Senior management

2.5

Work/Life balance

SpaceX has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,736 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The SpaceX employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Aeroespacial y defensa industry (3.6 stars).

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3K reviews

2.0

Oct 6, 2025

Strong mission — disorganized execution

Dragon integrated technician - clean room

Recommend

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Pros

Competitive pay, free meals and drinks, and solid benefits.

Cons

Culture often feels transactional. Many leaders are technically sharp but light on people skills. Work–life balance is poor—10–14 hour days, six days a week are common. Only two shifts cover a 24-hour operation, which drives fatigue and mistakes.

1.0

Oct 4, 2025

saddest sweatshop you could imagine!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

maybe the discounted food for which you still would have to pay... that's a generous maybe.

Cons

a bunch self-absorbed smugs who think the skies hind side opened up and they just fell out of it on earth... you look at them, and they are all hunkered and hunched down at these tiny desks in a shockingly over-crowed warehouse... the whole scene reminds you of Charls Dickens orphanage stories... You are literally siting right next to a workshop where they are constantly banging and pounding things together and you are supposed to sit there 12hrs of your day design stuff!!! what a sad pathetic bleak sweatshop it is! There is something in the water I guess that automatically makes them insolent, impudent and brusque as soon as they sign the job offer. I have never seen any humble and decent employee out of this place.

4.0

Oct 3, 2025

Strong ownership, logical decisions, competent teammates/managers

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Strong ownership of the work that you do. It is a very energetic environment to work. Strong stock comp outlook.

Cons

Not fantastic work life balance

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