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?

67% 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 (89) , 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 288 reviews)); "Great benefits and the company outlook is positive." ((in 179 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 89 reviews)); "Great work environment and diverse" ((in 73 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 397 reviews)); "No work/life balance and crazy (mandatory) overtime" ((in 274 reviews)); "Long hours are expected." ((in 166 reviews)); "Sometimes managers don't really understand exactly what it is we do, but that isn't unique." ((in 43 reviews)); "Salary is low." ((in 35 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

67% would recommend to a friend

(2,738 total reviews)

Elon Musk

73% approve of CEO

79% 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 2,738 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

3.0

Apr 30, 2019

Managerial Landscape is a Minefield

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- SpaceX is very good about perks that Elon enjoys. Free coffee, frozen yogurt, cheap food, etc. - Stock options for those of us that started years ago is very nice. For new employees, I wish you the best. - Culture and employees are amazing. You will make lifelong contacts. - The product and company stays innovative. You will grow your career quicker than most places. - It is always interesting. Never a dull day.

Cons

- The management landscape is a minefield. - Long hours with minimal compensation. Great for a new college graduate, terrible for an established career. - No empathy. Unrealistic schedules driven by insane expectations leading to high turnover and lack of emotion.

3.0

Feb 8, 2019

Fun while it lasted, good luck.

Qa propulsion inspector

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Launching rockets and recovering them.

Cons

Extremely long hours, too many hours, and inexperience labor force and engineering department.

4.0

Aug 15, 2018

Cool place. Good benefits. High stress for new hires

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Overwhelming place in a good sense. So much is available , and expected, for you to learn before you could even begin the first task. Very nice colleagues in general. Most people are young, even managers, so the work environment is very refreshing, fast, Lots of random and awesome perks.

Cons

Poor and updated on-boarding documents / procedure / tutorials. Everyone works long hours just because they want to, so there's definitely peer pressure that makes you stay longer. Most engineers in my group work 10-12 hrs /day on average. They have several internal sites that seriously need to be restructured for coherence. Information is everywhere and super hard to manage for new hires.

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