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 298 reviews)); "Great benefits and the company outlook is positive." ((in 170 reviews)); "The culture is great and the passion that everyone has with what they do is extremely noticeable." ((in 100 reviews)); "Good coworkers (professionally and socially)" ((in 90 reviews)); "great work environment and people" ((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 402 reviews)); "No work/life balance and crazy (mandatory) overtime" ((in 270 reviews)); "long hours are expected by most" ((in 166 reviews)); "Low pay and hard to park" ((in 117 reviews)); "Sometimes managers don't really understand exactly what it is we do, but that isn't unique." ((in 42 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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3.0

Mar 18, 2025

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stocks are great when you're a great performer

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need more growth and higher salary

3.0

Mar 18, 2025

Nightmare dream job

Integration technician level 3

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CEO approval

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Pros

I love the mission and co workers. Everyone is motivated and believes in going to mars. You get to learn a lot real quick. You will never get bored there will always be new systems to work on.

Cons

The cons list to long but I’ll hit the main points. Horrible leadership Bad tools No tools ever since they’re lost Un-trained employees If you know what you’re doing they’ll over work you. The pay is a joke for the amount of work. (The drive to work is horrible the road is destroyed and long like of workers is 2 hours long.) Long hours 12/6s Bad food Night shift always gets the work load Horrible promotion system. Managers literally don’t know what they’re doing. The director of booster is always lost. No time off. The list goes on. I don’t recommend this job to anyone honestly it’s to chaotic and if you’re moving whole family here from somewhere far it’s not worth it for a job that randomly fires people every September. It’s a not a stable job.

4.0

Mar 17, 2025

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Engineering intern

Recommend

CEO approval

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As an intern, you recieve ownership over projects, valuable contribution to the company, and get to apply and learn actual engineering skills

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You will work overtime, and stay at work for 11-12 hours a day.

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