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 been stable over the past 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 4.1 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?

"Great place and people!" ((in 298 reviews)); "Good Benefits and perks." ((in 184 reviews)); "The culture is great and the passion that everyone has with what they do is extremely noticeable." ((in 95 reviews)); "Good coworkers (professionally and socially)" ((in 91 reviews)); "Great team and love the mission." ((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 398 reviews)); "No work life balance at all" ((in 274 reviews)); "Long hours are expected." ((in 165 reviews)); "Sometimes managers don't really understand exactly what it is we do, but that isn't unique." ((in 40 reviews)); "Salaries are low." ((in 37 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

(2,738 total reviews)

Elon Musk

74% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

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

2.0

Oct 21, 2021

Great place to work up until its not

Propulsion technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Bragging rights, benefits, intellectual stimulation, food, great resume builder

Cons

Pay, non-existent work/life balance, poor & impersonal treatment from management, toxic metric obsessed bureaucratic environment, mass layoffs at a moments notice, clueless QA

1.0

Sep 16, 2021

Overworked and underpaid

Integration technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You get to work on something meaningful for our generation.

Cons

Safety is preached but you are expected to violate every safety policy in order to get the job done because most work can’t be performed safely. Your schedule ends at different times everyday and your days off change on short notice. You are expected to work through lunch and breaks when there is a deadline to meet. Equipment and machinery is not PMCS.

1.0

May 27, 2021

Great from the outside..mess inside

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

saying you work at spacex will impress people. the potential upside of stock optoins is significant. Definitely some talented and professional people that are frustrated but waiting out their stock vesting

Cons

inexperienced and arrogant management (not everyone but many). Seem to believe that any success one has working there is due to the company, not the individual; one is basically a body or number. stuck in selling everything the same way and no real interest in serving customer or developing relationships..it's about increasing the value of company for investors and shareholders (good for employees)...push everything off to the future and hope for the best

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