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 people and fulfilling work" ((in 294 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 104 reviews)); "Great environment and coworkers." ((in 85 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 163 reviews)); "Sometimes managers don't really understand exactly what it is we do, but that isn't unique." ((in 46 reviews)); "Salaries are low." ((in 39 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

(2,739 total reviews)

Elon Musk

74% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

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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 2,739 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

Sep 16, 2016

Test Engineer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Place to work and very helpful teammates

Cons

subjective - its depends on who you working with or for...

1.0

Sep 15, 2016

NDT

Radiographer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

What SpaceX is trying to do is awesome. Privatizing launches and aspiring to colonize Mars are tremendous goals.

Cons

Management is extremely weak. They lie to get you to accept a job in a so-called world class work environment and they make promises that they have no intention of honoring. Management does not have your back when you make calls contrary to what they want. Do not work here in NDT!

5.0

Sep 14, 2016

McGregor Intern Review

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

-Top notch team, they are not only technically very gifted but are also strong communicators -If you have a good idea it will be considered or implemented -Badass projects that really helped my career -The larger projects than industry standard make you feel as if you are really contributing to the value of the company

Cons

-Very aggressive intern timelines (this is not really a con if you like learning)

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