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

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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 2,738 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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5.0

Jul 25, 2016

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Pros

Culture, excitment, and variety of duties

Cons

hours and full time engineering salary

4.0

Jul 25, 2016

Interning as a Propulsion Engineer at SpaceX

Propulsion engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing place to work at with many fascinating teams and projects. You get to see rocket launches at least once a month. Interns are treated like full-time employees and we are given important tasks. Some events are organized for the interns and housing is in the same place making it easy to meet new people. Free shuttle from housing to SpaceX. SpaceX also helps pay for a gym membership.

Cons

Some projects have tight deadlines and require us to work long hours. You work on average 50 hours a week (But you also get overtime pay). Working too hard may result in burning out. People working at SpaceX are passionate about their jobs and don't mind putting in the extra hours.

3.0

Jul 25, 2016

Intern

Intern - hourly

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The best vertically integrated manufacturing company to work for Great food with 20+dedicated cooks/chefs Onsite Dental exam/cleaning Free Doctor visits onsite Free shuttles to spacex housing.

Cons

Internship at SpaceX has no structures.. There are no clear objectives laid out. pay $1200/month to share a room & bathroom. (and no parking permit) profanity at meetings is the norm with younger engineers..

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