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 (122) , Intern (99) , Software Engineer (90) , Propulsion Technician (61) , Technician (56) , Integration Technician (53) , Manufacturing Engineer (47) , 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 299 reviews)); "Great benefits and the company outlook is positive." ((in 173 reviews)); "The culture is great and the passion that everyone has with what they do is extremely noticeable." ((in 95 reviews)); "Great environment and coworkers." ((in 89 reviews)); "Great team and mentor support" ((in 70 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 395 reviews)); "No work life balance at all" ((in 270 reviews)); "long hours are expected by most" ((in 166 reviews)); "Sometimes managers don't really understand exactly what it is we do, but that isn't unique." ((in 44 reviews)); "Salary is low." ((in 34 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

(2,728 total reviews)

Elon Musk

72% 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 2,728 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

4.0

Mar 10, 2014

Hard, rewarding work.

Structural engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Every engineer working at SpaceX has a significant amount of responsibility assigned to them. Because the problems are always hard, working at SpaceX is not easy and is often frustrating. The kind of people that do well at SpaceX are those who both enjoy solving problems and are persistent enough to continue solving problems when they are no longer enjoyable. The management tends to defend and encourage ambition, allowing these type of people to succeed.

Cons

I don't know anybody who could claim that they wanted to work at SpaceX the whole time they were working there. It is rewarding and infuriating in waves and for some people the bad outweighs to good.

5.0

Mar 10, 2014

Work hard play hard

Structures designer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Unbelievable amounts of knowledge and experience available in your fellow employees Ground breaking design and engineering challenges every project Essentially an engineering playground Steady stream of pop and movie stars getting tours

Cons

Long hours (but... rockets!) Not an ideal location Hawthorne is sorta in the ghetto, so biking to work is not the best (but I still do anyways) Technician staff could have a higher caliber

5.0

Mar 8, 2014

Pushing the Envelope

Design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

First of all Elon Musk kicks ass and I am honored to work for him! Most people dream of a job like this! Don't get me wrong the job is a lot of hard work and you have a lot more responsibility than you do almost any other company. That is because we build and manufacture 90% of the rocket in house! I would recommend this job to anyone who is driven and wants to achieve the unachievable. Reusability, bringing human spaceflight back to USA, and trips Mars!

Cons

Long hours can get to you at times but the reward is 100% worth it!

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