Does Tesla pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Tesla employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Tesla. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Tesla?

58% of Tesla employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Tesla 2.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Tesla?

Production Associate (733) , Software Engineer (390) , Intern (382) , Advisor (243) , Sales Advisor (243) , Engineer (184) , Material Handler (175) , Product Specialist (165) , Data Annotation Specialist (156) , Technician (144) , Internship (124) , Mechanical Engineer (122) , Project Manager (122) , Manufacturing Engineer (115) , Manager (112)

What are the pros of working at Tesla according to real employee reviews?

"great benefits and full of incredible opportunities" ((in 1080 reviews)); "The pay is good and if your attendance is good you get a raise every 6 months." ((in 880 reviews)); "Great people and feels great to be apart of the overall mission of the company." ((in 788 reviews)); "team can be great and collaborative" ((in 378 reviews)); "Team culture is great and you do feel a part of something bigger" ((in 252 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Tesla according to real employee reviews?

"No work life balance and very demanding" ((in 821 reviews)); "Low income + high expectations + poor management meant people quickly became dissatisfied and unhappy." ((in 709 reviews)); "Long hours and working weekends are fairly normal depending on the importance and timelines of projects." ((in 690 reviews)); "Typically extreme bottom performers in sales and in the delivery team its people that the delivery managers do not like." ((in 252 reviews)); "Long hours are expected" ((in 234 reviews))

What are employees saying about Tesla layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Tesla layoffs and their outlook for job security at Tesla in 2026.

Tesla reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(11,975 total reviews)

Elon Musk

59% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

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Tesla has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 11,975 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Tesla employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

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12K reviews

1.0

Feb 11, 2016

Completely Biggest Joke

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Extremely great for the ones who rebuild their own kingdom by bringing their own from their previous work places. If you happen to be one of those, you do not need to know much.

Cons

Evil doers(HR, managers and some of peers, + Elon) have cultivated such a culture that you gotta be enslave yourselves because the ones in favor of managers don't do anything but bullying you. Low pay. No recognition. No basic human respect. Not even knowledge transfer. You end of training most of them. Most of those evil ones do not know what they are doing, but only bullying the ones that really work. If you wanna fight back, good luck with that! The only thing you can do is yell at them then quit.

5.0

Feb 11, 2016

Product Specialist

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Company with a great mission. Everyone in the company are truly passionate on the products that we're selling.

Cons

Tesla's policies tend to change at a very quick pace because of its tremendous outlook which some individuals may not favor.

2.0

Feb 10, 2016

Inexperienced

Sales manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Tesla functions like a start-up. Fast paced. Passionate team that seeks to change the world. Exposure to multiple areas of the business.

Cons

No work-life balance. Expect at least 70 hours per week with a minimum of 30% less reward than the industry average.

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