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 (732) , Software Engineer (390) , Intern (381) , Advisor (243) , Sales Advisor (243) , Engineer (184) , Material Handler (175) , Product Specialist (165) , Data Annotation Specialist (156) , Technician (144) , Internship (124) , Project Manager (122) , Mechanical Engineer (121) , Manufacturing Engineer (115) , Manager (112)

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

"Great benefits and great peop" ((in 1070 reviews)); "The pay is good and if your attendance is good you get a raise every 6 months." ((in 853 reviews)); "Great people and feels great to be apart of the overall mission of the company." ((in 783 reviews)); "Working with great teams and highly motivated colleagues means that you find ways to succeed against the odds." ((in 382 reviews)); "Team culture is great and you do feel a part of something bigger" ((in 253 reviews))

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

"No work life balance and very demanding" ((in 819 reviews)); "very poor management; no life and work balance; pay rate is miserable according to the work being done." ((in 708 reviews)); "Long hours and increased job responsibilities without increasing the support to help get those responsibilities done." ((in 678 reviews)); "Manager was bad." ((in 254 reviews)); "Long hours are expected" ((in 236 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.

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3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(11,971 total reviews)

Elon Musk

59% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

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3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.1

Culture & values

2.9

Senior management

2.8

Work/Life balance

Tesla has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 11,971 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

5.0

Dec 15, 2015

Best place to work

Staff data scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fast paced environment, brilliant people, great vision and impact

Cons

Work-life balance not easy at times.

4.0

Dec 14, 2015

Software Developer Intern

Software developer intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Smart people, good HR to handle relocation to Bay Area, good assignment of team and skill set of interviewee

Cons

Pay, management, work-life balance, parking, benefits

2.0

Dec 13, 2015

No work life balance

Owner advisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Truly incredible product and most of the people are incredibly smart, passionate, and the most hard-working you will ever meet (like most companies there are a few, particularly in management that are anything but the 3 attributes listed before, but Tesla is very good at removing those who underperform from the company).

Cons

Work life balance is non-existent. If an email comes in at 1:00am you are expected to respond, and the other reviews stating the long hours are not an exaggeration. Be prepared for 70+hour work weeks every week. The compensation is also minimal. It is also very difficult to advance with leadership roles often staying open rather then promoting someone to fill them (this saves the company money and adds a lot of stress to the team that now needs to fill in for the missing manager)

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