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 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Tesla?

Production Associate (732) , Software Engineer (389) , Intern (378) , Advisor (243) , Sales Advisor (240) , 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?

"Benefits are great and really helpful" ((in 1089 reviews)); "Great people and feels great to be apart of the overall mission of the company." ((in 785 reviews)); "Working with great teams and highly motivated colleagues means that you find ways to succeed against the odds." ((in 369 reviews)); "Team culture is great and you do feel a part of something bigger" ((in 247 reviews)); "Coworkers are great and helpful" ((in 238 reviews))

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

"No work life balance and very demanding" ((in 822 reviews)); "Low income + high expectations + poor management meant people quickly became dissatisfied and unhappy." ((in 706 reviews)); "Long hours and increased job responsibilities without increasing the support to help get those responsibilities done." ((in 685 reviews)); "Manager was bad." ((in 253 reviews)); "Long hours are expected" ((in 242 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

(11,930 total reviews)

Elon Musk

59% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

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 11,930 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

Jun 20, 2014

Opportunities in every direction; most people are passionate, professional, and driven

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Everyone has their head in the game. Lots of focus and drive, few petty complaints (at least in my area) - Growing pains = tons of opportunities everywhere to get involved in. - Free cereal, soda, Peet's coffee, popcorn (Wednesdays)

Cons

- Need more structure in prioritization for IT resources - Facilities seems to working hard to spruce up the office; since this was initially a factory there are lots of areas for improvement

4.0

May 22, 2014

Product specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits and pay. Good coworkers. Good mission. Felt like it was an important part of the process talking to customers, some who were very hesitant about electric vehicles.

Cons

Not much communication between upper management and sales employees. Major changes to company/sales technique would be learned about through a press release to the public before employees even knew which makes it hard to adapt/do your job. Also tried get a job in the engineering department while I was a current employee and they never contacted me.

2.0

May 19, 2014

Tesla

Data entry clerk

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A lot of job opportunities

Cons

Management was doesn't listen to their employees advice/suggestions

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