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 full of incredible opportunities" ((in 1074 reviews)); "Great people and feels great to be apart of the overall mission of the company." ((in 782 reviews)); "team can be great and collaborative" ((in 367 reviews)); "Coworkers are great and helpful" ((in 247 reviews)); "Team culture is great and you do feel a part of something bigger" ((in 247 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 715 reviews)); "Long hours and increased job responsibilities without increasing the support to help get those responsibilities done." ((in 694 reviews)); "Manager was bad." ((in 253 reviews)); "Long hours are expected" ((in 232 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

(11,960 total reviews)

Elon Musk

59% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

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 11,960 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

Aug 25, 2020

Dissapoinging work culture

Human resources business partner

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Management and Supervisors on the manufacturing floor are great to work with.

Cons

Unrealistic workload for HR. Non support from Senior HR leadership.

1.0

Mar 15, 2020

Not at all worth it

Data engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are no pros here

Cons

If you are on work visa be prepared to get laid off anytime as they don't have a plan in place. Worst work culture. It is tough to work here becasue there is no direction and sometimes don't even know who my manager is as they keep on changing. Strict 'NO' for this company.

1.0

Sep 4, 2019

Overworked, under appreciated, too many “fake bosses”

Service assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great culture and mission. Elon is a visionary.

Cons

Local management plays favorites. Hierarchy (fake bosses) from people who have lateral position from you. Bullying from coworkers. If you injure yourself, you’re as good good as trash to them. No help to transition to different roles or support in wanting to transition, even though they may say otherwise. They hire you to fire you. No opportunities unless your nose turns brown.

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