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 1081 reviews)); "Great people and feels great to be apart of the overall mission of the company." ((in 800 reviews)); "Working with great teams and highly motivated colleagues means that you find ways to succeed against the odds." ((in 364 reviews)); "Team culture is great and you do feel a part of something bigger" ((in 253 reviews)); "Coworkers are great and helpful" ((in 236 reviews))

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

"No work life balance and very demanding" ((in 821 reviews)); "very poor management; no life and work balance; pay rate is miserable according to the work being done." ((in 702 reviews)); "Long hours and increased job responsibilities without increasing the support to help get those responsibilities done." ((in 668 reviews)); "Some managers have no idea what is to manage." ((in 259 reviews)); "Long hours are expected" ((in 241 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

(11,960 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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Reviews by job title

12K reviews

2.0

Oct 6, 2016

Maximum stress

Senior program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very bright & motivated colleagues. The product offering is diverse and exciting and has high potential once understood and accepted by the general public.

Cons

Super stressful workplace where people become alternate and much less enjoyable versions of themselves. Almost no management adherence to their own processes in lieu of meeting a schedule.

4.0

Sep 14, 2016

Great mission, fantastic coworkers

Senior firmware engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Smartest people I've ever worked with - almost everyone is expert level Elon is inspirational if a little insane Great feeling of actually doing something useful for humanity Management actually makes good decisions most of the time Benefits are better than the salary

Cons

Identity crisis of not being a startup but also not a mature company Mediocre pay, worst-case scenario for finding a decent commute or an affordable home Depending on what area you work in, work-life balance can be off (I personally never felt pressured to work when I didn't want to- friends of mine at the company experienced this)

2.0

Aug 5, 2016

View from IT/Dev perspective

Staff performance engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Wonderful long term goal. Overall Benefits - Not as good as some, but better than most. Small teams. Large say in what happens (if you wish).

Cons

* Low pay due to "Manufacturing." Not as good as "Technology" * "Speed of light" pace. Miscalculate by 1 millisecond, and you are 186 miles off course. * Nepotism * Little communication between teams. Very little planning/integration between teams. * Very little overall "system design." Lots! of "by the seat of your pants" development going on (see "light speed pace"). * Selection of "sub optimal" technologies due to "well, I know C#/Microsoft" instead of selecting large enterprise ready tools/systems. "if your only tool is a hammer, all your problems become nails." * SEVERE! employee burnout/apathy.

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