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 1064 reviews)); "Great people and feels great to be apart of the overall mission of the company." ((in 805 reviews)); "team can be great and collaborative" ((in 363 reviews)); "Coworkers are great and helpful" ((in 251 reviews)); "Team culture is great and you do feel a part of something bigger" ((in 242 reviews))

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

"No work life balance and very demanding" ((in 815 reviews)); "Low income + high expectations + poor management meant people quickly became dissatisfied and unhappy." ((in 705 reviews)); "Long hours and increased job responsibilities without increasing the support to help get those responsibilities done." ((in 674 reviews)); "The managers have no auto sales/ industry experience." ((in 248 reviews)); "Long hours are expected" ((in 238 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

(11,962 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 11,962 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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1.0

Nov 11, 2024

A full review about Tesla

Production assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- stock - pay - coworkers

Cons

- toxic work environment - NOT UNION - toxic management - crooked HR - Gossip central - long hours, little pay - injuries inevitable - very demanding - attendance policy SUCKS - only 3 sick days a year and if you have a family emergency, you get written up for leaving to be with your sick kid/family emergency if you’re out of sick time. They do NOT care. - treated like a robot, not a human

1.0

May 14, 2024

Poor management and operations

Process engineering technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They have good benefits and that's it

Cons

OSHA Violations galore Safety is an afterthought No training programs No work life balance Cult like following of Elon Musk Poor management

1.0

May 6, 2024

Very Chaotic, No consistent long-term strategy.

Senior mechanical engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunities to travel. Work with young enthusiastic people (average employee age <30). Opportunities to drive unreleased prototype vehicles.

Cons

Many higher level employees and managers are arrogant and don't treat lower level employees with respect. No consistent direction on priorities and different priorities between teams results in infighting over support and resources. High turnover rate means projects are constantly changing hands and same mistakes are repeated over and over again. Expected to work insane number of hours to meet aggressive timelines, only to have programs direction change at the last minute and all the work being thrown out. No transparency regarding layoffs, or future objective of company. Leadership that does not operate with honesty or integrity.

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