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 1100 reviews)); "The pay is good and if your attendance is good you get a raise every 6 months." ((in 871 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 377 reviews)); "Team culture is great and you do feel a part of something bigger" ((in 244 reviews))

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

"No work life balance and very demanding" ((in 828 reviews)); "Low income + high expectations + poor management meant people quickly became dissatisfied and unhappy." ((in 705 reviews)); "Long hours and working weekends are fairly normal depending on the importance and timelines of projects." ((in 691 reviews)); "Typically extreme bottom performers in sales and in the delivery team its people that the delivery managers do not like." ((in 259 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

(11,964 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 11,964 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

Jun 13, 2018

Service Dept

Service department staff

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A lot of activity when you are there. The vehicles are fun to drive if you get a chance.

Cons

Horrible management overall. Very few know cars and it shows. High attrition+new managers trying to be Elon+Elon telling everyone to be a leader means that everyone bickers and snipes one another. Terribly toxic and depressing. The company did not care about us and it felt cult-like. They call it 'Stressla' internally for good reason. Pay is about 65% of market and you watch tons of good people never hired and continue working many late days as 'contractors'.

1.0

Apr 26, 2018

I wish I hadn't taken this job

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They give nice health care

Cons

I should have trusted my gut when I read these reviews and I shouldn't have made excuses for why it would be okay despite what I read. If I had researched the company better before starting, I wouldn't be in the mess I am in today.

1.0

Jan 28, 2018

Very rocky road

Pv designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Close to frontrunner, really good benefits, atmosphere is great because "everybody is trying to take on giants and save the world."

Cons

Management will make your life a nightmare. They hire a bunch of people give everybody a shot at making it then dump the people who don't. The job description doesn't match anything that you will actually do. Management won't help, they are to busy and their management style was extremely bad.

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