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

2.0

Jan 26, 2018

Field Energy Advisor (solar)

Field energy advisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company mission, young coworkers, exciting culture, positive impact, resume booster, easily recognized company name when applying for other jobs

Cons

Corporate environment makes you extremely disposable. In the sales organization, very high employee attrition rates. In my last 4 months at the company, 6 out of about 15 employees on my team alone either resigned or were terminated. Poor management with consistent threat of fire. Poor customer service.

4.0

Jan 23, 2018

Working in production.

Production associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some of the pros are your teammates and managers are nice. The work is very repetitive, but it keeps you busy. Free cereal!

Cons

Sometimes you have to work Saturdays, (which is nice because it's overtime) but the sick time and vacation are poolled together, you only get 9 hours a month (basically a sick day) if you want to take a week vacation, you need to work nearly 5 months straight sometimes with 6 day work weeks. It's tough on your body as it can be very physically repetitive. There's not much oppertunity to grow into other positions.

3.0

Dec 19, 2017

Painful management

Product specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Team is brilliant- best ive ever worked with Shame how theyre treated; overworked, undervalued, underpaid

Cons

Management is all over the place, taking advantage of young peoples ambition and churning them out one after the other... -product specialists youll do 90% of the work with less than 10% recognition -management will spend all their time 'working' playing on their phone and drinking coffee whilst taking all the credit

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