Does Rivian pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Rivian employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Rivian. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Rivian?

58% of Rivian employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Rivian 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Rivian?

Software Engineer (63) , Engineer (58) , Senior Software Engineer (39) , Intern (27) , Manager (27) , Technician (25) , Program Manager (23) , Team Member (23) , Team Leader (22) , Manufacturing Engineer (21) , Director (20) , Field Service Technician (20) , Vehicle Operations Specialist (19) , Mechanical Engineer (18) , Staff Software Engineer (17)

What are the pros of working at Rivian according to real employee reviews?

"Great culture and very fast paced" ((in 197 reviews)); "Great people that are always willing to help work with you to solve whatever problems you have." ((in 169 reviews)); "Company pays very well and the benefits are great and most people there are fantastic!" ((in 151 reviews)); "team and boss are great" ((in 71 reviews)); "The company culture was great and there are still individuals working hard to keep it alive!" ((in 39 reviews))

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

"no work life balance at the company" ((in 96 reviews)); "Frequent reorganizations and layoffs." ((in 71 reviews)); "LONG Hours and extremely stressful" ((in 65 reviews)); "From HR to Team leads and everything in between there is no communication" ((in 31 reviews)); "Confused upper management ." ((in 26 reviews))

What are employees saying about Rivian layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Rivian layoffs and their outlook for job security at Rivian in 2026.

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3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(1,894 total reviews)

R.J. Scaringe

70% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

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3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Culture & values

3.2

Career opportunities

3.1

Work/Life balance

2.7

Senior management

Rivian has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,894 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Rivian 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

May 11, 2026

Toxic and Criminal

Parts specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It was fun at first but became toxic very quickly as poor hiring decision made life more and more difficult.

Cons

No accountability for certain demographics. Buddies hiring their buddies, HR will ignore toxic and illegal behavior. Forced travel beyond contract, forced to work on PTO and skip breaks. I once clocked 36 hours because they forgot to put a backup in my place and I was traveling. Honestly no one their cares about what happens. It's very Amazon...

5.0

May 6, 2026

Collaborative environment, but benefits are declining

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Extremely collaborative work environment Great people

Cons

Benefits are becoming less fruitful ie. RSUs and health insurance rates Always so busy

5.0

May 6, 2026

Strong team and fun product

Staff machine learning engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good WLB, lots of opportunity for impact, strong team, fun product

Cons

Autonomy team still acts pretty startup-y which has some pros and cons.

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