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 (64) , 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 204 reviews)); "Great people that are always willing to help work with you to solve whatever problems you have." ((in 157 reviews)); "Good benefits and not very stressful" ((in 149 reviews)); "team and boss are great" ((in 67 reviews)); "The company culture was great and there are still individuals working hard to keep it alive!" ((in 41 reviews))

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

"no work life balance at the company" ((in 94 reviews)); "LONG Hours and extremely stressful" ((in 66 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs with high mental toll" ((in 63 reviews)); "My direct manager works 4am in morning regularly and does an all nighter and encourages others to do so." ((in 43 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.

Rivian reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(1,896 total reviews)

R.J. Scaringe

70% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

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Rivian has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,896 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).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

2.0

Feb 8, 2020

A job that requires sacrifice

Software development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Most of my coworkers are wonderful and all of us share common values. If you somehow can ignore the dysfunction and the lack of communication and invisible corporate culture it’s a great place.

Cons

No clear progression in roles or compensation. No formalized corporate communication structure - very little formalized corporate structures at all - like virtually no HR! It’s all coming soon but right now it’s chaotic.

Rivian Response

6y

Thanks for your review. As a tenured member of Rivian, I’m sure you’ve seen firsthand the growing pains that come with our pace of growth and how challenging it is to ensure communication is as effective across 2,000 people as it was across 200. Knowing that, we are building our HR and Internal communication teams to support our rapidly increasing needs. We are optimistic that you’ll see these scale related problems addressed with new programs rolled out this year. Please take advantage of our new feedback channels, including reaching out to our People Team or anyone of our executives. Thanks again, the Rivian Team.

5.0

May 7, 2019

Great Company, Ambitious Vision

Director, corporate strategy

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great People - Smart, hard-working, humble team Strong Leadership - CEO is a visionary leader and hardest working person at the company Product - The vehicles are game-changers that are going to increase the rate of EV adoption in product segments that are the highest polluting.

Cons

Work/Life Balance - With such ambitious goals and timelines employees must be fully committed to the organization to be successful. Creating something great is never easy.

2.0

Sep 1, 2023

Great comp but toxic leadership

Analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company culture, smart & accomplished colleagues, usually interesting projects

Cons

There are some incompetent middle managers who can't do or understand the work of their employees

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