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 (734) , Software Engineer (390) , Intern (384) , Sales Advisor (244) , Advisor (243) , Engineer (184) , Material Handler (175) , Product Specialist (165) , Data Annotation Specialist (156) , Technician (144) , Internship (124) , Mechanical Engineer (122) , Project Manager (122) , 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 1104 reviews)); "The pay is good and if your attendance is good you get a raise every 6 months." ((in 842 reviews)); "Great people and feels great to be apart of the overall mission of the company." ((in 785 reviews)); "Working with great teams and highly motivated colleagues means that you find ways to succeed against the odds." ((in 376 reviews)); "Coworkers are great and helpful" ((in 251 reviews))

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

"No work life balance and very demanding" ((in 832 reviews)); "Low income + high expectations + poor management meant people quickly became dissatisfied and unhappy." ((in 703 reviews)); "Long hours and increased job responsibilities without increasing the support to help get those responsibilities done." ((in 679 reviews)); "Incompetent and inexperienced managers." ((in 256 reviews)); "Long hours are expected" ((in 239 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.

What are the top reviewed Tesla locations?

Ciudad de México , Monterrey , Guadalajara , Veracruz , San Pedro Garza Garcia , Ciudad Juarez

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3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(11,988 total reviews)

Elon Musk

59% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

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Tesla has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 11,988 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

3.0

Apr 22, 2013

Inspiring mission, great product, not so great work environment

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Very inspiring corporate mission Great cutting edge product - cool, innovative, beautiful, object-of-desire Lots of opportunity to contribute your talent Employees generally encouraged to stretch and grow Ability to personally observe Elon Musk in action Hands-on understanding of where the world is going (or should be going) in transportation

Cons

Little regard for motivating, retaining or rewarding talented employees (aside from being self-inspired by the mission) Under market pay and equity Dysfunctional environment - extremely political

4.0

Nov 15, 2011

Great Internship Experience

Anonymous employee

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Pros

-Impressive access to senior management -Start up feeling -High level of responsibility to interns -Minimal micromanagement

Cons

-Relatively lower pay/no housing assistance -Disorganized is the norm -Communication between departments isn't great

1.0

Mar 30, 2025

Do not work here

Anonymous employee

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There are no pros at all

Cons

This place is hell. You get overworked by musk, who knows literally nothing about science or engineering. For example, he knows nothing about manufacturing and yet claims to be the "world's expert." This complete fool could not pass a middle school math exam and yet he is claiming to be some kind of genius. He is also incredibly racist and misogynistic. It just shows how far the world has gone in normalizing the praise of CEOs that do not have any actual skills and only got lucky so many times that they somehow landed in a position of power. They all just fall upwards and take away from people who actually have meaningful lives.

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