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 (735) , Software Engineer (391) , Intern (384) , Sales Advisor (244) , Advisor (243) , Engineer (185) , Material Handler (174) , Product Specialist (165) , Data Annotation Specialist (156) , Technician (145) , Internship (124) , Mechanical Engineer (122) , Project Manager (122) , Manufacturing Engineer (116) , Manager (112)

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

"great benefits and full of incredible opportunities" ((in 1114 reviews)); "The pay is good and if your attendance is good you get a raise every 6 months." ((in 864 reviews)); "Great people and feels great to be apart of the overall mission of the company." ((in 780 reviews)); "team can be great and collaborative" ((in 375 reviews)); "Team culture is great and you do feel a part of something bigger" ((in 247 reviews))

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

"No work life balance and very demanding" ((in 837 reviews)); "Low income + high expectations + poor management meant people quickly became dissatisfied and unhappy." ((in 699 reviews)); "Long hours and increased job responsibilities without increasing the support to help get those responsibilities done." ((in 671 reviews)); "Manager was bad." ((in 255 reviews)); "Long hours are expected" ((in 242 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

Tesla reviews

3.6

58% would recommend to a friend

(11,999 total reviews)

Elon Musk

59% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

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Tesla has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 11,999 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 30, 2018

Stay Away

Customer experience specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Sometimes you get to drive the cars. Pay is decent for retail level job.

Cons

Horrible management. Extremely high turnover (a lot of people get fired), Unrealistic goals, and very low morale.

2.0

Nov 7, 2017

Needs to mature as a company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fantastic ethos of what they are looking to achieve Great product Only true leader in space

Cons

Extremely young leaders with lack of experience to really coral the different divisions to work in collaboration Disparate organizations Huge ego's which get in the way More a car company than tech No 401k Still quite a young company with a lot of Retail leaders-you're not selling a $500 pair of shoes!

1.0

Nov 6, 2017

A company that truly doesn't carry about you

Manufacturing technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fair pay, decent benefits, stock options.

Cons

Long days, management untrained, the car is more important than you or anybody in the building, PTO is an inconvenience to management, reviews are manipulated to prevent mass level ups of hard workers.

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