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 1081 reviews)); "Great people and feels great to be apart of the overall mission of the company." ((in 800 reviews)); "Working with great teams and highly motivated colleagues means that you find ways to succeed against the odds." ((in 364 reviews)); "Team culture is great and you do feel a part of something bigger" ((in 253 reviews)); "Coworkers are great and helpful" ((in 236 reviews))

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

"No work life balance and very demanding" ((in 821 reviews)); "very poor management; no life and work balance; pay rate is miserable according to the work being done." ((in 702 reviews)); "Long hours and increased job responsibilities without increasing the support to help get those responsibilities done." ((in 668 reviews)); "Some managers have no idea what is to manage." ((in 259 reviews)); "Long hours are expected" ((in 241 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

(11,960 total reviews)

Elon Musk

59% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

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 11,960 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

Aug 5, 2016

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Staff performance engineer

Recommend

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Pros

Wonderful long term goal. Overall Benefits - Not as good as some, but better than most. Small teams. Large say in what happens (if you wish).

Cons

* Low pay due to "Manufacturing." Not as good as "Technology" * "Speed of light" pace. Miscalculate by 1 millisecond, and you are 186 miles off course. * Nepotism * Little communication between teams. Very little planning/integration between teams. * Very little overall "system design." Lots! of "by the seat of your pants" development going on (see "light speed pace"). * Selection of "sub optimal" technologies due to "well, I know C#/Microsoft" instead of selecting large enterprise ready tools/systems. "if your only tool is a hammer, all your problems become nails." * SEVERE! employee burnout/apathy.

3.0

Jul 25, 2016

Underpaid, little scope for progression, bureaucratic and political, gets seriously boring quite quickly

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Awesome product -Innovative Company -You do some fun events -Decent benefits package -You get to drive the cars

Cons

-Everyone is overqualified and underpaid -Becomes relentlessly boring very quickly -You learn everything in a couple of months and then you stop gaining more experience -They hire externally rather than promote from within -They use your enthusiasm while your new to get good results then they get rid of people -Brainwash new employees and they all end up burning out

3.0

Jun 1, 2016

Nope

Material handler

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Benefits.... Thats it. Other than the great team that i had tesla is a mirage company

Cons

No Life whatsoever. Pretty much the new age slavery. dont even think some of the the labor laws they go by are even real .

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