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 been stable over the past 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 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Tesla?

Production Associate (732) , Software Engineer (389) , Intern (378) , Advisor (243) , Sales Advisor (240) , 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?

"Benefits are great and really helpful" ((in 1089 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 369 reviews)); "Team culture is great and you do feel a part of something bigger" ((in 247 reviews)); "Coworkers are great and helpful" ((in 238 reviews))

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

"No work life balance and very demanding" ((in 822 reviews)); "Low income + high expectations + poor management meant people quickly became dissatisfied and unhappy." ((in 706 reviews)); "Long hours and increased job responsibilities without increasing the support to help get those responsibilities done." ((in 685 reviews)); "Manager was bad." ((in 253 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.

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3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(11,928 total reviews)

Elon Musk

59% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

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3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

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 11,928 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 Produktion industry (3.5 stars).

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12K reviews

4.0

Aug 7, 2023

Worst Company for IT folks - Giga Factory Berlin

It team

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

No real benefits to be honest. No work from home budget - as no policy No learning budget No perks at work, as such. If you want to count cookies, you get them on Thursdays. Also - fruits are there approximately twice or thrice a week. You are lucky if you can get a hand on some!

Cons

- You don't get any benefits like you'd expected working as an IT professional. - Treated as a Manufacturing person - Salaries are not as par with the market standard - Not Work From Home friendly policies - Gender ratio is so bad due to harsh/no work from home policy

2.0

May 21, 2023

Lower your expectations

Vehicle operations planning & systems manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It's an awesome "CV-filler" for next opportunities. Amazing office and amenities. Cool, sleek work environment. I work less compared to South Africa but still more than the German weekly work hours limit.

Cons

As soon as I completed 6 months of probationary period, I have started to look for other opportunities. I work over-time over the legal work limit. I also request my employees to do the same. Everyone works and is expected to work over the official German weekly work limit, therefore there are less Germans compared to the international people.

1.0

Jan 13, 2024

Toxic culture. Don’t choose here if you have option.

Sotfware engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good CV filter, many kind colleges.

Cons

Changing world is no excuse for being chaotic and having bad management. Toxic and pressure in all.

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