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 (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 1113 reviews)); "Great people and feels great to be apart of the overall mission of the company." ((in 795 reviews)); "team can be great and collaborative" ((in 378 reviews)); "Team culture is great and you do feel a part of something bigger" ((in 256 reviews)); "Coworkers are great and helpful" ((in 241 reviews))

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

"No work life balance and very demanding" ((in 827 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 686 reviews)); "Typically extreme bottom performers in sales and in the delivery team its people that the delivery managers do not like." ((in 258 reviews)); "Long hours are expected" ((in 236 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?

Berlin , Grünheide (Mark) , München , Nürnberg , Prüm , Düsseldorf , Hamburg , Kiel , Stuttgart , Mannheim , Frankfurt am Main , Hannover , Holzgerlingen , Erkner , Deggendorf , Unterschleißheim , Köln , Frankfurt (Oder)

Tesla reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(11,995 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 11,995 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

Nov 14, 2016

Exciting place to work, but engineers are overworked

Senior product excellence engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Exciting Product; Fast paced environment, great place to become a more well rounded engineer, Tesla hires quality people who are good at what they do which makes for a great team of people to work with.

Cons

(Review is only relevant if you support manufacturing) Hours a re long; phone rings at all hours of the night; there is a tug of war between production and quality both trying to do their jobs - Tesla claims that they don't have a tug of war because quality is the highest priority, but that's not true, they often have one person doing the job volume of three.

3.0

Nov 14, 2016

Engineering Manager Die casting

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

High tec company many thinks to learn , smart people and future focus , Elon Musk is my idol

Cons

Fast and this is causing often wrong direction

5.0

Nov 13, 2016

Tesla product specialist - loved it

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working towards an amazing cause, company culture, training resources, discounts on cars

Cons

constant updates on product knowledge updates

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