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?

"Benefits are great and really helpful" ((in 1096 reviews)); "Great people and feels great to be apart of the overall mission of the company." ((in 787 reviews)); "Working with great teams and highly motivated colleagues means that you find ways to succeed against the odds." ((in 378 reviews)); "Team culture is great and you do feel a part of something bigger" ((in 260 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 825 reviews)); "very poor management; no life and work balance; pay rate is miserable according to the work being done." ((in 710 reviews)); "Long hours and increased job responsibilities without increasing the support to help get those responsibilities done." ((in 691 reviews)); "Manager was bad." ((in 254 reviews)); "Long hours are expected" ((in 243 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)

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3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(11,986 total reviews)

Elon Musk

59% approve of CEO

57% 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 11,986 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

Sep 15, 2016

Delivery Specialist

Delivery specialist

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Being a part of a movement that is bigger than just yourself. Innovative product and mostly great customers. Benefits are great.

Cons

Long hours with little work life balance,always being told you can do it when anyone can see these tasks aren't fully achievable.

4.0

Sep 14, 2016

Great mission, fantastic coworkers

Senior firmware engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Smartest people I've ever worked with - almost everyone is expert level Elon is inspirational if a little insane Great feeling of actually doing something useful for humanity Management actually makes good decisions most of the time Benefits are better than the salary

Cons

Identity crisis of not being a startup but also not a mature company Mediocre pay, worst-case scenario for finding a decent commute or an affordable home Depending on what area you work in, work-life balance can be off (I personally never felt pressured to work when I didn't want to- friends of mine at the company experienced this)

5.0

Sep 14, 2016

Awesome people

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people, passionate company, with decent pay.

Cons

Not very many perks or extra benefits for bay area company.

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