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 (733) , Software Engineer (390) , Intern (382) , 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 1072 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 368 reviews)); "Team culture is great and you do feel a part of something bigger" ((in 258 reviews)); "Coworkers are great and helpful" ((in 246 reviews))

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

"Long work hours and no work life balance" ((in 816 reviews)); "Low income + high expectations + poor management meant people quickly became dissatisfied and unhappy." ((in 702 reviews)); "Long hours and increased job responsibilities without increasing the support to help get those responsibilities done." ((in 693 reviews)); "Manager was bad." ((in 251 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)

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3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(11,980 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 11,980 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

Jun 12, 2016

Excellent Company

Body department

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Always Busy, plentey of work

Cons

Some days lot of hours

4.0

Jun 9, 2016

Product Intern

Product specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Exciting company to work for

Cons

Bad sales management and minimal investment in development

2.0

Jun 9, 2016

Marketing Specialist

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Not much redundant paper work/meetings/presentations and company policies. Freedom to work on the ideas that are approved.

Cons

- not working for long hours in the office, instead, the calls/messages/emails are 24 hours. So you won't have a chance to be 'off' from work. - Very short-term actions and KPI. NO STRATEGY at all. - No competence in tackling crisis as the management only handles short-term tasks. - WRONG digital marketing development. Lots of limitations to reach your audience (eg. no advertising is allowed, no channels can be localized to your own market) but asking you to generate hundreds of test drive leads every week as your KPI. - Have to 'beg' for FREE venues, resources, productions, sponsors from suppliers all the time.

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