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) , 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 great peop" ((in 1070 reviews)); "The pay is good and if your attendance is good you get a raise every 6 months." ((in 853 reviews)); "Great people and feels great to be apart of the overall mission of the company." ((in 783 reviews)); "Working with great teams and highly motivated colleagues means that you find ways to succeed against the odds." ((in 382 reviews)); "Team culture is great and you do feel a part of something bigger" ((in 253 reviews))

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

"No work life balance and very demanding" ((in 819 reviews)); "very poor management; no life and work balance; pay rate is miserable according to the work being done." ((in 708 reviews)); "Long hours and increased job responsibilities without increasing the support to help get those responsibilities done." ((in 678 reviews)); "Manager was bad." ((in 254 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

(11,972 total reviews)

Elon Musk

59% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

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Tesla has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 11,972 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

Mar 10, 2016

Overall an outstanding experience

Associate engineer vehicle engineering

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

I loved working in the vehicle engineering team. The majority of people to work with are very talented and long hours just fly buy. You are able to see a full life cycle from the first idea to the final tooling kick koff in less then a year, which is very uniquue in the automtive environment. Ability to work differently and to reach goals on your own strategy.

Cons

Management is not always treating employees from a long time perspective. Very high fluctuation internally whioch makes it difficult to plan for longer than 6 months

5.0

Mar 9, 2016

Service Advisor

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

* A lot of room for growth * Great work environment * Free coffee/snacks/beverages

Cons

* Management - not enough employee/manager relation. a lot of processes are still up in the air. Too much hierarchy (too many power trips from managers). A lot of managers do NOT lead by example.

5.0

Mar 9, 2016

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Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Great Company, long term future

Cons

any cons on it.

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