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) , Project Manager (122) , Mechanical Engineer (121) , 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 1064 reviews)); "Great people and feels great to be apart of the overall mission of the company." ((in 805 reviews)); "team can be great and collaborative" ((in 363 reviews)); "Coworkers are great and helpful" ((in 251 reviews)); "Team culture is great and you do feel a part of something bigger" ((in 242 reviews))

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

"No work life balance and very demanding" ((in 815 reviews)); "Low income + high expectations + poor management meant people quickly became dissatisfied and unhappy." ((in 705 reviews)); "Long hours and increased job responsibilities without increasing the support to help get those responsibilities done." ((in 674 reviews)); "The managers have no auto sales/ industry experience." ((in 248 reviews)); "Long hours are expected" ((in 238 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

(11,962 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 11,962 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 20, 2015

Management

Supervisor

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people, Great Workers, Great environment, lots of pride in my staffs work, awesome car and the wave of the future.

Cons

CEO does not understand not every employee can afford to purchase the car, but if they would give each of them a discount more employees and family members would be driving the numbers through the roof. Look at it this way: 1 car @ $100,000 -10% discount = $90,000 in the Tesla bank. (or) 1 car @ $100,000 car -NO DISCOUNT = $100,000 car sitting at the factory.

5.0

Nov 19, 2015

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Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good,nice, innovative,busy, work culture good,nice, innovative,busy, work culture

Cons

not well organized, no good food, not making profits

1.0

Nov 19, 2015

Tesla Motors

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People for the most part are quality individuals. Always watch your back. Ask for promotion every quarter or it won't happen.

Cons

Lawsuit in process and will be sharing the information with others. Word of mouth is even more devastating.

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