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 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Tesla?

Production Associate (732) , Software Engineer (389) , Intern (379) , Advisor (243) , Sales Advisor (241) , 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 1109 reviews)); "The pay is good and if your attendance is good you get a raise every 6 months." ((in 851 reviews)); "Great people and feels great to be apart of the overall mission of the company." ((in 797 reviews)); "team can be great and collaborative" ((in 363 reviews)); "Coworkers are great and helpful" ((in 244 reviews))

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

"No work life balance and very demanding" ((in 821 reviews)); "very poor management; no life and work balance; pay rate is miserable according to the work being done." ((in 715 reviews)); "Long hours and working weekends are fairly normal depending on the importance and timelines of projects." ((in 681 reviews)); "Manager was bad." ((in 257 reviews)); "Long hours are expected" ((in 241 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.

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3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(11,944 total reviews)

Elon Musk

59% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

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 11,944 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

3.0

Dec 23, 2016

General Assembly

Assembly line worker

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Busy and selling cars like crazy

Cons

Lots of demanded overtime and no real compensation

5.0

Dec 21, 2016

Intern

Intern - hourly

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good to learn concepts. Hands on experience on Auto OEM Good responsibilities

Cons

Need to work hard towards managing your work and life balancing. Have to put lot of efforts to get job done.

5.0

Dec 9, 2016

Assembler lv 2

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good environment, friendly people. Provided breakfast and coffee. Plenty of foods service to accommodate the works need.

Cons

nothing bad about Tesla Motors.

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