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 (378) , Advisor (243) , Sales Advisor (240) , 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 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 371 reviews)); "Team culture is great and you do feel a part of something bigger" ((in 249 reviews)); "Coworkers are great and helpful" ((in 238 reviews))

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

"No work life balance and very demanding" ((in 819 reviews)); "Low income + high expectations + poor management meant people quickly became dissatisfied and unhappy." ((in 697 reviews)); "Long hours and increased job responsibilities without increasing the support to help get those responsibilities done." ((in 692 reviews)); "The managers have no auto sales/ industry experience." ((in 260 reviews)); "Long hours are expected" ((in 231 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

(11,933 total reviews)

Elon Musk

59% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

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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 11,933 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 Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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12K reviews

2.0

Jul 5, 2019

Beautiful vision, awful culture

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company has a beautiful vision

Cons

- Valuing speed of getting things done versus investing time in exploration and inquiry - Discouraging employees from asking questions about why or how - Rewarding managers for command and control, know-it-all behavior - Devaluing the inclusion of diverse perspectives - Imposition through culture of fear - Growth based on politics instead of contributions - The CEO behaves and is treated as an angry 12 year old Hollywood star

1.0

Nov 2, 2023

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Operations manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Team, stock, casual, pay, product

Cons

Truly Terrible corporate culture. Only promote based on face that fits. Pitifully ill experienced management at high level

1.0

Jul 30, 2024

Terrible place to work

Delivery advisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Kind of good benefits that's is all

Cons

Everething. Poor management. Delivery manager and country manager is a joke.

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