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 1074 reviews)); "Great people and feels great to be apart of the overall mission of the company." ((in 782 reviews)); "team can be great and collaborative" ((in 367 reviews)); "Coworkers are great and helpful" ((in 247 reviews)); "Team culture is great and you do feel a part of something bigger" ((in 247 reviews))

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

"No work life balance and very demanding" ((in 822 reviews)); "Low income + high expectations + poor management meant people quickly became dissatisfied and unhappy." ((in 715 reviews)); "Long hours and increased job responsibilities without increasing the support to help get those responsibilities done." ((in 694 reviews)); "Manager was bad." ((in 253 reviews)); "Long hours are expected" ((in 232 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?

Madrid , Barcelona , Málaga , Sevilla , Hospitalet , Loeches , Alcalá de Henares , Iurreta

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3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(11,960 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 11,960 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 Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

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12K reviews

4.0

Mar 14, 2026

Tesla

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Really smart people, hard-working environment, driven coworkers, people who care about the product

Cons

Competitive work environment, weaponized layoffs, pit teammates against each other

5.0

Mar 14, 2026

Can't really complain

Customer experience specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good for growth and recognition

Cons

would be nice to get a company car

1.0

Mar 14, 2026

One of countless cogs in the Tesla machine

Project advisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits are amazing. I knew many people that worked there just for the perks.

Cons

Every word ever spoken is recorded and analyzed via AI. Everything I ever spoke, whether on or off the phone, up to and including non-customer facing interactions, and conversations with peers. I didn't catch on to this, or take it too seriously until 3 months down the road. It made it difficult to perform knowing that every word, action, or keystroke was factored into a rubrick thay rated my "Tesla Voice" overall. For the following three months, I'd never worked so hard at a job that I became increasingly worse at, until I was ultimately laid off.

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