Is SpaceX a good company to work for?

SpaceX has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 3,678 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 68% of employees would recommend working at SpaceX to a friend and 80% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about SpaceX have been left by employees working as Engineering Manager , LAUNCH Intern and Software Engineering Intern .

Does SpaceX pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, SpaceX employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at SpaceX. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at SpaceX?

68% of SpaceX employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated SpaceX 2.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 4.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at SpaceX?

Engineer (123) , Intern (99) , Software Engineer (89) , Propulsion Technician (61) , Technician (56) , Integration Technician (53) , Manufacturing Engineer (48) , Vehicle Engineering (47) , Quality Inspector (43) , Engineering Intern (38) , Launch Engineer (33) , Intern - Hourly (32) , Avionics Intern (31) , Structures Engineer (31) , Avionics Engineer (30)

What are the pros of working at SpaceX according to real employee reviews?

"Great place and people!" ((in 296 reviews)); "Great benefits and the company outlook is positive." ((in 168 reviews)); "The culture is great and the passion that everyone has with what they do is extremely noticeable." ((in 102 reviews)); "Great environment and coworkers." ((in 88 reviews)); "great work environment and people" ((in 67 reviews))

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

"Long hours but there is definitely an active change to reduce long hours and cover shifts better." ((in 401 reviews)); "No work life balance at all" ((in 270 reviews)); "Long hours are expected." ((in 171 reviews)); "Sometimes managers don't really understand exactly what it is we do, but that isn't unique." ((in 39 reviews)); "Salaries are low." ((in 36 reviews))

What are employees saying about SpaceX layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about SpaceX layoffs and their outlook for job security at SpaceX in 2026.

What are the top reviewed SpaceX locations?

Hawthorne , Cape Canaveral , Los Angeles , McGregor , Redmond , Brownsville , Vandenberg AFB , Seattle , Bastrop , Boca Chica and Medford Colonia , Houston , Waco , New York , Austin , Kennedy Space Center , Washington , San Francisco , Texas City , El Segundo , Irvine , Sunnyvale , Mars , Vandenbrg AFB , Redondo Beach , Torrance , Lompoc , Merritt Island , Hawthorne , Chicago , Dallas

SpaceX reviews

3.8

68% would recommend to a friend

(2,742 total reviews)

Elon Musk

75% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

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SpaceX has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,742 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The SpaceX employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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3K reviews

2.0

Dec 20, 2019

Following orders

Launch engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting at first, exciting environment

Cons

No free thinking, good-ol-boy atmosphere, All you do is follow instructions instead of contribute ideas unless you’ve been there for 3 years

5.0

Aug 20, 2019

Demanding job, but well worth it.

Production supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The future of this company is wide open. The possibilities are endless and to be a part of it is super exciting. I look back on the years I have been here and I only wish I got out of the Navy earlier to start here earlier. Working here is tough, but it should be. This shouldn't be an easy job and the challenges you are faced with should be difficult. You will be expected to come in everyday and give it your all without going overboard. This is one aspect I really enjoy about working here. I am never bored and I enjoy accomplishing our goals and overcoming every challenge we are faced with. Work life balance has significantly increased. Launch days are the best day of the week.

Cons

Location. I understand why SpaceX was started here, but I would really love for us to pack up and move everything to a more open area where everything, including our testing facility is in one central location. There are some awesome open areas between LA and Vegas. Traffic is horrible. It makes it really tough to commute.

4.0

Aug 15, 2019

Inspiring company to work for, though high burnout rate

Avionics engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Extremely fulfilling technical challenges every day, you are working on problems that no one else in the world has solved - Generally good corporate culture, people are focused on the product and design and the company has been kept pretty lean as it expanded - Compensation is fair when equity is factored in

Cons

- High burnout rate, the culture at SpaceX lends itself to people working incredibly long hours on high stress projects. General lifetime is ~5-years for a SpaceX employee - Not a whole lot of upward mobility options - Even though SpaceX still tries to maintain a startup attitude, there are signs of big company bad habits creeping in. Decisions have become harder to make quickly.

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