Is Tesla a good company to work for?

Tesla has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 15,688 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 2% over the last 12 months. 58% of employees would recommend working at Tesla to a friend and 57% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Tesla have been left by employees working as Mechanical Engineer Intern , Process Engineering Intern and GSM intern .

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 2% 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 (735) , Software Engineer (391) , Intern (384) , Sales Advisor (245) , Advisor (243) , Engineer (185) , Material Handler (175) , Product Specialist (165) , Data Annotation Specialist (155) , Technician (147) , Internship (124) , Mechanical Engineer (122) , Project Manager (122) , Manufacturing Engineer (116) , Mechanical Design Engineer (113)

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

"great benefits and full of incredible opportunities" ((in 1096 reviews)); "Great people and feels great to be apart of the overall mission of the company." ((in 803 reviews)); "team can be great and collaborative" ((in 384 reviews)); "Team culture is great and you do feel a part of something bigger" ((in 256 reviews)); "Coworkers are great and helpful" ((in 235 reviews))

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

"No work life balance and very demanding" ((in 817 reviews)); "very poor management; no life and work balance; pay rate is miserable according to the work being done." ((in 717 reviews)); "Long hours and increased job responsibilities without increasing the support to help get those responsibilities done." ((in 697 reviews)); "The managers have no auto sales/ industry experience." ((in 259 reviews)); "Long hours are expected" ((in 228 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?

Fremont , Palo Alto , Austin , Sparks , Reno , Los Angeles , Las Vegas , Draper , San Francisco , Buffalo , San Jose , New York , Lathrop , San Diego , San Mateo , Houston , Dallas , Chicago , Boston , Atlanta , Salt Lake City , Washington , Phoenix , Seattle , Texas City , Tampa , Fresno , California , Denver , Orlando

Tesla reviews

3.6

58% would recommend to a friend

(12,034 total reviews)

Elon Musk

60% approve of CEO

57% 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 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 12,034 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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Reviews by job title

12K reviews

2.0

Jul 25, 2017

Recruiting coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible, exciting company to work for.

Cons

low pay, no parking, no perks

4.0

Jul 25, 2017

Startup Environment

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great product Great learning atmosphere Great management/leadership at my store

Cons

Changing environment due to start up culture

3.0

Jul 24, 2017

It's a take and give relationship

Customer experience specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-It's an extremely interesting and always changing company that works as a general whole. -Benefits are fantastic. -Everyone is family regardless of where you come from. Both employee and Tesla owners alike. - it's hard not to love Tesla's products and what we stand for as a mission.

Cons

-Endless hours. End of quarters can have weeks of 12hr shifts in a 5/6 day work week. Countless times I find myself working from home. -unrealistic goals. I have worked at both retail and service plus locations and although the goals change frequently, they definitely make you bend over backward for little to no reward. - Promotions. Yes, promotions CAN be easily obtainable with the new system put in place early 2017, HOWEVER, there are still plenty of people who cheat the system and get promoted regardless of whether or not they make the high statistic of goals placed. -High turn over employment rates and lots of people being let go despite seniority and consistently making goals.

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