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 decreased by 1% over the last 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 4.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at SpaceX?

Engineer (123) , Intern (99) , Software Engineer (90) , Propulsion Technician (61) , Technician (56) , Integration Technician (53) , Manufacturing Engineer (47) , 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 295 reviews)); "Great benefits and the company outlook is positive." ((in 171 reviews)); "The culture is great and the passion that everyone has with what they do is extremely noticeable." ((in 101 reviews)); "Great environment and coworkers." ((in 85 reviews)); "great work environment and people" ((in 70 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 400 reviews)); "No work/life balance and crazy (mandatory) overtime" ((in 276 reviews)); "long hours are expected by most" ((in 169 reviews)); "Sometimes managers don't really understand exactly what it is we do, but that isn't unique." ((in 40 reviews)); "Salary is low." ((in 39 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.

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3.8

68% would recommend to a friend

(2,734 total reviews)

Elon Musk

73% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

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4.0

Career opportunities

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Culture & values

3.3

Senior management

2.5

Work/Life balance

SpaceX has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,734 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 and defence industry (3.6 stars).

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5.0

Jun 21, 2023

I’m Elon musk

Chief executive officer (ceo)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It’s cool and I will pay you a lot

Cons

You gon be working 80 hours a week

5.0

Jul 6, 2018

Great

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Innovation in rocketry Amazing tools and technologies available Talented engineers who are very passionate and knowledgeable. Fulfilling work knowing what we are accomplishing.

Cons

None that I can think of. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

5.0

Jun 8, 2026

Exciting work with good pay, but poor balance

Electrical engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good pay, exciting to work there

Cons

poor work life balance, work weekend and evening

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