Is SpaceX a good company to work for?

SpaceX has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 3,694 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 67% of employees would recommend working at SpaceX to a friend and 81% 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 decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at SpaceX?

67% of SpaceX employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated SpaceX 2.4 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 (126) , 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 290 reviews)); "Great benefits and the company outlook is positive." ((in 174 reviews)); "The culture is great and the passion that everyone has with what they do is extremely noticeable." ((in 96 reviews)); "Great environment and coworkers." ((in 95 reviews)); "Great team and mentor support" ((in 72 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 at all" ((in 277 reviews)); "Long hours are expected." ((in 169 reviews)); "Sometimes managers don't really understand exactly what it is we do, but that isn't unique." ((in 41 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 , Sunnyvale , Texas City , El Segundo , Irvine , Mars , Vandenbrg AFB , Redondo Beach , Torrance , Lompoc , Merritt Island , Hawthorne , Chicago , Dallas

SpaceX reviews

3.8

67% would recommend to a friend

(2,754 total reviews)

Elon Musk

75% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Career opportunities

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Culture & values

3.3

Senior management

2.4

Work/Life balance

SpaceX has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,754 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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Reviews by job title

3K reviews

5.0

Dec 1, 2016

Great Team, Great Managers, Great Mission

Electrical design engineer, avionics

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

As an electronics design engineer, SpaceX provides ample opportunities to work on a variety of different circuits and systems. The work is exciting, fast paced, and rewarding. Nothing can beat the working on company's current and future missions. For myself, the work-life balance is great. I am able to balance work and family. The SpaceX team is an exceptional group of people to work with, talented, driven, and supportive through the design/development process.

Cons

There is so many pieces that need to come together at the same time that it can get very busy around a deliverable milestone, providing review and support to colleagues while delivering to your own objectives. There is no 401k matching (at the time I give this review) option, which I have been accustomed to having worked at five other engineering companies

3.0

Nov 30, 2016

Newtons Law. You get what you put into it.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pride in doing something that will change space flight forever. Good pay in comparison to other compoanies. Great benifits, best ive expereinced since the military. Freedom to implement changes and process improvements.

Cons

Salary employees are often times expected to be here weekends/holidays without complaint of pay or compensation. Recently this has begun to change. Engineering tends to do their own thing. This in turn causes mistakes to happen over and over. There is still a lot of growth/maturity needed to make t hings better and easier on the workforce. Simple programs that nearly all aerospace/aviation companies have in place, Spacex is still figuring out.

1.0

Nov 29, 2016

Awful Place to Work

Propulsion engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very cool projects to work on. Building actual rockets that go into space. Tons of responsibility on Day 1 working at SpaceX.

Cons

80-120 hour work weeks are absolutely the norm. Days, months, or even years spent living in hotels or rentals. No concern for human life. Everyone I worked with was either divorced, dating someone at work, or in the process of getting divorced.

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