Is SpaceX a good company to work for?

SpaceX has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 3,673 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 79% 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 2.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.

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

"great people and fulfilling work" ((in 288 reviews)); "Good Benefits and perks." ((in 174 reviews)); "The culture is great and the passion that everyone has with what they do is extremely noticeable." ((in 103 reviews)); "Great environment and coworkers." ((in 89 reviews)); "Great work environment and diverse" ((in 69 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 395 reviews)); "No work life balance at all" ((in 274 reviews)); "long hours are expected by most" ((in 163 reviews)); "Sometimes managers don't really understand exactly what it is we do, but that isn't unique." ((in 44 reviews)); "Salary is low." ((in 38 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

67% would recommend to a friend

(2,739 total reviews)

Elon Musk

73% approve of CEO

79% 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

2.5

Work/Life balance

SpaceX has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,739 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).

Reviews by job title

3K reviews

3.0

Aug 8, 2014

Always in "URGENCY" mode

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting, inovative, exciting, ground breaking place to work. The company has good health benefits and had a good employee stock option plan (don't know what it is now, probably stock grants)

Cons

The company has changed from a small dynamic place to work into a larger "very political" place to work. At the Cape, VP, Director, and Managers have all quit recently (2014) and given way to the younger less technically capable and inexperienced. No work/life balance, you are expected to be "ON" and in "URGENCY" mode ALL the time.

3.0

Aug 7, 2014

Busy, rewarding, high expectations, with a limited ceiling.

Lead test technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits overall (no retirement). Pay varies greatly for the same positions, but is good when the overtime is factored in. It can be challenging work that has high expected performance levels. Very satisfying when you see the results of your work.

Cons

Very poor work/life balance. There is little to no understanding of people enjoying anything but space/rocketry. No retirement, the stock options offered are a joke at this point. No real training. Very engineer orientated, if you didn't go to college to be an engineer, you are basically a second class citizen (no matter your experience/education level).

4.0

Aug 6, 2014

Overall good experience, but forget about work life balance

Launch engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Exciting industry, leading technology. If lucky enough you get to work on rockets. You get to say you 'work for spacex' and you get to post about it on your facebook. At family functions, everyone will want to hear about the exciting job you have.

Cons

Some managers don't understand work life balance. They will treat you like a robot, expect long travel (3 weeks plus for me), not want to give you any of that time back in vacation.

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