This is how much money an Elon Musk employee earns after the salary increase due to employee complaints

Over the past few years, the car company Tesla has had several problems related to the management of its workers. So much so that at the beginning of 2024 there were several rebellions in factories to increase workers' salaries.

Salary differences depending on the workplace

Although the employees’ complaints have had an effect on the company raising salaries, there is a difference in salaries depending on where the work is performed. For example, employees located in factories in California have the highest salary while those who work in Texas or Nevada get paid the least. As detailed by Tesla, the salary table for its workers is divided into seven different levels. In addition, employees have the possibility of seeing their salary increased over time, if they reach a series of previously set objectives or by accumulating experience and seniority within the company.

According to Business Insider, employees at factories in California receive around $39 an hour, while those in Texas and Nevada see their hourly wages reduced to $22.

Possibility of accessing financial bonuses

Depending on their performance, Tesla workers will be able to access an increase in their salary after six months of being hired. Specifically, they will be able to access a bonus called Cyber ​​Wallet worth between $2,000 and $3,000. Currently, Tesla’s total workforce is made up of more than 140,000 employees, and thanks to the company’s economic reforms, workers have been able to enter the industry’s average salary. However, the negative effect of these measures is that they have fallen short for management positions, something that could make it difficult for the company to attract talent in the short to medium term.

DOGE salaries are much higher

Some staff members of Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) are collecting significant taxpayer-funded salaries from federal agencies. For example, Jeremy Lewin, one of DOGE’s employees who has played a major role in the incursions with the National Institute of Health, gets a salary of $167,000 per year.

On the other hand, Kyle Schutt, a software engineer at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, gets paid $195,200 through the GSA, where he is assigned to the Office of the Deputy Administrator. That’s the most any federal employee can earn annually, including bonuses.

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