H-1B sponsor profile

Tesla

Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications · trailing 12 months
Median base salary
$150,000
▲ +2.01% YoY
Average salary
$154,310
Mean of all filings
Certified LCAs
2,635
Full-time positions
Occupations
29
SOC codes with 5+ filings
H-1B wage level mix
Level I1465.5% of LCAs
Level II86632.9% of LCAs
Level III87133.1% of LCAs
Level IV43616.5% of LCAs

316 filings had no wage level.

Top occupations
  • Industrial Engineers
  • Software Developers
  • Mechanical Engineers
  • Logisticians
  • Electrical Engineers
Top worksite metros
  • San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
  • Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
  • Reno, NV
  • Stockton-Lodi, CA

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Tesla H-1B pay range

Annual base pay across all 2,635 certified full-time H-1B filings.

P10$105,300
P25$125,000
Median$150,000
P75$178,234
P90$207,057

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Tesla salaries by job title

Tesla's pay for each job title compared with the median of all H-1B sponsors filing the same title in the same occupation. Tap a row for the full range and competing sponsors.

Job title LCAs Tesla median All sponsors vs all
Software Development Engineer SOC 1/3
SOC 15-1252 · Software Developers
 139 $184,528 $154,400 +19.5%
Mechanical Design Engineer
SOC 17-2141 · Mechanical Engineers
 109 $149,636 $100,000 +49.6%
Process Engineer SOC 1/2
SOC 17-2112 · Industrial Engineers
 94 $116,582 $100,000 +16.6%
Manufacturing Engineer SOC 1/2
SOC 17-2112 · Industrial Engineers
 89 $133,000 $98,781 +34.6%
Staff Software Development Engineer
SOC 15-1252 · Software Developers
 62 $221,770 $179,812 +23.3%
Software Engineer SOC 1/3
SOC 15-1252 · Software Developers
 52 $165,511 $142,864 +15.9%
Supplier Industrialization Engineer SOC 1/2
SOC 17-2112 · Industrial Engineers
 52 $145,521 $145,521 +0%
Manufacturing Equipment Engineer SOC 1/2
SOC 17-2112 · Industrial Engineers
 47 $125,004 only sponsor —
Data Engineer SOC 1/2
SOC 15-2051 · Data Scientists
 39 $159,633 $116,100 +37.5%
Industrial Engineer
SOC 17-2112 · Industrial Engineers
 38 $102,939 $92,976 +10.7%
QA Engineer
SOC 17-2112 · Industrial Engineers
 37 $129,500 $129,500 +0%
Manufacturing Controls Development Engineer SOC 1/2
SOC 17-2112 · Industrial Engineers
 34 $132,670 only sponsor —
Sourcing Engineer SOC 1/2
SOC 11-3071 · Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
 28 $145,905 only sponsor —
Supply Chain Manager SOC 1/2
SOC 11-3071 · Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
 28 $149,634 $119,987 +24.7%
Staff Mechanical Design Engineer SOC 1/2
SOC 17-2141 · Mechanical Engineers
 27 $187,373 $181,475 +3.3%
Technical Program Manager SOC 1/4
SOC 11-3051 · Industrial Production Managers
 27 $164,717 $168,000 -1.9%
Software Developer
SOC 15-1252 · Software Developers
 26 $147,882 $109,845 +34.6%
Test Engineer SOC 1/3
SOC 17-2112 · Industrial Engineers
 24 $140,000 $125,000 +12%
Electronic Design Engineer SOC 1/2
SOC 17-2071 · Electrical Engineers
 22 $164,690 $163,812 +0.5%
Quality Engineer
SOC 17-2112 · Industrial Engineers
 21 $121,500 $95,000 +27.9%
Staff Supplier Industrialization Engineer
SOC 17-2112 · Industrial Engineers
 20 $179,544 $179,088 +0.3%
Autopilot Software Engineer
SOC 15-1252 · Software Developers
 20 $195,000 only sponsor —
Technical Construction Project Manager
SOC 11-9021 · Construction Managers
 20 $141,480 only sponsor —
Staff Manufacturing Engineer
SOC 17-2112 · Industrial Engineers
 20 $171,913 $168,205 +2.2%
Manufacturing Controls Engineer SOC 1/4
SOC 17-2112 · Industrial Engineers
 20 $144,179 $139,104 +3.7%
Data Scientist
SOC 15-2051 · Data Scientists
 19 $148,741 $133,952 +11%
Electrical Engineer
SOC 17-2071 · Electrical Engineers
 17 $160,930 $102,040 +57.7%
Mechanical Engineer
SOC 17-2141 · Mechanical Engineers
 17 $102,170 $94,786 +7.8%
Software QA Engineer
SOC 15-1253 · Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
 17 $160,000 $108,680 +47.2%
Distributed Systems Engineer
SOC 15-1252 · Software Developers
 15 $188,000 $202,536 -7.2%
Manager Manufacturing Engineering
SOC 17-2112 · Industrial Engineers
 15 $201,989 $190,241 +6.2%
Materials Planner SOC 1/3
SOC 13-1081 · Logisticians
 15 $109,293 $103,500 +5.6%
Sourcing Engineer SOC 2/2
SOC 13-1081 · Logisticians
 15 $131,068 $131,068 +0%
Logistician
SOC 13-1081 · Logisticians
 15 $119,600 $175,000 -31.7%
Construction Project Manager
SOC 11-9021 · Construction Managers
 14 $123,386 $120,500 +2.4%
Staff Technical Program Manager
SOC 11-3051 · Industrial Production Managers
 14 $183,452 only sponsor —
Staff Software Engineer
SOC 15-1252 · Software Developers
 14 $235,882 $188,043 +25.4%
Staff Data Engineer
SOC 15-2051 · Data Scientists
 14 $201,720 $184,440 +9.4%
Logistics Analyst
SOC 13-1081 · Logisticians
 14 $101,447 $67,226 +50.9%
Associate Quality Engineer
SOC 17-2112 · Industrial Engineers
 13 $90,000 $90,000 +0%

Titles need 5+ filings at Tesla. “All sponsors” is the median for the same title and SOC across every sponsor, including Tesla; “only sponsor” means no other employer filed it.

Tesla salaries by occupation

Each SOC occupation Tesla sponsors, compared with the BLS national median for all U.S. workers. Tap a row for wage levels, job titles and what competing sponsors pay.

Occupation LCAs Tesla median BLS median vs BLS
Industrial Engineers
SOC 17-2112
 841 $130,650 $102,440 +27.5%
Software Developers
SOC 15-1252
 423 $190,000 $135,980 +39.7%
Mechanical Engineers
SOC 17-2141
 388 $150,000 $104,110 +44.1%
Logisticians
SOC 13-1081
 143 $119,600 $82,320 +45.3%
Electrical Engineers
SOC 17-2071
 140 $169,179 $120,630 +40.2%
Data Scientists
SOC 15-2051
 125 $160,620 $120,230 +33.6%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
SOC 11-3071
 99 $145,905 $107,230 +36.1%
Industrial Production Managers
SOC 11-3051
 96 $162,162 $126,060 +28.6%
Engineers, All Other
SOC 17-2199
 74 $140,641 $122,930 +14.4%
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
SOC 15-1253
 54 $164,000 $104,300 +57.2%
Construction Managers
SOC 11-9021
 42 $140,500 $114,990 +22.2%
Computer Hardware Engineers
SOC 17-2061
 20 $230,500 $161,740 +42.5%
Computer Occupations, All Other
SOC 15-1299
 17 $178,000 $116,580 +52.7%
Chemical Engineers
SOC 17-2041
 17 $145,000 $125,040 +16%
Architectural and Engineering Managers
SOC 11-9041
 14 $196,201 $171,270 +14.6%
Civil Engineers
SOC 17-2051
 12 $124,000 $100,840 +23%
Database Architects
SOC 15-1243
 10 $169,080 $139,500 +21.2%
Financial and Investment Analysts
SOC 13-2051
 10 $162,456 $102,740 +58.1%
Project Management Specialists
SOC 13-1082
 9 $150,980 $102,320 +47.6%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators
SOC 15-1244
 8 $170,413 $99,130 +71.9%
Web Developers
SOC 15-1254
 8 $154,375 $92,650 +66.6%
Computer and Information Systems Managers
SOC 11-3021
 7 $265,000 $175,140 +51.3%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer
SOC 17-2072
 7 $180,672 $130,220 +38.7%
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
SOC 19-5011
 7 $100,000 $90,150 +10.9%
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products
SOC 13-1023
 7 $163,337 — —
Accountants and Auditors
SOC 13-2011
 6 $117,669 $83,680 +40.6%
Sales Engineers
SOC 41-9031
 6 $164,760 $124,900 +31.9%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
SOC 17-1011
 5 $121,367 $99,280 +22.2%
Computer Programmers
SOC 15-1251
 5 $188,663 $100,390 +87.9%