Tesla, Inc. H-1B salaries
Austin, TX · 7,865 labor condition applications in FY2024–FY2026
$150,000median salary
7,698certified LCAs
2,189filed in FY2024
2,745filed in FY2025
2,931filed in FY2026
15denied
Half of the certified offers were between $124,960 and $178,000 a year.
Salaries by job title
| Job title | LCAs | Median salary | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Design Engineer | 210 | $130,935 | $99,560 – $228,000 |
| Sr Software Development Engineer | 204 | $180,900 | $99,383 – $252,000 |
| Software Development Engineer | 184 | $166,600 | $121,500 – $341,717 |
| Manufacturing Engineer | 173 | $126,000 | $83,949 – $235,000 |
| Process Engineer | 164 | $108,000 | $85,000 – $183,297 |
| Manufacturing Equipment Engineer | 144 | $115,670 | $87,500 – $190,590 |
| Staff Software Development Engineer | 126 | $205,630 | $141,750 – $255,615 |
| Sr. Manufacturing Engineer | 119 | $139,766 | $103,000 – $190,000 |
| Sourcing Engineer | 119 | $124,615 | $98,610 – $210,688 |
| Sr. Process Engineer | 100 | $124,266 | $99,225 – $186,872 |
| Sr Mechanical Design Engineer | 100 | $151,349 | $126,454 – $200,000 |
| Software Development Engineer - Eng | 89 | $156,000 | $123,250 – $262,500 |
| Manufacturing Controls Dev Engineer | 84 | $130,340 | $100,533 – $241,095 |
| Staff Manufacturing Engineer | 83 | $160,000 | $140,940 – $226,616 |
| QA Engineer | 80 | $120,500 | $94,000 – $187,631 |
| Sr Software Development Engineer - Eng | 80 | $180,240 | $135,000 – $285,000 |
| Software Engineer | 78 | $155,000 | $80,988 – $255,000 |
| Sr Manufacturing Equipment Engineer | 77 | $131,198 | $107,100 – $163,805 |
| Test Engineer | 70 | $137,292 | $110,000 – $203,718 |
| Data Engineer | 69 | $140,738 | $107,000 – $260,000 |
| Sr. Software Engineer | 67 | $167,090 | $133,875 – $225,000 |
| Technical Program Manager | 66 | $135,000 | $100,800 – $219,678 |
| Staff Mechanical Design Engineer | 64 | $176,580 | $153,494 – $215,460 |
| Manufacturing Controls Engineer | 64 | $130,000 | $99,976 – $173,434 |
| Associate Process Engineer | 64 | $88,000 | $76,950 – $175,000 |
| Sr Manufacturing Controls Engineer | 63 | $149,293 | $112,320 – $1,887,500 |
| Supplier Industrialization Engineer | 62 | $134,550 | $104,552 – $285,195 |
| Sr. QA Engineer | 58 | $126,557 | $104,364 – $152,000 |
| Sr Manufacturing Controls Dev Engineer | 58 | $140,000 | $120,000 – $170,000 |
| Sr Technical Program Mgr | 58 | $150,500 | $112,350 – $201,000 |
| Industrial Engineer | 56 | $105,000 | $80,000 – $173,000 |
| Staff Supplier Industrialization Engineer | 56 | $179,088 | $138,633 – $210,000 |
| Sr Supplier Industrialization Engineer | 55 | $145,650 | $116,855 – $170,000 |
| Staff Software Engineer | 54 | $199,348 | $165,744 – $250,000 |
| Sr. Test Engineer | 54 | $143,894 | $123,000 – $205,000 |
| Sr Sourcing Engineer | 52 | $145,952 | $115,000 – $250,000 |
| Staff Software Development Engineer - Eng | 51 | $211,870 | $163,200 – $252,000 |
| Sr Electronic Design Engineer | 49 | $163,812 | $125,000 – $240,000 |
| Sr. Data Engineer | 46 | $160,518 | $129,600 – $195,600 |
| Associate Manufacturing Equipment Engineer | 45 | $94,000 | $71,781 – $134,976 |
| Technical Construction Project Manager | 44 | $141,336 | $103,754 – $250,000 |
| Technical Program Mgr | 44 | $152,300 | $95,000 – $250,000 |
| Materials Planner | 43 | $106,000 | $73,000 – $134,000 |
| Autopilot Software Engineer | 43 | $218,750 | $140,000 – $795,302 |
| Supply Chain Manager | 40 | $140,192 | $83,158 – $219,024 |
| Electronic Design Engineer | 38 | $147,500 | $115,290 – $230,000 |
| Sr. Software QA Engineer | 34 | $163,458 | $140,552 – $185,000 |
| Sr Technical Construction Project Manager | 34 | $141,000 | $125,000 – $175,000 |
| Systems Design/Architecture Engineer | 33 | $160,070 | $128,000 – $247,188 |
| Autopilot Machine Learning Engineer | 33 | $217,500 | $160,000 – $800,000 |
| Software Developers | 32 | $136,778 | $83,886 – $203,794 |
| Staff Technical Program Mgr | 32 | $174,960 | $156,493 – $208,138 |
| Sr. Technical Program Manager | 31 | $150,000 | $114,390 – $194,125 |
| Staff Electronic Design Engineer | 29 | $180,000 | $164,000 – $258,211 |
| Sr Autopilot Software Engineer | 29 | $195,000 | $141,780 – $225,000 |
| Sr Software Product Mgr | 28 | $161,654 | $127,500 – $220,000 |
| Staff Sourcing Engineer | 28 | $176,631 | $145,600 – $203,500 |
| Reliability Engineer | 27 | $145,634 | $100,868 – $211,899 |
| Staff Test Engineer | 27 | $164,300 | $145,683 – $204,750 |
| Industrial Engineers | 27 | $92,976 | $62,629 – $142,293 |
Showing the 60 most common of 1,184 job titles.
Worksite locations
- Fremont, CA 2,378 · $155,520
- Palo Alto, CA 1,864 · $171,166
- Austin, TX 1,371 · $135,000
- Sparks, NV 762 · $114,429
- Lathrop, CA 208 · $121,403
- San Jose, CA 143 · $164,606
- Buffalo, NY 118 · $100,000
- Sunnyvale, CA 80 · $149,850
- Milpitas, CA 61 · $160,168
- Brookshire, TX 59 · $130,000
- Bellevue, WA 51 · $173,000
- Reno, NV 41 · $116,775
- San Francisco, CA 40 · $165,918
- Hawthorne, CA 39 · $168,780
- Hayward, CA 39 · $161,085
- Mountain View, CA 37 · $165,000
- Pflugerville, TX 37 · $150,818
- Manor, TX 31 · $145,087
- Santa Clara, CA 30 · $162,186
- San Diego, CA 28 · $144,133
- Newark, CA 23 · $169,762
- Robstown, TX 20 · $153,087
- Dublin, CA 17 · $175,216
- Draper, UT 16 · $104,716
- Union City, CA 14 · $178,811
- Elgin, IL 14 · $110,000
- Pleasanton, CA 13 · $189,000
- Brooklyn Park, MN 12 · $121,750
- Livermore, CA 11 · $162,130
- Round Rock, TX 11 · $180,950
Latest filings
| Job title | Worksite | Salary | Wage level | Start | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design & Automation Engineer | Fremont, CA | $187,650 | Level IVprevailing $163,030 | 12/30/2026FY2026 | Withdrawn |
| Manufacturing Equipment Engineer | Sparks, NV | $96,221 | Level IIprevailing $96,221 | 07/06/2026FY2026 | Withdrawn |
| Manufacturing Engineer | Austin, TX | $145,000 | Level IIprevailing $90,563 | 06/30/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Software Development Engineer | Fremont, CA | $210,000 | Level IIprevailing $161,637 | 06/30/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Staff Software Development Engineer | Fremont, CA | $224,880 | Level IVprevailing $213,512 | 10/01/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Sr Software Development Engineer | Fremont, CA | $184,200 | —prevailing $177,455 | 10/06/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Associate Construction Project Mgr | Austin, TX | $150,000 | Level IIIprevailing $118,622 | 08/31/2026FY2026 | CertifiedE-3 (Australia) |
| Software Product Mgr | Austin, TX | $135,000 | Level IIprevailing $90,563 | 06/30/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Mechanical Design Engineer | Palo Alto, CA | $220,000 | Level IIprevailing $132,142 | 06/30/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Sourcing Engineer | Fremont, CA | $125,000 | Level IIIprevailing $111,363 | 08/03/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Software Development Engineer | Brookshire, TX | $175,000 | Level IIprevailing $105,976 | 06/30/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Manufacturing Engineer | Austin, TX | $105,140 | Level IIprevailing $90,563 | 07/20/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Associate Mgr Engineering | Sparks, NV | $139,000 | Level IIprevailing $96,221 | 06/29/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Mgr QA Engineering | Sparks, NV | $177,693 | Level IIIprevailing $108,472 | 07/06/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Data Engineer | Austin, TX | $115,000 | Level IIprevailing $90,563 | 08/03/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Manufacturing Engineer | Austin, TX | $145,000 | Level IIprevailing $90,563 | 06/29/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Software Development Engineer | Fremont, CA | $175,725 | Level IIprevailing $161,637 | 10/01/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Staff Test Engineer | Fremont, CA | $166,000 | Level IIIprevailing $150,654 | 10/01/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Test Engineer | Austin, TX | $183,750 | Level IIprevailing $90,563 | 10/01/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Technical Program Mgr | Fremont, CA | $175,000 | Level IIprevailing $117,458 | 07/13/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Robotics Mechanical Design Engineer | Palo Alto, CA | $186,840 | Level IIIprevailing $158,995 | 08/03/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Semiconductor Engineer | Austin, TX | $220,000 | —prevailing $105,002 | 06/29/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Accountant | Draper, UT | $102,000 | Level IIprevailing $68,557 | 06/29/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Manufacturing Equipment Engineer | Fremont, CA | $186,300 | Level IIIprevailing $140,254 | 06/29/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Software Development Engineer | Palo Alto, CA | $155,500 | —prevailing $154,271 | 06/29/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Associate Process Engineer | Sparks, NV | $83,949 | Level Iprevailing $83,949 | 10/01/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Manufacturing Engineer | Fremont, CA | $190,000 | Level IIprevailing $117,458 | 07/27/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Software QA Engineer | Fremont, CA | $200,000 | Level IIprevailing $113,277 | 06/26/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Manufacturing Equipment Engineer | Austin, TX | $126,690 | Level IIprevailing $90,563 | 10/01/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Mechanical Design Engineer | Palo Alto, CA | $160,107 | Level IIprevailing $132,142 | 06/26/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Sales Engineer | Austin, TX | $210,000 | Level IIprevailing $112,362 | 06/22/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| QA Engineer | Brookshire, TX | $117,000 | Level IIprevailing $97,635 | 06/26/2026FY2026 | Withdrawn |
| Software Engineer | Fremont, CA | $255,000 | Level IIprevailing $161,637 | 06/29/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Technical Construction Project Manager | Fremont, CA | $150,000 | Level IIprevailing $134,992 | 06/25/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| AI Hardware Engineer | Austin, TX | $180,000 | Level IIprevailing $107,515 | 06/25/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Manufacturing Controls Dev Engineer | Austin, TX | $135,000 | Level IIprevailing $107,515 | 06/24/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Manufacturing Equipment Engineer | Fremont, CA | $186,300 | Level IIprevailing $117,458 | 06/29/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Mechanical Design Engineer | Hawthorne, CA | $228,000 | Level IVprevailing $142,355 | 11/13/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Silicon Design Engineer | Austin, TX | $250,000 | Level IIprevailing $107,515 | 06/25/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Mechanical Design Engineer | Fremont, CA | $132,398 | Level IIprevailing $126,131 | 10/01/2026FY2026 | Certified |
Questions and answers
Does Tesla, Inc. sponsor H-1B visas?
Tesla, Inc. filed 7,865 labor condition applications (LCAs) for H-1B and related visas in FY2024–FY2026, of which 7,698 were certified by the Department of Labor. A certified LCA is a required step before an H-1B petition is filed with USCIS.
What is the average H-1B salary at Tesla, Inc.?
The median salary offered on Tesla, Inc.'s certified LCAs is $150,000 per year; half of the offers fall between $124,960 and $178,000.
What jobs does Tesla, Inc. sponsor?
The most common job title is Mechanical Design Engineer (210 filings, median $130,935), followed by Sr Software Development Engineer, Software Development Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer.
Where are Tesla, Inc.'s H-1B jobs located?
Most positions are in Fremont, CA; Palo Alto, CA; Austin, TX; Sparks, NV.