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Tesla, Inc.: H-1B salaries and sponsorship

Tesla, Inc. filed 9,222 labor condition applications for H-1B and related visas in fiscal years 2023–2026; certified: 9,041. Median offered salary: $148,612.

Applications (LCAs)9,222
Certified9,041
Employer addressAustin, TX
H-1B dependent employerNo
Median offered salary$148,612
Middle half of salaries$124,600–$175,091
10th–90th percentile$105,205–$205,600

Does Tesla, Inc. sponsor H-1B visas?

Tesla, Inc. filed 9,222 labor condition applications in fiscal years 2023–2026, the latest submitted on Jun 30, 2026. An LCA is the first step of an H-1B petition, so the employer has sponsored or prepared to sponsor H-1B workers; it does not guarantee sponsorship for any particular job. Check the employer's own job listings.

Green card (PERM) applications at Tesla, Inc.: 810 →

Salaries by job title

Job titleLCAsMedian salary
Mechanical Design Engineer253$130,000
Software Development Engineer239$158,355
Sr Software Development Engineer214$180,013
Process Engineer196$106,700
Manufacturing Engineer186$125,000
Manufacturing Equipment Engineer172$114,911
Staff Software Development Engineer159$201,140
Sourcing Engineer136$124,145
Sr. Manufacturing Engineer126$139,646
Staff Manufacturing Engineer107$160,000
Sr. Process Engineer106$123,124
Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer105$150,000
Senior Software Development Engineer101$164,581
Software Development Engineer - Eng90$156,750
QA Engineer88$120,000
Manufacturing Controls Dev Engineer85$130,170
Sr Software Development Engineer - Eng83$180,000
Sr Manufacturing Equipment Engineer81$131,040
Software Engineer79$155,000
Manufacturing Controls Engineer77$127,876
Staff Mechanical Design Engineer76$173,000
Test Engineer75$135,734
Data Engineer74$140,000
Technical Program Manager72$132,250
Associate Process Engineer68$88,000
Sr. Software Engineer67$167,090
Industrial Engineer66$105,000
Supplier Industrialization Engineer65$132,750
Sr Manufacturing Controls Engineer65$149,293
Sr Manufacturing Controls Dev Engineer61$140,000
Sr. Test Engineer59$142,800
Sr. QA Engineer59$126,421
Sr Supplier Industrialization Engineer58$145,754
Sr Technical Program Mgr58$150,500
Staff Supplier Industrialization Engineer57$179,088
Staff Software Engineer56$199,348
Sr Sourcing Engineer54$145,952
Associate Manufacturing Equipment Engineer52$93,865
Sr Electronic Design Engineer52$163,812
Staff Software Development Engineer - Eng51$211,870

Applications by fiscal year

Fiscal yearLCAsMedian salary
FY20231,357$142,500
FY20242,189$145,742
FY20252,745$150,408
FY20262,931$150,044

Prevailing wage levels

The Department of Labor sets four prevailing wage levels for each occupation and area, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). The employer picks the level that matches the job's requirements.

Where the jobs are

Occupations

Latest applications

Job titleBase salaryLocationSubmittedStart dateStatus
Design & Automation Engineer$187,650
Level IV		Fremont, CAJun 30, 2026Dec 30, 2026Withdrawn
Manufacturing Equipment Engineer$96,221
Level II		Sparks, NVJun 29, 2026Jul 6, 2026Withdrawn
Associate Construction Project Mgr$150,000
E-3 · Level III		Austin, TXJun 23, 2026Aug 31, 2026Certified
Software Product Mgr$135,000
Level II		Austin, TXJun 23, 2026Jun 30, 2026Certified
Software Development Engineer$210,000
Level II		Fremont, CAJun 23, 2026Jun 30, 2026Certified
Mechanical Design Engineer$220,000
Level II		Palo Alto, CAJun 23, 2026Jun 30, 2026Certified
Manufacturing Engineer$145,000
Level II		Austin, TXJun 23, 2026Jun 30, 2026Certified
Staff Software Development Engineer$224,880
Level IV		Fremont, CAJun 23, 2026Oct 1, 2026Certified
Sr Software Development Engineer$184,200Fremont, CAJun 23, 2026Oct 6, 2026Certified
Sourcing Engineer$125,000
Level III		Fremont, CAJun 23, 2026Aug 3, 2026Certified
Software Development Engineer$175,000
Level II		Brookshire, TXJun 22, 2026Jun 30, 2026Certified
Software Development Engineer$175,725
Level II		Fremont, CAJun 22, 2026Oct 1, 2026Certified
Semiconductor Engineer$220,000Austin, TXJun 22, 2026Jun 29, 2026Certified
Manufacturing Engineer$105,140
Level II		Austin, TXJun 22, 2026Jul 20, 2026Certified
Mgr QA Engineering$177,693
Level III		Sparks, NVJun 22, 2026Jul 6, 2026Certified
Software Development Engineer$155,500Palo Alto, CAJun 22, 2026Jun 29, 2026Certified
Associate Mgr Engineering$139,000
Level II		Sparks, NVJun 22, 2026Jun 29, 2026Certified
Technical Program Mgr$175,000
Level II		Fremont, CAJun 22, 2026Jul 13, 2026Certified
Data Engineer$115,000
Level II		Austin, TXJun 22, 2026Aug 3, 2026Certified
Robotics Mechanical Design Engineer$186,840
Level III		Palo Alto, CAJun 22, 2026Aug 3, 2026Certified
Manufacturing Engineer$145,000
Level II		Austin, TXJun 22, 2026Jun 29, 2026Certified
Manufacturing Equipment Engineer$186,300
Level III		Fremont, CAJun 22, 2026Jun 29, 2026Certified
Test Engineer$183,750
Level II		Austin, TXJun 22, 2026Oct 1, 2026Certified
Accountant$102,000
Level II		Draper, UTJun 22, 2026Jun 29, 2026Certified
Staff Test Engineer$166,000
Level III		Fremont, CAJun 22, 2026Oct 1, 2026Certified
Associate Process Engineer$83,949
Level I		Sparks, NVJun 19, 2026Oct 1, 2026Certified
Manufacturing Engineer$190,000
Level II		Fremont, CAJun 19, 2026Jul 27, 2026Certified
Mechanical Design Engineer$160,107
Level II		Palo Alto, CAJun 19, 2026Jun 26, 2026Certified
Sales Engineer$210,000
Level II		Austin, TXJun 19, 2026Jun 22, 2026Certified
Software QA Engineer$200,000
Level II		Fremont, CAJun 19, 2026Jun 26, 2026Certified
Manufacturing Equipment Engineer$126,690
Level II		Austin, TXJun 19, 2026Oct 1, 2026Certified
QA Engineer$117,000
Level II		Brookshire, TXJun 19, 2026Jun 26, 2026Withdrawn
Software Engineer$255,000
Level II		Fremont, CAJun 18, 2026Jun 29, 2026Certified
AI Hardware Engineer$180,000
Level II		Austin, TXJun 18, 2026Jun 25, 2026Certified
Manufacturing Engineer$145,000
Level II		Austin, TXJun 18, 2026Jun 25, 2026Certified
Manufacturing Engineer$145,000
Level II		Austin, TXJun 18, 2026Jun 25, 2026Withdrawn
Technical Construction Project Manager$150,000
Level II		Fremont, CAJun 18, 2026Jun 25, 2026Certified
Manufacturing Controls Dev Engineer$135,000
Level II		Austin, TXJun 18, 2026Jun 24, 2026Certified
Mechanical Design Engineer$228,000
Level IV		Hawthorne, CAJun 18, 2026Nov 13, 2026Certified
Manufacturing Equipment Engineer$126,000
Level II		Fremont, CAJun 18, 2026Jun 25, 2026Certified
Reliability Engineer$140,157
Level II		Palo Alto, CAJun 18, 2026Jul 20, 2026Certified
Manufacturing Equipment Engineer$186,300
Level II		Fremont, CAJun 18, 2026Jun 29, 2026Certified
Software Development Engineer$205,401
Level III		Fremont, CAJun 18, 2026Oct 1, 2026Certified
Mechanical Design Engineer$132,398
Level II		Fremont, CAJun 18, 2026Oct 1, 2026Certified
Manufacturing Engineer$175,834
Level II		Brookshire, TXJun 18, 2026Oct 1, 2026Certified
Silicon Design Engineer$250,000
Level II		Austin, TXJun 18, 2026Jun 25, 2026Certified
Manufacturing Controls Dev Engineer$194,949
E-3		Fremont, CAJun 17, 2026Jul 1, 2026Certified
Industrial Engineer$123,250
H-1B1 (Chile) · Level II		Lockport, ILJun 17, 2026Jun 23, 2026Certified
Industrial Engineer$108,000
Level II		Austin, TXJun 17, 2026Jun 23, 2026Certified
Industrial Engineer$108,000
Level II		Austin, TXJun 17, 2026Jun 23, 2026Withdrawn
Staff Manufacturing Engineer$174,911
Level III		Austin, TXJun 17, 2026Oct 1, 2026Certified
Staff Manufacturing Engineer$174,711
Level III		Austin, TXJun 17, 2026Oct 1, 2026Withdrawn
Process Engineer$115,000
Level II		Austin, TXJun 17, 2026Jun 24, 2026Certified
Data Engineer$260,000
Level II		Fremont, CAJun 17, 2026Jun 24, 2026Withdrawn
AI Hardware Engineer$330,000
Level II		Palo Alto, CAJun 17, 2026Jun 29, 2026Certified
Mechanical Design Engineer$175,000
Level II		Fremont, CAJun 17, 2026Jun 23, 2026Certified
Associate Sourcing Engineer$100,000
Level I		Austin, TXJun 17, 2026Oct 1, 2026Certified
Software Development Engineer$157,860
E-3 · Level I		Palo Alto, CAJun 16, 2026Jul 13, 2026Certified
Materials Planner$105,800
Level II		Austin, TXJun 16, 2026Jun 24, 2026Certified
Sr. Supply Chain Planner$105,800
Level II		Austin, TXJun 16, 2026Jun 24, 2026Withdrawn
Reliability Engineer$120,316
Level II		Palo Alto, CAJun 16, 2026Oct 1, 2026Certified
Manufacturing Controls Dev Engineer$184,688
Level II		Fremont, CAJun 16, 2026Oct 1, 2026Certified
Production Engineering Trainee$83,949
Level I		Sparks, NVJun 16, 2026Oct 1, 2026Certified
Systems Design/Architecture Engineer$160,139
Level III		Palo Alto, CAJun 16, 2026Dec 4, 2026Certified
Manufacturing Controls Dev Engineer$135,000
Level II		Austin, TXJun 16, 2026Jun 23, 2026Certified
Manufacturing Engineer$195,000
Level II		Fremont, CAJun 16, 2026Jun 22, 2026Certified
Data Engineer$200,000
Level II		Fremont, CAJun 16, 2026Jun 23, 2026Certified
Staff QA Engineer$146,973
Level III		Sparks, NVJun 16, 2026Sep 29, 2026Certified
Data Engineer$260,000
Level II		Fremont, CAJun 16, 2026Jun 23, 2026Certified
AI Hardware Engineer$320,000
Level II		Palo Alto, CAJun 16, 2026Jun 23, 2026Certified
Sales Engineer$210,000
Level II		Austin, TXJun 16, 2026Jun 22, 2026Withdrawn
Silicon Design Engineer$265,000
Level II		Palo Alto, CAJun 16, 2026Jun 23, 2026Certified
Manufacturing Engineer$90,563
Level II		Austin, TXJun 15, 2026Jul 20, 2026Certified
Software Product Mgr$193,140
Level II		Fremont, CAJun 15, 2026Oct 1, 2026Certified
Mgr QA Engineering$202,000
Level III		Fremont, CAJun 15, 2026Oct 1, 2026Certified
Sr. Data Engineer$129,600
Level II		Sparks, NVJun 15, 2026Oct 1, 2026Certified
Process Engineer$154,500
Level II		Fremont, CAJun 15, 2026Nov 27, 2026Certified
Mechanical Design Engineer$208,910
Level IV		Hawthorne, CAJun 15, 2026Jun 22, 2026Certified
Sr Manufacturing Equipment Engineer$120,000
Level III		Austin, TXJun 15, 2026Jul 6, 2026Certified
Logistics Analyst$125,000
Level II		Burbank, CAJun 15, 2026Jun 22, 2026Certified
Electronic Design Engineer$230,000
Level II		Palo Alto, CAJun 15, 2026Jun 22, 2026Certified
AI Hardware Engineer$244,860
Level II		Palo Alto, CAJun 15, 2026Aug 28, 2026Certified
Staff QA Engineer$146,973
Level III		Sparks, NVJun 15, 2026Sep 29, 2026Withdrawn
AI Hardware Engineer$330,000
Level II		Palo Alto, CAJun 15, 2026Jun 17, 2026Certified
Silicon Design Engineer$265,000
Level II		Palo Alto, CAJun 15, 2026Jun 22, 2026Certified
Process Engineer$111,150
Level II		Sparks, NVJun 15, 2026Jun 22, 2026Certified
Manufacturing Equipment Engineer$110,000
Level II		Sparks, NVJun 15, 2026Jun 22, 2026Certified
QA Engineer$94,500Sparks, NVJun 15, 2026Jun 22, 2026Withdrawn
Sourcing Engineer$121,347Palo Alto, CAJun 15, 2026Jun 22, 2026Certified
Sr. Data Engineer$149,383Fremont, CAJun 14, 2026Jul 4, 2026Certified
Associate Process Engineer$83,949
part-time · Level I		Sparks, NVJun 13, 2026Oct 1, 2026Certified
Manufacturing Equipment Engineer$94,500
Level II		Austin, TXJun 12, 2026Jun 15, 2026Certified
Mgr Demand Planning Data Engineering$197,723Fremont, CAJun 12, 2026Jun 22, 2026Certified
Manufacturing Engineering$242,029
Level III		Fremont, CAJun 12, 2026Jun 19, 2026Certified, then withdrawn
Associate Content Development$78,000
Level I		Sparks, NVJun 12, 2026Oct 1, 2026Certified
Associate Technical Program Mgr$120,000
Level I		Austin, TXJun 11, 2026Jun 19, 2026Certified
Manufacturing Equipment Engineer$160,776
Level II		Brookshire, TXJun 11, 2026Jul 6, 2026Certified
Program Mgr$200,000
Level II		Palo Alto, CAJun 11, 2026Jun 18, 2026Certified
Sr Software Development Engineer$182,102
Level II		Fremont, CAJun 11, 2026Aug 11, 2026Certified
Sr. Data Engineer$195,600
Level III		Fremont, CAJun 11, 2026Jun 22, 2026Certified

Showing the 100 most recent of 9,222 applications.

Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications only. An LCA is not a visa approval and one LCA can cover several positions. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2023–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).