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Software Engineer at Tesla, Inc.: H-1B salaries

79 labor condition applications for the job title Software Engineer at Tesla, Inc.. Median offered base salary $155,000; middle half $141,592–$162,500.

Applications (LCAs)79
Median offered salary$155,000
Middle half of salaries$141,592–$162,500
10th–90th percentile$135,000–$183,461

By fiscal year

Fiscal yearLCAsMedian salary
FY20231$160,000
FY202414$150,000
FY202544$155,000
FY202616$160,000

Applications

Base salaryLocationSubmittedStart dateStatus
$255,000
Level II		Fremont, CAJun 18, 2026Jun 29, 2026Certified
$166,000
Level I		Palo Alto, CAMay 6, 2026Oct 1, 2026Certified
$165,000
Level II		Fremont, CAMay 6, 2026Oct 1, 2026Certified
$200,000
Level II		Palo Alto, CAMay 4, 2026Oct 1, 2026Certified
$183,033
Level II		Fremont, CADec 10, 2025Mar 20, 2026Certified
$160,000
H-1B1 (Singapore)		Palo Alto, CADec 8, 2025Feb 14, 2026Certified
$160,000
H-1B1 (Singapore)		Palo Alto, CANov 21, 2025Mar 24, 2026Certified, then withdrawn
$156,792
Level I		Fremont, CAJul 15, 2025Jul 21, 2025Certified
$135,000Fremont, CAMay 30, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified
$143,398Fremont, CAMay 30, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified
$130,000
Level II		Bellevue, WAMay 29, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified
$150,000
Level I		Palo Alto, CAMay 23, 2025Jun 23, 2025Certified
$135,679Fremont, CAMay 21, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified
$150,500Fremont, CAMay 21, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified
$153,750Fremont, CAMay 21, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified, then withdrawn
$155,000
Level II		Palo Alto, CAMay 20, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified
$160,000Sunnyvale, CAMay 19, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified, then withdrawn
$160,000Palo Alto, CAMay 19, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified
$155,605
Level II		Fremont, CAMay 16, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified
$150,000
Level I		Palo Alto, CAMay 16, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified
$183,747Palo Alto, CAMay 15, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified
$121,500
Level II		Austin, TXMay 14, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified
$160,000
Level II		Palo Alto, CAMay 12, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified
$155,000Palo Alto, CAMay 11, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified
$135,000Fremont, CAMay 9, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified
$160,000
Level II		Palo Alto, CAMay 5, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified
$160,000Palo Alto, CAMay 2, 2025Oct 1, 2025Withdrawn
$155,000Palo Alto, CAApr 30, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified, then withdrawn
$150,000Palo Alto, CAApr 28, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified
$150,000Palo Alto, CAApr 28, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified
$151,049
Level II		Palo Alto, CAApr 21, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified, then withdrawn
$155,124
Level II		Fremont, CAApr 21, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified, then withdrawn
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Level III		Palo Alto, CAApr 21, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified, then withdrawn
$140,535
Level II		Austin, TXApr 18, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified
$174,923
Level III		Palo Alto, CAApr 18, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified
$80,988
Level II		Austin, TXApr 17, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified, then withdrawn
$130,000
Level II		Bellevue, WAApr 17, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified, then withdrawn
$150,500
Level II		Fremont, CAApr 17, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified, then withdrawn
$160,000
Level II		Fremont, CAApr 17, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified
$135,000
Level II		Fremont, CAApr 17, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified, then withdrawn
$205,010
Level III		Palo Alto, CAApr 16, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified
$156,000
Level II		Palo Alto, CAApr 16, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified
$135,000
Level II		Fremont, CAApr 16, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified, then withdrawn
$174,760
Level III		Fremont, CAApr 16, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified
$174,760
Level III		Fremont, CAApr 16, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified
$166,022
Level III		Bellevue, WAApr 16, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified
$135,000
Level II		Fremont, CAApr 16, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified, then withdrawn
$137,800
Level II		Austin, TXApr 16, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified
$200,000
Level III		Palo Alto, CAApr 14, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified
$135,000
Level II		Fremont, CAApr 14, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified, then withdrawn
$155,000
Level II		Fremont, CAApr 14, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified
$157,414
Level II		Fremont, CAApr 10, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified
$160,000
Level II		Palo Alto, CAApr 10, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified, then withdrawn
$156,750
Level II		Bellevue, WAApr 10, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified
$183,747
Level III		Palo Alto, CAApr 10, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified, then withdrawn
$142,649Daly City, CAFeb 27, 2025Mar 1, 2025Certified
$142,649Palo Alto, CAFeb 27, 2025Mar 1, 2025Certified
$178,500
Level II		Sunnyvale, CAFeb 26, 2025Mar 1, 2025Certified
$178,500
Level II		Fremont, CAFeb 26, 2025Mar 1, 2025Certified
$150,000
H-1B1 (Singapore) · Level I		Palo Alto, CAFeb 19, 2025Mar 24, 2025Certified
$166,800
Level II		Pine Brook, NJJan 30, 2025Feb 18, 2025Certified
$166,800
Level II		Fremont, CAJan 30, 2025Feb 18, 2025Certified
$135,000Manor, TXAug 28, 2024Oct 1, 2024Certified
$135,000Austin, TXAug 28, 2024Oct 1, 2024Certified
$150,000San Carlos, CAAug 27, 2024Oct 1, 2024Certified
$150,000Palo Alto, CAAug 27, 2024Oct 1, 2024Certified
$150,000San Carlos, CAAug 27, 2024Oct 1, 2024Withdrawn
$150,000Palo Alto, CAAug 27, 2024Oct 1, 2024Withdrawn
$150,000Milpitas, CAAug 23, 2024Oct 1, 2024Certified
$150,000Fremont, CAAug 23, 2024Oct 1, 2024Certified
$140,000Sunnyvale, CAAug 21, 2024Oct 1, 2024Certified
$140,000Palo Alto, CAAug 21, 2024Oct 1, 2024Certified
$158,400Fremont, CAJul 30, 2024Jan 2, 2025Certified
$158,400Fremont, CAJul 30, 2024Jan 2, 2025Certified
$139,704Fremont, CAJun 20, 2024Dec 5, 2024Certified
$139,704Fremont, CAJun 20, 2024Dec 5, 2024Certified
$205,000
H-1B1 (Singapore)		Palo Alto, CAJun 11, 2024Nov 27, 2024Certified
$205,000
H-1B1 (Singapore)		Palo Alto, CAJun 11, 2024Nov 27, 2024Certified
$160,000Palo Alto, CASep 22, 2023Oct 1, 2023Certified

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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).