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Staff Mechanical Design Engineer at Tesla, Inc.: H-1B salaries

76 labor condition applications for the job title Staff Mechanical Design Engineer at Tesla, Inc.. Median offered base salary $173,000; middle half $161,619–$185,650.

Applications (LCAs)76
Median offered salary$173,000
Middle half of salaries$161,619–$185,650
10th–90th percentile$155,736–$200,933

By fiscal year

Fiscal yearLCAsMedian salary
FY202312$162,272
FY202417$164,473
FY202527$176,580
FY202619$187,373

Applications

Base salaryLocationSubmittedStart dateStatus
$198,299
Level IV		Palo Alto, CAMay 14, 2026Oct 23, 2026Certified
$187,373
Level III		Fremont, CAApr 7, 2026Oct 1, 2026Certified
$179,702
Level III		Palo Alto, CAMar 16, 2026Sep 15, 2026Certified
$154,777
Level IV		Austin, TXMar 7, 2026Sep 6, 2026Certified, then withdrawn
$187,373
Level IV		Fremont, CAMar 7, 2026Sep 6, 2026Certified
$201,555
Level IV		Fremont, CAMar 4, 2026Sep 3, 2026Certified
$181,475
Level III		Palo Alto, CAMar 4, 2026Sep 3, 2026Certified
$181,475
Level IV		Fremont, CAFeb 27, 2026Aug 29, 2026Certified, then withdrawn
$204,821
Level IV		Palo Alto, CAFeb 27, 2026Aug 29, 2026Certified
$204,821
Level IV		Palto Alto, CAFeb 27, 2026Aug 29, 2026Certified
$154,777
Level IV		Austin, TXFeb 27, 2026Aug 29, 2026Certified, then withdrawn
$204,821
Level IV		Fremont, CAFeb 27, 2026Aug 29, 2026Certified
$170,000
Level IV		Austin, TXFeb 24, 2026Aug 26, 2026Certified, then withdrawn
$204,127
Level IV		Palo Alto, CAFeb 24, 2026Aug 26, 2026Certified, then withdrawn
$192,677
Level IV		Fremont, CAFeb 20, 2026Aug 22, 2026Certified, then withdrawn
$198,000
Level IV		Palo Alto, CAFeb 19, 2026Aug 21, 2026Certified
$166,054
Level II		Fremont, CANov 20, 2025Apr 8, 2026Certified
$172,073
Level III		Fremont, CANov 18, 2025Apr 27, 2026Certified
$207,095
Level III		Palo Alto, CANov 17, 2025Dec 10, 2025Certified
$174,745
Level IV		Hawthorne, CAAug 20, 2025Jan 29, 2026Certified
$170,646
Level III		Palo Alto, CAJul 24, 2025Dec 30, 2025Certified
$215,460
Level IV		Palo Alto, CAJul 15, 2025Jul 21, 2025Certified
$177,120
Level IV		Fremont, CAJul 2, 2025Jan 1, 2026Certified
$153,720
Level IV		Austin, TXJul 1, 2025Jul 28, 2025Certified
$178,912
Level IV		Union City, CAMay 9, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified
$178,912
Level IV		Fremont, CAMay 9, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified
$180,058
Level IV		Hawthorne, CAApr 21, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified
$202,825
Level IV		Hawthorne, CAApr 17, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified
$200,000
Level IV		Palo Alto, CAApr 16, 2025Jun 16, 2025Certified
$176,580
Level IV		Austin, TXApr 1, 2025Apr 4, 2025Certified
$176,580
Level IV		Fremont, CAApr 1, 2025Apr 4, 2025Certified
$176,580
Level IV		Mountain View, CAApr 1, 2025Apr 4, 2025Certified
$176,580
Level IV		Palo Alto, CAApr 1, 2025Apr 4, 2025Certified
$183,610
Level IV		San Francisco, CAMar 21, 2025Sep 20, 2025Certified
$183,610
Level IV		Palo Alto, CAMar 21, 2025Sep 20, 2025Certified
$183,610
Level IV		Mountain View, CAMar 12, 2025Aug 15, 2025Certified
$183,610
Level IV		Palo Alto, CAMar 12, 2025Aug 15, 2025Certified
$161,352
Level IV		Austin, TXJan 9, 2025Jan 20, 2025Certified
$170,959Dublin, CANov 27, 2024Dec 3, 2024Certified
$170,959Fremont, CANov 27, 2024Dec 3, 2024Certified
$163,060Dublin, CANov 4, 2024Nov 6, 2024Certified, then withdrawn
$163,060Fremont, CANov 4, 2024Nov 6, 2024Certified, then withdrawn
$157,397Fremont, CAOct 3, 2024Jan 2, 2025Certified
$157,397Fremont, CAOct 3, 2024Jan 2, 2025Certified
$185,908Sunnyvale, CAAug 14, 2024Jan 6, 2025Certified
$185,908Palo Alto, CAAug 14, 2024Jan 6, 2025Certified
$164,473
E-3		Palo Alto, CAJul 15, 2024Nov 14, 2024Certified
$157,397Fremont, CAJul 5, 2024Jan 2, 2025Certified, then withdrawn
$157,397Fremont, CAJul 5, 2024Jan 2, 2025Certified, then withdrawn
$164,473
E-3		Milpitas, CAJun 21, 2024Nov 14, 2024Certified
$164,473
E-3		Palo Alto, CAJun 21, 2024Nov 14, 2024Certified, then withdrawn
$153,494Fremont, CAJun 6, 2024Oct 1, 2024Certified
$200,000Palo Alto, CAApr 22, 2024May 6, 2024Certified
$154,960Fremont, CAMar 18, 2024Sep 11, 2024Certified
$155,520Fremont, CAMar 16, 2024Sep 6, 2024Certified
$185,393Palo Alto, CAMar 15, 2024Aug 27, 2024Certified
$153,754Fremont, CAMar 15, 2024Aug 18, 2024Certified
$160,000
Level IV		Austin, TXMar 5, 2024Mar 18, 2024Certified
$156,060
Level IV		Fremont, CAMar 5, 2024Aug 3, 2024Certified
$156,060
Level IV		Fremont, CAMar 5, 2024Aug 3, 2024Withdrawn
$160,000Austin, TXFeb 16, 2024Feb 26, 2024Certified
$166,647Fremont, CAFeb 9, 2024Jun 11, 2024Certified
$165,956
Level IV		Palo Alto, CAFeb 9, 2024Jun 14, 2024Certified
$165,213
Level IV		Hawthorne, CANov 7, 2023Apr 26, 2024Certified
$188,674
E-3 · Level IV		Fremont, CASep 20, 2023Oct 2, 2023Certified
$160,077
Level IV		Fremont, CAJul 24, 2023Jan 18, 2024Certified
$178,500
Level IV		Palo Alto, CAJun 14, 2023Dec 13, 2023Certified
$151,343
Level IV		Fremont, CAJun 12, 2023Oct 26, 2023Certified
$161,886
Level IV		Palo Alto, CAJun 1, 2023Oct 1, 2023Certified
$165,000
Level IV		Fremont, CAMay 23, 2023Oct 1, 2023Certified
$200,000
Level IV		Palo Alto, CAMay 19, 2023Jun 5, 2023Certified
$161,886
Level IV		Palo Alto, CAMay 11, 2023Sep 2, 2023Certified
$173,000
Level IV		Palo Alto, CAMay 10, 2023Oct 1, 2023Certified
$162,657
Level IV		Palo Alto, CAApr 7, 2023Apr 7, 2023Certified
$160,000
Level IV		Austin, TXDec 22, 2022Jan 3, 2023Certified
$160,462
E-3		Palo Alto, CAOct 21, 2022Nov 14, 2022Certified

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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).