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

56 labor condition applications for the job title Staff Software Engineer at Tesla, Inc.. Median offered base salary $199,348; middle half $189,362–$219,600.

Applications (LCAs)56
Median offered salary$199,348
Middle half of salaries$189,362–$219,600
10th–90th percentile$184,016–$248,000

By fiscal year

Fiscal yearLCAsMedian salary
FY20232$189,343
FY202426$190,944
FY202526$218,880
FY20261$227,780

Applications

Base salaryLocationSubmittedStart dateStatus
$250,000
Level IV		Palo Alto, CAJun 13, 2025Jul 28, 2025Certified
$227,780
Level IV		Palo Alto, CAMay 27, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified
$250,000
Level IV		Foster City, CAMay 16, 2025Jul 14, 2025Certified
$250,000
Level IV		Palo Alto, CAMay 16, 2025Jul 14, 2025Certified
$250,000
Level IV		Palo Alto, CAApr 30, 2025May 26, 2025Certified
$250,000
Level IV		Newark, CAApr 21, 2025May 26, 2025Certified
$250,000
Level IV		Fremont, CAApr 21, 2025May 26, 2025Certified
$227,780
Level IV		Palo Alto, CAApr 17, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified, then withdrawn
$222,264
Level IV		Fremont, CAApr 15, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified
$219,600
Level IV		Round Rock, TXApr 3, 2025Apr 9, 2025Certified
$219,600
Level IV		Austin, TXApr 3, 2025Apr 9, 2025Certified
$240,000
Level IV		San Jose, CAMar 12, 2025Mar 31, 2025Certified
$240,000
Level IV		Palo Alto, CAMar 12, 2025Mar 31, 2025Certified
$199,348
Level IV		Bellevue, WAMar 11, 2025Mar 24, 2025Certified
$199,348
Level IV		Bellevue, WAMar 11, 2025Mar 24, 2025Certified
$210,000
Level IV		Fremont, CAMar 10, 2025Apr 7, 2025Certified
$200,502
Level III		Fremont, CAJan 31, 2025Aug 2, 2025Certified
$200,502
Level III		Fremont, CAJan 31, 2025Aug 2, 2025Certified
$210,000
Level IV		Fremont, CAJan 27, 2025Mar 24, 2025Certified
$218,160Palo Alto, CAJan 21, 2025Jul 16, 2025Certified
$218,160Palo Alto, CAJan 21, 2025Jul 16, 2025Certified
$230,000
Level IV		Palo Alto, CADec 26, 2024Jan 21, 2025Certified
$191,184San Jose, CANov 7, 2024May 1, 2025Certified
$191,184Fremont, CANov 7, 2024May 1, 2025Certified
$178,500Buffalo, NYOct 17, 2024Oct 23, 2024Certified
$195,859San Jose, CASep 27, 2024Oct 3, 2024Certified
$195,859Fremont, CASep 27, 2024Oct 3, 2024Certified
$187,000Fremont, CASep 6, 2024Mar 5, 2025Certified
$187,000Fremont, CASep 6, 2024Mar 5, 2025Certified
$195,859Fremont, CASep 5, 2024Mar 4, 2025Certified
$195,859Fremont, CASep 5, 2024Mar 4, 2025Certified
$194,760Sunnyvale, CAAug 28, 2024Feb 26, 2025Certified
$194,760Fremont, CAAug 28, 2024Feb 26, 2025Certified
$245,000
E-3		Palo Alto, CAAug 19, 2024Oct 14, 2024Certified
$210,000
Level IV		Bothell, WAAug 7, 2024Aug 13, 2024Certified
$210,000
Level IV		Bellevue, WAAug 7, 2024Aug 13, 2024Certified
$187,780Mountain House, CAJul 23, 2024Jan 22, 2025Certified
$187,780Fremont, CAJul 23, 2024Jan 22, 2025Certified
$204,870Fremont, CAJul 11, 2024Jan 3, 2025Certified
$178,707San Jose, CAJul 10, 2024Jan 8, 2025Certified
$178,707Fremont, CAJul 10, 2024Jan 8, 2025Certified
$204,870Fremont, CAJul 5, 2024Jan 3, 2025Certified
$204,870Fremont, CAJul 5, 2024Jan 3, 2025Certified, then withdrawn
$184,016Pflugerville, TXJun 24, 2024Nov 15, 2024Certified
$184,016Austin, TXJun 24, 2024Nov 15, 2024Certified
$165,744Austin, TXJun 19, 2024Jun 21, 2024Certified
$196,630Fremont, CAJun 14, 2024Nov 15, 2024Certified
$196,630Fremont, CAJun 14, 2024Nov 15, 2024Certified
$187,600Fremont, CAJun 7, 2024Nov 5, 2024Certified
$187,600Fremont, CAJun 7, 2024Nov 5, 2024Certified
$187,600Fremont, CAJun 7, 2024Nov 5, 2024Withdrawn
$190,944Leander, TXJun 3, 2024Nov 8, 2024Certified
$190,944Austin, TXJun 3, 2024Nov 8, 2024Certified
$176,091Fremont, CAMar 19, 2024Sep 10, 2024Certified
$192,681
Level IV		Hawthorne, CAJun 5, 2023Jun 5, 2023Certified
$186,005
Level IV		Fremont, CAJan 18, 2023Jun 16, 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).