Tesla
Offered base salaries from 1,991 certified H-1B filings, across 30 roles in 14 metro areas.
Half of Tesla's certified filings offered $148,720 or more.
The middle half of offers fell between $124,145 and $175,788. Offered base salary excludes equity and bonus — read every figure on this page as a floor on total pay, not an average.
What they hire for
Offered base salary by occupation, nationwide, ordered by filing volume.
| Role | Median offer | Range | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Engineers | $134,000 | $63k – $240k | 615 |
| Software Developers | $185,760 | $84k – $300k | 362 |
| Mechanical Engineers | $145,360 | $67k – $312k | 302 |
| Logisticians | $115,000 | $75k – $184k | 109 |
| Electrical Engineers | $165,000 | $105k – $317k | 103 |
| Industrial Production Managers | $156,493 | $86k – $210k | 77 |
| Data Scientists | $156,452 | $97k – $300k | 70 |
| Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers | $140,880 | $80k – $199k | 55 |
| Engineers, All Other | $139,533 | $79k – $250k | 54 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | $160,000 | $76k – $185k | 45 |
Where they hire
The same filings by worksite metro area.
| Metro area | Median offer | Range | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $154,440 | $80k – $312k | 665 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $164,835 | $75k – $317k | 580 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $136,610 | $63k – $265k | 365 |
| Reno, NV | $110,573 | $67k – $263k | 177 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $117,000 | $85k – $210k | 55 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $97,278 | $76k – $265k | 38 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $156,750 | $92k – $236k | 32 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $180,000 | $115k – $212k | 18 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $165,000 | $88k – $191k | 9 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $110,000 | $102k – $155k | 6 |
Offers beside the local going rate
Each row compares Tesla's median offer with the median for everyone in that occupation and metro, from federal wage statistics.
| Role — Metro | Median offer | Filings | vs. market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Engineers — San Francisco | $145,000 | 171 | +9.7% |
| Software Developers — San Jose | $190,000 | 133 | −10.8% |
| Software Developers — San Francisco | $190,000 | 132 | +1.8% |
| Industrial Engineers — San Jose | $149,727 | 132 | +9.3% |
| Industrial Engineers — Austin | $126,725 | 131 | +22.3% |
| Mechanical Engineers — San Francisco | $153,630 | 102 | −4.8% |
| Industrial Engineers — Reno | $108,000 | 96 | +4.8% |
| Mechanical Engineers — San Jose | $155,520 | 83 | −7.4% |
| Software Developers — Austin | $160,976 | 61 | +20.0% |
| Electrical Engineers — San Jose | $184,607 | 50 | −1.3% |
How this page was made
- Employer pay
- US Department of Labor, Labor Condition Application disclosures, FY 2025. Public records.
- Coverage
- 1,991 certified full-time H-1B filings. Groups under 3 filings are excluded throughout.
- Market comparison
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.
Filings state the offered base salary at time of application; equity and bonus are not recorded, and visa-sponsored hiring skews toward larger employers and technical roles — this page describes Tesla's visa filings, not its whole workforce. Employer names are normalised from filing entities, so figures cover the filing entity named above. We take no payment from employers for how any figure is presented, and corrections are welcome at press@salaryalmanac.com.