Employer profile
Tesla
11,767 certified H-1B filings across 10 fiscal years.
Snapshot year
FY2025 filings
2,594
FY2025 median
$150k
Top role
Software Development Engineer
337 filings · all-time
Top state
CA
8,755 filings · all-time
Pay distribution
How Tesla pays, by fiscal year
Each box is the p25–p75 interquartile range; the heavy line is the median and the whiskers reach p10–p90. Base salary only — hover a year for its figures.
Year-over-year
How Tesla hired across H-1B fiscal years. The small figure under each filings count is its change vs the prior FY.
| FY | Filings | Median $ |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 283▼ 89% | $155k |
| FY2025 | 2,594▲ 28% | $150k |
| FY2024 | 2,021▲ 57% | $145k |
| FY2023 | 1,289▲ 5% | $141k |
| FY2022 | 1,227▲ 12% | $135k |
| FY2021 | 1,100▲ 53% | $130k |
| FY2020 | 718▼ 12% | $125k |
| FY2019 | 818▼ 18% | $115k |
| FY2018 | 993▲ 37% | $110k |
| FY2017 | 724— | $108k |
Prevailing wage level distribution
DOL Levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). A heavy Level I/II skew suggests entry-level / contractor-style hiring; a heavy IV skew suggests senior in-house roles.
Lvl ?
3,92933%
Lvl I
7396%
Lvl II
2,95925%
Lvl III
2,69623%
Lvl IV
1,44412%
Top job titles
Most-filed positions, across all years (raw DOL titles).
| Job Title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Software Development Engineer | 337 | $138k |
| Senior Software Development Engineer | 274 | $157k |
| Mechanical Design Engineer | 249 | $115k |
| Process Engineer | 219 | $100k |
| Staff Software Development Engineer | 214 | $195k |
| Manufacturing Engineer | 175 | $105k |
| Software Engineer | 160 | $130k |
| Manufacturing Equipment Engineer | 158 | $106k |
| Senior Mechanical Design Engineer | 138 | $130k |
| Global Supply Manager | 133 | $115k |
Top worksite states
Where this employer files.
| State | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| CA | 8,755 | $139k |
| TX | 1,551 | $131k |
| NV | 1,077 | $104k |
| NY | 114 | $102k |
| WA | 111 | $150k |
| UT | 32 | $100k |
| IL | 29 | $110k |
| MN | 17 | $112k |
| MI | 15 | $104k |
| CO | 11 | $129k |
Related employers
Similar H-1B volume
Frequently asked questions
- How much does Tesla pay H-1B workers?
- Tesla's median certified H-1B base salary is $150k (FY2025), from 2,594 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Tesla sponsor?
- Tesla has 11,767 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2017–FY2026).
- What jobs does Tesla sponsor for H-1B?
- Tesla's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Software Development Engineer, Senior Software Development Engineer, Mechanical Design Engineer, Process Engineer.
- Where does Tesla hire H-1B workers?
- Tesla's top H-1B worksite states are CA, TX, NV, NY.
Calculate your H-1B lottery odds →orCheck out the insights →