Tesla Motors — 494 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2017)
- 68
- Filings · FY2017
- $115k
- Median base · FY2017
- Mechanical Design Engineer
- Top role · 13 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 471 all-time
Tesla Motors filed 68 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2017 (down 84% from the year before), with a median base salary of $115k and the middle 50% of offers between $98k and $130k. That is 5% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 494 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Mechanical Design Engineer in California.
How much does Tesla Motors pay H-1B workers?
Certified base salary by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $115k median in FY2017. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Tesla Motors's H-1B hiring changed by year?
426 certified filings in FY2016 → 68 in FY2017. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2017 | 68 | −84% | $115k |
| FY2016 | 426 | — | $95k |
Which wage levels does Tesla Motors file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 72% of Tesla Motors's filings sit at Level III–IV. A heavy I–II skew reads as entry-level or contractor-style hiring; a heavy IV skew as senior in-house roles — and higher levels earn more lottery entries.
Share of 36 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I2.8%1
- Level II25.0%9
- Level III58.3%21
- Level IV13.9%5
What jobs does Tesla Motors sponsor for H-1B?
The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Design Engineer | 13 | $94k |
| Global Supply Manager, Purchasing | 12 | $95k |
| Sr. Applications Developer | 11 | $110k |
| Manufacturing Engineer | 9 | $85k |
| Sr. Product Excellence Engineer | 9 | $110k |
| Controls Engineer | 8 | $85k |
| Product Excellence Engineer | 8 | $85k |
| Firmware Engineer | 7 | $92k |
| Senior Application Developer | 6 | $125k |
| Sr. Application Developer | 5 | $105k |
Where does Tesla Motors hire H-1B workers?
Worksite states on the certified filings, all years. Deeper pink = more filings; hover a state for its figures.
| State | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| CA | 471 | $100k |
| NV | 23 | $90k |
What has Tesla Motors filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 494 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Tesla Motors's H-1B filings
- How much does Tesla Motors pay H-1B workers?
- Tesla Motors's median certified H-1B base salary is $115k (FY2017), from 68 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Tesla Motors sponsor?
- Tesla Motors has 494 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2017).
- What jobs does Tesla Motors sponsor for H-1B?
- Tesla Motors's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Mechanical Design Engineer, Global Supply Manager, Purchasing, Sr. Applications Developer, Manufacturing Engineer.
- Where does Tesla Motors hire H-1B workers?
- Tesla Motors's top H-1B worksite states are CA, NV.
- Does a certified LCA mean an H-1B visa was approved?
- No. A Labor Condition Application (LCA) is the Department of Labor attestation an employer must have certified before filing an H-1B petition with USCIS. It records the job, worksite and offered wage, but not whether the petition was filed, selected in the lottery, or approved. Filing counts measure intent to sponsor, not headcount.
- What salary do these figures show?
- The base annual wage offered on the certified LCA, converted to a yearly amount. Bonus, equity, overtime and benefits are not included, so total compensation is typically higher. Figures are medians and percentiles over certified filings; wages above $5,000,000 a year are excluded as data-entry errors.
- What do prevailing-wage levels I–IV mean?
- The Department of Labor assigns each LCA an OES wage level from I (entry) to IV (fully competent) for the occupation and area. Under the FY2027 wage-weighted H-1B lottery rule, a higher level earns more selection entries, so an employer's level mix is a proxy for how senior its sponsored roles are.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — certified LCA disclosure data through June 2026 (FY2016–FY2017). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →