Employer profile
Tesla Motors
494 certified H-1B filings across 2 fiscal years.
Snapshot year
FY2017 filings
68
FY2017 median
$115k
Top role
Mechanical Design Engineer
13 filings · all-time
Top state
CA
471 filings · all-time
Pay distribution
How Tesla Motors 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 Motors hired across H-1B fiscal years. The small figure under each filings count is its change vs the prior FY.
| FY | Filings | Median $ |
|---|---|---|
| FY2017 | 68▼ 84% | $115k |
| FY2016 | 426— | $95k |
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 ?
45893%
Lvl I
10%
Lvl II
92%
Lvl III
214%
Lvl IV
51%
Top job titles
Most-filed positions, across all years (raw DOL titles).
| Job Title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Top worksite states
Where this employer files.
| State | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| CA | 471 | $100k |
| NV | 23 | $90k |
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Frequently asked questions
- 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.
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