Offered wages
Tesla, Inc. — H-1B salaries
Every offered wage disclosed on Tesla, Inc.'s certified labor condition applications — 1,741 positions — grouped into $5,000 bands and cut by occupation and by metro. Percentiles are computed from those bands at read time.
- Median offered wage
- $151,172
- 25th percentile
- $121,017
- 75th percentile
- $182,736
- Occupations
- 54
Interpolated inside a $5,000 band, so it reads as a point in a range rather than a salary anyone was paid.
1,741 disclosed positions
A quarter of disclosed positions were offered less than this.
A quarter of disclosed positions were offered more than this.
Distinct SOC codes with at least one disclosed wage.
All disclosed wages
The whole distribution, every occupation together. The dashed line is the median, derived from these bands.
25th $121,017 · median $151,172 · 75th $182,736 · 1,741 disclosed positions
Offered wages from certified Labor Condition Applications, grouped into $5,000 bands. Percentiles are computed from the bands, not from a stored average.
By occupation
Each SOC code the employer filed under, with its own percentiles derived from its own bands.
| Occupation (SOC) | Disclosed positions | 25th | Median | 75th | Prevailing wage level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17-2112.03 · Manufacturing Engineers | 294 | $110,298 | $124,107 | $147,321 | I 6 · II 96 · III 88 · IV 23 · Not stated 7 |
| 15-1252.00 · Software Developers | 215 | $165,469 | $188,654 | $213,854 | I 3 · II 34 · III 45 · IV 28 · Not stated 56 |
| 17-2112.00 · Industrial Engineers | 199 | $106,594 | $120,900 | $143,250 | I 11 · II 61 · III 52 · IV 16 · Not stated 6 |
| 17-2141.00 · Mechanical Engineers | 197 | $103,920 | $144,464 | $166,250 | I 10 · II 50 · III 53 · IV 20 · Not stated 11 |
| 15-2051.00 · Data Scientists | 194 | $146,786 | $164,884 | $193,155 | I 2 · II 15 · III 20 · IV 12 · Not stated 7 |
| 11-3071.04 · Supply Chain Managers | 161 | $119,844 | $151,048 | $176,607 | I 3 · II 20 · III 18 · IV 7 · Not stated 14 |
| 17-2071.00 · Electrical Engineers | 95 | $154,375 | $182,500 | $196,250 | II 18 · III 23 · IV 16 · Not stated 10 |
| 11-3051.00 · Industrial Production Managers | 68 | $163,333 | $169,444 | $196,429 | II 8 · III 11 · IV 8 · Not stated 15 |
| 13-1081.00 · Logisticians | 36 | $95,000 | $105,000 | $135,000 | I 2 · II 14 · III 8 · IV 1 |
| 17-2112.02 · Validation Engineers | 35 | $113,438 | $129,167 | $165,417 | I 2 · II 19 · III 11 · IV 1 · Not stated 2 |
| 11-9021.00 · Construction Managers | 27 | $131,875 | $144,375 | $163,125 | II 13 · III 9 · IV 5 |
| 17-2199.05 · Mechatronics Engineers | 25 | $126,250 | $151,875 | $164,583 | I 1 · II 13 · III 4 · IV 4 · Not stated 3 |
| 17-2061.00 · Computer Hardware Engineers | 18 | $188,750 | $225,000 | $253,750 | II 1 · III 3 · IV 8 · Not stated 6 |
| 15-1253.00 · Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | 17 | $160,625 | $171,250 | $182,188 | II 3 · III 9 · IV 5 |
| 13-1081.02 · Logistics Analysts | 17 | $98,750 | $111,875 | $127,917 | II 11 · III 4 · IV 2 |
| 17-2141.02 · Automotive Engineers | 10 | $148,750 | $200,000 | $260,833 | II 3 · III 2 · IV 4 · Not stated 1 |
| 15-2051.01 | 10 | $152,500 | $162,500 | $172,500 | I 1 · III 1 · Not stated 8 |
| 17-2051.00 · Civil Engineers | 10 | $111,250 | $120,000 | $165,833 | II 5 · III 2 · IV 3 |
| 11-9041.00 | 9 | $191,250 | $207,500 | $251,875 | III 4 · IV 1 · Not stated 4 |
| 17-2199.08 | 9 | $171,250 | $183,750 | $238,750 | II 5 · III 2 · IV 2 |
| 17-2041.00 · Chemical Engineers | 9 | $146,250 | $162,500 | $178,750 | II 3 · III 4 · IV 1 · Not stated 1 |
| 13-1023.00 · Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products | 8 | $130,000 | $155,000 | $175,000 | II 5 · IV 3 |
| 15-1299.09 · Information Technology Project Managers | 6 | $163,750 | $172,500 | $177,500 | III 6 |
| 13-1082.00 | 6 | $137,500 | $155,000 | $166,250 | II 2 · III 4 |
| 13-1081.01 | 6 | $117,500 | $132,500 | $172,500 | II 2 · III 3 · IV 1 |
| 15-1254.00 · Web Developers | 5 | $151,250 | $157,500 | $183,750 | I 1 · II 2 · III 2 |
| 13-2051.00 | 5 | $126,250 | $142,500 | $198,750 | I 2 · II 1 · IV 2 |
| 41-9031.00 · Sales Engineers | 4 | $165,000 | $170,000 | $172,500 | II 1 · III 3 |
| 17-2072.00 · Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | 4 | $162,500 | $165,000 | $180,000 | II 2 · Not stated 2 |
| 15-1299.05 · Information Security Engineers | 4 | $85,000 | $140,000 | $185,000 | II 2 · III 1 · IV 1 |
| 13-2011.00 · Accountants and Auditors | 4 | $110,000 | $115,000 | $130,000 | II 1 · III 3 |
| 15-1251.00 | 3 | $178,750 | $187,500 | $231,250 | II 1 · IV 2 |
| 17-1011.00 · Architects, Except Landscape and Naval | 3 | $113,750 | $122,500 | $176,250 | II 2 · III 1 |
| 23-1011.00 | 2 | $227,500 | $230,000 | $232,500 | III 1 · Not stated 1 |
| 17-2199.03 | 2 | $201,250 | $202,500 | $203,750 | III 2 |
| 11-3021.00 | 2 | $177,500 | $180,000 | $257,500 | III 1 · Not stated 1 |
| 15-1243.01 | 2 | $167,500 | $170,000 | $177,500 | III 1 · Not stated 1 |
| 15-1244.00 | 2 | $132,500 | $135,000 | $212,500 | II 1 · III 1 |
| 15-1243.00 · Database Architects | 2 | $127,500 | $130,000 | $207,500 | IV 1 · Not stated 1 |
| 17-2112.01 | 2 | $97,500 | $100,000 | $152,500 | II 1 · IV 1 |
| 15-1299.08 | 1 | $211,250 | $212,500 | $213,750 | II 1 |
| 17-2131.00 | 1 | $211,250 | $212,500 | $213,750 | IV 1 |
| 27-1011.00 | 1 | $186,250 | $187,500 | $188,750 | III 1 |
| 13-1161.00 | 1 | $181,250 | $182,500 | $183,750 | Not stated 1 |
| 17-2199.00 | 1 | $181,250 | $182,500 | $183,750 | II 1 |
| 17-2111.00 | 1 | $161,250 | $162,500 | $163,750 | IV 1 |
| 17-3011.00 | 1 | $161,250 | $162,500 | $163,750 | II 1 |
| 17-2081.00 | 1 | $156,250 | $157,500 | $158,750 | IV 1 |
| 19-5011.00 | 1 | $151,250 | $152,500 | $153,750 | III 1 |
| 15-1211.00 | 1 | $151,250 | $152,500 | $153,750 | III 1 |
| 15-1255.00 | 1 | $136,250 | $137,500 | $138,750 | II 1 |
| 17-3027.00 | 1 | $131,250 | $132,500 | $133,750 | III 1 |
| 15-2031.00 | 1 | $126,250 | $127,500 | $128,750 | II 1 |
| 13-1111.00 | 1 | $96,250 | $97,500 | $98,750 | II 1 |
Rows with fewer than 5 disclosed positions are shown because they are real filings, but a percentile over that few offers is an anecdote rather than a range. The disclosed-position column is there so you can tell which is which.
Largest occupations in detail
The same bands, drawn. Shape matters: two occupations with the same median can pay very differently at the edges.
17-2112.03 · Manufacturing Engineers294 disclosed positions · 19 metros
25th $110,298 · median $124,107 · 75th $147,321 · 294 disclosed positions
Offered wages from certified Labor Condition Applications, grouped into $5,000 bands. Percentiles are computed from the bands, not from a stored average.
15-1252.00 · Software Developers215 disclosed positions · 14 metros
25th $165,469 · median $188,654 · 75th $213,854 · 215 disclosed positions
Offered wages from certified Labor Condition Applications, grouped into $5,000 bands. Percentiles are computed from the bands, not from a stored average.
17-2112.00 · Industrial Engineers199 disclosed positions · 13 metros
25th $106,594 · median $120,900 · 75th $143,250 · 199 disclosed positions
Offered wages from certified Labor Condition Applications, grouped into $5,000 bands. Percentiles are computed from the bands, not from a stored average.
By metro area
The same wages cut by where the work is, from the metro half of each stored band key.
| Metro area | Disclosed positions | 25th | Median | 75th | Occupations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fremont, CA | 639 | $141,741 | $162,900 | $187,470 | 43 |
| Palo Alto, CA | 408 | $149,651 | $177,647 | $215,625 | 34 |
| Sparks, NV | 309 | $96,658 | $105,697 | $118,672 | 18 |
| Austin, TX | 202 | $121,161 | $135,000 | $160,357 | 27 |
| Brookshire, TX | 28 | $120,000 | $130,000 | $138,333 | 10 |
| Bellevue, WA | 25 | $181,771 | $184,375 | $212,969 | 3 |
| Lathrop, CA | 24 | $112,500 | $126,000 | $146,667 | 8 |
| Buffalo, NY | 19 | $99,375 | $131,250 | $146,250 | 10 |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 14 | $142,500 | $148,750 | $177,500 | 10 |
| San Jose, CA | 9 | $141,250 | $177,500 | $213,750 | 7 |
| San Diego, CA | 6 | $137,500 | $140,000 | $157,500 | 4 |
| Hawthorne, CA | 5 | $151,250 | $182,500 | $198,750 | 3 |
| Hayward, CA | 5 | $176,250 | $186,250 | $189,375 | 5 |
| Santa Clara, CA | 4 | $125,000 | $140,000 | $155,000 | 4 |
| Draper, UT | 3 | $98,750 | $107,500 | $116,250 | 3 |
| Brooklyn Park, MN | 2 | $107,500 | $110,000 | $127,500 | 2 |
| Building 9, TX | 2 | $186,250 | $187,500 | $188,750 | 1 |
| Hutto, TX | 2 | $221,250 | $222,500 | $223,750 | 1 |
| Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $117,500 | $120,000 | $132,500 | 2 |
| Mountain View, CA | 2 | $147,500 | $150,000 | $172,500 | 2 |
| Reno, NV | 2 | $87,500 | $90,000 | $112,500 | 2 |
| Robstown, TX | 2 | $142,500 | $145,000 | $162,500 | 2 |
| Apt 385, CA | 1 | $141,250 | $142,500 | $143,750 | 1 |
| Cartersville, GA | 1 | $91,250 | $92,500 | $93,750 | 1 |
| Cincinnati, OH | 1 | $106,250 | $107,500 | $108,750 | 1 |
| College Station, TX | 1 | $121,250 | $122,500 | $123,750 | 1 |
| Cupertino, CA | 1 | $161,250 | $162,500 | $163,750 | 1 |
| Dallas, TX | 1 | $111,250 | $112,500 | $113,750 | 1 |
| Del Valle, TX | 1 | $96,250 | $97,500 | $98,750 | 1 |
| Elgin, IL | 1 | $131,250 | $132,500 | $133,750 | 1 |
| Fermont, CA | 1 | $141,250 | $142,500 | $143,750 | 1 |
| Fountain Inn, SC | 1 | $111,250 | $112,500 | $113,750 | 1 |
| Greenville, SC | 1 | $111,250 | $112,500 | $113,750 | 1 |
| Hillsborough, FL | 1 | $111,250 | $112,500 | $113,750 | 1 |
| Houghton, MI | 1 | $91,250 | $92,500 | $93,750 | 1 |
| Irving, TX | 1 | $181,250 | $182,500 | $183,750 | 1 |
| Milpitas, CA | 1 | $111,250 | $112,500 | $113,750 | 1 |
| Newburgh, NY | 1 | $101,250 | $102,500 | $103,750 | 1 |
| Novi, MI | 1 | $201,250 | $202,500 | $203,750 | 1 |
| Palto Alto, CA | 1 | $201,250 | $202,500 | $203,750 | 1 |
| Pattison, TX | 1 | $146,250 | $147,500 | $148,750 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $191,250 | $192,500 | $193,750 | 1 |
| San Bernardino, CA | 1 | $216,250 | $217,500 | $218,750 | 1 |
| San Deigo, CA | 1 | $136,250 | $137,500 | $138,750 | 1 |
| Seatac, WA | 1 | $111,250 | $112,500 | $113,750 | 1 |
| Seattle, WA | 1 | $136,250 | $137,500 | $138,750 | 1 |
| The Colony, TX | 1 | $96,250 | $97,500 | $98,750 | 1 |
| Tx, TX | 1 | $96,250 | $97,500 | $98,750 | 1 |
| White Lake, MI | 1 | $111,250 | $112,500 | $113,750 | 1 |
Prevailing wage levels
Level I is entry, level IV is fully competent and independent. The level sets the legal floor the offered wage has to clear.
| Level | Positions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 44 | 3.6% |
| Level II | 421 | 34.8% |
| Level III | 406 | 33.6% |
| Level IV | 181 | 15.0% |
| Not stated | 158 | 13.1% |
Wages here are the OFFERED WAGE on the labor condition application — a commitment the employer made to the Department of Labor, not anyone’s actual compensation, and it excludes bonus and equity. Every percentile on this page is computed at render time from stored $5,000 band counts (1,741 positions); no median is stored anywhere in the dataset. How the derivation works.