Staff Software Engineer at Tesla
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Tesla pay a Staff Software Engineer on an H-1B?
$184k Tesla has filed 115 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Staff Software Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $184k. Most of those filings fall between $158k and $200k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
115
Median base salary
$184k
Middle 50%
$158k to $200k
Filings and pay by year
Staff Software Engineer at Tesla, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 1 | $228k |
| FY2025 | 26 | $219k |
| FY2024 | 27 | $191k |
| FY2023 | 2 | $189k |
| FY2022 | 2 | $173k |
| FY2020 | 18 | $163k |
| FY2019 | 21 | $156k |
| FY2018 | 16 | $148k |
| FY2017 | 2 | $152k |
A fiscal year marked partial is still in progress, so its total is lower than a complete year and the two are not comparable.
Where this work is
Work locations named on the filings, most common first
| Location | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Fremont, CA | 70 | $167k |
| Palo Alto, CA | 18 | $218k |
| Bellevue, WA | 5 | $199k |
| Austin, TX | 4 | $187k |
| San Jose, CA | 4 | $194k |
| Sparks, NV | 3 | $153k |
| Buffalo, NY | 2 | $162k |
| Bothell, WA | 1 | $210k |
| Foster City, CA | 1 | $250k |
| Hawthorne, CA | 1 | $193k |
| Leander, TX | 1 | $191k |
| Mountain House, CA | 1 | $188k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level III | 3 | $201k |
| Level IV | 52 | $186k |
Other roles Tesla sponsors
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