Tesla is the world’s leading maker of electric cars. The company’s main factory is in Fremont, CA with offices in Palo Alto and Hawthorne, CA.
A second U.S. factory is almost ready in Austin, TX.
Here are salaries for Tesla workers based on information for H1-B applicants submitted to the Department of Labor.
Salary figures are for the fourth quarter of 2021 and don’t include stock options or benefits.
| Job Title | Location | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Program Manager | Fremont | $125,000 |
| Senior Mechanical Engineer, Solar Products | Fremont | $128,767 |
| Senior Software Development Engineer | Fremont | $148,571 |
| Senior Manager, Applications Engineering | Fremont | $209,000 |
| Manager, Test Engineering | Fremont | $164,000 |
| Staff Application Support Analyst | Fremont | $152,000 |
| Senior Supplier Industrialization Engineer | Fremont | $120,000 |
| Senior Software Applications Engineer | Fremont | $141,000 |
| Senior Supplier Quality Engineer | Fremont | $125,000 |
| Senior Technical Construction Project Manager | Fremont | $146,515 |
| Senior Network Support Engineer | Fremont | $114,000 |
| Quality Assurance Engineer | Fremont | $105,000-115,000 |
| Senior Test Engineer | Fremont | $130,000 |
| Staff Quality Assurance Engineer | Fremont | $135,564 |
| Technical Project Manager | Fremont | $106,014 |
| Business Intelligence Analyst | Fremont | $93,000 |
| Supply Chain Analyst | Fremont | $100,000 |
| Software Development Engineer | Fremont | $125,000-150,000 |
| Staff Manufacturing Engineer | Fremont | $173,000 |
| Process Engineer | Fremont | $95,000-105,500 |
| Program Manager | Fremont | $105,000 |
| Logistics Analyst | Fremont | $90,000 |
| Senior Manager, Logistics | Fremont | $169,000 |
| Statistician | Fremont | $110,000 |
| Associate Software Development Engineer | Fremont | $120,000 |
| Reliability Engineer | Fremont | $140,000 |
| Manufacturing Controls Development Engineer | Fremont | $108,000 |
| Manufacturing Controls Engineer | Fremont | $110,000 |
| Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer | Fremont | $140,000-150,000 |
| Senior Business Intelligence Analyst | Fremont | $112,479 |
| Technical Program Manager | Fremont | $129,000 |
| Associate Technical Project Manager | Fremont | $95,000 |
| Manager, Logistics | Fremont | $147,000 |
| Manufacturing Engineer | Fremont | $115,000 |
| Senior Software Development Engineer | Palo Alto | $147,386 |
| Mechanical Design Engineer | Palo Alto | $101,454 |
| Machine Learning Engineer | Palo Alto | $140,000 |
| Senior Mechanical Design Engineer | Palo Alto | $135,000 |
| Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer | Palo Alto | $145,000 |
| Global Supply Manager | Palo Alto | $115,000 |
| Senior Research Engineer, Cell Engineering | Palo Alto | $135,000 |
| Data Analyst, Wall Connector | Palo Alto | $100,000 |
| Staff Hardware Engineer | Palo Alto | $168,000 |
| Staff Electronic Design Engineer | Palo Alto | $163,386 |
| Staff Mechanical Design Engineer | Palo Alto | $147,576 |
| Manager, Supplier Quality | Palo Alto | $170,000 |
| Senior Studio Designer | Hawthorne | $140,000 |
| Staff Project (Design) Manager, Engineering Programs | Hawthorne | $172,000 |
| Senior Manager, Mechanical Engineering | Hawthorne | $256,000 |
| Industrial Engineer | Austin | $110,000 |
| Senior Staff Materials Engineer | Austin | $163,000 |
| Manufacturing Engineer | Austin | $85,000 |
| Senior Test Engineer | Austin | $130,000 |
| Software Development Engineer | Austin | $120,000-126,000 |
| Staff Sourcing Engineer | Austin | $145,000 |
