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Tesla Visa Sponsorship

900 open roles · Austin, TX

H-1B sponsor score84 Very active
H-1B filings (3 yrs)7,2392,563 since Oct 2025
Green cards (3 yrs)1,076393 in FY2026
Median salary$149k54% entry level

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Roles they sponsor for H-1B

Most H-1B salaries here fall between $123k and $179k.

Wage levels and the lottery

Level I10%1 entry
Level II44%2 entries
Level III30%3 entries
Level IV16%4 entries

Since the March 2026 registration, the H-1B lottery gives each registration 1 to 4 entries by wage level: Level I gets 1, Level IV gets 4. Most of Tesla's filings are Level II. Check the level of your own offer

Green cards

FY2024283
FY2025400
FY2026393

Certified PERM applications, the employer's first step toward a worker's green card. 3 denied in the same years.

Visa the worker held when they applied (FY2024 cases, the last year DOL published it)

H-1B275
Not in USA2
E-32
TN1
L-11
  • Senior Software Development Engineer89 green cards$161k median
  • Software Development Engineer38 green cards$152k median
  • Senior Mechanical Design Engineer32 green cards$133k median
  • Manufacturing Equipment Engineer29 green cards$119k median
  • Staff Software Development Engineer28 green cards$190k median
  • Senior Manufacturing Engineer27 green cards$134k median
  • Senior Process Engineer25 green cards$127k median
  • Process Engineer25 green cards$109k median

Other work visas

E-3 · Australian citizens

172 filings in 3 years

  • Mechanical Design Engineer13
  • Technical Program Manager6
  • Staff Manufacturing Controls Engineer5
  • Manufacturing Engineer4

H-1B1 · Citizens of Chile and Singapore

31 filings in 3 years

  • Autopilot Software Engineer6
  • Software Engineer4
  • Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer, Manufacturing Test4
  • Autopilot Machine Learning Engineer2

H-1B filings by year

FY20242,068
FY20252,608
FY2026 so far2,563

FY2026 runs Oct 2025 to Sep 2026; DOL data is through Jun 2026.

Where they file

CA4,700
TX1,488
NV761
NY120
WA71

Why it scores 84

  • 40% of filings are for new hires, not renewals
  • 7,239 filings since FY2024
  • Filings up 11% vs the same months last year
  • 98% USCIS approval rate (FY2023)
  • Filed every year since FY2024

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Source: Department of Labor LCA and PERM disclosure data through Jun 2026 and the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. A certified LCA is filed before an H-1B petition and a certified PERM before a green card petition. Neither is an approved visa or a current opening. Not legal advice: rules change, so confirm with your DSO, your employer or an immigration attorney.