Tesla, Inc.

Manufacturing · Primarily CA · PERM filings 2019–2026

#51 top sponsor

Overview

Tesla, Inc. is a Manufacturing employer that has filed 1,290 PERM green-card applications between FY2019 and FY2026. That places it #51 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 779 were certified (60.4% approval rate), taking about 323 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Mechanical Engineers, with most worksites in CA, and the median sponsored wage is $138,674.

1,290

PERM filings

60.4%

approval

6

denied

$138,674

median wage

323d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 874 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is INDIA (57%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • India496
  • China110
  • Canada89
  • Mexico69
  • Australia25
  • Germany9
  • United Kingdom8
  • France7
  • South Korea7
  • Turkey5

Prior visa status

  • H-1B811
  • L-125
  • E-320
  • TN5
  • Not in USA4
  • O-13
  • H-42
  • L-21

Education

  • Master's568
  • Bachelor's253
  • Other29
  • Doctorate13
  • None10
  • High School1

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

The occupations Tesla, Inc. most often sponsors, with average wages.

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Mechanical Engineers 143 $130,264
Software Developers 137 $166,430
Industrial Engineers 126 $121,007
Industrial Production Managers 88 $146,318
Software Developers, Applications 83 $141,879
Manufacturing Engineers 64 $128,413
Electrical Engineers 51 $136,512
Software Developers, Systems Software 51 $150,799
Engineers, All Other 51 $119,380
Mechatronics Engineers 49 $133,215

Common job titles

Senior Software Development Engineer 80 Software Development Engineer 42 Senior Mechanical Design Engineer 38 Senior Software Engineer 30 Senior Manufacturing Engineer 30 Staff Software Development Engineer 29 Global Supply Manager 25 Senior Process Engineer 25 Manufacturing Equipment Engineer 23 Staff Mechanical Design Engineer 22 Senior Supplier Quality Engineer 22 Senior Technical Program Manager 21

Wage range

$120,000

25th

$138,674

median

$157,280

75th

$181,688

90th

Law firms used

  • MEHLMAN JACOBS LLP982
  • Tafapolsky Smith Mehlman LLP299
  • EY Law LLP4
  • Sumner Immigration Law PLLC1
  • Taf1
  • Mehman Jacobs LLP1

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
G-100-24103-879951 Senior Staff Autopilot Software EngineerCertified Palo Alto, CA Aug 1, 2025
G-100-24103-879948 Senior Manufacturing Equipment EngineerCertified Fremont, CA Aug 1, 2025
G-100-24102-877493 Senior Data Platform EngineerCertified Fremont, CA Aug 1, 2025
G-100-24102-877484 Software Development EngineerCertified Austin, TX Aug 1, 2025
G-100-24101-872836 Senior Software Development EngineerCertified Palo Alto, CA Aug 1, 2025
G-100-24100-870480 Staff Software Development EngineerCertified Palo Alto, CA Aug 1, 2025
G-100-24100-870467 Senior Staff Software Development EngineerCertified Fremont, CA Aug 1, 2025
G-100-24100-866910 Senior Materials PlannerCertified Fremont, CA Aug 1, 2025
G-100-24099-864924 Manager, Software Development EngineeringCertified Bellevue, WA Jul 31, 2025
G-100-24095-856871 Senior Software Development EngineerCertified Austin, TX Jul 31, 2025
G-100-24093-846033 Senior Business Intelligence AnalystCertified Fremont, CA Jul 31, 2025
G-100-24092-846006 Software Development EngineerCertified Palo Alto, CA Jul 31, 2025
G-100-24066-775683 Staff Software Development EngineerCertified Fremont, CA Jul 24, 2025
G-100-24061-765037 Manufacturing Controls EngineerCertified Fremont, CA Jul 24, 2025
G-100-24067-777761 Senior Staff Software Development EngineerCertified Fremont, CA Jul 24, 2025
G-100-24067-779816 Senior Manufacturing EngineerCertified Fremont, CA Jul 24, 2025
G-100-24067-779836 Senior Systems Design/Architecture EngineerCertified Palo Alto, CA Jul 24, 2025
G-100-24067-780110 Software Development EngineerCertified Fremont, CA Jul 24, 2025
G-100-24068-783580 Senior Software Development EngineerCertified Fremont, CA Jul 24, 2025
G-100-24074-800142 Software Development EngineerCertified Fremont, CA Jul 24, 2025

Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.