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-100-24074-800310 Manager, Software Engineering (Infrastructure)Certified Austin, TX Jul 24, 2025
G-100-24082-825374 Senior Mechanical Design EngineerCertified Austin, TX Jul 24, 2025
G-100-24088-837729 Staff Manufacturing Controls Development EngineerCertified Fremont, CA Jul 24, 2025
G-100-24061-764613 Senior Technical Program ManagerCertified Fremont, CA Jul 24, 2025
G-100-24061-763557 Senior Test EngineerCertified Fremont, CA Jul 24, 2025
G-100-24068-783644 Senior Test EngineerCertified Fremont, CA Jul 23, 2025
G-100-24061-764587 Senior Software Development EngineerCertified Fremont, CA Jul 23, 2025
G-100-24065-770036 Senior Software Quality Assurance EngineerCertified Fremont, CA Jul 23, 2025
G-100-24065-773050 Quality Assurance EngineerCertified Fremont, CA Jul 23, 2025
G-100-24068-781491 Senior Manufacturing Controls Development EngineerCertified Fremont, CA Jul 23, 2025
G-100-24068-781501 Senior Software Development EngineerCertified Fremont, CA Jul 23, 2025
G-100-24068-783564 Senior Data Analyst, Finished Vehicle LogisticsCertified Fremont, CA Jul 23, 2025
G-100-24068-784225 Global Supply ManagerCertified Palo Alto, CA Jul 23, 2025
G-100-24071-787958 Chargeback AnalystCertified Sunnyvale, CA Jul 23, 2025
G-100-24072-791668 Senior Software Development EngineerCertified Austin, TX Jul 23, 2025
G-100-24073-796738 Software Development EngineerCertified Fremont, CA Jul 23, 2025
G-100-24075-804122 Senior Program Manager, ReturnablesCertified Fremont, CA Jul 23, 2025
G-100-24079-810154 Senior Manufacturing Controls Development EngineerCertified Fremont, CA Jul 23, 2025
G-100-24089-838604 Manufacturing EngineerCertified Fremont, CA Jul 23, 2025
G-100-24079-813348 Software Development EngineerCertified Fremont, CA Jul 15, 2025

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