Tesla, Inc.
Compensation intelligence · Updated Oct 18, 2026Explore pay benchmarks at Tesla, Inc.. Use role and coverage details to understand what each compensation figure represents.
Fortune 500 · #43 · 2026
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382 role entries found in retained salary evidence and employer listings. Some titles are grouped; others retain the employer’s original wording. Coverage varies by role.
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Selected supported source cohorts for Tesla, Inc. salaries. These are individual benchmarks, not an average across employers or levels.
Industrial Engineer · Tesla, Inc. · All reported locations
For Industrial Engineer at Tesla, Inc. in All reported locations, the median offered annual base wage is USD $138,023.31. The sample denominator is 265 offered-wage filings. Measurement period: FY 2026 filings. Benchmark year: 2026.
Wages.fyi calculates this median from available regulatory wage filings. Filings describe offered base wages, not realized employee earnings or total compensation. Bonus and equity are not inferred.
Coverage refreshed . Refresh dates can differ from when compensation was earned or wages were offered.
Software Engineer · Tesla, Inc. · All reported locations
For Software Engineer at Tesla, Inc. in All reported locations, the median offered annual base wage is USD $224,000. The sample denominator is 99 offered-wage filings. Measurement period: FY 2026 filings. Benchmark year: 2026.
Wages.fyi calculates this median from available regulatory wage filings. Filings describe offered base wages, not realized employee earnings or total compensation. Bonus and equity are not inferred.
Coverage refreshed . Refresh dates can differ from when compensation was earned or wages were offered.
Process Engineer · Tesla, Inc. · All reported locations
For Process Engineer at Tesla, Inc. in All reported locations, the median offered annual base wage is USD $110,959. The sample denominator is 97 offered-wage filings. Measurement period: FY 2026 filings. Benchmark year: 2026.
Wages.fyi calculates this median from available regulatory wage filings. Filings describe offered base wages, not realized employee earnings or total compensation. Bonus and equity are not inferred.
Coverage refreshed . Refresh dates can differ from when compensation was earned or wages were offered.
Only public source benchmarks with at least five samples and a disclosed median appear here. Samples can overlap and are never added into an employee total. Source sampling methods apply; published sample counts are not guaranteed to represent unique employees. Missing pay components stay undisclosed. Methodology.
Compensation by role
Annual USD benchmarks · comparable statistics remain separate
| ROLE / LEVEL | TOTAL COMP | BASE SALARY | STOCK / YEAR | CASH BONUS | CONTEXT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sr Systems Design/Architecture EngineerLevel not disclosedAll reported locations | Not disclosedUSD · Median | $175,000 | — | — | Offered base wage · filing cohort9 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026 | |
Manufacturing Controls Dev EngineerLevel not disclosedAll reported locations | Not disclosedUSD · Median | $140,241 | — | — | Offered base wage · filing cohort64 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026 | |
Quality EngineerLevel not disclosedAll reported locations | Not disclosedUSD · Median | $116,732 | — | — | Offered base wage · filing cohort11 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026 | |
Manufacturing Controls Development EngineerLevel not disclosedAll reported locations | Not disclosedUSD · Median | $151,092 | — | — | Offered base wage · filing cohort5 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026 | |
Process EngineerLevel not disclosedAll reported locations | Not disclosedUSD · Median | $110,959 | — | — | Offered base wage · filing cohort97 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026 | |
Sr. Silicon Design EngineerLevel not disclosedAll reported locations | Not disclosedUSD · Median | $246,500 | — | — | Offered base wage · filing cohort14 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026 | |
Program ManagerLevel not disclosedAll reported locations | Not disclosedUSD · Median | $110,208 | — | — | Offered base wage · filing cohort8 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026 | |
AI Hardware EngineerLevel not disclosedAll reported locations | Not disclosedUSD · Median | $278,075 | — | — | Offered base wage · filing cohort20 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026 | |
Staff Test EngineerLevel not disclosedAll reported locations | Not disclosedUSD · Median | $166,978 | — | — | Offered base wage · filing cohort7 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026 | |
Data EngineerLevel not disclosedAll reported locations | Not disclosedUSD · Median | $165,000 | — | — | Offered base wage · filing cohort70 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026 | |
Staff Software Development EngineerLevel not disclosedAll reported locations | Not disclosedUSD · Median | $217,482 | — | — | Offered base wage · filing cohort23 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026 | |
Technical Program ManagerLevel not disclosedAll reported locations | Not disclosedUSD · Median | $142,400 | — | — | Offered base wage · filing cohort38 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026 | |
Sr Manufacturing Equipment EngineerLevel not disclosedAll reported locations | Not disclosedUSD · Median | $129,733 | — | — | Offered base wage · filing cohort12 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026 | |
Associate Materials PlannerLevel not disclosedAll reported locations | Not disclosedUSD · Median | $80,000 | — | — | Offered base wage · filing cohort5 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026 | |
Electrical EngineerLevel not disclosedAll reported locations | Not disclosedUSD · Median | $162,110 | — | — | Offered base wage · filing cohort22 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026 |
Base wages, total compensation, source estimates, and employer ranges are measured separately. Sample counts and reporting periods travel with every benchmark.
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Base pay coverageTesla, Inc. · Associate Manufacturing Controls Dev Engineer
Base pay coverageTesla, Inc. · Associate Manufacturing Equipment Engineer
Base pay coverageTesla, Inc. · Associate Materials Planner
Base pay coverageTesla, Inc. · Associate Mgr Engineering
Base pay coverageTesla, Inc. · Associate Process Engineer
Base pay coverageTesla, Inc. · Associate QA Engineer
Base pay coverageTesla, Inc. · Associate Sourcing Engineer
Base pay coverageTesla, Inc. · Associate Supply Chain Planner
Base pay coverageTesla, Inc. · Associate Technical Program Manager
Base pay coverageTesla, Inc. · Associate Technical Program Mgr
Base pay coverageTesla, Inc. · Autopilot Machine Learning Engineer
Base pay coverageTesla, Inc. · Construction Project Mgr
Base pay coverageTesla, Inc. · Controls Development Engineer
Base pay coverageTesla, Inc. · Data Engineer
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Tesla, Inc. · AI Hardware Engineer
Austin, TX · Base pay coverageTesla, Inc. · AI Hardware Engineer
Palo Alto, CA · Base pay coverageTesla, Inc. · Associate Manufacturing Equipment Engineer
Sparks, NV · Base pay coverageTesla, Inc. · Associate Process Engineer
Fremont, CA · Base pay coverageTesla, Inc. · Associate Process Engineer
Sparks, NV · Base pay coverageTesla, Inc. · Associate QA Engineer
Sparks, NV · Base pay coverageTesla, Inc. · Associate Supply Chain Planner
Lathrop, CA · Base pay coverageTesla, Inc. · Associate Technical Program Mgr
Austin, TX · Base pay coverageTesla, Inc. · Autopilot Machine Learning Engineer
Palo Alto, CA · Base pay coverageTesla, Inc. · Data Engineer
Austin, TX · Base pay coverageTesla, Inc. · Data Engineer
Fremont, CA · Base pay coverageTesla, Inc. · Data Engineer
Palo Alto, CA · Base pay coverageTesla, Inc. · Data Engineer
Sparks, NV · Base pay coverageTesla, Inc. · Data Scientist
Fremont, CA · Base pay coverageTesla, Inc. · Distributed Systems Engineer
Fremont, CA · Base pay coverageTesla, Inc. · Electrical Engineer
Fremont, CA · Base pay coverageTesla, Inc. · Electronic Design Engineer
Palo Alto, CA · Base pay coverageTesla, Inc. · Industrial Engineer
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How to read Tesla, Inc. pay data.
What is available?
108 supported pay benchmarks. Base-pay benchmarks describe salary or offered wages; stock and bonus may be unavailable. Missing components stay undisclosed.
How current are the numbers?
This coverage was last refreshed Oct 18, 2026. Each row shows its own measurement period. A collection date can differ from the year when compensation was earned or a wage was offered.
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Public pay cohorts need at least five samples. Counts can overlap, so they are not added together into a worker total. Coverage reflects available records and does not represent every employer or employee. Read the methodology.