LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026
Tesla H-1B sponsor data for IT roles
Short answer
Tesla filed 263 H-1B labor condition applications for IT occupations in the DOL disclosure data (LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026), which ranks it 46 of 3,365 employers with five or more IT filings. The most common occupation is software developers (160 filings) and the most common state is CA (205).
Tesla filings by occupation
| Occupation | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | 160 | 61% |
| Data Scientists | 55 | 21% |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | 17 | 6% |
| Business Intelligence Analysts | 9 | 3% |
Most common job titles
| Job title on the filing | Filings |
|---|---|
| Sr Software Development Engineer | 44 |
| Data Scientist | 18 |
| Staff Software Development Engineer | 16 |
| Software Development Engineer - Eng | 12 |
| Sr Software Development Engineer - Eng | 10 |
| Staff Software Development Engineer - Eng | 9 |
Wage levels and offered wage
| Wage level | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 7 | 4% |
| Level II | 58 | 29% |
| Level III | 84 | 43% |
| Level IV | 48 | 24% |
Most filings (43%) are at Level III. The median offered wage on these filings is $185,000 a year against a median prevailing wage of $164,154, which is 10.3% above the prevailing wage. 100% of filings offer at least the prevailing wage listed on the same filing. 100% are full time. See prevailing wages by occupation and area for the DOL levels.
Employers filing in software developers, like Tesla
| Employer | IT filings |
|---|---|
| Charter Communications | 260 |
| Ust | 271 |
| Uber | 276 |
| Cgi And | 276 |
| Barclays | 246 |
| Tech Mahindra | 246 |
About this data
Source and definitions are on the H-1B sponsors guide. An LCA is not an approval or a job opening. Corrections: support@matchwire.co.
Questions
How many H-1B filings did Tesla make for IT roles?
263 labor condition applications in this dataset (LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026). By decision year: 2025: 73, 2026: 188.
What wage did Tesla offer on these filings?
The median offered wage was $185,000 a year against a median prevailing wage of $164,154, 10.3% above the prevailing wage.