LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026
Tesla H-1B filings in California
Short answer
Tesla filed 205 H-1B labor condition applications for IT roles in California (LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026), 78% of its 263 IT filings. The most common occupation there is software developers (122) and the most common city is Fremont (119).
Job titles filed in California
| Job title on the filing | Filings |
|---|---|
| Sr Software Development Engineer | 36 |
| Staff Software Development Engineer | 12 |
| Data Scientist | 11 |
| Sr Software Development Engineer - Eng | 10 |
| Sr Software Product Mgr | 9 |
| City | Filings |
|---|---|
| Fremont | 119 |
| Palo Alto | 74 |
| Hawthorne | 3 |
| Sunnyvale | 3 |
| Occupation | Filings |
|---|---|
| Software Developers | 122 |
| Data Scientists | 38 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | 15 |
Wage levels and offered wage
| Wage level | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 5 | 3% |
| Level II | 40 | 28% |
| Level III | 64 | 44% |
| Level IV | 35 | 24% |
Median offered wage in California: $187,370 a year, against a median prevailing wage of $169,262 on the same filings. Compare with prevailing wages by area.
Tesla in other states
| State | Filings |
|---|---|
| All states | 263 |
| Texas | 37 |
| Nevada | 10 |
| Washington | 6 |
Other employers filing in California
| Employer | Filings in California |
|---|---|
| Cisco | 193 |
| Uber | 185 |
| Ernst Young U S | 177 |
| Deloitte | 173 |
| Palo Alto Networks | 171 |
| Cognizant | 249 |
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