LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026
Tesla H-1B filings for data scientists
Short answer
Tesla filed 55 H-1B labor condition applications for data scientists (LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026), 21% of its 263 IT filings. The most common state is California (38) and the most common city is Fremont, CA.
Job titles on the filings
| Job title | Filings |
|---|---|
| Data Scientist | 18 |
| Sr Data Engineer | 8 |
| Staff Data Engineer | 7 |
| Data Engineer | 7 |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 2 |
| State | Filings |
|---|---|
| California | 38 |
| Texas | 11 |
| Nevada | 6 |
| City | Filings |
|---|---|
| Fremont, CA | 27 |
| Palo Alto, CA | 11 |
| Austin, TX | 11 |
| Sparks, NV | 6 |
Wage levels and offered wage
| Wage level | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 2 | 4% |
| Level II | 15 | 31% |
| Level III | 19 | 40% |
| Level IV | 12 | 25% |
Median offered wage for data scientists: $165,000 a year, against a median prevailing wage of $144,991 on the same filings. See prevailing wages by occupation and area.
Tesla in other occupations
Other employers filing for data scientists
| Employer | Filings |
|---|---|
| People Tech | 57 |
| Wayfair | 57 |
| Visa | 50 |
| Goldman Sachs | 48 |
| Deloitte | 46 |
| Palantir | 66 |
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