Tesla salaries in Buffalo, NY

Based on 102 certified H-1B filings by Tesla, Inc. in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$99,725
Middle 50%$88k–$119.3k
vs. all employers here−4%comparison median $104,000
Filings102FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $71,798 and $180,744.
PercentileSalary
10th$80,975
25th$88,000
50th (median)$99,725
75th$119,338
90th$136,539

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $100k $120k FY2024: median $102,244 (14 filings) FY2025: median $95,250 (52 filings) FY2026: median $106,949 (50 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 5 filings FY20 FY2021: 9 filings FY21 FY2022: 6 filings FY22 FY2023: 6 filings FY23 FY2024: 14 filings FY24 FY2025: 52 filings FY25 FY2026: 50 filings FY26 52
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020–––5
FY2021–––9
FY2022–––6
FY2023–––6
FY2024$102,244$96,484$134,18814
FY2025$95,250$85,342$111,76152
FY2026$106,949$90,000$122,25050

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Industrial Engineer$97,27865
Mechanical Engineer$107,18210
Logisticiantoo few6
Software Engineertoo few5
Validation Engineertoo few3
Database Administratortoo few2
Electrical Engineertoo few2

Jobs with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings; links go to all employers for that job in Buffalo, NY.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $84,000 23
Mid-level · Level II $105,000 51
Senior · Level III $131,255 12
Expert · Level IV too few 1

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.