Tesla salaries in Seattle, WA

Based on 51 certified H-1B filings by Tesla, Inc. in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$167,975
Middle 50%$133k–$199.7k
vs. all employers here+5%comparison median $160,514
Filings51FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $92,374 and $241,514.
PercentileSalary
10th$103,754
25th$133,000
50th (median)$167,975
75th$199,674
90th$235,882

Salary by year

Median salary

$110k $165k $220k FY2022: median $131,500 (18 filings) FY2023: median $165,000 (13 filings) FY2024: median $149,800 (20 filings) FY2025: median $164,069 (40 filings) FY2026: median $201,400 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 3 filings FY20 FY2021: 8 filings FY21 FY2022: 18 filings FY22 FY2023: 13 filings FY23 FY2024: 20 filings FY24 FY2025: 40 filings FY25 FY2026: 11 filings FY26 40
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–––3
FY2021–––8
FY2022$131,500$120,886$163,24018
FY2023$165,000$150,152$175,00013
FY2024$149,800$134,000$194,28620
FY2025$164,069$130,000$189,55340
FY2026$201,400$179,483$238,96711

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Software Engineer$189,64532
Industrial Engineertoo few5
Logisticiantoo few4
QA Engineertoo few3
Mechanical Engineertoo few2
Electrical Engineering Technologisttoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 3
Mid-level · Level II $138,722 18
Senior · Level III $175,788 19
Expert · Level IV $232,810 11

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.