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Entry-level Tesla salary in California
$94,000 yearly
| Rank | Job title | Average Tesla salary | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senior Software Engineer Manager | $216,490 | $104 |
| 2 | Manufacturing Director | $205,490 | $99 |
| 3 | Senior Manufacturing Manager | $199,824 | $96 |
| 4 | Senior Engineering Manager | $196,489 | $94 |
| 5 | Software Engineering Manager | $195,803 | $94 |
| 6 | Engineering Manager | $195,144 | $94 |
| 7 | Manufacturing Engineering Manager | $188,912 | $91 |
| 8 | Senior Manager-Systems | $187,221 | $90 |
| 9 | Systems Manager | $186,941 | $90 |
| 10 | Design Engineering Manager | $183,000 | $88 |
The highest paying cities in California for Tesla employees are Seaside, Palo Alto, and Sunnyvale.
Tesla workers in Seaside earn an average salary of $131,654 a year, compared to Palo Alto with an average salary of $131,403 and Sunnyvale with an average salary of $131,403.
| Rank | City | Average Tesla salary | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seaside, CA | $131,654 | $63 |
| 2 | Palo Alto, CA | $131,403 | $63 |
| 3 | Sunnyvale, CA | $131,403 | $63 |
| 4 | Santa Clara, CA | $131,395 | $63 |
| 5 | San Jose, CA | $131,379 | $63 |
| 6 | Burlingame, CA | $131,377 | $63 |
| 7 | Gilroy, CA | $131,370 | $63 |
| 8 | San Mateo, CA | $131,368 | $63 |
| 9 | San Carlos, CA | $131,368 | $63 |
| 10 | Foster City, CA | $131,321 | $63 |
| 11 | Colma, CA | $131,319 | $63 |
| 12 | Milpitas, CA | $131,299 | $63 |
| 13 | Fremont, CA | $131,255 | $63 |
| 14 | San Francisco, CA | $131,255 | $63 |
| 15 | Hayward, CA | $131,255 | $63 |
| 16 | Corte Madera, CA | $131,243 | $63 |
| 17 | Berkeley, CA | $131,204 | $63 |
| 18 | Dublin, CA | $131,138 | $63 |
| 19 | Walnut Creek, CA | $131,101 | $63 |
| 20 | Livermore, CA | $131,078 | $63 |
The departments with the highest salaries for Tesla employees in California are IT, Engineering, and Marketing.
California Tesla employees in the IT department earn an average salary of $147,392 a year, compared to an average salary of $135,500 in the Engineering department and $125,918 in the Marketing department.
| Rank | Department | Average Tesla salary | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IT | $147,392 | $71 |
| 2 | Engineering | $135,500 | $65 |
| 3 | Marketing | $125,918 | $61 |
| 4 | Supply Chain | $121,356 | $58 |
| 5 | Plant/Manufacturing | $118,190 | $57 |
| Rank | Company name | Average pay in California | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Motors | $89,703 | $43 |
| 2 | Cummins | $82,667 | $40 |
| 3 | Ford Motor | $78,059 | $38 |
| 4 | Autoliv | $69,257 | $33 |
| 5 | BorgWarner | $66,914 | $32 |
| 6 | Harley-Davidson | $64,308 | $31 |
| 7 | Oshkosh | $62,134 | $30 |
| 8 | Dana Incorporated | $58,460 | $28 |
| 9 | Tenneco | $53,181 | $26 |
| Job | Location | Date added | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staff Software Engineer | Palo Alto, CA | 03/24/2025 | $225,210 |
| Reliability Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | 03/24/2025 | $145,634 |
| Staff Software Engineer | Sunnyvale, CA | 03/24/2025 | $225,210 |
| Data Engineer | Hayward, CA | 03/24/2025 | $163,532 |
| Manufacturing Controls Engineer | Fremont, CA | 03/24/2025 | $144,155 |
| Reliability Engineer | Sunnyvale, CA | 03/24/2025 | $145,634 |
| Manufacturing Controls Engineer | Fremont, CA | 03/24/2025 | $144,155 |
| Data Engineer | Union City, CA | 03/24/2025 | $163,532 |
| Applications Support Engineer | Fremont, CA | 03/21/2025 | $182,355 |
| Software Development Engineer | Fremont, CA | 03/21/2025 | $219,532 |