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Tesla Salaries

How much do people at Tesla get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at Tesla is $110,192, or $52 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $114,033, or $54 per hour.

At Tesla, the highest paid job is a Director of Sales at $225,480 annually and the lowest is a Receptionist at $38,015 annually. Average Tesla salaries by department include: Product at $201,032, Finance at $115,463, Operations at $79,281, and Communications at $102,520. Half of Tesla salaries are above $114,033.

515 employees at Tesla rank their Compensation in the Top 25% of similar sized companies on Comparably (based on 1536 ratings) while 489 employees at Tesla rank their Perks And Benefits in the Top 10% of similar sized companies on Comparably (based on 508 ratings).

Salaries contributed from Tesla employees include job titles like Principal Engineer, Lead Engineer, Data Scientist, and Senior Developer. Comparably data has a total of 21 salary records from Tesla employees.

Last updated months ago.

$60k
$87k
$113k
$176k
$237k
$269k
$301k
$110,192*
Average Compensation
$114,033*
Median Compensation

* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.

Tesla Salary Averages By Department

Recent Tesla Salaries Anonymously Contributed

Senior Marketing Manager
Posted more than 30 days ago · Marketing Department
$110,000 Salary + Bonus
Developer
Posted more than 30 days ago · Engineering Department
$103,000 Salary + Bonus
Operations Manager
Posted more than 30 days ago · Operations Department
$110,500 Salary + Bonus
Lead Engineer
Posted more than 30 days ago · Engineering Department
$100,000 Salary + Bonus
Data Scientist
Posted more than 30 days ago · Engineering Department
$105,000 Salary + Bonus
Senior Developer
Posted more than 30 days ago · Engineering Department
$215,000 Salary + Bonus
Principal Engineer
Posted more than 30 days ago · Engineering Department
$260,000 Salary + Bonus
Director of Sales
Posted more than 30 days ago · Sales Department
$122,000 Salary + Bonus
QA
Posted more than 30 days ago · Engineering Department
$95,000 Salary + Bonus
Corporate Counsel
Posted more than 30 days ago · Legal Department
$350,000 Salary + Bonus
Senior Marketing Manager
Posted more than 30 days ago · Marketing Department
$172,000 Salary + Bonus
Sales Rep
Posted more than 30 days ago · Sales Department
$39,000 Salary + Bonus
Data Scientist
Posted more than 30 days ago · Engineering Department
$105,000 Salary + Bonus

Tesla Salaries By Department (14)

Product Department
$201,032 Avg. total comp.
Engineering Department
$146,849 Avg. total comp.
Marketing Department
$91,907 Avg. total comp.
Design Department
$85,484 Avg. total comp.
Operations Department
$79,281 Avg. total comp.
Admin Department
$60,840 Avg. total comp.
Business Development Department
$114,833 Avg. total comp.
Finance Department
$115,463 Avg. total comp.
Communications Department
$102,520 Avg. total comp.
Customer Support Department
$78,711 Avg. total comp.
HR Department
$127,053 Avg. total comp.
IT Department
$114,575 Avg. total comp.
Legal Department
$196,224 Avg. total comp.
Sales Department
$136,615 Avg. total comp.

Product Department (5)

Director of Product
$176,208*
Est. Salary
$119k
$149k
$205k
$225k
$343k
Group Product Manager
$217,621*
Est. Salary
$119k
$149k
$205k
$225k
$343k
Senior Product Manager
$150,015*
Est. Salary
$119k
$149k
$205k
$225k
$343k
Product Manager
$114,033*
Est. Salary
$119k
$149k
$205k
$225k
$343k
Jr Product Manager
$102,000
Avg. Salary
$119k
$149k
$205k
$225k
$343k

Engineering Department (13)

Director of Engineering
$201,990*
Est. Salary
$89k
$115k
$132k
$206k
$256k
$330k
Principal Engineer
$148,827*
Est. Salary
$89k
$115k
$132k
$206k
$256k
$330k
Lead Engineer
$128,849*
Est. Salary
$89k
$115k
$132k
$206k
$256k
$330k
Engineering Manager
$159,347*
Est. Salary
$89k
$115k
$132k
$206k
$256k
$330k
Data Scientist
$170,000
Avg. Salary
$89k
$115k
$132k
$206k
$256k
$330k
Senior Developer
$122,500
Avg. Salary
$89k
$115k
$132k
$206k
$256k
$330k
DevOps
$71,000
Avg. Salary
$89k
$115k
$132k
$206k
$256k
$330k
Developer
$103,000
Avg. Salary
$89k
$115k
$132k
$206k
$256k
$330k
Project Manager- Tech
$89,250
Avg. Salary
$89k
$115k
$132k
$206k
$256k
$330k
QA Manager
$115,512*
Est. Salary
$89k
$115k
$132k
$206k
$256k
$330k
Automation Engineer
$132,000
Avg. Salary
$89k
$115k
$132k
$206k
$256k
$330k
QA
$94,000
Avg. Salary
$89k
$115k
$132k
$206k
$256k
$330k
Jr Developer
$80,000
Avg. Salary
$89k
$115k
$132k
$206k
$256k
$330k

Marketing Department (10)

Director of Marketing
$162,780*
Est. Salary
$32k
$60k
$74k
$121k
$179k
$200k
$240k
Global Marketing Manager
$98,104*
Est. Salary
$32k
$60k
$74k
$121k
$179k
$200k
$240k
Senior Marketing Manager
$138,308*
Est. Salary
$32k
$60k
$74k
$121k
$179k
$200k
$240k
Marketing Manager
$111,086*
Est. Salary
$32k
$60k
$74k
$121k
$179k
$200k
$240k
Brand Manager
$113,171*
Est. Salary
$32k
$60k
$74k
$121k
$179k
$200k
$240k
Marketing Operations
$92,626*
Est. Salary
$32k
$60k
$74k
$121k
$179k
$200k
$240k
SEO Specialist
$76,382*
Est. Salary
$32k
$60k
$74k
$121k
$179k
$200k
$240k
Business Analyst
$91,900*
Est. Salary
$32k
$60k
$74k
$121k
$179k
$200k
$240k
Copywriter
$82,637*
Est. Salary
$32k
$60k
$74k
$121k
$179k
$200k
$240k
Marketing Associate
$72,407*
Est. Salary
$32k
$60k
$74k
$121k
$179k
$200k
$240k

Design Department (4)

Senior Designer
$97,437*
Est. Salary
$50k
$60k
$76k
$98k
$132k
$139k
$168k
Designer
$83,223*
Est. Salary
$50k
$60k
$76k
$98k
$132k
$139k
$168k
Web/Visual Designer
$94,103*
Est. Salary
$50k
$60k
$76k
$98k
$132k
$139k
$168k
Graphic Designer
$76,525*
Est. Salary
$50k
$60k
$76k
$98k
$132k
$139k
$168k

Operations Department (4)

Director of Operations
$188,174*
Est. Salary
$32k
$52k
$132k
$200k
$285k
Business Analyst
$91,900*
Est. Salary
$32k
$52k
$132k
$200k
$285k
Operations Manager
$129,000
Avg. Salary
$32k
$52k
$132k
$200k
$285k
Office Manager
$59,935*
Est. Salary
$32k
$52k
$132k
$200k
$285k

Admin Department (4)

Executive Assistant
$73,392*
Est. Salary
$32k
$38k
$46k
$73k
$98k
$162k
Admin Assistant
$50,449*
Est. Salary
$32k
$38k
$46k
$73k
$98k
$162k
Secretary
$45,793*
Est. Salary
$32k
$38k
$46k
$73k
$98k
$162k
Receptionist
$38,015*
Est. Salary
$32k
$38k
$46k
$73k
$98k
$162k

Business Development Department (4)

Director of Business Development
$210,000
Avg. Salary
$60k
$85k
$89k
$155k
$205k
$210k
Account Executive
$148,008*
Est. Salary
$60k
$85k
$89k
$155k
$205k
$210k
Business Development Manager
$155,000
Avg. Salary
$60k
$85k
$89k
$155k
$205k
$210k
Account Manager
$94,216*
Est. Salary
$60k
$85k
$89k
$155k
$205k
$210k

Finance Department (5)

Director of Finance
$172,533*
Est. Salary
$68k
$92k
$95k
$140k
$176k
$209k
$225k
Accounting Manager
$117,515*
Est. Salary
$68k
$92k
$95k
$140k
$176k
$209k
$225k
Senior Accountant
$93,900*
Est. Salary
$68k
$92k
$95k
$140k
$176k
$209k
$225k
Accountant
$71,138*
Est. Salary
$68k
$92k
$95k
$140k
$176k
$209k
$225k
Financial Analyst
$89,223*
Est. Salary
$68k
$92k
$95k
$140k
$176k
$209k
$225k

Communications Department (2)

Director of PR
$177,106*
Est. Salary
$30k
$96k
$177k
$200k
$256k
Editor
$87,401*
Est. Salary
$30k
$96k
$177k
$200k
$256k

HR Department (3)

Director of HR
$191,661*
Est. Salary
$70k
$133k
$150k
$215k
$216k
HR Manager
$123,841*
Est. Salary
$70k
$133k
$150k
$215k
$216k
Recruiter
$109,742*
Est. Salary
$70k
$133k
$150k
$215k
$216k

IT Department (7)

Director of IT
$182,844*
Est. Salary
$50k
$72k
$102k
$145k
$183k
$230k
$244k
DevOps
$71,000
Avg. Salary
$50k
$72k
$102k
$145k
$183k
$230k
$244k
IT Manager
$132,555*
Est. Salary
$50k
$72k
$102k
$145k
$183k
$230k
$244k
Project Manager
$105,862*
Est. Salary
$50k
$72k
$102k
$145k
$183k
$230k
$244k
SysAdmin
$103,244*
Est. Salary
$50k
$72k
$102k
$145k
$183k
$230k
$244k
IT Support Engineer
$84,057*
Est. Salary
$50k
$72k
$102k
$145k
$183k
$230k
$244k
Desktop Support
$38,487*
Est. Salary
$50k
$72k
$102k
$145k
$183k
$230k
$244k

Legal Department (2)

General Counsel
$209,612*
Est. Salary
$93k
$142k
$208k
$370k
$387k
Corporate Counsel
$192,432*
Est. Salary
$93k
$142k
$208k
$370k
$387k

Sales Department (5)

Director of Sales
$225,480*
Est. Salary
$53k
$75k
$123k
$150k
$225k
$263k
$270k
Sales Manager
$133,755*
Est. Salary
$53k
$75k
$123k
$150k
$225k
$263k
$270k
Sales Engineer
$140,942*
Est. Salary
$53k
$75k
$123k
$150k
$225k
$263k
$270k
Sales Rep
$124,324*
Est. Salary
$53k
$75k
$123k
$150k
$225k
$263k
$270k
Sales Associate
$52,500
Avg. Salary
$53k
$75k
$123k
$150k
$225k
$263k
$270k

Employer contributed salary* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.

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