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Tesla Staff Engineer Salary

The average Tesla Staff Engineer earns $103,000 annually. This total compensation is $4,212 less than the US average for a Staff Engineer.

The Engineering Department at Tesla earns $19,269 more on average than the HR Department. Comparably data has a total of 2 salary records from Tesla Staff Engineers.

Last updated 2 months ago.

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$103,000
Average Compensation
$103,000
avg. base

Staff Engineer Salaries at Tesla

Staff Engineers earn $9,000 more than QAs, and $12,512 less than QA Managers.

Director of Engineering
$202k*
Engineering Manager
$159k*
Principal Engineer
$149k*
Lead Engineer
$129k*
QA Manager
$116k*
$103k
$94k
$71k
* estimated salary

Compensation at Tesla by Department

The Engineering Department averages $19,269 more than the HR Department, and $32,228 less than the Product Department

Product
$161,337 Avg. total comp.
+$32k
Engineering
$129,109 Avg. total comp.
HR
$109,840 Avg. total comp.
-$19k

Average Equity for Staff Engineer at Tesla

Recent Staff Engineer Salaries at Tesla

Staff Engineer
Posted more than 30 days ago
$103,000 Salary + Bonus
Staff Engineer
Posted more than 30 days ago
$103,000 Salary + Bonus

Staff Engineer Compensation by Gender (All Companies)

The average female Staff Engineer at companies similar size to Tesla reported making $123,753, while the average male Staff Engineer at similar sized companies reported making $124,793.

Staff Engineer Compensation by Ethnicity (All Companies)

The average Asian or Pacific Islander Staff Engineer at companies similar size to Tesla reported making $128,811, while the average African American/Black Staff Engineer at similar sized companies reported making $102,002.

How Staff Engineers at Tesla Rate Their Compensation

The majority of Staff Engineers at Tesla believe they're compensated fairly. 42% of Staff Engineers at Tesla say they receive annual bonuses, and the vast majority (78%) are satisfied with their benefits. See more compensation ratings at Tesla

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