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Engineer, Exterior Systems

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Engineer, Exterior Systems insights

Official U.S. DOL records
Total filings26All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Median yearly base salary$118,03824 eligible salary records
Employer names7Distinct reported names
Typical salary range$98,971–$136,500Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
02468FY 2016: 2 filings16FY 2017: 4 filings17FY 2018: 7 filings18FY 2019: 4 filings19FY 2020: 2 filings20FY 2021: 2 filings21FY 2022: 1 filings22FY 2023: 1 filings23FY 2025: 3 filings25Fiscal year
FY 20253 filings$172,110 median · n=3

*FY 2026 covers Q1–Q3 through June; earlier years cover full fiscal years. Median: certified, positive yearly base wages; nominal USD.

Salary distribution

Where reported yearly base wages concentrate

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
$100k–$125kMost common wage band
$0$125k$250k+

$25k bands · 24 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Final band includes all wages ≥$250k.

Most reported roles

Explore job mix and compare reported wages

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Engineer, Exterior Systems5
$95,883 median · n=5 eligible
Senior Engineer, Exterior Systems4
$130,500 median · n=2 eligible
Staff Engineer, Exterior Systems4
$140,760 median · n=4 eligible
Design Engineer, Exterior Systems3
$105,685 median · n=3 eligible
Mechanical Design Engineer, Exterior Systems3
$91,978 median · n=3 eligible
Sr. Engineer, Exterior Systems2
$133,750 median · n=2 eligible
Sr Mechanical Design Engineer, Exterior Systems2
$172,110 median · n=2 eligible
Mechanical Engineer, Exterior Systems1
$105,000 median · n=1 eligible

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Leading worksite cities

Where filings are concentrated

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Fremont, CA7
$117,266 median · n=7 eligible
Palo Alto, CA6
$122,000 median · n=6 eligible
Newark, CA5
$118,810 median · n=5 eligible
San Jose, CA4
$141,055 median · n=2 eligible
Fremont, CALIFORNIA3
$105,000 median · n=3 eligible
Newark, CALIFORNIA1
$115,000 median · n=1 eligible

Top 6 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Case outcomes

Certification and withdrawal context

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
92.3%Certified LCAs
Certified24 92.3%
Certified - Withdrawn2 7.7%

Denominator: all 26 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.

Leading employers

Companies with the most matching filings

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Tesla, Inc.15
$125,000 median · n=15 eligible
Lucid Usa, Inc.4
$123,405 median · n=4 eligible
Nextev LLC3
$110,000 median · n=1 eligible
Atieva Usa, Inc.2
$107,500 median · n=2 eligible
Tesla Motors, Inc.2
$98,000 median · n=2 eligible

Top 5 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Salary benchmarks

Reported wage percentiles, from P10 to P90

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
$118,038Median reported annual base wage
10th percentile$92,285
25th percentile$98,971
Median (50th)$118,038
75th percentile$136,500
90th percentile$148,056

n=24 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Percentiles describe filings, not unique workers or total compensation.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor LCA disclosures · FY 2016–2026 (FY 2026 partial) · salary charts exclude non-yearly pay, non-certified cases, and missing or non-positive wages. Coverage & methodology

Salary filing history

26 matching H-1B filings

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Reported base wages in USD · pay period shown beside each amount · select a salary for case details

EmployerJob titleBase salaryLocationSubmit dateStart date
Lucid USA, Inc.Engineer, Exterior Systems

Filing details

$118,810 /yr

I-200-25135-978065
Reported wage: $118,810–$149,470 / year
Annualized: $118,810
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-05-21
Employment end: 2028-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Newark, CA05/14/202510/01/2025
Tesla, Inc.Sr Mechanical Design Engineer, Exterior Systems

Filing details

$172,110 /yr

I-200-25105-863866
Reported wage: $172,110 / year
Annualized: $172,110
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-04-22
Employment end: 2028-08-31
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Fremont, CA04/15/202509/01/2025
Tesla, Inc.Sr Mechanical Design Engineer, Exterior Systems

Filing details

$172,110 /yr

I-200-25105-863886
Reported wage: $172,110 / year
Annualized: $172,110
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-04-22
Employment end: 2028-08-31
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

San Jose, CA04/15/202509/01/2025
Lucid USA, Inc.Design Engineer, Exterior Systems

Filing details

$105,685 /yr

I-200-23131-011939
Reported wage: $105,685–$125,685 / year
Annualized: $105,685
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2023-05-17
Employment end: 2026-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Newark, CA05/10/202310/01/2023
Lucid USA, Inc.Sr. Engineer, Exterior Systems

Filing details

$140,000 /yr

I-200-21342-751921
Reported wage: $140,000–$160,000 / year
Annualized: $140,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2021-12-15
Employment end: 2024-12-26
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Newark, CA12/08/202112/27/2021
Lucid USA, Inc.Sr. Design Engineer, Exterior Systems

Filing details

$128,000 /yr

I-200-21181-435754
Reported wage: $128,000 / year
Annualized: $128,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2021-07-08
Employment end: 2024-12-29
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Newark, CA06/30/202112/30/2021
Tesla, Inc.Senior Engineer, Exterior Systems

Filing details

$136,000 /yr

I-200-21119-270860
Reported wage: $136,000 / year
Annualized: $136,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2021-05-06
Employment end: 2024-09-04
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Fremont, CA04/29/202109/05/2021
Atieva USA, Inc.Design Engineer, Exterior Systems

Filing details

$100,000 /yr

I-200-20239-787691
Reported wage: $100,000 / year
Annualized: $100,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2020
Decision: 2020-09-01
Employment end: 2023-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Newark, CA08/25/202010/01/2020
Tesla, Inc.Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, Exterior Systems

Filing details

$117,266 /yr

I-200-20197-717386
Reported wage: $117,266 / year
Annualized: $117,266
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2020
Decision: 2020-07-22
Employment end: 2023-09-01
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Fremont, CA07/15/202009/02/2020
Tesla, Inc.Staff Engineer, Exterior Systems

Filing details

$150,000 /yr

I-200-19050-928621
Reported wage: $150,000–$150,000 / year
Annualized: $150,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-03-07
Employment end: 2022-08-20
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Fremont, CALIFORNIA03/03/201908/21/2019
Tesla, Inc.Mechanical Design Engineer, Exterior Systems

Filing details

$91,978 /yr

I-200-19044-344592
Reported wage: $91,978–$91,978 / year
Annualized: $91,978
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-03-04
Employment end: 2022-08-14
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Fremont, CALIFORNIA02/26/201908/15/2019
Atieva USA, Inc.Design Engineer, Exterior Systems

Filing details

$115,000 /yr

I-200-19056-989684
Reported wage: $115,000 / year
Annualized: $115,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-03-01
Employment end: 2022-03-05
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Newark, CALIFORNIA02/25/201903/05/2019
Tesla, Inc.Mechanical Engineer, Exterior Systems

Filing details

$105,000 /yr

I-200-19051-387911
Reported wage: $105,000–$105,000 / year
Annualized: $105,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-02-28
Employment end: 2022-08-16
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Fremont, CALIFORNIA02/22/201908/17/2019
Nextev LLCSenior Engineer, Exterior Systems

Filing details

$140,000 /yr

I-200-17229-798947
Reported wage: $140,000 / year
Annualized: $140,000
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-06-12
Employment end: 2020-08-28
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

San Jose, CA08/22/201708/28/2017
Nextev LLCSenior Engineer, Exterior Systems

Filing details

$135,000 /yr

I-200-17219-158626
Reported wage: $135,000 / year
Annualized: $135,000
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-05-16
Employment end: 2020-08-21
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

San Jose, CA08/10/201708/21/2017
Tesla, Inc.Sr. Engineer, Exterior Systems

Filing details

$127,500 /yr

I-200-18065-174409
Reported wage: $127,500 / year
Annualized: $127,500
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-03-15
Employment end: 2021-09-04
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Fremont, CA03/09/201809/05/2018
Tesla, Inc.Mechanical Design Engineer, Exterior Systems

Filing details

$89,710 /yr

I-200-18060-776123
Reported wage: $89,710 / year
Annualized: $89,710
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-03-09
Employment end: 2021-08-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Fremont, CA03/05/201808/31/2018
Tesla, Inc.Staff Engineer, Exterior Systems

Filing details

$143,520 /yr

I-200-18047-832730
Reported wage: $143,520 / year
Annualized: $143,520
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-02-26
Employment end: 2021-08-15
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Palo Alto, CA02/20/201808/16/2018
Tesla, Inc.Mechanical Design Engineer, Exterior Systems

Filing details

$95,302 /yr

I-200-18044-220782
Reported wage: $95,302 / year
Annualized: $95,302
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-02-21
Employment end: 2021-08-06
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Fremont, CA02/14/201808/07/2018
Tesla, Inc.Engineer, Exterior Systems

Filing details

$95,883 /yr

I-200-18037-518340
Reported wage: $95,883 / year
Annualized: $95,883
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-02-13
Employment end: 2021-08-06
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Fremont, CA02/07/201808/07/2018
Nextev LLCEngineer, Exterior Systems

Filing details

$110,000 /yr

I-200-17212-940283
Reported wage: $110,000 / year
Annualized: $110,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2017
Decision: 2017-08-07
Employment end: 2020-08-14
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

San Jose, CA08/01/201708/14/2017
Tesla, Inc.Senior Engineer, Exterior Systems

Filing details

$125,000 /yr

I-200-17069-323534
Reported wage: $125,000 / year
Annualized: $125,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2017
Decision: 2017-03-21
Employment end: 2020-09-08
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Palo Alto, CA03/15/201709/09/2017
Tesla, Inc.Staff Engineer, Exterior Systems

Filing details

$138,000 /yr

I-200-17067-112673
Reported wage: $138,000 / year
Annualized: $138,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2017
Decision: 2017-03-14
Employment end: 2020-09-04
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Palo Alto, CA03/08/201709/04/2017
Tesla, Inc.Engineer, Exterior Systems

Filing details

$93,000 /yr

I-200-17059-504253
Reported wage: $93,000 / year
Annualized: $93,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2017
Decision: 2017-03-10
Employment end: 2020-09-01
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Palo Alto, CA03/06/201709/02/2017
Tesla Motors, Inc.Staff Engineer, Exterior Systems

Filing details

$119,000 /yr

I-200-16060-623226
Reported wage: $119,000–$129,000 / year
Annualized: $119,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2016
Decision: 2016-03-04
Employment end: 2019-08-17
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Palo Alto, CA02/29/201608/17/2016

These records describe employer-reported wages, not total compensation. A certified LCA does not establish that a visa was granted or that an employer is currently hiring. Read the methodology and coverage.