Salary data · October 14, 2026
Tesla Autonomous Vehicle Operator Salary
Tesla states between $22.72 and $36 an hour across 7 open US postings for autonomous vehicle operators. The middle of its postings is $26.50 an hour, about $55,100 a year at full time. The other 3 employers that state pay for autonomous vehicle operators have a median of $27.25/hr, so Tesla sits $0.75 an hour below them.
- Midpointmiddle of its postings
- $26.50/hr
- Stated rangeper hour, lowest to highest
- $22.72–$36
- Per yearestimate: midpoint × 2,080 hours
- $55,100
- Postingsin the US with an hourly rate
- 7
By location
Tesla autonomous vehicle operator pay by state
Each bar runs from the lowest to the highest rate Tesla states there; the dashed line is the median for autonomous vehicle operators across every employer, for comparison.
- $23.99–$36/hrCalifornia4 postings · Marina Del Rey, Montebello, Santa Ana and Sunnyvale
- $25.25–$30.60/hrNew Jersey1 posting · Englewood
- $22.72–$27.54/hrNew York1 posting · Buffalo
- $22.72–$27.54/hrMaryland1 posting · Owings Mills
Every range Tesla states
- $25.25–$36/hr1 posting
- $25.25–$30.60/hr1 posting
- $23.99–$29.07/hr3 postings
- $22.72–$27.54/hr2 postings
Open now
Open Tesla autonomous vehicle operator jobs
Each opens the full posting with every location it is open in.
- SI Vehicle Operator, Self-Driving35 locations in 12 countries · today
- AI Vehicle Operator, Self-Driving, AucklandAuckland, Auckland, New Zealand · today
- Vehicle Operator2 locations in 12 countries · today
- SI Vehicle Operator, Self-Driving, BrisbaneRed Hill, QLD, Australia · today
- Vehicle Operator - Autopilot (Mumbai)Mumbai Suburban, MH, India · today
- Vehicle Operator, Bundang, KoreaSeongnam-si, Gyeonggido, South Korea · today
- Vehicle Operator, Busan, Korea부산광역시, Busan Gwang'yeogsi, South Korea · today
Tesla autonomous vehicle operator pay: questions
How much does Tesla pay autonomous vehicle operators?
Tesla states between $22.72 and $36 an hour across 7 open US postings for autonomous vehicle operators. The middle of its postings is $26.50 an hour, about $55,100 a year at 40 hours a week (our estimate, not a stated salary). Read on October 14, 2026.
Does Tesla pay autonomous vehicle operators more than other employers?
The other 3 employers that state pay for autonomous vehicle operators have a median of $27.25/hr, so Tesla sits $0.75 an hour below them.
Where is Tesla hiring autonomous vehicle operators?
Its open postings with stated pay name California, New Jersey, New York and Maryland. 7 jobs are open in all, listed on this page with their full postings.
How these figures are worked out
Only the hourly pay Tesla states in its own open US postings for autonomous vehicle operators counts here, each posting at the midpoint of its range; nothing is estimated for postings that state no pay. The yearly figure multiplies the midpoint by 2,080 hours and is an estimate. An employer gets a page like this one only while it states an hourly rate on at least 5 open US postings for the job title. The full method.