First Solar, Inc.

H-1B pay data: 148 certified positions, FY2023–FY2026.

148

certified positions

$83,054

Median pay

$68,370

25th pct

$105,602

75th pct

$119,735

90th pct

$63,900

10th pct

Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid; counts are filings, not people. Not legal, financial, or career advice. See our disclaimer & terms.

Data: DOL filings FY2023–FY2026 (through June 2026) · Page updated October 2026

Salaries by job title

Job title	Filings	Median salary	Typical range
Engineer- Development II	16	$105,602	$98,520 – $125,308
Engineer- Manufacturing I	14	$67,517	$67,400 – $81,334
Engineer- Manufacturing I USA	9	$67,517	$63,900 – $75,650
Analyst- IT III	6	$94,058	$82,100 – $112,936
Engineer- Manufacturing II USA	6	$85,800	$76,710 – $85,800
Engineer- Development II USA	5	$105,602	$81,635 – $108,241
Analyst IT II	4	$84,673	$77,504 – $88,539
Engineer- Associate Development	4	$67,100	$62,776 – $70,935
Engineer- Manufacturing II	4	$83,250	$80,210 – $92,309
Engineer- Manufacturing III	4	$107,006	$102,284 – $111,494
Engineer- Development III	3	$108,888	$105,976 – $120,186
Developer I- MES	2	$69,306	$68,673 – $69,938
Engineer- Analytics R&D	2	$78,330	$70,706 – $85,953
Engineer- Associate Development USA	2	$70,398	$66,080 – $74,716
Engineer- Corporate Recycling Wastewater I	2	$70,044	$66,325 – $73,763
Engineer- Development IV	2	$147,244	$129,156 – $165,331
Engineer- Equipment I	2	$73,207	$67,773 – $78,641
Engineer- Manufacturing Principal	2	$111,056	$109,811 – $112,300
Engineer- Manufacturing Systems I	2	$72,977	$68,609 – $77,345
Engineer- Quality III Usa	2	$83,740	$78,116 – $89,365
Engineer- Quality IV	2	$112,612	$112,611 – $112,612
Manager, Shift	2	$104,800	$100,640 – $108,960
Operations Manager- Module Operations	2	$108,440	$103,856 – $113,025
Administrator- Database III	1	$103,938	$103,938 – $103,938
Administrator- Systems II USA	1	$66,102	$66,102 – $66,102

Showing the top 25 of 72 job titles.

Typical range = 10th to 90th percentile of offered salaries.

$79,529

Median prevailing wage

Sponsorship score: 60 / 100 — Steady sponsor

How consistently this employer sponsors foreign workers, from public DOL filings. Score = volume (40) + trend (20) + denial rate (20) + consistency (10) + H-1B-to-PERM conversion (10). Full formula →

148

H-1B LCA filings

PERM certifications

0.0%

PERM denial rate

4 of 4

Years filing

0.11

PERM per H-1B filing

Components: volume 18 · trend 20 · denial 10 · consistency 10 · conversion 2. FY24 → FY25 filings rising (+103%); FY26 is partial and not scored. Counts are filings, not people. Scores describe filing history only — they are not a prediction about any individual case.

$63,900$83,054 median$119,735

Quarterly median pay 2022-Q4 → 2026-Q2 · ▼ 0.5%

Wage-level mix DOL prevailing-wage levels on these filings

Level I · Entry — 59 (41%), med $67,517Level II · Qualified — 29 (20%), med $80,974Level III · Experienced — 27 (19%), med $105,602Level IV · Fully competent — 28 (20%), med $112,612

Pay by role

Role	Positions	Median	Vs prevailing wage
Industrial Engineers 17-2112	53	$76,710	+0% · Around prevailing wage
Materials Engineers 17-2131	28	$105,602	+0% · Around prevailing wage
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 15-1299	12	$90,029	+10% · Above prevailing wage
Data Scientists 15-2051	11	$68,800	+4% · Around prevailing wage
Software Developers 15-1252	10	$84,687	+5% · Around prevailing wage
Accountants and Auditors 13-2011	4	$70,476	—
Quality Control Systems Managers 11-3051	4	$119,605	—
Logisticians 13-1081	3	$61,000	—
Mechanical Engineers 17-2141	3	$76,752	—
General and Operations Managers 11-1021	2	$108,440	—
Electrical Engineers 17-2071	2	$103,698	—
Project Management Specialists 13-1082	2	$59,950	—
Database Administrators 15-1242	2	$85,020	—
Environmental Engineers 17-2081	2	$70,044	—
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-1253	1	$100,000	—
Financial Specialists, All Other 13-2099	1	$58,900	—
Chemists 19-2031	1	$89,544	—
Marketing Managers 11-2021	1	$158,930	—
Financial Managers 11-3031	1	$136,319	—
Operations Research Analysts 15-2031	1	$67,933	—
Architectural and Engineering Managers 11-9041	1	$178,818	—
Sales Engineers 41-9031	1	$67,400	—
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products 13-1023	1	$48,400	—
Nanosystems Engineers 17-2199	1	$112,674	—

Pay by state

State	Positions	Median
Ohio	107	$83,762
Arizona	17	$75,100
Alabama	8	$78,437
Louisiana	7	$67,400
California	5	$140,000
Texas	1	$107,540
Virginia	1	$158,930
South Carolina	1	$84,968
Michigan	1	$87,859

About the prevailing-wage column. It compares the median offered wage for each role with the median DOL prevailing wage for that employer and role. Both medians mix job levels and worksite locations, so a negative gap does not mean any individual case paid below its required prevailing wage — it describes the mix of filings, not compliance. See our disclaimer & terms.

All filings

First Solar, Inc. has 148 certified H-1B filings (FY2023–FY2026). The table below lists every case — job title, base salary, location, submit date and start date. Case data loads on demand, only when you open this section.