H-1B sponsor profile

First Solar

Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications · trailing 12 months

Median base salary

$84,673

▲ +10.38% YoY

Average salary

$91,931

Mean of all filings

Certified LCAs

Full-time positions

Occupations

SOC codes with 5+ filings

H-1B wage level mix

Level I2341.1% of LCAs

Level II610.7% of LCAs

Level III1425% of LCAs

Level IV1119.6% of LCAs

2 filings had no wage level.

Top occupations

Industrial Engineers
Materials Engineers
Computer Occupations, All Other
Data Scientists
Software Developers

Top worksite metros

Toledo, OH
New Iberia, LA
Decatur, AL
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ

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First Solar H-1B pay range

Annual base pay across all 56 certified full-time H-1B filings.

P10$67,400

P25$67,517

Median$84,673

P75$105,602

P90$123,256

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Pay by job title

First Solar salaries by job title

First Solar's pay for each job title compared with the median of all H-1B sponsors filing the same title in the same occupation. Tap a row for the full range and competing sponsors.

Job title	LCAs	First Solar median	All sponsors	vs all
Engineer, Manufacturing SOC 17-2112 · Industrial Engineers	10	$67,517	$81,307	-17%
First Solar · Engineer, Manufacturing (10 LCAs) P10$67,400 P25$67,429 Median$67,517 P75$80,590 P90$96,477 Wage levels: I 7 · II 1 · III 1 · IV 1 \| All sponsors: P25 $67,517 · median $81,307 · P75 $95,960 (19 LCAs)
Engineer, Development SOC 17-2131 · Materials Engineers	9	$105,602	only sponsor	—
First Solar · Engineer, Development (9 LCAs) P10$105,602 P25$105,602 Median$105,602 P75$105,602 P90$109,084 Wage levels: I 0 · II 0 · III 8 · IV 1

Titles need 5+ filings at First Solar. “All sponsors” is the median for the same title and SOC across every sponsor, including First Solar; “only sponsor” means no other employer filed it.

First Solar salaries by occupation

Each SOC occupation First Solar sponsors, compared with the BLS national median for all U.S. workers. Tap a row for wage levels, job titles and what competing sponsors pay.

Occupation	LCAs	First Solar median	BLS median	vs BLS
Industrial Engineers SOC 17-2112	22	$72,977	$102,440	-28.8%
First Solar pay range · Industrial Engineers P10$67,400 P25$67,517 Median$72,977 P75$106,075 P90$112,300 By H-1B wage level Level I$67,51713 LCAs · 59% Level II—2 LCAs · 9% Level III—1 LCAs · 5% Level IV—6 LCAs · 27% Job titles filed under this SOC Engineer, Manufacturing10 LCAs · median $67,517 · -17% vs all sponsors What competing sponsors pay for Industrial Engineers All-sponsor median $107,938 · average excluding First Solar $114,001 Tesla $130,650 (841) Amazon $133,632 (316) Apple $166,962 (247) Rivian Automotive $126,641 (129) Pay vs BLS national median 0.71× First Solar $72,977 vs BLS $102,440 Where First Solar's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Industrial Engineers occupation profile →
Materials Engineers SOC 17-2131	11	$105,602	$112,860	-6.4%
First Solar pay range · Materials Engineers P10$105,602 P25$105,602 Median$105,602 P75$105,602 P90$105,602 By H-1B wage level Level I—1 LCAs · 9% Level II—0 LCAs · 0% Level III—9 LCAs · 82% Level IV—1 LCAs · 9% Job titles filed under this SOC Engineer, Development9 LCAs · median $105,602 · only sponsor What competing sponsors pay for Materials Engineers All-sponsor median $121,400 · average excluding First Solar $120,212 Intel $124,090 (472) Lam Research $137,093 (82) Asm $124,051 (63) Applied Materials $149,227 (60) Pay vs BLS national median 0.94× First Solar $105,602 vs BLS $112,860 Where First Solar's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Materials Engineers occupation profile →