First Solar — 243 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 56
- Filings · FY2025
- $86k
- Median base · FY2025
- Engineer- Development II
- Top role · 16 all-time
- OH
- Top state · 181 all-time
First Solar filed 56 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 65% from the year before), with a median base salary of $86k and the middle 50% of offers between $68k and $106k. That is 13% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 243 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Engineer- Development II in Ohio.
How much does First Solar pay H-1B workers?
Certified base salary by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $86k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has First Solar's H-1B hiring changed by year?
19 certified filings in FY2016 → 39 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 39 | −30% | $83k |
| FY2025 | 56 | +65% | $86k |
| FY2024 | 34 | +79% | $77k |
| FY2023 | 19 | +46% | $91k |
| FY2022 | 13 | +86% | $89k |
| FY2021 | 7 | −50% | $91k |
| FY2020 | 14 | −30% | $79k |
| FY2019 | 20 | +33% | $80k |
| FY2018 | 15 | +114% | $72k |
| FY2017 | 7 | −63% | $68k |
| FY2016 | 19 | — | $82k |
Which wage levels does First Solar file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 42% of First Solar's filings sit at Level III–IV. A heavy I–II skew reads as entry-level or contractor-style hiring; a heavy IV skew as senior in-house roles — and higher levels earn more lottery entries.
Share of 215 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I35.8%77
- Level II22.3%48
- Level III15.8%34
- Level IV26.0%56
What jobs does First Solar sponsor for H-1B?
The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Engineer- Development II | 16 | $106k |
| Engineer- Manufacturing I | 13 | $68k |
| Engineer- Manufacturing I USA | 10 | $67k |
| Development Engineer | 6 | $87k |
| Engineer- Manufacturing II USA | 6 | $86k |
| Reliability Engineer | 4 | $70k |
| Analyst- IT III | 4 | $80k |
| Engineer- Manufacturing II | 4 | $81k |
| Engineer- Development II USA | 4 | $91k |
| Engineer - Development II | 3 | $106k |
Where does First Solar hire H-1B workers?
Worksite states on the certified filings, all years. Deeper pink = more filings; hover a state for its figures.
| State | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| OH | 181 | $85k |
| AZ | 27 | $70k |
| LA | 10 | $67k |
| AL | 9 | $78k |
| CA | 7 | $137k |
| TX | 3 | $91k |
| VA | 3 | $116k |
| IL | 1 | $62k |
| MI | 1 | $65k |
| SC | 1 | $85k |
What has First Solar filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 243 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about First Solar's H-1B filings
- How much does First Solar pay H-1B workers?
- First Solar's median certified H-1B base salary is $86k (FY2025), from 56 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does First Solar sponsor?
- First Solar has 243 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does First Solar sponsor for H-1B?
- First Solar's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Engineer- Development II, Engineer- Manufacturing I, Engineer- Manufacturing I USA, Development Engineer.
- Where does First Solar hire H-1B workers?
- First Solar's top H-1B worksite states are OH, AZ, LA, AL.
- Does a certified LCA mean an H-1B visa was approved?
- No. A Labor Condition Application (LCA) is the Department of Labor attestation an employer must have certified before filing an H-1B petition with USCIS. It records the job, worksite and offered wage, but not whether the petition was filed, selected in the lottery, or approved. Filing counts measure intent to sponsor, not headcount.
- What salary do these figures show?
- The base annual wage offered on the certified LCA, converted to a yearly amount. Bonus, equity, overtime and benefits are not included, so total compensation is typically higher. Figures are medians and percentiles over certified filings; wages above $5,000,000 a year are excluded as data-entry errors.
- What do prevailing-wage levels I–IV mean?
- The Department of Labor assigns each LCA an OES wage level from I (entry) to IV (fully competent) for the occupation and area. Under the FY2027 wage-weighted H-1B lottery rule, a higher level earns more selection entries, so an employer's level mix is a proxy for how senior its sponsored roles are.
Keep exploring
Calculate your H-1B lottery odds →orCheck out the insights →
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — certified LCA disclosure data through June 2026 (FY2016–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →