First Solar Electric — 46 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2022)
- 1
- Filings · FY2022
- $66k
- Median base · FY2022
- Engineer - Grid Integration
- Top role · 4 all-time
- AZ
- Top state · 34 all-time
First Solar Electric filed 1 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2022 (down 80% from the year before), with a median base salary of $66k and the middle 50% of offers between $66k and $66k. That is 41% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 46 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Engineer - Grid Integration in Arizona.
How much does First Solar Electric 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. $66k median in FY2022. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has First Solar Electric's H-1B hiring changed by year?
11 certified filings in FY2016 → 1 in FY2022. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | 1 | −80% | $66k |
| FY2020 | 5 | −58% | $77k |
| FY2019 | 12 | +9% | $70k |
| FY2018 | 11 | +83% | $70k |
| FY2017 | 6 | −45% | $86k |
| FY2016 | 11 | — | $69k |
Which wage levels does First Solar Electric file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 25% of First Solar Electric'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 32 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I43.8%14
- Level II31.3%10
- Level III9.4%3
- Level IV15.6%5
What jobs does First Solar Electric 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 - Grid Integration | 4 | $89k |
| Pv Plant Performance Engineer | 3 | $62k |
| O&m Associate Field Engineer | 3 | $61k |
| Engineer - Associate | 2 | $63k |
| Engineer - Development | 2 | $86k |
| Buyer | 2 | $53k |
| Analytics Engineer | 2 | $39k |
| Senior Engineer, Grid Analysis | 1 | $121k |
| Technical Application Developer | 1 | $76k |
| Account Manager | 1 | $66k |
Where does First Solar Electric 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 |
|---|---|---|
| AZ | 34 | $70k |
| NJ | 6 | $102k |
| CA | 2 | $96k |
| FL | 1 | $61k |
| NM | 1 | $60k |
| OH | 1 | $66k |
| TX | 1 | $72k |
What has First Solar Electric filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for First Solar Electric: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about First Solar Electric's H-1B filings
- How much does First Solar Electric pay H-1B workers?
- First Solar Electric's median certified H-1B base salary is $66k (FY2022), from 1 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does First Solar Electric sponsor?
- First Solar Electric has 46 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2022).
- What jobs does First Solar Electric sponsor for H-1B?
- First Solar Electric's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Engineer - Grid Integration, Pv Plant Performance Engineer, O&m Associate Field Engineer, Engineer - Associate.
- Where does First Solar Electric hire H-1B workers?
- First Solar Electric's top H-1B worksite states are AZ, NJ, CA, FL.
- 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.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — certified LCA disclosure data through June 2026 (FY2016–FY2022). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →