Alliance for Sustainable Energy

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 113 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Last filed FY2026 Q1
  • Scientific Research and Development Services
  • Main U.S. filing address: Golden, CO
Median base salary$97,134−21% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$81.9k–$105.4k
Level III (senior) share50%all employers: 21%
Median prevailing wage$79,518the required minimum for these jobs and places

At a glance

  • Alliance for Sustainable Energy hires senior. 50% of its filings are Level III, 2.4 times the share across all H-1B employers (21%).
  • Most filed: Electrical Engineer (R&D). 22% of its filings. After that come Validation Engineer and Materials Scientist.
  • Mostly above the prevailing wage. 64% of filings are above the prevailing wage. Median offer $97,134, median prevailing wage $79,518.

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10th $72k25th $81.9kmedian $97.1k75th $105.4k90th $116.1k

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Percentiles from Alliance for Sustainable Energy's certified H-1B filings, base salary only. Jobs with at least 10 filings.

What Alliance for Sustainable Energy hires for

Bar: share of Alliance for Sustainable Energy's filings. Figure: median base salary. Top 10 jobs account for 73% of filings (32 occupations in total).

Show all 3 jobs
JobMedianFilings
Electrical Engineer (R&D)$99,20025
Validation Engineer$105,37316
Materials Scientist$72,48814

Jobs with at least 10 filings at Alliance for Sustainable Energy.

Pay by level

–Level I
Entry-level · 0% of filings
$76kLevel II
Mid-level · 34% of filings
$99.9kLevel III
Senior · 50% of filings
$117.8kLevel IV
Expert · 17% of filings
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By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $76,023 38
Senior · Level III $99,924 56
Expert · Level IV $117,841 19

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where Alliance for Sustainable Energy files

Median base salary in each metro area. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027.

Show all 1 metro areas
Metro areaMedianFilings
Denver, CO$96,87597

Salary details

Median salary$97,134
Middle 50%$81.9k–$105.4k
vs. all employers−21%comparison median $122,699
Filings113FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $68,800 and $154,132.
PercentileSalary
10th$71,994
25th$81,873
50th (median)$97,134
75th$105,373
90th$116,085

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $90k $110k FY2021: median $82,168 (71 filings) FY2022: median $85,600 (127 filings) FY2023: median $88,922 (126 filings) FY2024: median $90,400 (101 filings) FY2025: median $97,097 (102 filings) FY2026: median $97,601 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 9 filings FY20 FY2021: 71 filings FY21 FY2022: 127 filings FY22 FY2023: 126 filings FY23 FY2024: 101 filings FY24 FY2025: 102 filings FY25 FY2026: 11 filings FY26 127
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020–––9
FY2021$82,168$73,611$90,18971
FY2022$85,600$76,489$96,000127
FY2023$88,922$77,946$97,531126
FY2024$90,400$80,000$103,792101
FY2025$97,097$82,187$105,246102
FY2026$97,601$81,860$107,88111

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$97,134
Median prevailing wage$79,518
Median difference+8.0%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage36%

Filing at exactly the prevailing wage does not mean low pay: at senior levels and in high-cost areas the prevailing wage itself is high.

Job titles at Alliance for Sustainable Energy

Job titleMedianMiddle 50%Filings
Researcher Iii Electrical Engineering$102,282$97.3k–$105.2k14
Researcher Iii Mechanical Engineering$101,918$99.6k–$103.8k10

Job titles as written on the filings, with at least 10 filings. Middle 50%: 25th–75th percentile.

About Alliance for Sustainable Energy

Alliance for Sustainable Energy's filings list its industry as Scientific Research and Development Services (Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services sector, NAICS 5417). Its main U.S. filing address is in Golden, CO and its filings in the data run from FY2020 to FY2026 Q1. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Electrical Engineer (R&D), Validation Engineer and Materials Scientist and the main metro areas are Denver, CO, Charlotte, NC and Dallas, TX. The most common wage level in those years is Level III (senior).

Questions

Does Alliance for Sustainable Energy sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Alliance for Sustainable Energy filed 113 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications in FY2025–FY2026, the latest two fiscal years. The most recent filing in the data is from FY2026 Q1. A certified LCA is a step before the H-1B petition; it is not a visa approval.

How much does Alliance for Sustainable Energy pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Alliance for Sustainable Energy's H-1B filings is $97,134; half of filings fall between $81,873 and $105,373. Bonus and stock are not included.