First Solar Industrial Engineer salary

Based on 35 H-1B filings by First Solar, Inc., fiscal years 2025–2026. Base salary only.

Also listed as: Manufacturing Engineer

Median salary$81,307
Middle 50%$67.5k–$90.4k
vs. all employers−25%comparison median $108,706
Filings35FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $67,400 and $112,612.
PercentileSalary
10th$67,447
25th$67,517
50th (median)$81,307
75th$90,449
90th$111,367

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $80k $100k FY2024: median $75,650 (14 filings) FY2025: median $67,517 (19 filings) FY2026: median $85,800 (16 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 1 filings FY20 FY2021: 0 filings FY21 FY2022: 2 filings FY22 FY2023: 4 filings FY23 FY2024: 14 filings FY24 FY2025: 19 filings FY25 FY2026: 16 filings FY26 19
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–––1
FY2021–––0
FY2022–––2
FY2023–––4
FY2024$75,650$64,175$76,71014
FY2025$67,517$67,517$88,20319
FY2026$85,800$82,107$92,50316

By state

Ohio
$88,651
Louisiana
$68,484
Alabama
$80,507
South Carolina
$84,968

Bar length: number of filings (Ohio 23). Figure: average salary in that state.

By city

Walbridge, OH$85,800 · 13 filings
Perrysburg, OH$83,554 · 10 filings

Cities with at least 10 filings. Figure: median salary.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Level I · Entry $67,517 19
Level II · Qualified too few 8
Level III · Experienced too few 1
Level IV · Fully competent too few 7

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Questions

How much does a industrial engineer make at First Solar?

In H-1B filings, First Solar, Inc.'s median base salary for Industrial Engineer is $81,307; half of filings fall between $67,517 and $90,449. Bonus and stock are not included.

Does First Solar sponsor H-1B visas for industrial engineers?

Yes. First Solar, Inc. filed 35 certified Labor Condition Applications for this role in FY2025–FY2026. A filing is a step before the visa petition, not an approval.

Which job titles are included?

Filings are grouped by occupation code 17-2112 (Industrial Engineers), so this page covers every job title First Solar filed under that code.

Where does this data come from?

The U.S. Department of Labor's public LCA disclosure files, updated every quarter. Methodology