Hanwha Q Cells America

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 59 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Utility System Construction
  • Main U.S. filing address: Dalton, GA
Median base salary$80,000−35% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$65k–$148.3k
Level I (entry-level) share46%all employers: 19%
Median prevailing wage$66,310the required minimum for these jobs and places

At a glance

  • Hanwha Q Cells America hires entry-level. 46% of its filings are Level I, 2.4 times the share across all H-1B employers (19%).
  • Mostly above the prevailing wage. 83% of filings are above the prevailing wage. Median offer $80,000, median prevailing wage $66,310.

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Enter the base salary in your offer. We compare it with Hanwha Q Cells America's certified filings for the same job.

10th $63k25th $65kmedian $80k75th $148.3k90th $183k

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Percentiles from Hanwha Q Cells America's certified H-1B filings, base salary only. Jobs with at least 10 filings.

What Hanwha Q Cells America hires for

Bar: share of Hanwha Q Cells America's filings. Figure: median base salary. Top 10 jobs account for 76% of filings (20 occupations in total).

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JobMedianFilings
Industrial Engineer$65,00014

Jobs with at least 10 filings at Hanwha Q Cells America.

Pay by level

$65kLevel I
Entry-level · 46% of filings
$99.2kLevel II
Mid-level · 27% of filings
too fewLevel III
Senior · 7% of filings
$177.5kLevel IV
Expert · 20% of filings
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By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $65,000 27
Mid-level · Level II $99,216 16
Senior · Level III too few 4
Expert · Level IV $177,500 12

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where Hanwha Q Cells America files

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

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Metro areaMedianFilings
Dalton, GA$65,00026

Salary details

Median salary$80,000
Middle 50%$65k–$148.3k
vs. all employers−35%comparison median $122,699
Filings59FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $58,740 and $240,730.
PercentileSalary
10th$63,000
25th$65,000
50th (median)$80,000
75th$148,300
90th$183,040

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $105k $140k FY2021: median $112,500 (10 filings) FY2022: median $125,000 (25 filings) FY2023: median $89,012 (20 filings) FY2024: median $90,334 (33 filings) FY2025: median $80,250 (36 filings) FY2026: median $80,000 (23 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 6 filings FY20 FY2021: 10 filings FY21 FY2022: 25 filings FY22 FY2023: 20 filings FY23 FY2024: 33 filings FY24 FY2025: 36 filings FY25 FY2026: 23 filings FY26 36
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–––6
FY2021$112,500$60,000$131,66610
FY2022$125,000$58,000$155,00025
FY2023$89,012$57,250$138,75020
FY2024$90,334$58,573$172,30033
FY2025$80,250$65,000$155,39036
FY2026$80,000$63,500$133,30023

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$80,000
Median prevailing wage$66,310
Median difference+7.7%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage17%

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.

About Hanwha Q Cells America

Hanwha Q Cells America's filings list its industry as Utility System Construction (Construction sector, NAICS 2371). Its main U.S. filing address is in Dalton, GA and its filings in the data run from FY2020 to FY2026 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Industrial Engineer, Logistician and Mechanical Engineer and the main metro areas are Dalton, GA, New York, NY and San Francisco, CA. The most common wage level in those years is Level I (entry-level).

Questions

Does Hanwha Q Cells America sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Hanwha Q Cells America filed 59 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications in FY2025–FY2026, the latest two fiscal years. The most recent filing in the data is from FY2026 Q3. A certified LCA is a step before the H-1B petition; it is not a visa approval.

How much does Hanwha Q Cells America pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Hanwha Q Cells America's H-1B filings is $80,000; half of filings fall between $65,000 and $148,300. Bonus and stock are not included.