Plug Power

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 10 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Last filed FY2026 Q2
  • Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services
  • Main U.S. filing address: Slingerlands, NY
Median base salary$137,426+12% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$123.1k–$140.9k
Level I (entry-level) share30%all employers: 19%
Median prevailing wage$131,987the required minimum for these jobs and places

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10th $106.7k25th $123.1kmedian $137.4k75th $140.9k90th $162.7k

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Percentiles from Plug Power's certified H-1B filings, base salary only. Jobs with at least 10 filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 3
Mid-level · Level II too few 3
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Salary details

Median salary$137,426
Middle 50%$123.1k–$140.9k
vs. all employers+12%comparison median $122,699
Filings10FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $102,919 and $191,469.
PercentileSalary
10th$106,690
25th$123,139
50th (median)$137,426
75th$140,883
90th$162,657

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$137,426
Median prevailing wage$131,987
Median difference+0.1%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage50%

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 Plug Power

Plug Power's filings list its industry as Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services sector, NAICS 5413). Its main U.S. filing address is in Slingerlands, NY and its filings in the data run from FY2020 to FY2026 Q2. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Engineering Director, Electrical Engineer and Validation Engineer and the main metro areas are Albany, NY, Houston, TX and Seattle, WA. The most common wage level in those years is Level I (entry-level).

Questions

Does Plug Power sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Plug Power filed 10 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications in FY2025–FY2026, the latest two fiscal years. The most recent filing in the data is from FY2026 Q2. A certified LCA is a step before the H-1B petition; it is not a visa approval.

How much does Plug Power pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Plug Power's H-1B filings is $137,426; half of filings fall between $123,139 and $140,883. Bonus and stock are not included.