Xcel Energy Services

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 12 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution
  • Main U.S. filing address: Minneapolis, MN
Median base salary$111,692−9% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$94.5k–$147.6k
Level I (entry-level) share42%all employers: 19%
Median prevailing wage$89,690the required minimum for these jobs and places

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10th $87.9k25th $94.5kmedian $111.7k75th $147.6k90th $177k

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Percentiles from Xcel Energy Services'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 5
Mid-level · Level II too few 1
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV too few 4

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Salary details

Median salary$111,692
Middle 50%$94.5k–$147.6k
vs. all employers−9%comparison median $122,699
Filings12FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $78,070 and $197,580.
PercentileSalary
10th$87,911
25th$94,516
50th (median)$111,692
75th$147,594
90th$177,005

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$111,692
Median prevailing wage$89,690
Median difference+23.1%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 Xcel Energy Services

Xcel Energy Services's filings list its industry as Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution (Utilities sector, NAICS 2211). Its main U.S. filing address is in Minneapolis, MN and its filings in the data run from FY2020 to FY2026 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Electrical Engineer, Management Consultant and Software Engineer and the main metro areas are Denver, CO, Minneapolis, MN and Amarillo, TX. The most common wage level in those years is Level I (entry-level).

Questions

Does Xcel Energy Services sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Xcel Energy Services filed 12 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 Xcel Energy Services pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Xcel Energy Services's H-1B filings is $111,692; half of filings fall between $94,516 and $147,594. Bonus and stock are not included.