H-1B sponsorship profile: First Solar, Inc. Across U.S. Department of Labor LCA disclosures, First Solar, Inc filed 122 Labor Condition Applications covering 122 H-1B worker positions between fiscal year 2023 and fiscal year 2026. The employer’s DOL certification rate sits at 99.2% (121 certified of 122 filed), a useful proxy for how cleanly their prevailing-wage attestations pass the Labor Department’s preliminary review before USCIS adjudication.

Compensation spread. Offered wages on First Solar, Inc’s H-1B petitions range from $51,958 at the low end to $178,818 at the high end, with a petition-weighted average of $92,132. That range reflects the mix of occupations the company sponsors, led by Engineer- Development II (13 petitions at $108,259 avg), followed by Engineer- Manufacturing I USA and Engineer- Manufacturing I. H-1B salaries reported on LCAs must meet or exceed the DOL prevailing wage for the role and worksite, so the spread also tracks wage-level geography and seniority.

Geographic footprint. First Solar, Inc is headquartered in Tempe, AZ under NAICS code 334413, and places H-1B workers across 6 states, most heavily in OH, LA, AL. Combined, these signals give a granular view of how one employer uses the H-1B program, volume, approval cleanliness, wage posture, and where the jobs actually sit on the map.

Where First Solar, Inc ranks. By H-1B petition volume, First Solar, Inc is #1,799 of 119,880 employers nationally and #25 of 1,705 employers headquartered in AZ. Both ranks are computed live from the same underlying petition counts, not a separate estimate.