H-1B sponsorship profile: First Western Bank & Trust. Across U.S. Department of Labor LCA disclosures, First Western Bank & Trust filed 2 Labor Condition Applications covering 2 H-1B worker positions between fiscal year 2025 and fiscal year 2025. The employer’s DOL certification rate sits at 50% (1 certified of 2 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 Western Bank & Trust’s H-1B petitions range from $60,000 at the low end to $61,800 at the high end, with a petition-weighted average of $60,900. That range reflects the mix of occupations the company sponsors, led by Commercial Banker (2 petitions at $60,900 avg). 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 Western Bank & Trust is headquartered in Minot, ND under NAICS code 5221, and places H-1B workers across 1 state, most heavily in ND. 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 Western Bank & Trust ranks. By H-1B petition volume, First Western Bank & Trust is #48,558 of 119,880 employers nationally and #96 of 233 employers headquartered in ND. Both ranks are computed live from the same underlying petition counts, not a separate estimate.