First Solar
263 open jobsGeneral information
First Solar manufactures solar panels using cadmium telluride, or CdTe, technology instead of standard silicon. Its Series 6 and Series 7 modules, built with this technology, are used in solar power installations. The company also offers ecosystem solutions to help customers plan and build solar projects, plus recycling services for modules that reach the end of their life. First Solar is based in Tempe, Arizona.
First Solar was founded in 1999 when True North Partners acquired a company called Solar Cells and renamed it First Solar. It is publicly traded on the Nasdaq stock exchange under the ticker FSLR and is part of the S&P 500 index. The company employs about 7,900 people and reported $5.2 billion in revenue and $1.5 billion in net income in 2025.
Currently, there's a total of 239 job openings at First Solar. Over the last 30 days, 342 jobs were added and 107 were removed (job postings usually stay up ~11 days before being removed). Historically, the median salary is ~$90,625. First Solar is an H-1B sponsor.1
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Open roles right now
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Open jobs
263 open · updated todayPage 1 of 14, most recently added first · Download (CSV)2
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What does First Solar actually pay? Based on previous and active job listings with specified pay ranges, the median annual pay is $97,850. Note that 60% of jobs don't list any pay information, so figures may be skewed towards cities like NYC, where pay disclosure is mandated for each posting.3
Share of salaried jobs in each pay bracket
| Bracket | Jobs |
|---|---|
| Under $100k | 20 jobs (67%) |
| $100k to $150k | 6 jobs (20%) |
| $150k to $200k | 3 jobs (10%) |
| $200k and up | 1 jobs (3%) |
Plus 86 hourly jobs at $15 to $42.81 an hour.
Posted ranges on jobs open now3
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Visa sponsorship
Does First Solar sponsor visas? Using USCIS data, we've collected the number of H-1Bs granted from 2021 to 2023 as well as the number of petitions they've requested so far this year. First Solar is a likely employer for applicants who require sponsorship. Currently, they have 39 jobs certified for sponsorship in 2026, at a median pay of $82,576.4
Visa petitions approved each year (USCIS)4
| Fiscal year | Approved |
|---|---|
| FY2021 | 7 |
| FY2022 | 11 |
| FY2023 | 4 |
Based on public USCIS and Department of Labor records. Past filings do not guarantee future sponsorship. Browse all H1B sponsors →
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Common questions
Is First Solar hiring now?
Yes. There are 263 open jobs.
Does First Solar sponsor H-1B visas?
Yes. Government records show 39 jobs certified for FY2026, at a median pay of $82,576.
How much does First Solar pay?
Posted pay runs $48,400 to $293,250 a year, and the median is $97,850. We only show pay the company printed itself, never estimates.
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Notes & sources
- 1. Company description. Written by InterviewOS from First Solar's public materials and press coverage; facts are checked against the sources below.
- 2. Live counts. Deduplicated live listings observed daily on First Solar's own hiring system; last check September 12, 2026. Stale and syndicated posts on aggregator sites are not counted.
- 3. Posted pay. Ranges extracted from the text of First Solar's own listings; a range appears only when the employer printed one. Extraction is still rolling out, so this table can lag the board.
- 4. Federal visa records. USCIS H1B Employer Data Hub and US Department of Labor LCA disclosure files, matched to this company by name.
Sources
firstsolar.com, checked daily
USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub
US Department of Labor LCA disclosure files
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