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First Solar Salaries

How much do people at First Solar get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at First Solar is $119,629, or $57 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $121,703, or $58 per hour.

At First Solar, the highest paid job is a Director of Sales at $227,697 annually and the lowest is a CS Rep at $45,727 annually. Average First Solar salaries by department include: Engineering at $132,293, Operations at $150,169, Design at $115,772, and Product at $152,604. Half of First Solar salaries are above $121,703.

24 employees at First Solar rank their Compensation in the Top 15% of similar sized companies on Comparably (based on 70 ratings) while 23 employees at First Solar rank their Perks And Benefits in the Top 10% of similar sized companies on Comparably (based on 23 ratings).

Salaries contributed from First Solar employees include job titles like Director of Engineering and Global Marketing Manager. Comparably data has a total of 2 salary records from First Solar employees.

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$70k
$96k
$117k
$173k
$221k
$267k
$276k
$119,629*
Average Compensation
$121,703*
Median Compensation

* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.

First Solar Salary Averages By Department

First Solar Salaries By Department (13)

Product Department
$152,604 Avg. total comp.
Engineering Department
$132,293 Avg. total comp.
Marketing Department
$128,321 Avg. total comp.
Design Department
$115,772 Avg. total comp.
Operations Department
$150,169 Avg. total comp.
Admin Department
$58,253 Avg. total comp.
Business Development Department
$107,075 Avg. total comp.
Finance Department
$81,707 Avg. total comp.
Customer Support Department
$62,643 Avg. total comp.
HR Department
$99,878 Avg. total comp.
IT Department
$77,351 Avg. total comp.
Legal Department
$151,708 Avg. total comp.
Sales Department
$146,465 Avg. total comp.

Product Department (5)

Director of Product
$203,230*
Est. Salary
$87k
$115k
$215k
$300k
$380k
Group Product Manager
$181,869*
Est. Salary
$87k
$115k
$215k
$300k
$380k
Senior Product Manager
$159,731*
Est. Salary
$87k
$115k
$215k
$300k
$380k
Product Manager
$115,363*
Est. Salary
$87k
$115k
$215k
$300k
$380k
Jr Product Manager
$95,646*
Est. Salary
$87k
$115k
$215k
$300k
$380k

Engineering Department (14)

Director of Engineering
$171,000
Avg. Salary
$72k
$94k
$128k
$240k
$280k
$450k
Group Engineering Manager
$167,993*
Est. Salary
$72k
$94k
$128k
$240k
$280k
$450k
Principal Engineer
$170,220*
Est. Salary
$72k
$94k
$128k
$240k
$280k
$450k
Lead Engineer
$137,806*
Est. Salary
$72k
$94k
$128k
$240k
$280k
$450k
Engineering Manager
$156,515*
Est. Salary
$72k
$94k
$128k
$240k
$280k
$450k
Data Scientist
$125,211*
Est. Salary
$72k
$94k
$128k
$240k
$280k
$450k
Senior Developer
$107,817*
Est. Salary
$72k
$94k
$128k
$240k
$280k
$450k
DevOps
$77,611*
Est. Salary
$72k
$94k
$128k
$240k
$280k
$450k
Developer
$69,658*
Est. Salary
$72k
$94k
$128k
$240k
$280k
$450k
Mobile Developer
$128,071*
Est. Salary
$72k
$94k
$128k
$240k
$280k
$450k
Sales Engineer
$214,588*
Est. Salary
$72k
$94k
$128k
$240k
$280k
$450k
Senior QA
$125,105*
Est. Salary
$72k
$94k
$128k
$240k
$280k
$450k
QA
$63,498*
Est. Salary
$72k
$94k
$128k
$240k
$280k
$450k
Jr Developer
$82,102*
Est. Salary
$72k
$94k
$128k
$240k
$280k
$450k

Marketing Department (16)

Director of Marketing
$190,131*
Est. Salary
$56k
$83k
$106k
$195k
$245k
$370k
$450k
Global Marketing Manager
$91,000
Avg. Salary
$56k
$83k
$106k
$195k
$245k
$370k
$450k
Senior Marketing Manager
$136,473*
Est. Salary
$56k
$83k
$106k
$195k
$245k
$370k
$450k
Marketing Manager
$105,113*
Est. Salary
$56k
$83k
$106k
$195k
$245k
$370k
$450k
Brand Manager
$110,977*
Est. Salary
$56k
$83k
$106k
$195k
$245k
$370k
$450k
Content Strategist
$78,435*
Est. Salary
$56k
$83k
$106k
$195k
$245k
$370k
$450k
SEM Manager
$83,834*
Est. Salary
$56k
$83k
$106k
$195k
$245k
$370k
$450k
Social Media Manager
$73,619*
Est. Salary
$56k
$83k
$106k
$195k
$245k
$370k
$450k
Marketing Operations
$112,038*
Est. Salary
$56k
$83k
$106k
$195k
$245k
$370k
$450k
Email Marketer
$82,375*
Est. Salary
$56k
$83k
$106k
$195k
$245k
$370k
$450k
Content Manager
$74,554*
Est. Salary
$56k
$83k
$106k
$195k
$245k
$370k
$450k
Community Manager
$77,575*
Est. Salary
$56k
$83k
$106k
$195k
$245k
$370k
$450k
Data Analyst
$83,484*
Est. Salary
$56k
$83k
$106k
$195k
$245k
$370k
$450k
Business Analyst
$80,669*
Est. Salary
$56k
$83k
$106k
$195k
$245k
$370k
$450k
Copywriter
$79,269*
Est. Salary
$56k
$83k
$106k
$195k
$245k
$370k
$450k
Marketing Associate
$58,715*
Est. Salary
$56k
$83k
$106k
$195k
$245k
$370k
$450k

Design Department (9)

Creative Director
$161,650*
Est. Salary
$60k
$90k
$110k
$162k
$205k
$240k
$259k
Principal Designer
$151,788*
Est. Salary
$60k
$90k
$110k
$162k
$205k
$240k
$259k
Senior Designer
$128,440*
Est. Salary
$60k
$90k
$110k
$162k
$205k
$240k
$259k
Senior UI/UX Designer
$121,703*
Est. Salary
$60k
$90k
$110k
$162k
$205k
$240k
$259k
UI/UX Designer
$99,772*
Est. Salary
$60k
$90k
$110k
$162k
$205k
$240k
$259k
Designer
$82,692*
Est. Salary
$60k
$90k
$110k
$162k
$205k
$240k
$259k
Web/Visual Designer
$72,652*
Est. Salary
$60k
$90k
$110k
$162k
$205k
$240k
$259k
Graphic Designer
$83,446*
Est. Salary
$60k
$90k
$110k
$162k
$205k
$240k
$259k
Jr Designer
$87,482*
Est. Salary
$60k
$90k
$110k
$162k
$205k
$240k
$259k

Operations Department (4)

Director of Operations
$177,485*
Est. Salary
$55k
$97k
$138k
$178k
$285k
Business Analyst
$80,669*
Est. Salary
$55k
$97k
$138k
$178k
$285k
Operations Manager
$89,196*
Est. Salary
$55k
$97k
$138k
$178k
$285k
Office Manager
$51,703*
Est. Salary
$55k
$97k
$138k
$178k
$285k

Admin Department (2)

Executive Assistant
$74,243*
Est. Salary
$35k
$76k
$165k
Admin Assistant
$48,008*
Est. Salary
$35k
$76k
$165k

Business Development Department (3)

Account Executive
$97,320*
Est. Salary
$44k
$70k
$97k
$159k
$200k
$270k
Business Development Manager
$142,853*
Est. Salary
$44k
$70k
$97k
$159k
$200k
$270k
Account Manager
$109,260*
Est. Salary
$44k
$70k
$97k
$159k
$200k
$270k

Finance Department (5)

Accounting Manager
$101,935*
Est. Salary
$30k
$65k
$82k
$120k
$134k
$182k
Senior Accountant
$90,580*
Est. Salary
$30k
$65k
$82k
$120k
$134k
$182k
Accountant
$64,131*
Est. Salary
$30k
$65k
$82k
$120k
$134k
$182k
Business Analyst
$80,669*
Est. Salary
$30k
$65k
$82k
$120k
$134k
$182k
Financial Analyst
$78,075*
Est. Salary
$30k
$65k
$82k
$120k
$134k
$182k

Customer Support Department (3)

Customer Service Manager
$82,239*
Est. Salary
$35k
$46k
$82k
$160k
$161k
Technical Support
$69,989*
Est. Salary
$35k
$46k
$82k
$160k
$161k
CS Rep
$45,727*
Est. Salary
$35k
$46k
$82k
$160k
$161k

HR Department (3)

Director of HR
$158,580*
Est. Salary
$50k
$108k
$175k
$190k
$217k
HR Manager
$108,358*
Est. Salary
$50k
$108k
$175k
$190k
$217k
Recruiter
$92,258*
Est. Salary
$50k
$108k
$175k
$190k
$217k

IT Department (5)

IT Manager
$117,304*
Est. Salary
$48k
$63k
$87k
$111k
$200k
Project Manager
$91,832*
Est. Salary
$48k
$63k
$87k
$111k
$200k
SysAdmin
$58,310*
Est. Salary
$48k
$63k
$87k
$111k
$200k
IT Support Engineer
$90,852*
Est. Salary
$48k
$63k
$87k
$111k
$200k
Desktop Support
$54,225*
Est. Salary
$48k
$63k
$87k
$111k
$200k

Legal Department (3)

General Counsel
$171,314*
Est. Salary
$57k
$97k
$171k
$270k
$500k
Corporate Counsel
$184,109*
Est. Salary
$57k
$97k
$171k
$270k
$500k
Paralegal
$57,303*
Est. Salary
$57k
$97k
$171k
$270k
$500k

Sales Department (5)

Director of Sales
$227,697*
Est. Salary
$63k
$111k
$227k
$305k
$400k
$450k
Sales Manager
$129,245*
Est. Salary
$63k
$111k
$227k
$305k
$400k
$450k
Sales Engineer
$214,588*
Est. Salary
$63k
$111k
$227k
$305k
$400k
$450k
Sales Rep
$130,055*
Est. Salary
$63k
$111k
$227k
$305k
$400k
$450k
Sales Associate
$63,812*
Est. Salary
$63k
$111k
$227k
$305k
$400k
$450k

Employer contributed salary* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.

Executive Salaries at First Solar

Name
Title
Salary
Total Comp Total Compensation includes both short-term and long-term benefits, option grants, salary, bonuses, company perks, etc. that can be used to determine financial benefits. An executive may or may not realize all of the Total Co mpensation during their tenure at the Company. Values of the benefits may change over time.
Chief Technology Officer
$485k
$2.58M
Chief Operating Officer
$478k
$2.76M
Chief Commercial Officer
$550k
$2.79M
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