First Solar development engineer salary

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Average First Solar development engineer salary

$95,513yearly

$44.81 hourly rate

Entry-level First Solar development engineer salary

$73,000 yearly

Updated April 5, 2024

How much does First Solar pay development engineers?

The average salary for First Solar development engineers is $95,513 per year. First Solar development engineer salaries range between $73,000 to $124,000 per year. First Solar development engineers earn 2% more than the national average salary for development engineers of $93,206.

Location impacts how much a development engineer at First Solar can expect to make. Development engineers at First Solar make the most in Santa Clara, CA, Bridgewater, NJ, and Deming, NM.

How much does First Solar pay development engineers by location?

First Solar pays development engineers the most in Santa Clara, CA, Bridgewater, NJ, and Deming, NM. Additionally, cities like New York and Tempe also report highly competitive salaries for development engineers at First Solar.

Development engineer First Solar salary by location

Rank	City	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
1	Santa Clara, CA	$118,924	$57.17
2	Bridgewater, NJ	$97,932	$47.08
3	Deming, NM	$97,912	$47.07
4	New York, NY	$97,621	$46.93
5	Tempe, AZ	$95,692	$46.01
6	Houston, TX	$91,910	$44.19
7	Chicago, IL	$89,160	$42.87
8	Urban Honolulu, HI	$84,869	$40.80
9	Perrysburg, OH	$81,409	$39.14
10	Bowling Green, FL	$77,465	$37.24

Highest-paid First Solar development engineers by job level

Rank	Job title	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Development Engineer/Engineering Manager	$152,251	$73	-
2	Senior Principal Engineer	$148,031	$71	-
3	Senior Staff Engineer	$138,589	$67	-
4	Principal Engineer	$137,588	$66	-
5	Senior Implementation Engineer	$135,054	$65	-
6	Software Development Engineer Lead	$134,141	$64	-
7	Team Lead Engineer	$129,648	$62	-
8	Senior Software Development Engineer	$129,085	$62	-
9	Lead Development Engineer	$127,764	$61	-
10	Project Engineer/Software Engineer	$126,200	$61	-

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Recent salaries for development engineers at first solar

Job	Location	Date added	Salary
Development Engineer III (Process Equipment Design/Process & Development Engineer)	Perrysburg, OH	06/10/2025	$82,100
Development Engineer III (Process Equipment Design/Process & Development Engineer)	Perrysburg, OH	04/28/2025	$82,100
Development Engineer III (Process Equipment Design/Process & Development Engineer)	Perrysburg, OH	03/26/2025	$82,100
Development Engineer II-Perovskite Development	Perrysburg, OH	02/18/2025	$78,600
Development Engineer III (Process Equipment Design/Process & Development Engineer)	Perrysburg, OH	01/26/2025	$82,100

Development engineer salary at First Solar competitors

Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Chevron	$113,516	$55	1
2	Dynegy	$108,100	$52	-
3	Pacifi	$102,374	$49	2
4	The Williams Companies	$92,472	$44	20
5	Salt River Project	$92,047	$44	-
6	Safran	$90,919	$44	63
7	United Technology Group	$90,684	$44	-
8	NV Energy	$90,446	$43	1
9	Shure	$89,301	$43	-
10	ON Semiconductor	$85,227	$41	5
11	MSC Software	$84,803	$41	-
12	Pratt & Whitney	$82,257	$40	2
13	Duke Energy	$81,903	$39	11
14	PNM Resources	$74,546	$36	-

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