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Average First Solar quality engineer salary

$80,432yearly

$38.3 hourly rate

Entry-level First Solar quality engineer salary
$63,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does First Solar pay quality engineers?

The average salary for First Solar quality engineers is $80,432 per year. First Solar quality engineer salaries range between $63,000 to $102,000 per year. First Solar quality engineers earn 1% more than the national average salary for quality engineers of $79,672.

Location impacts how much a quality engineer at First Solar can expect to make. Quality engineers at First Solar make the most in Santa Clara, CA, Tempe, AZ, and Bridgewater, NJ.

How much does First Solar pay quality engineers by location?

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

Quality engineer First Solar salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Santa Clara, CA$100,889$48.50
2Tempe, AZ$84,878$40.81
3Bridgewater, NJ$83,561$40.17
4New York, NY$80,085$38.50
5Houston, TX$78,037$37.52
6Perrysburg, OH$72,954$35.07
7Urban Honolulu, HI$70,546$33.92
8Trinity, AL$69,139$33.24

Highest-paid First Solar quality engineers by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Director Of Quality & Engineering$166,513$80-
2Quality Assurance Engineering Manager$146,971$71-
3Manager, Quality Engineer$146,769$71-
4Senior Quality Manager$139,841$67-
5Product Quality Manager$139,694$67-
6Manufacturing Quality Manager$139,688$67-
7Corporate Quality Assurance Manager$136,145$65-
8Quality Assurance Manager$135,891$65-
9Supplier Quality Manager$130,425$63-
10Assistant Manager Of Quality$130,359$63-

Recent salaries for quality engineers at first solar

JobLocationDate addedSalary
Engineer-Quality II USATrinity, AL04/28/2025$67,400
Engineer-Quality II USATrinity, AL03/08/2025$67,400
Engineer-Quality I USANew Iberia, LA02/18/2025$61,000
Engineer-Quality I USATrinity, AL01/26/2025$61,000
Engineer-Quality I USANew Iberia, LA01/26/2025$61,000

Quality engineer salary at First Solar competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Chevron$112,594$54-
2Dynegy$102,940$49-
3Pacifi$93,609$452
4Salt River Project$84,320$41-
5NV Energy$81,848$39-
6Pratt & Whitney$80,445$392
7Duke Energy$77,229$373
8Shure$75,282$36-
9United Technology Group$75,274$36-
10Safran$74,817$3690
11ON Semiconductor$72,292$356
12The Williams Companies$72,240$354
13PNM Resources$71,332$34-
14MSC Software$61,021$29-

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