H-1B Optical Engineer Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Optical Engineer is $130,900, across 122 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$130,900
Average wage
$127,665
90th percentile
$165,328
Certified LCAs
122
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $60,000
- 25th
- $100,526
- Median
- $130,900
- Average
- $127,665
- 90th
- $165,328
- Highest
- $198,000
Based on 122 certified base wages, annualized.
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Top H-1B sponsors for Optical Engineer
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Meta Platforms, Inc | 8 | $173,313 |
| Apple Inc. | 3 | $165,000 |
| Microsoft Corporation | 10 | $154,046 |
| Leia, Inc. | 4 | $142,500 |
| KLA Corporation | 23 | $142,389 |
| FACEBOOK INC. | 8 | $140,000 |
| California Institute of Technology/Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 4 | $134,400 |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 3 | $131,800 |
| OmniVision Technologies, Inc. | 2 | $116,952 |
| OptoFidelity Inc. | 4 | $115,000 |
| Sunny Opotech North America Inc. | 3 | $100,526 |
| TekPartners Solutions, LLC | 2 | $100,526 |
| Basic Solutions Corp. | 5 | $94,931 |
| Walter Kidde Portable Equipment Inc. | 3 | $79,498 |
| NUPHOTON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 3 | $77,646 |
Salaries by location
Milpitas, CA · $143,182Redmond, WA · $140,113Menlo Park, CA · $140,000Sunnyvale, CA · $150,075Mountain View, CA · $143,700Pasadena, CA · $134,400San Jose, CA · $102,700Cupertino, CA · $165,000Murrieta, CA · $77,646Santa Clara, CA · $118,905Bradenton, FL · $85,166Webster, NY · $95,000Chicopee, MA · $75,000Pleasanton, CA · $127,500Auburn Hills, MI · $95,705