H-1B Salary Lookup

Optical Engineer H-1B Salary by Company

22 certified full-time H-1B filings for "Optical Engineer" and close variants, decided Jul 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026. Most common occupation codes: Photonics Engineers, Electronics Engineers, Except Computer, Nanosystems Engineers.

$145,178Median salary
$113,58825th percentile
$158,89675th percentile
22Filings

Top-paying companies for Optical Engineer

Employers with at least 3 filings for this title, ranked by median offered salary.

CompanyFilingsMedianMiddle 50%
Kla4$160,000$152,589 – $180,370

Companies filing the most Optical Engineer H-1Bs

CompanyFilingsMedianMiddle 50%
Kla4$160,000$152,589 – $180,370
Asml US2$98,386$96,068 – $100,704
Ciena2$146,000$145,500 – $146,500
Intelliswift Software2$109,554$104,322 – $114,785
Meta Platforms2$172,000$168,000 – $176,000
Aac Technologies Irvine1$129,459$129,459 – $129,459
Aditi Consulting1$155,584$155,584 – $155,584
Allen Institute1$111,300$111,300 – $111,300
Autosystems America1$108,238$108,238 – $108,238
California Institute of Technology/Jet Propulsion Laboratory1$170,664$170,664 – $170,664
Cisco Systems1$148,054$148,054 – $148,054
FARO Technologies1$118,289$118,289 – $118,289
LitePoint1$160,000$160,000 – $160,000
Luminex1$124,093$124,093 – $124,093
Magic Leap1$112,021$112,021 – $112,021

Top cities

CityFilingsMedian
Redmond, WA3$120,016
Milpitas, CA3$165,000
Sunnyvale, CA2$172,000
Wilton, CT2$98,386
Austin, TX2$118,057
New Providence, NJ1$145,000
Boxborough, MA1$148,054
San Jose, CA1$160,000
Cupertino, CA1$129,459
Novi, MI1$108,238
Ann Arbor, MI1$145,355
Morris Plains, NJ1$147,000
Exton, PA1$118,289
Los Angeles, CA1$170,664
Seattle, WA1$111,300

Wage levels

Level I9% · 2
Level II55% · 12
Level III27% · 6
Level IV9% · 2

Prevailing-wage level the employer selected (I = entry, IV = fully competent).