Photonics Engineer salaries
1,897 H-1B & PERM records for "Photonics Engineer", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.
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$132968
Average Salary
$40000
Minimum
$350000
Maximum
| Employer | Role | Location | Salary | Program | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FACEBOOK INC. | Optical Systems Test Engineer | Redmond, WA | $195000 | H-1B | Jun 29, 2021 |
| Lyte Technologies Inc | Sr. Member of Technical Staff | Mountain View, CA | $195000 | E-3 | Aug 30, 2021 |
| Aeva, Inc. | Staff Photonics Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $195000 | H-1B | Nov 7, 2019 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | Optical Metrology Engineer | Redmond, WA | $194968 | H-1B | Aug 26, 2022 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | Optical Design Verification Engineer | Redmond, WA | $194654 | H-1B | Jan 3, 2024 |
| ASML US, LP | Senior Optical Sensing Engineer 2 | $193894 - $213900 | Green Card | Jun 5, 2024 | |
| KLA Corporation | System Design Engineer | Milpitas, CA | $193076 | H-1B | Mar 20, 2026 |
| Microsoft Corporation | Optical Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $193000 | H-1B | Oct 13, 2022 |
| Apple Inc. | Machine Learning Engineer | CUPERTINO, CA | $192355 | H-1B | Apr 12, 2021 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | Optical Scientist | Redmond, WA | $192008 | H-1B | Dec 14, 2021 |
| Apple Inc. | Machine Learning Engineer | Cupertino, CA | $192000 | H-1B | Nov 3, 2022 |
| KLA Corporation | Research Scientist | Milpitas, CA | $190550 | H-1B | May 13, 2026 |
| FACEBOOK INC. | Optical Scientist | Redmond, WA | $190125 | H-1B | Feb 12, 2021 |
| Ayar Labs, Inc. | Sr. Staff Engineer, Photonics Product Development | San Jose, CA | $190000 - $250000 | H-1B | May 29, 2026 |
| Aeva, Inc. | Staff Photonics Packaging Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $190000 | H-1B | Apr 29, 2026 |
| Xscape Photonics Inc. | R&D Laser Systems & Validation Test Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $190000 | H-1B | Jun 5, 2025 |
| Aeva, Inc. | Senior III-V Design Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $190000 | H-1B | Mar 5, 2024 |
| HERMES MICROVISION, INC. | Principal Design Engineer - Systems | San Jose, CA | $190000 | Green Card | Jul 19, 2022 |
| Facebook, Inc. | Optical Engineer, Free Form Optics | Sunnyvale, CA | $190000 | H-1B | Nov 8, 2021 |
| AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES | R&D Engineer Hardware | San Jose, CA | $190000 | Green Card | Dec 23, 2021 |
| Apple Inc. | Display Exploration Engineer | Boulder, CO | $190000 | H-1B | May 5, 2022 |
| Facebook, Inc. | Optical Engineer, Test & Metrology | Menlo Park, CA | $190000 | H-1B | Apr 14, 2020 |
| Aeva, Inc. | Silicon Photonics Engineer, Packaging | Mountain View, CA | $189000 | H-1B | Aug 9, 2022 |
| FACEBOOK, INC. | Optical Systems Characterization Engineer | Menlo Park, CA | $188100 - $208100 | Green Card | Jun 7, 2021 |
| Facebook, Inc. | Optical Systems Engineer | Redmond, WA | $188100 | H-1B | Jan 15, 2021 |
| KLA Corporation | System Design Engineer | Milpitas, CA | $188000 | H-1B | May 16, 2025 |
| GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. INC. | Sr Mgr/Dep Director Tech Eng & Quality | Austin, TX | $188000 - $221000 | Green Card | Feb 14, 2022 |
| Facebook, Inc. | OPTICAL SCIENTIST | Redmond, WA | $188000 | H-1B | Feb 1, 2021 |
| Apple Inc. | Module Systems Engineer | Cupertino, CA | $187762 - $272100 | H-1B | Mar 7, 2026 |
| Apple Inc. | Algorithm Engineering | Cupertino, CA | $187762 - $272100 | H-1B | Dec 30, 2025 |
| PsiQuantum Corp. | Sr R&D Engineer | Palo Alto, CA | $187762 - $229454 | H-1B | May 8, 2026 |
| Aurora Operations, Inc. | Senior Photonics Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $187762 - $240000 | H-1B | Apr 23, 2026 |
| Apple Inc. | Operations Test Engineer - Optical Components | Cupertino, CA | $187762 - $258600 | H-1B | Jun 12, 2026 |
| Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. | Vision Systems Analyst | Sunnyvale, CA | $187762 - $265500 | H-1B | May 4, 2026 |
| Apple Inc. | Photonics Engineer | Cupertino, CA | $187762 - $272100 | H-1B | Jan 10, 2026 |
| Lumentum Operations LLC | Engineer Staff, Laser Semiconductor | San Jose, CA | $187762 - $207762 | H-1B | Jun 23, 2026 |
| Digilens Inc. | Senior NPI Metrology Engineer | Sunnyvale, CA | $187762 - $192000 | H-1B | May 22, 2026 |
| Halo Industries, Inc. | Senior Laser Processing Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $187762 - $197762 | H-1B | Apr 10, 2026 |
| Apple Inc. | Machine Learning | Cupertino, CA | $187762 - $272100 | H-1B | Nov 7, 2025 |
| KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | R&D Engineer 4 | Santa Clara, CA | $187762 - $230000 | H-1B | Mar 5, 2026 |
| Lightmatter, Inc. | Sr. Photonics Test Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $187762 | H-1B | May 14, 2026 |
| Apple Inc. | AR/VR Module Development Engineer | Sunnyvale, CA | $187762 - $272100 | H-1B | Mar 12, 2026 |
| Apple Inc. | Optical Science Engineering | Cupertino, CA | $187762 - $272100 | H-1B | Nov 20, 2025 |
| KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | Researcher-IC Design 5 | Santa Clara, CA | $187762 - $230000 | H-1B | Nov 3, 2025 |
| Apple Inc. | Optical Science Engineer | Sunnyvale, CA | $187762 - $272100 | H-1B | Mar 7, 2026 |
| Apple Inc. | Module Test Instrumentation & Automation Engineer | Cupertino, CA | $187762 - $272100 | H-1B | Jan 22, 2026 |
| Apple Inc. | Optical Science Engineering | Cupertino, CA | $187762 - $272100 | H-1B | Dec 8, 2025 |
| Apple Inc. | Module Test Instrumentation & Automation Engineer | Cupertino, CA | $187762 - $272100 | H-1B | Nov 10, 2025 |
| Apple Inc. | Module Design Engineer | Cupertino, CA | $187762 - $264200 | H-1B | Jul 9, 2025 |
| Apple Inc. | Modeling & Simulation Engineer | Cupertino, CA | $187762 - $272100 | H-1B | Aug 7, 2025 |
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