optical salaries
282 H-1B & PERM records for "optical", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.
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$112516
Average Salary
$21757
Minimum
$227773
Maximum
| Employer | Role | Location | Salary | Program | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDMUND OPTICS, INC. | Optical Research Scientist | BARRINGTON, NJ | $125154 | Green Card | May 20, 2021 |
| LUMINAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | Senior Optical Engineer | Orlando, FL | $125000 | Green Card | Oct 25, 2021 |
| AEVA, INC | Optical Systems R&D Engineer | MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA | $125000 | Green Card | May 21, 2019 |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | Hardware Engineer 3, Optical- IEB or Other | REDMOND, WA | $124634 - $144634 | Green Card | Jun 2, 2014 |
| CLARIPHY COMMUNICATIONS, INC. | Senior Optical Systems Engineer | IRVINE, CA | $124030 | Green Card | Apr 15, 2014 |
| Panasonic Corporation of North America | Senior Optical Engineer | Peachtree City, GA | $124010 - $145400 | H-1B | Jul 28, 2022 |
| KLATencor Corporation | Optical Engineer | Milpitas, CA | $123806 | Green Card | Aug 28, 2020 |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | Hardware Engineer (Optical Engineer) | REDMOND, WA | $123000 - $143000 | Green Card | Jun 20, 2016 |
| INFINERA CORPORATION | Optical Engineer | SUNNYVALE, CA | $122450 - $140000 | Green Card | Jan 7, 2019 |
| NORTH AMERICAN LIGHTING | Lead Optical Engineer | PARIS, IL | $122325 | Green Card | Jan 12, 2017 |
| GLOW NETWORKS INC. | SENIOR OPTICAL ENGINEER | Dallas, TX | $122158 | Green Card | Dec 17, 2019 |
| KLA CORPORATION | Optical Engineer | Milpitas, CA | $121910 - $128006 | Green Card | Feb 5, 2022 |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | Hardware Engineer (Optical Engineer) | REDMOND, WA | $121600 - $141600 | Green Card | Mar 9, 2021 |
| MASIMO CORPORATION | Engineer, Optical | Irvine, CA | $121326 | Green Card | Feb 14, 2020 |
| ANALOG DEVICES INC. | Senior Optical Design Engineer | Wilmington, MA | $120500 - $125000 | Green Card | Dec 1, 2022 |
| PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES OF CALIFORNIA, INC. | Engineer II, Optical (R&D) | Menlo Park, CA | $120000 - $134550 | Green Card | Apr 15, 2022 |
| M/A-COM TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, INC. | Optical Engineer | LOWELL, MA | $120000 | Green Card | Feb 4, 2016 |
| CYTEK BIOSCIENCES, INC. | Optical Engineer | Fremont, CA | $118737 | Green Card | Jan 7, 2022 |
| KLA-TENCOR CORPORATION | Optical Engineer | MILPITAS, CA | $118558 | Green Card | Feb 2, 2018 |
| Clarkson Eyecare, LLC | Optical Operations Data Analytics Manager | $118414 | Green Card | Jan 24, 2025 | |
| CORNING OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS LLC | Optical Measurement Engineer | Fort Worth, TX | $118186 | Green Card | Mar 3, 2022 |
| PPG Industries, Inc. | S&T Research Engineer, Expert - Advanced Optical … | $118059 | Green Card | Jan 24, 2024 | |
| LUMENTUM OPERATIONS LLC | Optical Engineer | San Jose, CA | $118004 - $138004 | Green Card | Nov 10, 2022 |
| QUALCOMM MEMS TECHNOLOGIES, INC | Senior Optical Engineer | SAN DIEGO, CA | $117853 - $134800 | Green Card | Jul 23, 2014 |
| MAGIC LEAP, INC. | Sr. Optical Systems Engineer | PLANTATION, FL | $116809 | Green Card | Aug 17, 2018 |
| TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED | Optical Design Engineer | Dallas, TX | $116025 | Green Card | May 10, 2023 |
| GOOGLE LLC | Optical Transport Engineer | Thornton, CO | $116000 - $156000 | Green Card | Oct 26, 2021 |
| ASML US LP | Senior Optical Engineer 1 | Wilton, CT | $115627 | Green Card | Dec 17, 2019 |
| KLA-TENCOR CORPORATION | Optical Engineer | MILPITAS, CA | $115500 | Green Card | Sep 18, 2017 |
| PPG INDUSTRIES, INC. | Group Leader, Optical Monomer Casting Platform | Monroeville, PA | $115483 | Green Card | Aug 26, 2022 |
| NOKIA OF AMERICA CORPORATION | IP/Optical Networks(ION) Customer Technical Suppo… | $115357 - $196950 | Green Card | Aug 16, 2023 | |
| IonQ Quantum, Inc. | Optical Packaging Engineer | Boston, MA | $115000 - $125000 | H-1B | 2025 |
| attocube systems, Inc. | Sr. Application Engineer AFM-probe asstd. optical… | $114795 | Green Card | Oct 23, 2024 | |
| Walter Kidde Portable Equipment Inc. | Optical Engineer | $114754 | Green Card | Oct 16, 2023 | |
| ALCATEL LUCENT USA, INC. | Optical Technical Support Engineer | MURRAY HILL, NJ | $114000 - $144375 | Green Card | Feb 3, 2015 |
| NORTH AMERICAN LIGHTING | Optical Engineer - Lead | Farmington Hills, MI | $113200 | Green Card | Oct 4, 2019 |
| OPTOTECH TECHNOLOGIES INC. | Optical Automation and Process Engineer | $113048 | Green Card | Apr 11, 2024 | |
| ASML US LP | Senior Optical Engineer | Wilton, CT | $112406 | Green Card | Oct 22, 2019 |
| ISP OPTICS CORPORATION | Electro-Optical Engineer | IRVINGTON, NY | $112200 | Green Card | Feb 5, 2015 |
| Oclaro | Optical Design Engineer | San Jose, CA | $110802 - $130000 | Green Card | May 3, 2018 |
| CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, INC. | Senior Optical Engineer | Troy, MI | $110500 - $121200 | Green Card | Aug 11, 2021 |
| CREE, INC. | Optical Engineer | DURHAM, NC | $110250 | Green Card | Oct 30, 2017 |
| ACACIA COMMUNICATIONS INC | Senior Optical Engineer | Holmdel, NJ | $109800 | Green Card | Mar 19, 2020 |
| Rockley Photonics Inc. | Optical System Engineer | Pasadena, CA | $109533 - $130000 | Green Card | Oct 25, 2021 |
| ASML US,INC | Optical Engineer/Physicist | CHANDLER, AZ | $109200 | Green Card | Apr 19, 2017 |
| IPG PHOTONICS CORPORATION | Senior Optical Coating Engineer | Oxford, MA | $109000 - $119000 | Green Card | Mar 31, 2020 |
| COADNA PHOTONICS, INC. | OPTICAL DESIGN ENGINEER | SUNNYVALE, CA | $109000 - $111000 | Green Card | Dec 15, 2017 |
| FINISAR CORPORATION | Sr. Optical Systems Engineer | SUNNYVALE, CA | $108992 - $120000 | Green Card | Feb 17, 2016 |
| CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. | Optical Design Engineer | SAN JOSE, CA | $108992 - $135000 | Green Card | Feb 3, 2016 |
| HERMES MICROVISION, INC. | Optical Engineer | SAN JOSE, CA | $108805 | Green Card | Jul 27, 2017 |
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