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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc. | Modeling & Simulation Engineer | Cupertino, CA | $187762 - $272100 | H-1B | Aug 7, 2025 |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. | Display Optical Engineer | Redmond, WA | $186760 - $206760 | Green Card | Oct 29, 2022 |
| FACEBOOK INC. | OPTICAL METROLOGY ENGINEER | MENLO PARK, CA | $186149 | H-1B | Apr 3, 2020 |
| FACEBOOK, INC. | Camera Systems Engineer | Menlo Park, CA | $185998 - $205998 | Green Card | Jun 29, 2021 |
| ASML US, LP | Senior Design Engineer 2 - Software | San Jose, CA | $185992 | H-1B | Aug 9, 2021 |
| KLA Corporation | Optical Engineer | Milpitas, CA | $185417 | H-1B | Jun 29, 2023 |
| Pixcel Inc. | PIC Test Engineer | Matawan, NJ | $185000 | H-1B | Dec 10, 2025 |
| Lightmatter, Inc. | Staff Photonic Hardware Validation Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $185000 - $203000 | H-1B | May 6, 2025 |
| AURORA INNOVATION, INC. | Staff PIC Test Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $185000 - $205000 | H-1B | May 24, 2023 |
| OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | Sr. Staff Process Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $185000 | Green Card | Oct 5, 2022 |
| APPLE INC. | Color Scientist | Cupertino, CA | $185000 - $202500 | Green Card | Nov 30, 2021 |
| Aeva, Inc. | Senior Photonics Test Development Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $185000 | H-1B | Apr 7, 2022 |
| MAGIC LEAP, INC. | Senior Computer Vision Researcher/Engineer, Obje… | Sunnyvale, CA | $185000 | H-1B | Dec 15, 2021 |
| Aeva, Inc. | Senior Photonics Test Software Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $185000 | H-1B | Sep 15, 2021 |
| SAMSUNG RESEARCH AMERICA, INC. | Research Engineer, Staff | Irvine, CA | $185000 - $195000 | Green Card | May 19, 2020 |
| O-NET COMMUNICATIONS (USA), INC. | SENIOR SCIENTIST, PHOTONIC ENGINEER | $184748 | Green Card | Apr 5, 2024 | |
| O-Net Communications (USA), Inc. | Senior Scienstist | San Jose, CA | $184748 | H-1B | Oct 25, 2023 |
| O-Net Communications (USA), Inc. | Senior Scientist | San Jose, CA | $184748 | H-1B | Aug 8, 2023 |
| Hermes Microvision, Inc. | Electron Optics Architect 3 | San Jose, CA | $184465 | H-1B | Jun 1, 2022 |
| FACEBOOK, INC. | Optical Scientist | Redmond, WA | $184240 | H-1B | Aug 30, 2021 |
| Nokia of America Corporation | Senior PIC Design Engineer | Sunnyvale, CA | $184041 | H-1B | Aug 15, 2025 |
| Ayar Labs, Inc. | Sr. Staff Engineer, Photonics Test Engineering | San Jose, CA | $183644 - $200000 | H-1B | Jun 6, 2025 |
| Corning Optical Communications LLC | Sr. Staff Engineer, System Automation | $183600 | Green Card | Jul 18, 2024 | |
| Lightmatter, Inc. | Staff Laser Architect | Mountain View, CA | $183000 - $224000 | H-1B | Nov 11, 2024 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc | Optical Engineer | Menlo Park, CA | $183000 | H-1B | Dec 13, 2024 |
| Applied Materials, Inc | Process Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $182930 - $202930 | H-1B | Apr 25, 2025 |
| Apple Inc. | Module Design Engineer | Cupertino, CA | $181656 - $272100 | H-1B | Aug 11, 2025 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc | Computer Vision Engineer | Burlingame, CA | $181373 | H-1B | May 2, 2024 |
| Aeva, Inc. | Staff Photonics Test Engineer | $181300 - $245300 | Green Card | Aug 10, 2023 | |
| FACEBOOK, INC. | Research Scientist | Redmond, WA | $181300 | H-1B | Jan 17, 2020 |
| Apple Inc. | Photonics Experimentalist | Cupertino, CA | $181246 | H-1B | Oct 5, 2022 |
| Apple Inc. | Photonics Engineer | Cupertino, CA | $181100 - $272100 | H-1B | May 2, 2026 |
| Applied Materials, Inc. | Physicist/Scientist | Santa Clara, CA | $180881 - $200881 | H-1B | Jun 24, 2025 |
| Ayar Labs, Inc. | Sr. Engineer, Photonics Test | San Jose, CA | $180500 | H-1B | Apr 16, 2026 |
| HyperLight Corporation | Staff Engineer, Component Design (RF) | Cambridge, MA | $180000 | H-1B | May 4, 2026 |
| Tesla, Inc. | Camera Systems Engineer | Palo Alto, CA | $180000 | H-1B | May 22, 2026 |
| Molex, LLC | Senior Photonics Engineer - KBGFJG410395-1 | Bridgewater, NJ | $180000 - $240000 | H-1B | Feb 27, 2026 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc | Optical Engineer | Sunnyvale, CA | $180000 | H-1B | Dec 30, 2025 |
| Ayar Labs, Inc. | Sr. Engineer, Laser Module Development | San Jose, CA | $180000 | H-1B | May 12, 2026 |
| Analog Photonics LLC | Principal Member of Technical Staff | Boston, MA | $180000 - $195000 | E-3 | Jan 12, 2026 |
| Levels Health Inc. | Integrated Optics Waveguide/PIC Design Engineer | Austin, TX | $180000 - $200000 | H-1B | May 9, 2025 |
| Xscape Photonics Inc. | Senior R&D Engineer | Guttenberg, NJ | $180000 | H-1B | Aug 29, 2025 |
| Volkswagen ADMT, LLC | Sensor Technologist Sr. | Belmont, CA | $180000 | H-1B | Sep 26, 2023 |
| Relativity Networks, Inc. | Photonics Engineer (Fiber Design and Modeling) | Winter Park, FL | $180000 | H-1B | Sep 11, 2024 |
| MAGIC LEAP, INC. | Senior, High Performance Software Engineer, Compu… | Eagle, ID | $180000 | H-1B | Jul 13, 2022 |
| FYUSION, INC. | Head of Computer Vision 3D Reconstruction | San Francisco, CA | $180000 - $255000 | Green Card | Oct 14, 2022 |
| Ayar Labs, Inc. | Senior Staff Engineer, Photonics | Santa Clara, CA | $180000 | H-1B | Sep 22, 2023 |
| QUANERGY SYSTEMS, INC. | Principal Optical Scientist | Sunnyvale, CA | $180000 - $190000 | Green Card | Jun 9, 2021 |
| AEye, Inc. | Staff R&D Optical Engineer | Dublin, CA | $180000 | H-1B | Jan 7, 2022 |
| MAGIC LEAP, INC. | Senior, High Performance Software Engineer, Compu… | Plantation, FL | $180000 | H-1B | Feb 23, 2022 |
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