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LASER ENGINEER salaries

115 H-1B & PERM records for "LASER ENGINEER", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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115

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$95523

Average Salary

$39437

Minimum

$198875

Maximum

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Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
Apple Inc. Semiconductor Laser Engineer Cupertino, CA $198875 H-1B Nov 1, 2022
Apple Inc. Semiconductor Laser Engineering Cupertino, CA $181100 - $272100 H-1B May 19, 2026
Nokia of America Corporation Senior Silicon Photonics Laser Engineer New York, NY $180000 H-1B Sep 13, 2022
Apple Inc. LASER ENGINEER CUPERTINO, CA $180000 H-1B Feb 24, 2021
Innovusion, Inc. Senior Fiber Laser Engineer Sunnyvale, CA $175000 H-1B Jan 19, 2022
Halo Industries, Inc. Senior Optical/Laser Engineer Santa Clara, CA $158621 - $170000 H-1B May 21, 2026
LUMENTUM OPERATIONS LLC Engineer Principal, Laser Engineer San Jose, CA $157269 Green Card Mar 16, 2022
Princeton Optronics, Inc. Senior Laser Engineer Trenton, NJ $155000 Green Card Apr 15, 2020
Energetiq Technology, Inc. Principal Laser Engineer/Scientist Wilmington, MA $150000 H-1B Jul 27, 2022
Apple Inc. Semiconductor Laser Engineering Cupertino, CA $147400 - $220900 H-1B Apr 24, 2026
LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, L… PHYSICIST (LASER ENGINEER) LIVERMORE, CA $146400 H-1B Mar 15, 2017
Lawrence Livermore National Security, L… Laser Engineer/Scientist (Physicist) Livermore, CA $144900 H-1B Nov 23, 2021
Lawrence Livermore National Security, L… Laser Engineer/Scientist Livermore, CA $144900 H-1B Nov 23, 2021
JDS UNIPHASE CORPORATION ENGINEER PRINCIPAL, OPTOELECTRONIC LASER ENGINEER MILPITAS, CA $144755 H-1B Jul 29, 2014
Apple Inc. Semiconductor Laser Engineer Cupertino, CA $144664 - $214500 H-1B Feb 24, 2025
Cutera Inc. Senior Laser Engineer Brisbane, CA $140000 - $155000 H-1B Apr 23, 2024
Innovusion, Inc. Sr. Fiber Laser Engineer Sunnyvale, CA $137093 - $190000 H-1B Apr 26, 2023
ENOVIX Corporation Senior Principal Laser Engineer Fremont, CA $136760 - $160000 H-1B Mar 25, 2020
Lumentum Operations LLC Staff Laser Engineer Milpitas, CA $136000 Green Card May 4, 2018
LUMENTUM OPERATIONS LLC STAFF LASER ENGINEER MILPITAS, CA $136000 H-1B Oct 13, 2016
Thorlabs, Inc. Fiber Laser Engineer Jessup, MD $130111 H-1B Apr 30, 2024
Resona Semiconductor Corp Founding Ultrafast Laser Engineer San Carlos, CA $128300 H-1B May 19, 2026
Cutera Inc. Senior Laser Engineer Brisbane, CA $125000 - $161000 H-1B Apr 12, 2023
Cutera, Inc. Senior Laser Engineer Brisbane, CA $122900 H-1B Feb 28, 2021
Cutera, Inc. Senior Laser Engineer Brisbane, CA $122900 H-1B Feb 24, 2020
LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, L… LASER ENGINEER/SCIENTIST LIVERMORE, CA $120000 H-1B Jan 18, 2019
CUTERA, INC. SENIOR LASER ENGINEER Brisbane, CA $120000 H-1B Mar 20, 2019
Princeton Optronics, A Member of AMS Gr… Senior Laser Engineer Mercerville, NJ $119974 - $180000 H-1B Jun 24, 2021
Enovix Corporation Senior Principal Laser Engineer Fremont, CA $118000 - $198000 H-1B Oct 22, 2021
PRINCETON OPTRONICS, A MEMBER OF AMS GR… SENIOR LASER ENGINEER MERCERVILLE, NJ $113797 - $180000 H-1B Jan 24, 2019
Halo Industries, Inc. Optical/Laser Engineer Palo Alto, CA $113589 - $130000 H-1B May 3, 2021
LUMENTUM OPERATIONS LLC ENGINEER SENIOR, LASER ENGINEER MILPITAS, CA $113000 H-1B Mar 14, 2016
IPG PHOTONICS CORPORATION Laser Engineer OXFORD, MA $112195 - $115000 Green Card May 22, 2019
Thorlabs, Inc. Photonics Engineer (Fiber Laser Engineer) Newton, NJ $111294 H-1B Jun 30, 2022
EO TECHNICS INTERNATIONAL INC. LASER ENGINEER GILBERT, AZ $110739 Green Card Jul 4, 2015
PHOTONICS INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. Senior Laser Engineer RONKONKOMA, NY $110000 H-1B May 14, 2023
MASIMO CORPORATION LASER ENGINEER IRVINE, CA $106000 H-1B Mar 20, 2017
IPG Photonics Corporation Laser Engineer $104437 - $105000 Green Card Apr 17, 2025
DISCO HI-TEC AMERICA, INC. LASER ENGINEER SANTA CLARA, CA $103210 - $110000 H-1B Aug 29, 2018
THORLABS, INC. PHOTONICS ENGINEER (FIBER LASER ENGINEER) Newton, NJ $100880 H-1B Feb 11, 2019
LUMENTUM OPERATIONS LLC Engineer, Senior Laser Engineer San Jose, CA $100526 H-1B Feb 12, 2020
Thorlabs, Inc. Fiber Laser Engineer Jessup, MD $100457 H-1B Feb 17, 2021
PANASONIC CORPORATION OF NORTH AMERICA SR. LASER ENGINEER NEWTON, MA $99000 H-1B Mar 30, 2011
JDS UNIPHASE SENIOR LASER ENGINEER MILPITAS, CA $98155 - $117000 H-1B Mar 7, 2012
JDS UNIPHASE SENIOR SEMICONDUCTOR LASER ENGINEER SAN JOSE, CA $98155 - $117000 H-1B Aug 30, 2011
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY LASER ENGINEER PASADENA, CA $97375 H-1B Oct 30, 2012
TALENTLINK, INC LASER ENGINEER DES MOINES, IA $96000 H-1B Feb 3, 2012
PHOTONICS INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. LASER ENGINEERING OPERATIONS RESEARCH ANALYST RONKONKOMA, NY $95000 H-1B Jun 3, 2026
PHOTONICS INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. Senior Laser Engineer (Physicist) Ronkonkoma, NY $95000 H-1B May 15, 2023
ALCON LENSX, INC. SR. LASER ENGINEER ALISO VIEJO, CA $95000 - $105000 H-1B May 30, 2012
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