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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FACEBOOK, INC. | GROUP TPM MANAGER, FIBER & OPTICAL NETWORKS | MENLO PARK, CA | $227773 | H-1B | Dec 19, 2019 |
| CIENA CORPORATION | Sr. Director, Business Development, Ciena Optical… | Hanover, MD | $226500 | Green Card | Dec 7, 2022 |
| Infinera Corporation | Optical Test Dev Engineer | $226325 - $249600 | Green Card | May 31, 2024 | |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | Optical Scientist | $215136 - $240240 | Green Card | Sep 27, 2024 | |
| BARAJA, INC. | OPTICAL ENGINEER | PALO ALTO, CA | $200000 | H-1B | Feb 16, 2022 |
| BARAJA, INC. | OPTICAL ENGINEER | PALO ALTO, CA | $200000 | H-1B | Apr 14, 2021 |
| BARAJA, INC. | OPTICAL ENGINEER | PALO ALTO, CA | $200000 | H-1B | Apr 6, 2021 |
| Goertek Electronics, Inc | Principal Optical Engineer | Bellevue, WA | $200000 | Green Card | Feb 23, 2021 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | Research Scientist, Optical System Design | $198940 - $235000 | Green Card | Jun 21, 2024 | |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. | Optical Systems Integration Engineer | Redmond, WA | $196052 - $216052 | Green Card | Dec 14, 2022 |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. | Optical Engineer, Waveguide Design | Sunnyvale, CA | $194870 - $214870 | Green Card | Oct 19, 2022 |
| ASML US, LP | Senior Optical Sensing Engineer 2 | $193894 - $213900 | Green Card | Jun 5, 2024 | |
| FACEBOOK, INC. | Optical Systems Characterization Engineer | Menlo Park, CA | $188100 - $208100 | Green Card | Jun 7, 2021 |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. | Display Optical Engineer | Redmond, WA | $186760 - $206760 | Green Card | Oct 29, 2022 |
| FACEBOOK, INC. | Manager, Optical Systems Engineering | MENLO PARK, CA | $181677 - $201677 | Green Card | Sep 4, 2018 |
| APPLE INC. | Optical Network Engineer | Cupertino, CA | $181600 - $272400 | Green Card | Sep 22, 2022 |
| QUANERGY SYSTEMS, INC. | Principal Optical Scientist | Sunnyvale, CA | $180000 - $190000 | Green Card | Jun 9, 2021 |
| FACEBOOK, INC. | Optical Systems Engineer | MENLO PARK, CA | $180000 - $200000 | Green Card | Dec 3, 2018 |
| Auris Health, Inc. | Staff Optical Research Engineer | $178560 - $218240 | Green Card | Sep 18, 2024 | |
| APPLE INC. | Optical Science Engineer | $173056 - $242000 | Green Card | Oct 17, 2023 | |
| Synopsys, Inc. | R&D Engineering, Staff Engineer (Optical Solution… | $172784 - $196000 | Green Card | Mar 7, 2025 | |
| Lumentum Operations, LLC | Staff Optical Engineer | $170000 - $231400 | Green Card | Nov 21, 2024 | |
| FACEBOOK, INC. | Optical Scientist | MENLO PARK, CA | $169100 - $189100 | Green Card | Feb 9, 2018 |
| FACEBOOK, INC. | Optical Scientist | MENLO PARK, CA | $169100 - $189100 | Green Card | Dec 11, 2017 |
| FACEBOOK, INC. | Optical Engineer | MENLO PARK, CA | $167248 - $187248 | Green Card | Feb 3, 2017 |
| FACEBOOK, INC. | Optical Engineer | MENLO PARK, CA | $165523 - $185523 | Green Card | Apr 3, 2017 |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | Senior Hardware Engineer (Senior Optical Engineer) | REDMOND, WA | $164000 - $184000 | Green Card | Mar 3, 2016 |
| Hitachi High Technologies America, Inc. | Senior Manager, Optical Inspection Product Develo… | Schaumburg, IL | $163717 | Green Card | Apr 17, 2018 |
| SNAP INC. | Optical Engineer (4) | Boulder, CO | $162282 - $219000 | Green Card | May 12, 2023 |
| FACEBOOK, INC. | Optical Scientist | Redmond, WA | $161158 - $181158 | Green Card | Apr 26, 2021 |
| FACEBOOK, INC. | Optical Scientist | Redmond, WA | $161055 - $181055 | Green Card | Sep 28, 2021 |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | Researcher (Senior Optical Research Engineer) | Redmond, WA | $161000 - $181000 | Green Card | Sep 19, 2019 |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | Service Engineer (Optical Developer) | Redmond, WA | $160000 - $180000 | Green Card | Oct 2, 2019 |
| Trimble Inc. | Optical Engineer | $159439 - $169439 | Green Card | Aug 14, 2024 | |
| FACEBOOK, INC. | Optical Engineer | MENLO PARK, CA | $158490 - $178490 | Green Card | Jul 10, 2017 |
| KLA CORPORATION | Optical Engineer | Milpitas, CA | $156688 - $164522 | Green Card | Dec 14, 2021 |
| KLA CORPORATION | Optical Engineer | Milpitas, CA | $156457 - $164280 | Green Card | Dec 13, 2022 |
| FACEBOOK, INC. | Supplier Quality Engineer, Optical Products | Fremont, CA | $155385 - $175385 | Green Card | Jun 23, 2021 |
| 10x Genomics, Inc. | Senior Optical Engineer | $155000 - $175000 | Green Card | Sep 8, 2023 | |
| AEVA, INC | Optical Systems Engineer | MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA | $155000 | Green Card | May 21, 2019 |
| FACEBOOK, INC. | Optical Engineer | MENLO PARK, CA | $154446 - $174446 | Green Card | Jan 16, 2018 |
| FACEBOOK, INC. | Optical Scientist | Redmond, WA | $154400 - $174400 | Green Card | Feb 23, 2021 |
| Lumentum Operations, LLC | Staff Engineer, Optical | $153254 - $192400 | Green Card | Feb 10, 2025 | |
| FACEBOOK, INC. | Optical Scientist | Redmond, WA | $152788 - $172788 | Green Card | Apr 1, 2021 |
| FACEBOOK, INC. | Optical Scientist | Redmond, WA | $152478 - $172478 | Green Card | Jan 26, 2021 |
| KLA Corporation | Optical Engineer | Milpitas, CA | $152100 | Green Card | Aug 3, 2020 |
| CY VISION INC. | OPTICAL ENGINEER | SAN JOSE, CA | $152000 | Green Card | Jun 25, 2018 |
| OUSTER, INC. | Optical Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $150000 | Green Card | Jul 11, 2022 |
| FLEXTRONICS INTERNATIONAL USA | Senior Staff Optical Engineer | Milpitas, CA | $150000 | Green Card | Oct 15, 2020 |
| ASML US LP | Senior Design Engineer 2 - Optical | Wilton, CT | $149055 | Green Card | Jun 15, 2022 |
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