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Calmar Optcom

#30,690 H-1B sponsor of 76,738#52 Telecom equipment sponsor of 62
H-1B Visa Sponsorship 2026

Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media ยท H-1B sponsor ยท FY2017โ€“2026

๐Ÿข Palo Alto, CA HQ๐ŸŒ calmarlaser.com

Does Calmar Optcom sponsor H-1B visas and green cards?

Yes. Calmar Optcom has filed 11 H-1B LCAs and 1 PERM green-card case with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2018 and FY2026. In FY2024 Calmar Optcom filed 1 H-1B LCA at a median base salary of $99,382. 1 green-card case was decided in FY2022.

Palo Alto, CA accounts for 100% of its H-1B filings.

H-1B filings
11
(FY2018โ€“2024)
Median base pay
$99k
from 1 filing (FY2024)
Pay vs market
-13%
below national median ($114k, FY2024)
Green-card (PERM) filings
1
(FY2022)

H-1B pay & filings by year

Median base salary (line) and H-1B filing volume (bars), by fiscal year

Show the numbers behind this chart
Calmar Optcom, Inc. H-1B LCA filings and median base salary by fiscal year
Fiscal yearH-1B LCA filingsMedian base salary
FY20241$99k
FY20211$90k
FY20194$103k
FY20185$79k

H-1B wage floor & filing outcomes

What this employer pays against the DOL legal minimum, how senior the roles are, and how the filings were decided

Pay vs the legal floor
$90k
level with the $90k prevailing wage
Role seniority (wage levels)
100% entry to mid
74
LCA decisions
100.0% certified
11 of 11 filings
USCIS I-129 petition outcomes ยท FY2017โ€“2023
Approved2 petitions
Denied0 petitions
LCA filings by type ยท FY2018โ€“2024
New employment5 filings45.5%
Transfers in1 filings9.1%
Renewals5 filings45.5%

Green-card (PERM)

1 green-card (PERM) filing in FY2022, median offer $101k. Too few years to chart a trend.

Green-card route and outcomes

Visa held when the green card was filed
H-1B1

Worker backgrounds ยท FY2017โ€“2024

Where their green-card (PERM) workers studied & came from

Countries of citizenship
China1
Top schools
Harbin Engineering University1
Fields of study
Engineering Thermophysics1
Degrees
Master's1

Patents

Granted
22
US patents
Published, not yet granted
1
applications
Most recent grant
June 14, 2016
Top area
Devices using the process of light amplification by stimulated20
Other top areas
Optical elements2

Pay against the local market

Calmar Optcomโ€™s most-filed occupations and metros, FY2018โ€“FY2024. Its median base salary is 69% of the local BLS median for the same work.

OccupationMetroFilingsCalmar Optcom payLocal BLS medianโ€กvs market
Industrial Production ManagersSan Jose, CA3$89,481$148,30760%
Computer Occupations, All OtherSan Jose, CA2$65,395$134,97048%
Mechanical EngineersSan Jose, CA2$103,106$118,09087%
Electrical EngineersSan Jose, CA2$94,703$129,95073%
Sales EngineersSan Jose, CA1$83,200$132,84063%
Materials EngineersSan Jose, CA1$106,579$106,130100%

About Calmar Optcom

Name (DOL filings)
Calmar Optcom, Inc.
Listed
โ€”
Sponsoring since
FY2018
Main filing location
Palo Alto, CA
Industry
Telecom equipment
H-1B filings
11
Median base
$90,355
R&D
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