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Optical Engineer, H-1B salary

What 243 H-1B filings report for “Optical Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

What is the H-1B salary for an Optical Engineer?

$115k median H-1B base salary for an Optical Engineer, typically $75k to $158k, across 243 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in Washington at $137k median.

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Entry-ish (p10)
$75k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$90k–$140k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$115,000
243 filings
Top (p90)
$158k
90th percentile
p10 $75k
median $115k
p90 $158k

Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1Washington29$137k+$22k
  • 2California143$125k+$10k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $115kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.

Which companies sponsor H-1B for an Optical Engineer?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Optical Engineer roles are KLA, Meta, Microsoft, Leia, and Optofidelity, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Optical Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.

Top employers for this title

Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role

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Related titles in this family

523 filings carry “Optical Engineer” in the title, across 71 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Optical Engineer”; for a rare title we widen to the closest related titles (flagged above when that happens). To benchmark a specific offer by employer and state, use Salary Check.