Optical Engineer II, H-1B salary
What 32 H-1B filings report for “Optical Engineer II” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for an Optical Engineer II?
$85k median H-1B base salary for an Optical Engineer II, typically $78k to $113k, across 32 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026).
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
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Which companies sponsor H-1B for an Optical Engineer II?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Optical Engineer II roles are North American Lighting, Coherent, California Institute of Technology, Allen Institute, and Intelliswift Software, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Optical Engineer II filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1North American Lighting16 filings$83k
- 2Coherent6 filings$83k
- 3California Institute of Technology3 filings$113k
- 4Allen Institute2 filings$103k
- 5Intelliswift Software2 filings$110k
- 6Novanta1 filings$125k
- 7The Rockefeller University1 filings$72k
- 8nLIGHT1 filings$81k
Related titles in this family
39 filings carry “Optical Engineer II” in the title, across 4 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Optical Engineer III4 filings$136k
- 2Senior Optical Engineer II2 filings$68k
- 3R&d Optical Engineer III, Soral1 filings$90k
Figures are for the exact title “Optical Engineer II”; 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.