Optical Engineer III, H-1B salary
What 52 H-1B filings report for “Optical Engineer III” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for an Optical Engineer III?
$91k median H-1B base salary for an Optical Engineer III, typically $77k to $133k, across 52 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026).
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Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
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Which companies sponsor H-1B for an Optical Engineer III?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Optical Engineer III roles are North American Lighting, Coherent, Astreya Partners, and Pacific Biosciences of California, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Optical Engineer III 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
- 3Astreya Partners4 filings$126k
- 4Pacific Biosciences of California4 filings$124k
- 5California Institute of Technology3 filings$113k
- 6Alcon3 filings$66k
- 7Allen Institute2 filings$103k
- 8Cruise2 filings$173k
- 9Intelliswift Software2 filings$110k
- 1010X Genomics1 filings$150k
- 11Aditi Consulting1 filings$156k
- 12Brelyon, Inc.1 filings$120k
- 13Charter Communications1 filings$85k
- 14Corning1 filings$95k
- 15IBM1 filings$84k
- 16Novanta1 filings$125k
- 17The Rockefeller University1 filings$72k
- 18University of Arizona1 filings$90k
- 19nLIGHT1 filings$81k
Related titles in this family
5 filings carry “Optical Engineer III” in the title, across 2 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1R&d Optical Engineer III, Soral1 filings$90k
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