Senior Optical Engineer, H-1B salary
What 55 H-1B filings report for “Senior Optical Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Senior Optical Engineer?
$124k median H-1B base salary for a Senior Optical Engineer, typically $96k to $153k, across 55 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
- 1California23$130k+$6k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $124kfor 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 a Senior Optical Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Senior Optical Engineer roles are Infinera, Glow Networks, and 10X Genomics, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Senior 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
- 1Infinera9 filings$125k
- 2Glow Networks7 filings$151k
- 310X Genomics3 filings$145k
- 4Magna2 filings$115k
- 5Continental2 filings$111k
- 6Magic Leap2 filings$165k
- 7Momentum Optics, Inc.2 filings$101k
- 8Sawyer Enterprises, LLC2 filings$107k
- 9Coherent2 filings$106k
- 10Panasonic Corporation of North America (PNA)2 filings$127k
- 11Adaps Photonics1 filings$112k
- 12Alcon1 filings$94k
- 13ASML1 filings$107k
- 14Cymer1 filings$113k
- 15Comotomo, Inc.1 filings$135k
- 16Cooper Lighting1 filings$102k
- 17Enablence USA Components1 filings$141k
- 18FARO Technologies1 filings$93k
- 19Fillcor, LLC1 filings$150k
- 20Grote Industries1 filings$86k
- 21Seyond1 filings$150k
- 22Intelligent Automation Technology1 filings$108k
- 23LEADOPTIK1 filings$154k
- 24Lumentum1 filings$131k
- 25Lytro1 filings$130k
- 26Luminar Technologies1 filings$110k
- 27M/A-COM Technology Solutions1 filings$86k
- 28North American Lighting1 filings$85k
- 29Nokia1 filings$159k
- 30Panasonic Automotive Systems America1 filings$126k
- 31Quantum-Si1 filings$89k
- 32Ultima Genomics1 filings$100k
Related titles in this family
83 filings carry “Senior Optical Engineer” in the title, across 6 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Optical Engineer 122 filings$128k
- 2Senior Optical Engineer 22 filings$131k
- 3Senior Optical Engineer II2 filings$68k
- 4Senior Optical Engineer - [Kbgfjg109418-5]1 filings$111k
- 5Senior, Optical Engineer - Polarization and Test1 filings$130k
Figures are for the exact title “Senior 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.