H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Lead Optical Engineer

Occupation profile for Lead Optical Engineer covers 12 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $137,311.

FY2026 certified median
$137,311
Total filings
12
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$126,655–$147,966
Top employer
Thorlabs, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20245$130,000$130,000$155,000
FY20255$129,215$129,158$208,941
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)2$137,311$126,655$147,966

FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Lead Optical EngineerFY2024 $130,000; FY2025 $129,215; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $137,311$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$130,000FY2025$129,215FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$137,311Certified median offer, Lead Optical EngineerFY2024 $130,000; FY2025 $129,215; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $137,311$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$130,000FY2025$129,215FY2026*$137,311
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Thorlabs, Inc.3 filings
  2. Meta Platforms, Inc2 filings
  3. North American Lighting, Inc.2 filings
  4. PacificOptica LLC2 filings
  5. Aptiv US Services General Partnership1 filings
  6. Coherent Corp.1 filings
  7. Cytek Biosciences, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Santa Barbara5 filings
  2. Sunnyvale2 filings
  3. Farmington Hills2 filings
  4. Fremont1 filings
  5. Troy1 filings
  6. Redmond1 filings

Filings by employer and title

    Prevailing wages by area and occupation

    The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.

    Annual prevailing wage levels
    Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
    2026-27Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CAArea 4220017-2199$93,870$118,310$142,771$167,211
    2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982017-2141$84,864$100,672$116,459$132,267
    2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982017-2199$83,512$102,690$121,888$141,066
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2199$98,051$130,146$162,261$194,355
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2199$105,664$138,237$170,830$203,403
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194019-2012$126,818$157,955$189,072$220,210
    2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266017-2199$91,749$116,688$141,627$166,566