H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Optical Science Engineering

Occupation profile for Optical Science Engineering covers 16 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $181,100.

FY2026 certified median
$181,100
Total filings
16
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$147,400–$187,762
Top employer
Apple Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20259$172,931$144,664$179,858
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)7$181,100$147,400$187,762

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Optical Science EngineeringFY2025 $172,931; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $181,100$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2025$172,931FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$181,100Certified median offer, Optical Science EngineeringFY2025 $172,931; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $181,100$0$70k$140k$210kFY2025$172,931FY2026*$181,100
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Apple Inc.16 filings

Top cities

  1. Cupertino11 filings
  2. Sunnyvale3 filings
  3. San Diego2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Apple Inc. · Optical Science Engineering16 filings

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
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2199$105,664$138,237$170,830$203,403
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174017-2199$85,197$110,698$136,178$161,678
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2131$110,802$133,661$156,499$179,358
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899