H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Optical Scientist

Occupation profile for Optical Scientist covers 16 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $203,350.

FY2026 certified median
$203,350
Total filings
16
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$203,350–$211,654
Top employer
Meta Platforms, Inc
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20243$156,652$135,508$177,796
FY20256$211,371$181,498$218,786
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)7$203,350$203,350$211,654

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Optical ScientistFY2024 $156,652; FY2025 $211,371; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $203,350$0$80,000$160,000$240,000FY2024$156,652FY2025$211,371FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$203,350Certified median offer, Optical ScientistFY2024 $156,652; FY2025 $211,371; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $203,350$0$80k$160k$240kFY2024$156,652FY2025$211,371FY2026*$203,350
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Meta Platforms, Inc14 filings
  2. Leidos, Inc.1 filings
  3. Pixcel Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Redmond13 filings
  2. Sunnyvale1 filings
  3. Matawan1 filings
  4. Pittsburgh1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Meta Platforms, Inc · Optical Scientist14 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
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266017-2199$91,749$116,688$141,627$166,566
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266019-2012$82,618$113,922$145,246$176,550
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562017-2199$89,170$113,942$138,715$163,488
2026-27Pittsburgh, PAArea 3830017-2071$78,645$95,035$111,426$127,816
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2199$105,664$138,237$170,830$203,403