H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Photonics Engineer

Occupation profile for Photonics Engineer covers 36 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $147,400.

FY2026 certified median
$147,400
Total filings
36
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$129,459–$156,655
Top employer
Apple Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202410$145,288$145,000$165,000
FY202513$140,000$107,610$153,254
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)13$147,400$129,459$156,655

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Photonics EngineerFY2024 $145,288; FY2025 $140,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $147,400$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$145,288FY2025$140,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$147,400Certified median offer, Photonics EngineerFY2024 $145,288; FY2025 $140,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $147,400$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$145,288FY2025$140,000FY2026*$147,400
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Apple Inc.14 filings
  2. Relativity Networks, Inc.3 filings
  3. 2082 Technology LLC2 filings
  4. Optilab LLC2 filings
  5. PsiQuantum Corp.2 filings
  6. Aloe Semiconductor, Inc.1 filings
  7. Celestial AI Inc.1 filings
  8. DoPlayDo, Inc.1 filings
  9. Google LLC1 filings
  10. GOUMAX TECHNOLOGY, INC.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Cupertino14 filings
  2. Phoenix2 filings
  3. Brea2 filings
  4. Mountain View2 filings
  5. Palo Alto2 filings
  6. Winter Park2 filings
  7. Arcadia1 filings
  8. Milpitas1 filings
  9. Monrovia1 filings
  10. San Francisco1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Apple Inc. · Photonics Engineer14 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
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108017-2199$77,813$101,712$125,590$149,490
2026-27Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FLArea 3674017-2199$78,021$99,403$120,765$142,147
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-2199$92,976$115,107$137,259$159,390
2026-27Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 3806017-2199$66,622$90,730$114,837$138,944
2026-27Madison, WIArea 3154017-2199$85,384$100,672$115,960$131,248
2026-27Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLArea 3310017-2199$58,365$77,667$96,970$116,272
2026-27New Haven, CTArea 3530017-2199$73,258$94,266$115,274$136,282
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562017-2199$89,170$113,942$138,715$163,488
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2199$98,051$130,146$162,261$194,355