H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Senior Optical Engineer

Occupation profile for Senior Optical Engineer covers 10 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $131,914.

FY2026 certified median
$131,914
Total filings
10
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$118,560–$145,267
Top employer
Magic Leap, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20243$128,054$115,080$141,027
FY20255$106,837$96,231$126,750
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)2$131,914$118,560$145,267

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Senior Optical EngineerFY2024 $128,054; FY2025 $106,837; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $131,914$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$128,054FY2025$106,837FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$131,914Certified median offer, Senior Optical EngineerFY2024 $128,054; FY2025 $106,837; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $131,914$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$128,054FY2025$106,837FY2026*$131,914
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Magic Leap, Inc.2 filings
  2. Coherent Corp.1 filings
  3. Cooper Lighting, LLC1 filings
  4. Grote Industries, LLC1 filings
  5. Innovusion, Inc.1 filings
  6. LEADOPTIK, Inc.1 filings
  7. Nokia of America Corporation1 filings
  8. Sawyer Enterprises, LLC1 filings
  9. ULTIMA GENOMICS, INC.1 filings

Top cities

  1. San Jose2 filings
  2. Austin2 filings
  3. Fremont1 filings
  4. Sunnyvale1 filings
  5. East Granby1 filings
  6. Peachtree City1 filings
  7. Madison1 filings
  8. College Station1 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
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2199$105,664$138,237$170,830$203,403
    2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2199$83,200$101,608$120,016$138,424
    2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206017-2072$86,382$116,230$146,099$175,947
    2026-27College Station-Bryan, TXArea 1778017-2199$77,875$104,707$131,560$158,392
    2026-27Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan areaArea 180000317-2199$74,630$101,358$128,107$154,835
    2026-27Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CTArea 2554017-2199$79,227$96,512$113,818$131,102
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2199$98,051$130,146$162,261$194,355