H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Senior Optical Engineer 1

Occupation profile for Senior Optical Engineer 1 covers 11 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $127,171.

FY2026 certified median
$127,171
Total filings
11
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$127,171–$129,449
Top employer
ASML US, LP
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20244$128,988$123,661$129,625
FY20254$129,625$129,625$130,520
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)3$127,171$127,171$129,449

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Senior Optical Engineer 1FY2024 $128,988; FY2025 $129,625; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $127,171$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$128,988FY2025$129,625FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$127,171Certified median offer, Senior Optical Engineer 1FY2024 $128,988; FY2025 $129,625; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $127,171$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$128,988FY2025$129,625FY2026*$127,171
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. ASML US, LP7 filings
  2. Cymer, LLC4 filings

Top cities

  1. San Diego7 filings
  2. Wilton4 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. ASML US, LP · Senior Optical Engineer 17 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 Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174017-2199$85,197$110,698$136,178$161,678
2026-27Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CTArea 1486017-2199$84,843$105,560$126,298$147,014
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174017-2141$86,154$105,186$124,238$143,270