Acacia Communications — 60 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2021)
- 3
- Filings · FY2021
- $123k
- Median base · FY2021
- Staff System Application Engineer
- Top role · 5 all-time
- MA
- Top state · 41 all-time
Acacia Communications filed 3 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2021 (down 62% from the year before), with a median base salary of $123k and the middle 50% of offers between $103k and $166k. That is 29% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 60 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Staff System Application Engineer in Massachusetts.
How much does Acacia Communications pay H-1B workers?
Certified base salary by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $123k median in FY2021. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Acacia Communications's H-1B hiring changed by year?
7 certified filings in FY2016 → 3 in FY2021. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 3 | −62% | $123k |
| FY2020 | 8 | −43% | $121k |
| FY2019 | 14 | −12% | $80k |
| FY2018 | 16 | +33% | $101k |
| FY2017 | 12 | +71% | $110k |
| FY2016 | 7 | — | $116k |
Which wage levels does Acacia Communications file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 47% of Acacia Communications's filings sit at Level III–IV. A heavy I–II skew reads as entry-level or contractor-style hiring; a heavy IV skew as senior in-house roles — and higher levels earn more lottery entries.
Share of 53 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I26.4%14
- Level II26.4%14
- Level III34.0%18
- Level IV13.2%7
What jobs does Acacia Communications sponsor for H-1B?
The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Staff System Application Engineer | 5 | $115k |
| Senior Analog/Mixed-Signal Ic Design Engineer | 4 | $128k |
| Associate Software Engineer | 3 | $80k |
| Associate DSP Engineer | 3 | $79k |
| Asia/Pac Sales and Business Development Director | 2 | $118k |
| Associate Sqa Engineer | 2 | $66k |
| Associate Sqa Test Automation Engineer | 2 | $57k |
| Integrated Photonics Engineer | 2 | $85k |
| Mixed Signal Validation Engineer | 2 | $111k |
| Optical Engineer | 2 | $89k |
Where does Acacia Communications hire H-1B workers?
Worksite states on the certified filings, all years. Deeper pink = more filings; hover a state for its figures.
| State | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| MA | 41 | $89k |
| CA | 12 | $128k |
| NJ | 7 | $91k |
What has Acacia Communications filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 60 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Acacia Communications's H-1B filings
- How much does Acacia Communications pay H-1B workers?
- Acacia Communications's median certified H-1B base salary is $123k (FY2021), from 3 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Acacia Communications sponsor?
- Acacia Communications has 60 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2021).
- What jobs does Acacia Communications sponsor for H-1B?
- Acacia Communications's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Staff System Application Engineer, Senior Analog/Mixed-Signal Ic Design Engineer, Associate Software Engineer, Associate DSP Engineer.
- Where does Acacia Communications hire H-1B workers?
- Acacia Communications's top H-1B worksite states are MA, CA, NJ.
- Does a certified LCA mean an H-1B visa was approved?
- No. A Labor Condition Application (LCA) is the Department of Labor attestation an employer must have certified before filing an H-1B petition with USCIS. It records the job, worksite and offered wage, but not whether the petition was filed, selected in the lottery, or approved. Filing counts measure intent to sponsor, not headcount.
- What salary do these figures show?
- The base annual wage offered on the certified LCA, converted to a yearly amount. Bonus, equity, overtime and benefits are not included, so total compensation is typically higher. Figures are medians and percentiles over certified filings; wages above $5,000,000 a year are excluded as data-entry errors.
- What do prevailing-wage levels I–IV mean?
- The Department of Labor assigns each LCA an OES wage level from I (entry) to IV (fully competent) for the occupation and area. Under the FY2027 wage-weighted H-1B lottery rule, a higher level earns more selection entries, so an employer's level mix is a proxy for how senior its sponsored roles are.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — certified LCA disclosure data through June 2026 (FY2016–FY2021). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →