Avo Photonics — 11 certified H-1B filings (FY2017–FY2026)
- 3
- Filings · FY2025
- $95k
- Median base · FY2025
- Mechanical Engineer
- Top role · 2 all-time
- PA
- Top state · 10 all-time
Avo Photonics filed 3 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 200% from the year before), with a median base salary of $95k and the middle 50% of offers between $95k and $100k. That is 9% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 11 certified filings since FY2017, most often for Mechanical Engineer in Pennsylvania.
How much does Avo Photonics 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. $95k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Avo Photonics's H-1B hiring changed by year?
1 certified filings in FY2017 → 3 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 3 | 0% | $47k |
| FY2025 | 3 | +200% | $95k |
| FY2023 | 1 | 0% | $74k |
| FY2022 | 1 | −50% | $120k |
| FY2018 | 2 | +100% | $80k |
| FY2017 | 1 | — | $122k |
Which wage levels does Avo Photonics file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 0% of Avo Photonics'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 11 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I45.5%5
- Level II54.5%6
What jobs does Avo Photonics 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineer | 2 | $74k |
| Optical Program Manager | 1 | $120k |
| Process Engineer | 1 | $100k |
| Process System Engineer | 1 | $95k |
| Product Engineer | 1 | $80k |
| Accounting Associate | 1 | $47k |
| Accounting Clerk | 1 | $47k |
| Director of New Product Development | 1 | $122k |
| Director of New Product Development/Avo India | 1 | $122k |
| Optical Engineer | 1 | $95k |
Where does Avo Photonics 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 |
|---|---|---|
| PA | 10 | $93k |
| DE | 1 | $100k |
What has Avo Photonics filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Avo Photonics: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Accounting Associate | $47,050 |
| 2026 | Accounting Clerk | $47,050 |
| 2026 | Mechanical Engineer | $93,000 |
| 2025 | Process System Engineer | $95,000 |
| 2025 | Optical Engineer | $95,000 |
| 2025 | Process Engineer | $100,000 |
| 2023 | Mechanical Engineer | $74,000 |
| 2022 | Optical Program Manager | $120,000 |
| 2018 | Product Engineer | $79,500 |
| 2018 | Director of New Product Development | $121,900 |
| 2017 | Director of New Product Development/Avo India | $121,900 |
Common questions about Avo Photonics's H-1B filings
- How much does Avo Photonics pay H-1B workers?
- Avo Photonics's median certified H-1B base salary is $95k (FY2025), from 3 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Avo Photonics sponsor?
- Avo Photonics has 11 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2017–FY2026).
- What jobs does Avo Photonics sponsor for H-1B?
- Avo Photonics's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Mechanical Engineer, Optical Program Manager, Process Engineer, Process System Engineer.
- Where does Avo Photonics hire H-1B workers?
- Avo Photonics's top H-1B worksite states are PA, DE.
- 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 (FY2017–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →