Employer profile
Finisar
111 certified H-1B filings across 6 fiscal years.
Snapshot year
FY2022 filings
1
FY2022 median
$145k
Top role
Senior Engineer
6 filings · all-time
Top state
CA
79 filings · all-time
Pay distribution
How Finisar pays, by fiscal year
Each box is the p25–p75 interquartile range; the heavy line is the median and the whiskers reach p10–p90. Base salary only — hover a year for its figures.
Year-over-year
How Finisar hired across H-1B fiscal years. The small figure under each filings count is its change vs the prior FY.
| FY | Filings | Median $ |
|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | 1▼ 86% | $145k |
| FY2020 | 7▼ 76% | $123k |
| FY2019 | 29▲ 12% | $105k |
| FY2018 | 26▲ 8% | $100k |
| FY2017 | 240% | $120k |
| FY2016 | 24— | $102k |
Prevailing wage level distribution
DOL Levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). A heavy Level I/II skew suggests entry-level / contractor-style hiring; a heavy IV skew suggests senior in-house roles.
Lvl ?
2422%
Lvl I
3027%
Lvl II
2825%
Lvl III
1715%
Lvl IV
1211%
Top job titles
Most-filed positions, across all years (raw DOL titles).
| Job Title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Engineer | 6 | $137k |
| Engineer | 6 | $75k |
| Test Engineer | 5 | $86k |
| Product Engineer | 4 | $93k |
| Firmware Engineer | 4 | $80k |
| Software Developer | 4 | $96k |
| Sr. Engineer | 3 | $84k |
| Software Engineer | 3 | $81k |
| Application Software Developer | 3 | $112k |
| Senior Scientist | 3 | $120k |
Top worksite states
Where this employer files.
| State | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| CA | 79 | $115k |
| TX | 19 | $98k |
| IL | 8 | $82k |
| PA | 4 | $90k |
| OR | 1 | $75k |
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Frequently asked questions
- How much does Finisar pay H-1B workers?
- Finisar's median certified H-1B base salary is $145k (FY2022), from 1 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Finisar sponsor?
- Finisar has 111 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2022).
- What jobs does Finisar sponsor for H-1B?
- Finisar's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Senior Engineer, Engineer, Test Engineer, Product Engineer.
- Where does Finisar hire H-1B workers?
- Finisar's top H-1B worksite states are CA, TX, IL, PA.
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