Hyperlight — 18 certified H-1B filings (FY2021–FY2026)
- 2
- Filings · FY2025
- $135k
- Median base · FY2025
- Device Fabrication Engineer
- Top role · 2 all-time
- MA
- Top state · 17 all-time
Hyperlight filed 2 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 50% from the year before), with a median base salary of $135k and the middle 50% of offers between $135k and $170k. That is 5% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 18 certified filings since FY2021, most often for Device Fabrication Engineer in Massachusetts.
How much does Hyperlight 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. $135k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Hyperlight's H-1B hiring changed by year?
1 certified filings in FY2021 → 7 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 7 | +250% | $155k |
| FY2025 | 2 | −50% | $135k |
| FY2024 | 4 | 0% | $115k |
| FY2023 | 4 | +300% | $120k |
| FY2021 | 1 | — | $105k |
Which wage levels does Hyperlight file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 50% of Hyperlight'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 18 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I16.7%3
- Level II33.3%6
- Level III33.3%6
- Level IV16.7%3
What jobs does Hyperlight 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Device Fabrication Engineer | 2 | $115k |
| Senior Engineer | 2 | $115k |
| Photonic Test Engineer | 1 | $140k |
| Photonics Design Automation Engineer | 1 | $120k |
| Photonics Engineer | 1 | $90k |
| Photonics Verification Engineer | 1 | $135k |
| Quality Engineering Lead | 1 | $170k |
| Research Scientist | 1 | $105k |
| Staff Engineer, Component Design (RF) | 1 | $180k |
| Senior Engineer I, Process Integration (Beol) | 1 | $119k |
Where does Hyperlight 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 | 17 | $135k |
| FL | 1 | $165k |
What has Hyperlight filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Hyperlight: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Senior Engineer II, Pdk and Layout | $155,150 |
| 2026 | Integrated Photonics Customer Support Engineer | $95,625 |
| 2026 | Senior Engineer I, Process Integration (Beol) | $118,650 |
| 2026 | Senior Engineer II, Applications (Packaged Modulator) | $165,300 |
| 2026 | Staff Engineer, Component Design (RF) | $180,000 |
| 2026 | Senior Engineer II, Process Development (Tfln Pic) | $139,800 |
| 2026 | Senior Engineer II, Process Integration (Back End of Line) | $165,075 |
| 2025 | Quality Engineering Lead | $170,000 |
| 2025 | Senior Engineer | $135,000 |
| 2024 | Senior Engineer | $115,000 |
| 2024 | Staff Engineer | $150,000 |
| 2024 | Photonics Engineer | $90,000 |
| 2024 | Photonics Verification Engineer | $135,000 |
| 2023 | Device Fabrication Engineer | $135,000 |
| 2023 | Photonic Test Engineer | $140,000 |
| 2023 | Device Fabrication Engineer | $115,000 |
| 2023 | Photonics Design Automation Engineer | $120,000 |
| 2021 | Research Scientist | $105,000 |
Common questions about Hyperlight's H-1B filings
- How much does Hyperlight pay H-1B workers?
- Hyperlight's median certified H-1B base salary is $135k (FY2025), from 2 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Hyperlight sponsor?
- Hyperlight has 18 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2021–FY2026).
- What jobs does Hyperlight sponsor for H-1B?
- Hyperlight's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Device Fabrication Engineer, Senior Engineer, Photonic Test Engineer, Photonics Design Automation Engineer.
- Where does Hyperlight hire H-1B workers?
- Hyperlight's top H-1B worksite states are MA, FL.
- 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 (FY2021–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →