Ipg Photonics — 75 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 6
- Filings · FY2025
- $98k
- Median base · FY2025
- Software Engineer
- Top role · 5 all-time
- MA
- Top state · 65 all-time
Ipg Photonics filed 6 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025, with a median base salary of $98k and the middle 50% of offers between $89k and $129k. That is 10% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 75 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Software Engineer in Massachusetts.
How much does Ipg 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. $98k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Ipg Photonics's H-1B hiring changed by year?
4 certified filings in FY2016 → 3 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 3 | −50% | $115k |
| FY2025 | 6 | 0% | $98k |
| FY2024 | 6 | +50% | $100k |
| FY2023 | 4 | −20% | $95k |
| FY2022 | 5 | −29% | $85k |
| FY2021 | 7 | 0% | $93k |
| FY2020 | 7 | −53% | $92k |
| FY2019 | 15 | +15% | $90k |
| FY2018 | 13 | +160% | $81k |
| FY2017 | 5 | +25% | $88k |
| FY2016 | 4 | — | $73k |
Which wage levels does Ipg Photonics file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 28% of Ipg 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 67 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I20.9%14
- Level II50.7%34
- Level III20.9%14
- Level IV7.5%5
What jobs does Ipg 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 5 | $88k |
| Manufacturing Engineer | 5 | $80k |
| Laser Scientist | 5 | $99k |
| Laser Engineer | 5 | $81k |
| Optical-Mechanical Engineer | 5 | $77k |
| Process Engineer | 3 | $85k |
| Senior Mixed-Signal Ic Design Engineer | 3 | $120k |
| R&d Engineer | 3 | $90k |
| Applications Engineer | 2 | $82k |
| Corporate Development Analyst | 2 | $106k |
Where does Ipg 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 |
|---|---|---|
| MA | 65 | $88k |
| TX | 4 | $120k |
| NJ | 3 | $100k |
| CA | 2 | $113k |
| MI | 1 | $115k |
What has Ipg Photonics filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 75 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Ipg Photonics's H-1B filings
- How much does Ipg Photonics pay H-1B workers?
- Ipg Photonics's median certified H-1B base salary is $98k (FY2025), from 6 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Ipg Photonics sponsor?
- Ipg Photonics has 75 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Ipg Photonics sponsor for H-1B?
- Ipg Photonics's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Software Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer, Laser Scientist, Laser Engineer.
- Where does Ipg Photonics hire H-1B workers?
- Ipg Photonics's top H-1B worksite states are MA, TX, NJ, CA.
- 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–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →