Optilab — 11 certified H-1B filings (FY2018–FY2026)
- 3
- Filings · FY2024
- $65k
- Median base · FY2024
- Photonics Engineer
- Top role · 4 all-time
- AZ
- Top state · 11 all-time
Optilab filed 3 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2024 (up 200% from the year before), with a median base salary of $65k and the middle 50% of offers between $65k and $91k. That is 27% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 11 certified filings since FY2018, most often for Photonics Engineer in Arizona.
How much does Optilab 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. $65k median in FY2024. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Optilab's H-1B hiring changed by year?
4 certified filings in FY2018 → 1 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 1 | −67% | $110k |
| FY2024 | 3 | +200% | $65k |
| FY2023 | 1 | −50% | $80k |
| FY2021 | 2 | −50% | $61k |
| FY2018 | 4 | — | $61k |
Which wage levels does Optilab file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 10% of Optilab'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 10 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I40.0%4
- Level II50.0%5
- Level III10.0%1
What jobs does Optilab 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Photonics Engineer | 4 | $80k |
| Project Engineer | 2 | $61k |
| Process Engineer | 1 | $65k |
| Senior Photonics Engineer | 1 | $90k |
| Accounts Controller | 1 | $61k |
| Associate Accounts Controller | 1 | $59k |
| Photonics Test Engineer | 1 | $65k |
Where does Optilab 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 |
|---|---|---|
| AZ | 11 | $65k |
What has Optilab filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Optilab: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Photonics Engineer | $110,000 |
| 2024 | Photonics Test Engineer | $65,000 |
| 2024 | Process Engineer | $65,000 |
| 2024 | Photonics Engineer | $91,000 |
| 2023 | Photonics Engineer | $80,000 |
| 2021 | Accounts Controller | $61,027 |
| 2021 | Photonics Engineer | $80,000 |
| 2018 | Associate Accounts Controller | $58,781 |
| 2018 | Senior Photonics Engineer | $90,084 |
| 2018 | Project Engineer | $61,152 |
| 2018 | Project Engineer | $60,674 |
Common questions about Optilab's H-1B filings
- How much does Optilab pay H-1B workers?
- Optilab's median certified H-1B base salary is $65k (FY2024), from 3 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Optilab sponsor?
- Optilab has 11 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2018–FY2026).
- What jobs does Optilab sponsor for H-1B?
- Optilab's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Photonics Engineer, Project Engineer, Process Engineer, Senior Photonics Engineer.
- Where does Optilab hire H-1B workers?
- Optilab's top H-1B worksite states are AZ.
- 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 (FY2018–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →