Optical Engineer Salary
60 anonymous submissions
The average Optical Engineer salary is $173K. Based on 60 anonymous submissions, the highest recorded salary is $524K.
Optical Engineers design and develop optical systems, instruments, and technologies such as lenses, lasers, sensors, and imaging systems. Expertise in photonics, light propagation, and optical modeling software is essential. This specialized engineering field drives innovation in telecommunications, medical devices, aerospace, and consumer electronics.
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60
Submissions
$173K
Avg total comp
$164K
Median total comp
$139K
Avg base salary
Stats shown in USD (converted). Select a country for accurate local figures.
Top companies hiring
Submissions (60)
Panasonic· United States
$97K
total comp
Magnit· United States
$135K
total comp
Lumentum· United States
$196K
total comp
Nokia· Dallas, TX
$140K
total comp
Kyocera· United States
$160K
total comp
Keysight· United States
$214K
total comp
KBR· United States
$130K
total comp
Magnit· United States
$135K
total comp
Lumentum· United States
$196K
total comp
Illumina· United States
$164K
total comp
Kyocera· United States
$160K
total comp
Keysight· United States
$214K
total comp
KBR· United States
$130K
total comp
Illumina· United States
$164K
total comp
Garmin· Taiwan
TWD 57K
total comp
Garmin· Taiwan
TWD 57K
total comp
Elbit Systems· United States
$188K
total comp
Danaher· United States
$180K
total comp
Elbit Systems· United States
$188K
total comp
Covestro· United States
$200K
total comp
Ciena· Ottawa, ON, Canada
C$112K
total comp
Danaher· United States
$180K
total comp
Covestro· United States
$200K
total comp
Ciena· Ottawa, ON, Canada
C$112K
total comp
Alcon· United States
$128K
total comp
ASUS· Taiwan
TWD 35K
total comp
AMETEK· United States
$140K
total comp
10x Genomics· United States
$220K
total comp
Alcon· United States
$128K
total comp
ASUS· Taiwan
TWD 35K
total comp
AMETEK· United States
$140K
total comp
10x Genomics· United States
$220K
total comp
10x Genomics· United States
$220K
total comp
TSMC· Taiwan
TWD 107K
total comp
Sony· Japan
JPY 76K
total comp
Lam Research· United States
$303K
total comp
KLA· San Francisco, CA
$175K
total comp
BYD· China
CNY 64K
total comp
BAE Systems· United States
$186K
total comp
Applied Materials· United States
$69K
total comp
ASML· Wilton, CT
$135K
total comp
T-Mobile· United States
$265K
total comp
Cruise· United States
$334K
total comp
Snap· United States
$524K
total comp
Boeing· United States
$160K
total comp
Northrop Grumman· United States
$195K
total comp
Raytheon· United States
$111K
total comp
Lockheed Martin· United States
$188K
total comp
Samsung· Korea, South
KRW 80K
total comp
General Motors· United States
$199K
total comp
Tesla· United States
$351K
total comp
₹45K
total comp
ByteDance· United States
$395K
total comp
Cisco· United States
$211K
total comp
Intel· Houston, TX
$239K
total comp
Apple· San Francisco, CA
$296K
total comp
Meta· Redmond, WA
$346K
total comp
Microsoft· United Kingdom
£110K
total comp
Google· United States
$167K
total comp
Amazon· United States
$380K
total comp