Thorlabs, Inc.

12 certified · Median $110,984 a year · Newton, NJ

Counts are Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) employers filed with the US Department of Labor. Certified means DOL accepted the LCA, the step before a visa petition: it is not a visa or a hire. Wages are what the employer wrote on it. Data sources

By year

Fiscal yearCertifiedCertified, then withdrawnWithdrawnDenied
FY2026October 1, 2025 to June 30, 20265200
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 20257020

Every decision, by when it was made. From the US Department of Labor’s LCA disclosure files for FY2025 and FY2026, all listed in Data sources.

Wages

25th percentile
$97,578
Median
$110,984
75th percentile
$130,171

A year, from 12 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.

Job titles

  • Mechanical Engineer IMechanical Engineers · median $82,5363
  • Controls EngineerElectrical Engineers · median $134,6421
  • Electrical Engineer IIElectrical Engineers · median $110,9681
  • Electrical Engineering SupervisorArchitectural and Engineering Managers · median $133,0371
  • Fiber Laser Design Engineer IIIPhotonics Engineers · median $138,7471
  • Lead Optical EngineerPhotonics Engineers · median $129,2151
  • Manufacturing Engineer IIManufacturing Engineers · median $102,5861
  • Mechanical Engineer IIMechanical Engineers · median $111,0001
  • Mechanical Engineer IIIMechanical Engineers · median $115,0001
  • Opto-Electronics Manufacturing EngineerIndustrial Engineers · median $104,5101

Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.

Places

  • Newton, NJ4
  • Jessup, MD2
  • Sterling, VA2
  • Santa Barbara, CA1
  • Ann Arbor, MI1
  • Londonderry, NH1
  • Morganville, NJ1

Certified filings by the first worksite.

Filings 16