Optimal, inc. H-1B wage filings
Plymouth, MI. Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026.
Optimal, inc. filed 21 wage applications for H-1B and similar visas from July 2025 to June 2026. The median wage it offered was $86,965, exactly the government's prevailing wage, the legal minimum, for the same jobs. Its most-filed job was Robotics Engineer (3 filings, median $92,622).
- Filings
- 21
- Positions covered
- 21
- Certified
- 100.0%
- Job titles
- 18
- Worksite cities
- 6
- Filings since FY2020
- 92
- Median offer change since FY2021
- +18%
Offered wage since 2020
Optimal, inc.'s median H-1B wage offer rose 18%, from $72,634 in fiscal 2021 to $85,571 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it sat exactly on the prevailing wage. Its busiest full year was fiscal 2021, with 20 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September. Fiscal 2026 is still running: these figures cover October 2025 to June 2026.
Optimal, inc. by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 19 | $85,571 | +6.2% | $85,571 | at the minimum |
| 2025 | 8 | $80,600 | +0.5% | $80,600 | at the minimum |
| 2024 | 12 | $80,226 | −1.2% | $80,226 | at the minimum |
| 2023 | 13 | $81,203 | −3.4% | $81,203 | at the minimum |
| 2022 | 19 | $84,032 | +15.7% | $84,032 | at the minimum |
| 2021 | 20 | $72,634 | n/a | $72,634 | at the minimum |
| 2020 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Offered wage by job title
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
| Job title | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robotics Engineer | 3 | $92,622 | at the minimum | |
| Computer Vision Engineer | 2 | $92,622 | at the minimum | |
| AI/Machine Learning Engineer | 1 | $85,571 | at the minimum | |
| AI/ML Engineer | 1 | $84,198 | at the minimum | |
| Automotive Engineer | 1 | $77,792 | at the minimum | |
| Computer Research Engineer | 1 | $68,141 | at the minimum | |
| Crash Safety Engineer | 1 | $93,642 | at the minimum | |
| Design Release Engineer | 1 | $93,642 | at the minimum | |
| Full Stack Developer | 1 | $86,965 | at the minimum | |
| Full Stack Programmer | 1 | $67,018 | at the minimum | |
| Logistics Engineer | 1 | $74,131 | at the minimum | |
| Mechanical Design Engineer | 1 | $93,642 | at the minimum | |
| R&D Chemist | 1 | $60,000 | +1.7% | |
| Robotics Software Engineer | 1 | $111,426 | at the minimum | |
| Robotics Specialist | 1 | $84,198 | at the minimum | |
| SAP Business Analyst | 1 | $60,000 | +13.4% | |
| Software Engineer | 1 | $102,190 | at the minimum | |
| Vehicle Integration Engineer | 1 | $77,792 | at the minimum | |
No job title on this page matches. Only the most-filed titles are listed.
Where the jobs are
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered |
|---|---|---|
| Warren, MI | 15 | $86,965 |
| Dearborn, MI | 2 | $85,717 |
| Auburn Hills, MI | 1 | $93,642 |
| Livonia, MI | 1 | $60,000 |
| Plymouth, MI | 1 | $93,642 |
| Sterling Heights, MI | 1 | $74,131 |
By visa type: 21 H-1B. By outcome: 21 certified.
Filings by quarter
Across all employers, filings bunch up in the first half of each year around the annual H-1B lottery, so compare a quarter with the same quarter a year earlier, not with the one before it.
Seniority of the jobs filed
The government assigns each job one of four wage levels. A higher level means a higher legal minimum.
What these numbers are
- They are wages Optimal, inc. attested to on Labor Condition Applications (Form ETA-9035), not paychecks. Bonuses and stock are not included.
- A filing is not a visa or a hire. One filing can cover several positions, and some are later withdrawn. Wage figures use certified filings only.
- The prevailing wage is the minimum the employer must pay for that job in that area, set from government wage surveys.
- On its filings, Optimal, inc. declared itself an H-1B-dependent employer: one where H-1B workers make up a large share of staff, which adds hiring obligations.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.