The Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers H-1B wage filings
Bellingham, WA. Last filed in fiscal 2023. Figures cover every filing since fiscal 2020; none in the latest 12 months reach five.
The Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers filed 6 wage applications for H-1B and similar visas from fiscal 2020 to fiscal 2023. The median wage it offered was $101,124, 38.6% above the government's prevailing wage for the same jobs. Its most-filed job was Marketing Data Analyst (3 filings, median $90,000).
- Filings since FY2020
- 6
- Positions covered
- 6
- Certified
- 100.0%
- Job titles
- 3
- Worksite cities
- 2
- Last filed
- FY2023
Offered wage since 2020
The Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers made 6 filings across 3 fiscal years since 2020, too few in most years to track the wage year by year. Its busiest full year was fiscal 2023, with 3 filings.
Fiscal years run October to September.
The Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | $106,900 | n/a | $77,813 | +37.4% |
| 2022 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2021 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marketing Data Analyst | 3 | $90,000 | +91.1% | |
| Database Administrator | 2 | $101,124 | +18.7% | |
| Senior Database Administrator | 1 | $106,900 | +37.4% | |
No job title on this page matches. Only the most-filed titles are listed.
Where the jobs are
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered |
|---|---|---|
| Bellingham, WA | 5 | $95,347 |
| Northampton, MA | 1 | $107,037 |
By visa type: 6 H-1B. By outcome: 5 certified, 1 certified and later withdrawn.
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 The Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers 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 One filing can cover several positions, and some are later withdrawn.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.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.