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Lightmatter H-1B Salaries

$200,000
Median Salary
$183,000
25th Percentile
$215,000
75th Percentile
14
H-1B Filings
$202,489
Mean Salary
$254,000
Maximum
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Median: $200,000
$172,744 $254,000
Salary data from H-1B visa applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Represents base salary only; total compensation including equity and bonus may be significantly higher.

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Salary by Role

Role Filings Min Median Max Range
Machine Learning Engineer 1 $254,000 $254,000 $254,000
Other 9 $175,000 $210,000 $240,000
QA/Test Engineer 1 $200,000 $200,000 $200,000
Software Engineer 1 $195,000 $195,000 $195,000
Staff Software Engineer 2 $172,744 $179,100 $179,100

Salary by Location

State Filings Median Salary
California (CA) 10 $215,000
Massachusetts (MA) 4 $190,000

Wage Level Distribution

DOL wage levels indicate experience and skill requirements. Level I is entry-level; Level IV is expert/supervisory.

Level III — Experienced
2 (14%)
Level IV — Expert
11 (79%)

Recent H-1B Filings

Job Title Salary Location Level Date
Staff Software Engineer $179,100 – $205,000 Boston, MA Level IV 2025-06-16
Staff Software Engineer $172,744 – $185,000 Boston, MA Level IV 2025-05-15
Staff Data Platform Engineer $215,000 – $230,000 Mountain View, CA Level IV 2025-05-14
Staff Photonic Hardware Validation Engineer $185,000 – $203,000 Mountain View, CA — 2025-05-13
Sr. Photonics Design Engineer $175,000 – $184,000 Mountain View, CA Level III 2025-04-21
Sr. Staff Embedded Software Engineer $195,000 – $219,000 Boston, MA Level IV 2025-04-10
[object Object] $215,000 – $258,000 Mountain View, CA Level IV 2025-03-25
[object Object] $210,000 – $220,000 Mountain View, CA Level III 2025-03-07
[object Object] $221,000 – $242,000 Mountain View, CA Level IV 2025-03-04
Sr. Staff Machine Learning Engineer $254,000 – $255,000 Mountain View, CA Level IV 2024-12-30
Staff Laser Architect $183,000 – $224,000 Mountain View, CA Level IV 2024-11-18
Staff Photonic Test Engineer $200,000 Mountain View, CA Level IV 2024-09-27
Staff Design Verification Engineer $190,000 Boston, MA Level IV 2024-09-19
Sr. Staff Design Verification Engineer $240,000 Mountain View, CA Level IV 2024-07-18