DOL Verified Employer

Applied Optoelectronics Inc. - Mechanical Engineers

Government-verified salary data from 139 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$82,236
8 DOL filings
TX Approval Rate 95.0% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$82,236
Certified filings
DOL Filings
8
Certified: 132
Unique Job Titles
32
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
95.0%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 8 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$67,100$70,000$82,236$90,562$93,600
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+22.6%

Applied Optoelectronics Inc. pays 22.6% above the DOL minimum wage floor for its filed positions.

The prevailing wage is the minimum salary DOL sets as the floor for this occupation and location. A positive premium means the employer pays above that floor. Source: DOL LCA filings.

Salary Trend

FY2012 - FY2025

Salaries by Job Title

32 occupations with DOL-filed salary data
Job TitleFilingsMedian Salaryvs MarketSalary Range
Electrical Engineers 30 $76,850 -31.3%
$69,680$69,680$76,850$86,320$86,320
17-2071.00 24 $79,352 N/A
$78,000$78,000$79,352$84,989$84,989
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers 9 $72,000 -32.7%
$63,000$63,000$72,000$76,000$76,000
Mechanical Engineers 8 $82,236 -19.6%
$70,000$70,000$82,236$90,562$90,562
Business Operations Specialists, All Other 7 $58,240 -28.3%
$52,900$52,900$58,240$65,000$65,000
Materials Engineers 7 $78,000 -28%
$68,640$68,640$78,000$87,360$87,360
17-2141.00 6 $77,782 N/A
$74,880$74,880$77,782$80,683$80,683
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 5 $68,500 -46.3%
$65,000$65,000$68,500$79,664$79,664
Human Resources Specialists 4 $47,000 -35.5%
$40,200$40,200$47,000$50,000$50,000
15-1131 4 $60,915 N/A
$51,300$51,300$60,915$62,000$62,000
13-1022.00 3 $62,213 N/A
$57,741$57,741$62,213$62,608$62,608
17-2112.00 3 $70,013 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
17-2131.00 3 $87,776 N/A
$79,997$79,997$87,776$88,400$88,400
19-2012.00 3 $90,397 N/A
$78,749$78,749$90,397$115,960$115,960
Compliance Officers 2 $66,976 -14.6%
Insufficient data for salary range.
13-1161.00 2 $80,132 N/A
$54,371$54,371$80,132$105,893$105,893
15-1121 2 $82,390 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Agricultural Engineers 2 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-2032.00 2 $99,996 N/A
$79,997$79,997$99,996$119,995$119,995
13-1041.00 1 $62,192 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
13-1071.00 1 $59,696 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Logisticians 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
13-1081.00 1 $55,697 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
13-1199.00 1 $56,992 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Accountants and Auditors 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
13-2011.00 1 $80,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1132 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1212.00 1 $91,998 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1244.00 1 $91,998 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
17-2031.00 1 $72,800 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Physicists 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Chemists 1 $61,000 -27.5%
Insufficient data for salary range.

Individual DOL Filings for Mechanical Engineers at Applied Optoelectronics Inc.

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
Apr 2022 $90,562 $88,546 - Sugar Land TE Master's Certified PERM
Aug 2019 $90,272 $89,502 - Sugar Land TE N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2019 $93,600 $92,456 - Sugar Land TE N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2019 $92,477 $92,456 - Sugar Land TE N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2016 $67,100 $67,080 - SUGAR LAND TX N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2016 $72,450 $67,080 - SUGAR LAND TX N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2014 $70,000 $65,874 - SUGAR LAND TX N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2014 $74,200 $65,874 - SUGAR LAND TX N/A Certified LCA

DOL data does not contain worker names. Only employer, salary, and job details are shown.

Hiring Activity

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Filing volume has increased 271% from the prior year, indicating expanding sponsored hiring.

Hiring Locations

TX 108 TE 22 CA 1 GA 1

Education Requirements

From PERM filings
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Source: US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) public disclosure files (PERM Form ETA-9089 and LCA Form ETA-9035), and US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Salary figures represent employer filings and government survey estimates, not individual worker pay.

Data covers DOL filings from 2012 to 2025.