How much does Optimal, inc. pay?

Optimal, inc. has a median filed salary of $83,271 across 367 DOL filings, ranging from $71,802 to $94,736.

Does Optimal, inc. pay above market?

Optimal, inc. pays approximately 4.4% relative to the DOL prevailing wage floor for its filed positions.

What jobs does Optimal, inc. sponsor?

Optimal, inc. files most often for: Mechanical Engineers, 15-1132, 15-1252.00, 15-1132.00, 17-2141.00.

Where does Optimal, inc. hire?

Optimal, inc. files most DOL cases in: Michigan (121 filings), Georgia (30 filings), Texas (25 filings), GE (23 filings), Maryland (19 filings).

Optimal, inc. 15-1132 Salary - DOL Verified Data

MI Approval Rate 80.9% · most recent FY 2025

Median Salary

$82,098

Certified filings

DOL Filings

Certified: 297

Unique Job Titles

SOC occupations

Approval Rate

80.9%

Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 63 certified filings

DOL-Filed Salary Range

$60,000$70,000$82,098$90,646$115,000

Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive

+5.7%

Optimal, inc. pays close to 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

44 occupations with DOL-filed salary data

Job Title	Filings	Median Salary	vs Market	Salary Range
Mechanical Engineers	75	$93,930	-8.2%	$81,270$81,270$93,930$95,881$95,881
15-1132	63	$82,098	N/A	$70,000$70,000$82,098$90,646$90,646
15-1252.00	32	$97,531	N/A	$85,000$85,000$97,531$102,190$102,190
15-1132.00	31	$76,607	N/A	$73,715$73,715$76,607$93,558$93,558
17-2141.00	25	$81,203	N/A	$69,784$69,784$81,203$93,642$93,642
15-1131	13	$62,000	N/A	$60,000$60,000$62,000$112,320$112,320
17-2071.00	13	$75,483	N/A	$71,323$71,323$75,483$81,827$81,827
15-1199	11	$92,248	N/A	$64,500$64,500$92,248$94,557$94,557
15-1121	10	$74,000	N/A	$69,014$69,014$74,000$80,600$80,600
15-1251.00	8	$83,263	N/A	$71,802$71,802$83,263$90,813$90,813
15-1133	7	$84,688	N/A	$75,000$75,000$84,688$88,610$88,610
Electrical Engineers	7	$91,480	-18.3%	$83,279$83,279$91,480$94,736$94,736
Industrial Engineers	6	$79,270	-21.6%	$66,700$66,700$79,270$91,840$91,840
Social Science Research Assistants	6	$57,512	-0.9%	$55,016$55,016$57,512$68,016$68,016
Statisticians	5	$72,925	-29.4%	$69,089$69,089$72,925$72,925$72,925
15-1799	4	$63,500	N/A	$47,000$47,000$63,500$80,000$80,000
Materials Engineers	4	$76,990	-28.9%	Insufficient data for salary range.
13-2011.00	3	$70,034	N/A	$70,034$70,034$70,034$100,006$100,006
15-2041.00	3	$74,000	N/A	$73,008$73,008$74,000$99,466$99,466
15-2051.00	3	$112,000	N/A	$110,000$110,000$112,000$114,000$114,000
17-2112.02	3	$82,638	N/A	$82,638$82,638$82,638$97,344$97,344
17-2141.02	3	$69,784	N/A	$69,472$69,472$69,784$69,784$69,784
Chemists	3	$54,878	-34.8%	$50,045$50,045$54,878$59,710$59,710
15-1141	2	$64,740	N/A	$62,941$62,941$64,740$66,539$66,539
15-1199.01	2	$70,603	N/A	$67,205$67,205$70,603$74,000$74,000
15-1299.08	2	$112,143	N/A	$100,360$100,360$112,143$123,926$123,926
15-2051.01	2	$83,550	N/A	$75,000$75,000$83,550$92,100$92,100
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	2	$80,747	-36.7%	Insufficient data for salary range.
17-2112.00	2	$92,020	N/A	$77,813$77,813$92,020$106,226$106,226
Engineers, All Other	2	$96,423	-18.1%	Insufficient data for salary range.
17-2199.08	2	$66,061	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.
Marketing Managers	1	$104,000	-35.4%	Insufficient data for salary range.
Architectural and Engineering Managers	1	$143,970	-14.2%	Insufficient data for salary range.
Accountants and Auditors	1	$67,300	-17.6%	Insufficient data for salary range.
13-2051.00	1	$110,000	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1031.00	1	N/A	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1121.00	1	$65,333	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1211.00	1	$84,781	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1244.00	1	$78,000	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1253.00	1	$87,000	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.
Mathematicians	1	$90,158	-25.9%	Insufficient data for salary range.
15-2031.00	1	$100,000	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.
Chemical Engineers	1	$96,024	-21.2%	Insufficient data for salary range.
19-2031.00	1	$60,008	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.

Individual DOL Filings for 15-1132 at Optimal, inc.

Date	Salary	Prevailing Wage	Level	Location	Education	Status	Source
Jan 2023	$67,000	$63,877	-	Plymouth MI	Bachelor's	Certified-Expired	PERM
Jul 2022	$103,501	$103,501	-	Lawrenceville GE	Master's	Certified	PERM
Jun 2022	$103,501	$103,501	-	Lawrenceville GE	Master's	Certified	PERM
Jun 2022	$103,501	$103,501	-	Lawrenceville GE	Master's	Certified	PERM
Jun 2022	$103,501	$103,501	-	Lawrenceville GE	Master's	Certified	PERM
Jun 2022	$103,501	$103,501	-	Lawrenceville GE	Master's	Certified	PERM
Sep 2020	$104,790	$104,790	-	LAWRENCEVILLE GE	Master's	Certified	PERM
Mar 2020	$104,790	$104,790	-	LAWRENCEVILLE GE	Master's	Certified-Expired	PERM
Oct 2019	$104,790	$104,790	-	LAWRENCEVILLE GE	Master's	Withdrawn	PERM
May 2019	$102,000	$84,240	-	ATLANTA GE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2019	$84,240	$84,240	-	LAWRENCEVILLE GE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2019	$84,240	$84,240	-	ALPHARETTA GE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2019	$84,240	$84,240	-	LAWRENCEVILLE GE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2019	$71,448	$71,448	-	Mooresville NO	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2019	$84,240	$84,240	-	LAWRENCEVILLE GE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2019	$88,670	$88,670	-	Mooresville NO	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2019	$84,240	$84,240	-	LAWRENCEVILLE GE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2019	$63,710	$63,710	-	ALPHARETTA GE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2019	$63,710	$63,710	-	Alpharetta GE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2019	$63,710	$63,710	-	Alpharetta GE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2019	$85,925	$85,925	-	Maryland Heights MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$62,296	$62,296	-	Eden Prairie MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$84,240	$84,240	-	Alpharetta GE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$63,710	$63,710	-	LAWRENCEVILLE GE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$78,166	$78,166	-	Eden Praire MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$77,189	$77,189	-	Plano TE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$63,710	$63,710	-	LAWRENCEVILLE GE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$62,296	$62,296	-	Eden Praire MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$93,538	$93,538	-	Plano TE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$63,710	$63,710	-	LAWRENCEVILLE GE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$78,166	$78,166	-	Eden Prairie MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$75,878	$75,878	-	New Orleans LO	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$63,710	$63,710	-	LAWRENCEVILLE GE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$85,925	$85,925	-	Maryland Heights GE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$75,254	$75,254	-	Mount Laurel NE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$71,635	$71,635	-	Davis CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$70,000	$62,296	-	Eagan MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$87,152	$87,152	-	Davis CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$78,166	$78,166	-	Eagan MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$70,000	$61,963	-	New Orleans LO	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$70,949	$70,949	-	Maryland Heights MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$85,925	$85,925	-	Maryland Heights MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2019	$96,800	$96,470	-	Plymouth MI	Master's	Certified-Expired	PERM
Mar 2018	$92,019	$92,019	-	COLLEGE PARK MD	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2018	$82,098	$82,098	-	JOHNS CREEK GA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2018	$90,646	$90,646	-	IRVING TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2018	$83,970	$83,970	-	AUSTIN TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2018	$80,000	$60,528	-	LAWRENCEVILLE GA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2017	$92,019	$92,019	-	WASHINGTON DC	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2017	$70,221	$70,221	-	NEW YORK NY	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2017	$60,000	$58,510	-	LAWRENCEVILLE GA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2017	$60,000	$58,510	-	LAWRENCEVILLE GA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2017	$60,000	$58,510	-	LAWRENCEVILLE GA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2017	$60,000	$58,510	-	LAWRENCEVILLE GA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2017	$61,027	$61,027	-	COLLIERVILLE TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2017	$79,227	$70,803	-	COLLEGE PARK MD	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2016	$91,000	$90,646	-	WASHINGTON VA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2015	$105,144	$105,144	-	College Park MA	Master's	Certified	PERM
Apr 2014	$105,144	$105,144	-	COLLEGE PARK MD	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2013	$87,422	$87,422	-	ALEXANDRIA VA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2013	$115,000	$108,888	-	SAN FRANCISCO CA	N/A	Certified	LCA

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Hiring Activity

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Filing volume has increased 67% from the prior year, indicating expanding sponsored hiring.

Hiring Locations

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Education Requirements

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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 2011 to 2025.

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