Ciena Corporation H-1B salaries

Ciena Corporation filed 83 certified H-1B applications between Oct 2023 and May 2026. Half of them paid more than $160,000 a year. The typical offer was 17% above the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

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Median salary offered: $160,000
Middle half earn: $137,200 to $185,778
Top 10% earn over: $220,607
Certified filings: 83

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Pay by job title


Routing/IP Software Engineer 5	2	$268,107	–	$266,841 – $269,373
Routing/IP Software Engineer 3	2	$165,050	–	$163,375 – $166,725
Routing/IP Software Engineer	2	$116,450	–	$107,475 – $125,425
Lead, IT Applications (A710.123)	2	$152,900	–	$152,900 – $152,900
Enterprise Integration Developer (A710.320)	2	$80,560	–	$80,560 – $80,560
Software Engineer Applications 4	2	$175,000	–	$175,000 – $175,000
Associate, Data Engineering (A710.587)	1	$96,117	–	$96,117 – $96,117
Asic Engineer (A710.15)	1	$201,000	–	$201,000 – $201,000
AI Engineer 4 (A710.597.4)	1	$165,000	–	$165,000 – $165,000
Analyst, Enterprise Data Management (A710.387)	1	$104,236	–	$104,236 – $104,236
Analyst, Enterprise Data Management (A710.588)	1	$100,000	–	$100,000 – $100,000
Analyst, IT Architecture (A710.325)	1	$106,184	–	$106,184 – $106,184
ASIC Engineer 4 (A710.486.1)	1	$195,000	–	$195,000 – $195,000
Director, Routing/IP Software Engineering (A710.314)	1	$250,000	–	$250,000 – $250,000
Director, IT Applications (A710.206)	1	$231,164	–	$231,164 – $231,164
Director, IT Applications (A710.175)	1	$242,692	–	$242,692 – $242,692
Consultant, Systems Solutions Architect (A710.298)	1	$144,200	0%	$144,200 – $144,200
Consultant Solutions Architect (A710.447)	1	$156,000	–	$156,000 – $156,000
Cloud Platform & AI - Technical Lead	1	$150,405	–	$150,405 – $150,405
Engineering Technical Support Engineer 3 (A710.559)	1	$140,000	–	$140,000 – $140,000
Embedded Software Engineer 4	1	$236,156	+43%	$236,156 – $236,156
Lead, Enterprise Integration, API and Automation (A710.141)	1	$164,800	–	$164,800 – $164,800
Lead, Full Stack Developer (A710.202)	1	$144,603	–	$144,603 – $144,603
Lead , IT Applications (A710.288)	1	$157,500	–	$157,500 – $157,500
Lead, IT Applications (A710.305)	1	$150,000	–	$150,000 – $150,000
Lead, IT Applications (A710.327)	1	$171,392	–	$171,392 – $171,392
Lead B2B Integration Developer (A710.561)	1	$140,000	–	$140,000 – $140,000
Lead, Data Engineering (A710.142)	1	$158,915	–	$158,915 – $158,915
Director, SVT/PV Engineering Software Systems (A710.169)	1	$195,000	–	$195,000 – $195,000
Leader, Enterprise Data Management	1	$175,708	–	$175,708 – $175,708
Leader, Enterprise Data Management (A710.245)	1	$149,854	–	$149,854 – $149,854
Manager, IT Applications (A710.319)	1	$216,000	–	$216,000 – $216,000
Manager, IT Applications (A710.252)	1	$189,108	–	$189,108 – $189,108
Manager, Service Reliability Engineering (A710.568)	1	$160,000	–	$160,000 – $160,000
Optical Engineer 2 (A710.589)	1	$145,000	–	$145,000 – $145,000
Optical Engineer 3	1	$147,000	+42%	$147,000 – $147,000
Manager, IT Operations	1	$190,000	+46%	$190,000 – $190,000
Principal Software Architect	1	$212,000	+27%	$212,000 – $212,000
Principal Software Engineer (A710.201)	1	$164,659	–	$164,659 – $164,659
Project/Program Engineer 1 (A710.406)	1	$108,000	–	$108,000 – $108,000
Professional Services Inventory Software Developer	1	$170,000	–	$170,000 – $170,000
Quality Engineer 3	1	$119,000	0%	$119,000 – $119,000
Lead, IT Network Engineering (A710. 119)	1	$161,700	–	$161,700 – $161,700
Lead Software Engineer (A710.545)	1	$125,000	–	$125,000 – $125,000
Embedded Software Engineer 3 (A710.177)	1	$184,489	–	$184,489 – $184,489
Routing/IP Software Engineer 1 (A710.372)	1	$91,890	–	$91,890 – $91,890
Routing/IP Software Engineer 1 (A710.360)	1	$98,072	–	$98,072 – $98,072
Resident Engineer 4 Technical Support	1	$150,481	–	$150,481 – $150,481
Routing/IP Software Engineer 3 (A710.187)	1	$187,067	–	$187,067 – $187,067
Routing/IP Software Engineer 4	1	$242,692	–	$242,692 – $242,692

Where they work

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.


San Jose, CA	16	$191,399	$174,177 – $225,358
Hanover, MD	10	$153,490	$151,029 – $159,729
Alpharetta, GA	6	$170,000	$159,500 – $188,750
Irving, TX	3	$157,500	$119,030 – $161,250
Austin, TX	2	$214,000	$213,000 – $215,000
Duluth, GA	2	$143,612	$134,306 – $152,919
Aubrey, TX	2	$173,550	$172,471 – $174,629
Cedar Park, TX	2	$149,280	$141,590 – $156,969
Liberty Hill, TX	2	$158,812	$157,369 – $160,256
Tampa, FL	2	$175,082	$147,041 – $203,123
Petaluma, CA	2	$117,504	$112,752 – $122,256
Plano, TX	2	$175,000	$175,000 – $175,000
Fremont, CA	2	$179,200	$173,800 – $184,600
Edison, NJ	2	$126,126	$123,063 – $129,189
Melissa, TX	2	$158,818	$154,649 – $162,986
Arlington, MA	1	$91,890	$91,890 – $91,890
Andover, MA	1	$250,000	$250,000 – $250,000
Cary, NC	1	$195,000	$195,000 – $195,000
Bridgewater, MA	1	$98,500	$98,500 – $98,500
Bartlesville, OK	1	$140,000	$140,000 – $140,000

By year


2023	3	$134,400
2024	28	$161,700
2025	33	$162,225
2026	19	$150,405

By experience level


Level I	11	$100,000
Level II	9	$127,008
Level III	1	$119,589
Level IV	37	$170,000

Levels I to IV are the Labor Department's experience bands, from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV).