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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.

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

Job titleFilingsMedianMiddle half
Routing/IP Software Engineer 52$268,107$266,841 – $269,373
Routing/IP Software Engineer 32$165,050$163,375 – $166,725
Routing/IP Software Engineer2$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 42$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$144,200 – $144,200
Consultant Solutions Architect (A710.447)1$156,000$156,000 – $156,000
Cloud Platform & AI - Technical Lead1$150,405$150,405 – $150,405
Engineering Technical Support Engineer 3 (A710.559)1$140,000$140,000 – $140,000
Embedded Software Engineer 41$236,156$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 Management1$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 31$147,000$147,000 – $147,000
Manager, IT Operations1$190,000$190,000 – $190,000
Principal Software Architect1$212,000$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 Developer1$170,000$170,000 – $170,000
Quality Engineer 31$119,000$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 Support1$150,481$150,481 – $150,481
Routing/IP Software Engineer 3 (A710.187)1$187,067$187,067 – $187,067
Routing/IP Software Engineer 41$242,692$242,692 – $242,692

Where they work

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.
CityFilingsMedianMiddle half
San Jose, CA16$191,399$174,177 – $225,358
Hanover, MD10$153,490$151,029 – $159,729
Alpharetta, GA6$170,000$159,500 – $188,750
Irving, TX3$157,500$119,030 – $161,250
Austin, TX2$214,000$213,000 – $215,000
Duluth, GA2$143,612$134,306 – $152,919
Aubrey, TX2$173,550$172,471 – $174,629
Cedar Park, TX2$149,280$141,590 – $156,969
Liberty Hill, TX2$158,812$157,369 – $160,256
Tampa, FL2$175,082$147,041 – $203,123
Petaluma, CA2$117,504$112,752 – $122,256
Plano, TX2$175,000$175,000 – $175,000
Fremont, CA2$179,200$173,800 – $184,600
Edison, NJ2$126,126$123,063 – $129,189
Melissa, TX2$158,818$154,649 – $162,986
Arlington, MA1$91,890$91,890 – $91,890
Andover, MA1$250,000$250,000 – $250,000
Cary, NC1$195,000$195,000 – $195,000
Bridgewater, MA1$98,500$98,500 – $98,500
Bartlesville, OK1$140,000$140,000 – $140,000

By year

Year filedFilingsMedian
20233$134,400
202428$161,700
202533$162,225
202619$150,405

By experience level

Wage levelFilingsMedian
Level I11$100,000
Level II9$127,008
Level III1$119,589
Level IV37$170,000

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